Exam 11: Population-Based Public Health Nursing Practice: the Intervention Wheel

A public health nurse (PHN) is using collaboration, coalition building, and community organizing to develop a new program in the community. Which of the following strategies is the nurse most likely using?

What is the purpose of the color-coded wedges on the Intervention Wheel?

A nurse promotes alliances among organizations for a common purpose. Which of the following public health interventions is being implemented?

Since the Intervention Wheel was first published in 1998, what related event has occurred?

A public health nurse (PHN) uses Assumption 2, "Public health nursing practice focuses on populations," to guide practice. Which of the following would be considered a population of interest?

An occupational health nurse works with an employer to develop a workplace wellness program for its employees. Which of the following levels of practice is being implemented?

A nursing student develops a teaching plan about hand washing to present to a group of elementary school children at the local school. Which of the following public health interventions is being implemented?

A public health nurse (PHN) is implementing interventions at the systems level of practice. Which of the following interventions would be used by the nurse?

A public health nurse (PHN) is developing a measurable outcome health status indicator that can be used at the individual level of practice. Which of the following would the nurse likely use?

Which statement about the Intervention Wheel is true?

A social marketing campaign urging community members to avoid driving motorized vehicles after consuming alcohol is implemented in a local community. Which of the following levels of practice is being demonstrated?

Public health interventions are implemented with:

A public health nurse (PHN) utilizes the nursing process at all levels of practice. Which of the following demonstrates how this is accomplished?

Which statement is true about the origins of the Intervention Wheel?

A nurse is involved in identifying individuals with unrecognized health risk factors or asymptomatic disease. Which of the following public health interventions is being applied?

A public health nurse (PHN) is conducting a community assessment. Which of the following is the best example of this action?

A public health nurse (PHN) is implementing the public health intervention of health teaching at the systems level of practice. Which of the following interventions is most likely being implemented by the nurse?

What levels of practice are encompassed by the Intervention Wheel?

Public health nurses (PHNs) utilize registries to identify children with delayed or missing immunizations. They subsequently follow up with families by phone calls or home visits. Which of the following levels of practice is being implemented?

What are the cornerstones of public health nursing practice? (Select all that apply.)