Exam 28: Nursing Practice at the Local, State, and National Levels in Public Health

A public health nurse has reviewed the objectives of Healthy People 2020. Which of the following should be the focus for programming in the community related to communicable diseases?

Which of the following factors is causing nursing to change so quickly?

Which of the following agencies are responsible for implementing and enforcing local, state, and federal public health codes and ordinances and providing essential public health programs to a community?

Which of the following best describes how public health nurses (PHNs) differed from other health care professions in the early twentieth century?

Which of the following best describes the role of nursing in community health?

A nurse is considering applying for a public health nurse position at a local health department. Which of the following minimum levels of educational preparation should the nurse have obtained?

A nurse is employed by a state public health department. Which of the following functions would most likely be completed by this agency? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is implementing a primary prevention activity to decrease the incidence of communicable disease. Which of the following actions is the nurse most likely taking?

A nurse is working at a local health department. Which of the following would most likely be completed by this agency?

A community mental health nurse is implementing a tertiary prevention activity. Which of the following interventions is most likely being completed?

A nurse is employed at the state department of public health. Which of the following is a fundamental principle guiding his practice?

Which of the following activities are addressed by most public health departments on the federal, state, and local levels? (Select all that apply.)

A community health nurse is trying to decrease the incidence of emerging infections caused by drug-resistant organisms. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate for the nurse to implement?

What did events after September 11, 2001, clearly demonstrate? (Select all that apply.)

A public health nurse traces sexual contacts of clients with sexually transmitted diseases for screening and treatment. Which of the following levels of prevention is being implemented?

Which of the following best describes the primary reason life spans have notably lengthened over the past 100 years?

Which of the following is a core competency required of public health nurses?

Which of the following federal agencies is most influential in public health activities?

A nurse at a migrant clinic assists clients with completing the application process to receive supplemental food assistance. Which of the following roles of the nurse is being used?

Which of the following is the underlying science or area of study on which public health is based?