Exam 1: Population-Focused Practice: The Foundation of Specialization in Public Health Nursing

Which of the following is an example of the mission of public health according to the Institute of Medicine?

The threat of bioterrorism has the potential to:

The public health nurse analyzes data related to the number and type of United States Environmental Protection agency air quality standards that a community failed to meet.This data is an example of using which community health profile indicator?

Making sure that essential community-oriented health services are available defines which of the core public health functions?

Which of the following statements about public health is accurate?

The public health nurse must participate in the essential services of public health.These include:

Public health nurses who develop and implement local public health policies through partnerships with agencies,organizations,and consumers within the community are using which core public health function?

Which of the following are considered barriers to public health nursing? Select all that apply.

The purpose of public health core functions is to:

To better address emerging public health issues,a public health nurse enrolls in a course addressing which content area?

Proposed changes to the health care delivery system in the United States will:

The number and proportion of persons aged 25 or older with less than a high school education is an example of:

A key opportunity for public health nurses to improve population-focused care is by:

The nurse who conducts vision screenings on children in the school setting is practicing _____ nursing practice.

Which is an example of the primary goal of public health?

Public health practitioners prepared at the graduate level should be able to:

The necessary basic preparation for public health nursing is a(n)_____ in nursing.

Population-based preventive programs launched in the 1970s are responsible for increased:

The nurse manager who makes sure that the staff members who work in a local clinic are competent is demonstrating the public health core function of:

A population is best defined as a: