Exam 1: Community and Prevention-Oriented, Population-Focused Practice: The Foundation of Specialization in Public Health Nursing

To better address emerging public health issues,a PHN plans to complete continuing education in this area.Which of the following content areas should be included in the course that is chosen?

A PHN provides a clinic for HIV-positive citizens in the community.Which of the following best describe this activity?

A public health staff nurse has a clear understanding of population-focused practice.Which of the following characteristics would the nurse most likely display?

The public health nurse (PHN)must participate in the essential services of public health.Which of the following most accurately describes one of the essential services of public health?

The public health workforce should demonstrate competency in which of the following competency categories?

A nurse is conducting vision screenings on children in the school setting.Which type of nursing practice is the nurse performing?

A public health department is using the mission of public health as described by the Institute of Medicine when planning its health programming.Which of the following activities will most likely be implemented?

The purpose of public health core functions is to:

A nurse is working in a community health nursing practice setting.Which of the following is the nurse most likely to implement?

A PHN collects data and monitors the health status of the population.Which of the following core public health functions is being implemented?

A nurse provides for the availability of essential personal health services for people who would otherwise not receive health care.Which of the public health core functions is being used?

A community health nurse collects data about the number and proportion of persons aged 25 or older with less than a high school education.Which of the following best describes this data?

A nurse is using a population focus when providing public health nursing care.Which of the following statements best describes the care that is being provided?

Public health nursing is a specialty because:

The nurse is investigating environmental health problems caused by contaminated ground water.Which of the following types of nursing practice is being used?

A local senator has proposed changes to the health care delivery system in the United States.Based on current trends,which of the following is most likely to occur?

A nurse is working in the community with an aggregate/population.Who is the nurse most likely to interact with?

One of the primary focuses of improving the health of the American people in the twenty-first century is to address:

Which of the following describes the consequence of the successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act?

A PHN has been prepared at the graduate level.Which of the following activities should the practitioner be able to complete?