Deck 3: Assessment: Using the Public Health Nursing Assessment Tool

Question 1

Which of the following illustrates a core function of public health practice?

A) Education
B) Intervention
C) Reflection
D) Assessment

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The Public Health Nurse Assessment Tool (PHNAT) includes all of the following in the assessment process.

A) Data gathering, analysis, plan, implementation, evaluation, and reflection
B) Data gathering, analysis, education, implementation, and reflection
C) Data gathering, analysis, plan, delegation, and evaluation, and referral
D) Data gathering, analysis, plan, implementation, and evaluation

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The guiding framework for the PHNAT is?

A) The 3 core functions of public health.
B) A Systematic Approach to Health Improvement.
C) The 10 essential services of public health.
D) Healthy People Healthy Communities.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A public health nurse is using the PHNAT. During the assessment the public health nurse notes the open spaces in a community. These observations are considered which part of the determinants of health?

A) Social environment
B) Access to care
C) Physical environment
D) Policy interventions

Question 5

A public health nurse is using the PHNAT. During the assessment the public health nurse notes organizations such as "meals on wheels" and "phone a ride." These are considered which part of the determinants of health?

A) Social environment
B) Behavior
C) Physical environment
D) Biology

Question 6

A public health nurse is working with various community organizations to develop a young mother's support group. Once the group is developed the public health nurse places flyers at schools, health offices, parks, grocery stores along with radio announcements and local television adds. The public health nurse is addressing which of the seven A's?

A) Access
B) Awareness
C) Affordability
D) Acceptability

Question 7

A public health nurse notes that an HIV clinic has received limited use by the targeted population and investigates. The public health nurse notes that the clinic hours are Monday -Friday 9 AM to 1 PM with no evening hours or weekend hours. Which of the seven A's must be addressed?

A) Awareness
B) Affordability
C) Availability
D) Acceptability

Question 8

When selecting an intervention strategy and developing a plan of action the public health nurse works in concert with others in the community and considers the:

A) evidence that supports the intervention to be targeted.
B) need for self-reflection.
C) political infrastructure.
D) independence needed to practice when working with others

Question 9

A public health nurse conducting the PHNAT in a local community notices adolescents skateboarding with helmets and pads at a local skate park. The public health nurse's observation is considered under which determinant of health?

A) Social environment
B) Biology
C) Physical Environment
D) Policy and Interventions

Question 10

A public health nurse is responsible for making home visits to special needs children. During one home visit observations suggest that the support services in the home are present two hours a day. Despite these services the child's primary care givers are overwhelmed with the child's care and other chores such as washing, food shopping, maintaining the home. The public health nurse must address which of the seven A's?

A) Adequacy
B) Affordability
C) Access
D) Awareness

Question 11

Starting a public health nursing program refers to:

A) Implementation
B) Government response
C) Agenda setting
D) Program evaluation

Question 12

Program evaluation may be accomplished by:

A) Surveys, interviews, focus groups, and questionnaires
B) Surveys, Questionnaires, assessments, and interventions
C) Interviews, focus groups, examinations, and interventions
D) Interviews, questionnaires, assessments, and support groups

Question 13

A public health nurse who uses a population-focused approach to health care focuses on which of the following:

A) Public health disasters that affect several communities
B) A population/community rather than on an individual
C) Geographical boundaries and communities of interest
D) The relationship between urban and rural communities