Question 1

The community health nurse is making an effort to ensure success of a proposed community intervention program. Which would the nurse include?

Accepted Answer

A)  Formal leaders 
B)  Advisory group 
C)  Target population 
D)  Local knowledge

Question 2

The community health nurse is evaluating if the project that was designed and implemented had the desired effect. Which part of the program plan's pathway logic model should the nurse refer to during this evaluation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Activities 
B)  Outcomes 
C)  Outputs 
D)  Impact

Question 3

The community health nurse is discussing the causal pathway framework with a nursing student while assessing the local community. Which statement made by the students indicates the correct application of implementation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Impact, Outcomes, Outputs, Activities, and Input 
B)  Input, Activities, Outputs, Outcomes, and Impact 
C)  Activities, Outputs, Impacts, Outcomes, and Input 
D)  Outcomes, Outputs, Outcomes, and Activities

Question 4

Several quality management models are helpful in measuring and improving the quality of care. They are designed differently but are developed to enhance caregiving. Which model focuses on National Public Health Improvement initiatives?

Accepted Answer

A)  CDC's model 
B)  Donabedian model 
C)  Omaha System model 
D)  QSEN project

Question 5

The community health nurse is discussing the usage of the SMART acronym when developing outcomes. Which statement made by the student nurse indicates a need for further teaching?

Accepted Answer

A)  "S stands for developing specific outcomes for communities." 
B)  "M stands for developing outcomes that are measurable." 
C)  "A stands for developing outcomes that are action oriented." 
D)  "R stands for developing outcomes that are relevant."

Question 6

The nurse is assessing the knowledge, skills, and attitudes associated with the competence of a nursing student engaged in public health nursing by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The nursing care focus on the population as the center of care 
B)  The nursing student performing tasks in isolation from other team members 
C)  The nursing student using research as the direct means to provide population-based care 
D)  The nursing care that is focused on problems in the community and ways to assist in finding grant money to decrease the problems

Question 7

Which of enabling factor would influence behavior change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attitudes of the target population 
B)  Knowledge of the family of the target population 
C)  Availability of resources 
D)  Values of the authority figures

Question 8

A community health nurse is engaged in the process aspect of quality management when the nurse is taking which action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Contribute to the revision of standards. 
B)  Ensure an adequate amount of resources. 
C)  Determine additional sources of funding. 
D)  Review services provided for client needs.

Question 9

Which of these behaviors is most likely changeable?

Accepted Answer

A)  Smoking cessation among a group of people who have smoked for 20 or more years 
B)  Smoking cessation at a work place where smoking is common and deeply imbedded 
C)  Smoking cessation in a school for students who have only recently started smoking 
D)  Smoking cessation in a public environment where cigarettes are openly sold and persons are allowed to smoke

Question 10

Which source of information would be least appropriate for the nurse to investigate when attempting to determine the importance of an issue for a community-based intervention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Special interest groups 
B)  Client's concern 
C)  State health department 
D)  Local community priorities

Question 11

A review of factors influencing a population's behavior related to childhood obesity reveals several reinforcing factors. Which factor would the community health nurse identify?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children's belief that they like to be similar to other children of the same age 
B)  Children's view of themselves as becoming independent from adults 
C)  Offering of incentives to students' modeling positive food choices 
D)  Proposed monitoring of children's behavioral changes by the local PTA

Question 12

A community health nurse is seeking seed money to set up a health promotion program for pregnant adolescents. The nurse would seek which type of grant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Planning 
B)  Start-up 
C)  Management 
D)  Facility

Exam 12: Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Communitypublic Health Programs