WorksheetsCommunity Health Nursing Practice Questions 1-15
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
According to the book, the primary unit of care in community health nursing is:
The individual
The family
The community agency
The population
The principle of achieving the “greatest good for the greatest number” reflects which ethical framework emphasized in the text?
Deontology
Utilitarianism
Virtue ethics
Rights-based ethics
Which prevention level is prioritized in community health nursing practice?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
A nurse designing programs to improve environmental and social conditions is fulfilling which characteristic of community health nursing?
Autonomy in practice
Collaboration
Creating conditions in which populations may thrive
Providing direct individual care
The book states that community health nurses must work with clients as:
Advisors
Equal partners
Supervisors
Independent experts
Outreach activities are emphasized in the book to ensure:
Only high-income groups receive care
Only clinic-attending patients are served
All who may benefit from services are reached
Hospital continuity of care is maintained
A population is defined in the book as:
A group sharing a sense of belonging
All people in an area who may not interact
People unified by identical cultural beliefs
Groups with frequent face-to-face interaction
A nurse identifying environmental hazards such as lead-based paint is performing which role?
Tertiary care
Policy development
Community assessment
Program evaluation
The book identifies which of the following as a core public health function?
Case management
Assessment
Rehabilitation
Counseling
Designing a school immunization campaign best reflects which type of role?
Client-oriented
Delivery-oriented
Population-oriented
Independent
Advocacy in community health nursing is described as:
Prescribing medications
Influencing environments to support client well-being
Supervising community volunteers
Conducting laboratory testing
Which term in the book refers to a group of individuals loosely associated and considered as a whole?
Community
Cohort
Aggregate
Society
According to the text, health is defined as a:
State of absence of disease
Dynamic balance of physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual well-being
Genetic predetermination of wellness
Fixed biological condition
A community health nurse identifying high-risk pregnancy groups is applying which public health concept?
Equal partnership
Population orientation
Illness care
Secondary resource utilization
Which function requires coordination with epidemiologists, social workers, and educators?
Autonomy
Interprofessional collaboration
Individualized care
Minimizing direct care interventions
The book states that primary prevention activities include:
Post-stroke rehabilitation
Toxic waste cleanup
School health education
Managing diabetic complications
Evidence-based practice in community health is required to:
Satisfy healthcare audits
Ensure efficient and cost-beneficial strategies
Promote nursing independence
Support the private sector
The population-focused practice of community health nursing differs from basic nursing by prioritizing:
Individual patient care
Aggregates and communities
Only families with high socioeconomic status
Clinical treatment protocols
Working with legislators to mandate helmets for cyclists demonstrates which function?
Direct care
Policy development
Case management
Illness treatment
In the book, a geographic community is defined by:
Shared occupation
Physical boundaries
Common diseases
Similar cultural beliefs
A health education class for adolescent mothers represents which level of activity?
Clinical
Policy
Preventive
Diagnostic
The text describes structural complexity in public health resulting from:
Limited communication channels
Numerous health programs and services
Lack of governmental involvement
Exclusive private-sector operation
Which of the following illustrates a client-oriented role?
Lobbying for clean water laws
Conducting community-wide surveys
Teaching a family proper nutrition
Developing state-level policy
The book defines outreach as efforts to:
Wait for clients to visit clinics
Seek and serve clients everywhere in the population
Provide services only in hospitals
Focus only on insured individuals
A nurse identifying child abuse early and intervening is practicing:
Primary prevention
Secondary prevention
Tertiary prevention
Quaternary prevention
Optimal use of resources in community health nursing is essential because:
Policy makers rarely support health programs
Public health budgets are limited
Nurses must minimize collaboration
Hospitals require increased staffing
The goal of promoting wellness over illness reflects which major characteristic?
Reactive stance
Wellness focus
Cure-oriented care
Surveillance-only role
According to the book, collaboration prevents:
Community participation
Fragmentation of services
Evidence-based practice
Environmental safety
A nurse analyzing epidemiologic data for a neighborhood is fulfilling which public health function?
Assessment
Assurance
Tertiary management
Individual care
According to the book, the community becomes the “recipient of service,” and health becomes the product, when the nurse works in:
Intensive care
Acute medical units
Public/community health
Private clinics only
