Review Questions
1. In 1988, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report on the future of public health and its mission that defined public
health as:
a. what public-private partnerships do to treat vulnerable
...
Review Questions
1. In 1988, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report on the future of public health and its mission that defined public
health as:
a. what public-private partnerships do to treat vulnerable populations.
b. what the government does to ensure that vital programs are in place.
c. what the U.S. Public Health Service does to prevent disease, promote health, and deliver services.
d. what society does collectively to ensure the conditions in which people can be healthy.
2. A registered nurse is seeking a position as a public health nurse. In reviewing the job description, the nurse would expect to
find a description of a position that focused on functions such as:
a. monitoring pregnant teenagers for symptoms of complications of pregnancy.
b. offering free hypertension screening and treatment referral at local health fairs to low-income, uninsured, community
members.
c. partnering with local seasonal farmworkers to design a program aimed at preventing illness and injury, and advocating
for this population with local political and community leaders.
d. preventing injury among a population of elderly residents in an assisted living facility and treating residents’ chronic
illnesses.
3. A public health nurse leader is encountering barriers when trying to shift the public health agency’s efforts to a populationfocused practice. The reasons peers are not supportive of the proposed shift to a population focus are most likely related to:
a. agency colleagues’ push for nurses to focus on population initiatives.
b. costs associated with staff training and revision of documents.
c. lack of support from the agency’s funding sources.
d. opinions that nursing should focus on the provision of direct client care and services.
4. The role and goals of the community health nursing practice can best be described as:
a. community-based interventions aimed at promoting, preserving, and maintaining the health of populations residing in
institutional facilities such as nursing homes.
b. education of nurses and other staff working in community-based and community-oriented settings to improve the overall
effectiveness of their programs to meet client needs.
c. population-level strategies aimed at promoting, preserving, and maintaining the health of populations through the
delivery of personal health care services to individuals, families, and groups in an effort to improve the health of the
community as a whole.
d. activities targeted at improving the health status of clients served by community-based health service agencies such as
hospice and home health agencies.
5. A community-oriented nurse has identified obesity as a problem in the middle school. The next step in a population-focused
practice is to make information available about the health of the middle school students. This describes the core public health
function of:
a. assessment.
b. assurance.
c. policy development.
d. research.
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