The levels of practice encompassed by the Intervention Wheel are a. Communities, individuals and families, and systems b. Assessment, diagnosis, and evaluation c. Primary, secondary, and tertiary d. Communities, populations, and aggregates ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: A
A public health nurse uses collaboration, coalition building, and community organizing when a. Providing case management, referral, and follow-up services with individuals b. Carrying out collective action at the systems or community levels of practice c. Conducting a community assessment d. Implementing primary and secondary prevention strategies ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: B
A social marketing campaign urging community members to avoid driving motorized vehicles after consuming alcohol is implemented in a local community. This intervention is occurring the _____-level of practice. a. Individual/family b. Systems c. Community d. Government ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: C
Since the Intervention Wheel was first published in 1998, it has a. Guided national policy b. Been used as a tool in deciding licensure issues for State Boards of Nursing c. Been incorporated into the public health curricula of many nursing programs d. Gained wide acceptance internationally ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: C
Public health interventions are implemented with a. Legislators, policy makers, and community leaders b. Individuals and families, communities, and systems c. Children, adolescents, and adults d. Health departments, public health agencies, and visiting nurses associations ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: B
A public health nurse utilizes the nursing process at all levels of practice by a. Including specific goals for community health nurses b. Developing an accurate nursing diagnosis c. Analyzing the needs of the community, system, and individuals and families d. Utilizing primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: C
Public health nurses use a common set of interventions to a. Describe the proper order of implementation. b. Emphasize surveillance as the main focus of public health practice. c. Guide practice and generate agency protocols. d. Improve the health status of communities, systems, individuals, and families. ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: D
A public health nurse uses Assumption 2, “Public health nursing practice focuses on populations,” to guide practice. Which would be considered a population of interest? a. Healthy school children b. Homeless individuals c. A person recently diagnosed with diabetes d. Teenage parents ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: A
When writing to a legislator to advocate for funds to support advanced practice nursing education, a nurse should remember to (select all that apply): a. Limit the letter to one page in length. b. Identify oneself as a nurse. c. Provide only factual information. d. Share personal knowledge about the issue. ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: […]
Which statement about the Intervention Wheel is true? a. It provides a graphic illustration of population-based public health practice. b. It describes in detail the components of public health nursing. c. It demonstrates the practice of community health nurses for policy and lawmakers. d. It is a framework used by all health departments in the […]