Deck 4: Introduction to Community Assessment

Question 1

A nursing student is listening to a lecture in which the instructor explains that a population pyramid is a way to visually compare a population for a certain demographic, usually age. If an age-based population pyramid has a broad base and a small top, it represents:

A)Slow growth.
B)Rapid growth.
C)Equal growth.
D)Mostly older people, with no growth.

Answer 1

Rapid growth.

Question 2

Using the Kinship/Economics/Education/Political/Religious/Associations (KEEPRA) model for observing formal institutions in a community, the PHN recognizes that which of the following categories assesses the number or availability of recreational centers?

A)Education
B)Kinship
C)Associations
D)Economics

Answer 2

Associations

Question 3

A PHN wants to learn more about her community that she wasn't able to capture in the community health survey. A qualitative primary data collection method that she could use that revolves around conducting a group interview with a group of people with similar backgrounds and/or experiences is:

A)Use of key informants
B)Use of PhotoVoice
C)A Health Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (HRQoL)
D)A focus group

Answer 3

A focus group

Question 4

A PHN was asked to come to a town that was having some noticeable health problems. Driving through town, the nurse noted that there were many for-sale signs, as well as very little green space and some trash in the street. This preassessment phase is called a:

A)Community themes and strengths assessment.
B)Community Health Assessment and Group Evaluation (CHANGE).
C)Community health status assessment.
D)Windshield survey.

Question 5

According to the CHANGE model, the aspect of a community that includes community-wide efforts that have an effect on the social and built environments such as improving food access, walkability or bike-ability, tobacco use or exposure, or personal safety is called the:

A)Community institution or organization sector.
B)Health-care sector.
C)Community-at-large sector.
D)Preventative sector.

Question 6

A PHN encourages her public health department to use the Mobilizing for Actions through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) strategic model because the six phases of the MAPP process includes:

A)Financial planning.
B)A mortality review.
C)The full scope of health planning.
D)Geographic data collection.

Question 7

A nursing student is listening to a lecture on community assessment tools. The nursing instructor explains that PHNs have found that some of the best uses of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) include which of the following? Select all that apply.

A)To track intervention outcomes
B)To identify spatial data
C)To display environmental risk factors and health risks
D)To display demographic data
E)To display socioeconomic data

Question 8

A PHN is assigned to an area to do a community assessment. The demographic data the nurse collects includes:

A)Insurance company preference.
B)Vaccination rates.
C)Educational levels.
D)Medical results.

Question 9

A nursing instructor explains to a nursing student that information about a community's health services and resources includes all of the following factors except:

A)Service use patterns.
B)Treatment data.
C)Insurance costs.
D)Provider/client ratios.

Question 10

A PHN is looking for a tool to help conduct a community assessment. The nurse can get such a tool from the:

A)National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
B)Affordable Care Act (ACA).
C)Institute of Medicine (IOM)'s report The Future of Public Health.
D)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Community Health Assessment aNd Group Evaluation (CHANGE).

Question 11

A community assessment team found that the problem with their surveys of older adults was that there was not enough information on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for those over the age of 65 who were not living in a health-care facility. The best approach to assess this population is to do surveys:

A)By personal interview.
B)By mail.
C)By telephone.
D)Online.

Question 12

A PHN goes to a factory to find out why employees are missing so many work days. What type of assessment would be the most appropriate in this case?

A)Setting-specific assessment
B)Health impact assessment
C)Problem or health issue-based assessment
D)Population-focused assessment

Question 13

A relatively permanent statistical subdivision of a county that averages between 2,500 and 8,000 inhabitants is called a:

A)Census block.
B)Secondary data.
C)Census tract.
D)Health-care sector.

Question 14

A PHN wants to conduct an assessment in the community and intends to start by collecting data through the use of a survey. The PHN recognizes that the advantages of a health indicator survey that measures health-related quality of life (HRQoL) include which of the following? Select all that apply.

A)HRQoL is a multidimensional construct that relates peoples' perceptions of the impact their physical and emotional health have on their quality of life.
B)HRQoL is an indicator of how much health insurance will pay if a person is in the hospital.
C)Including HRQoL items on a survey will provide information on the health of the community that the secondary data does not provide.
D)HRQoL ascertains if an intervention is needed.
E)HRQoL contains information that is quantitative rather than qualitative in nature.

Question 15

A PHN is using the MAPP model to conduct an assessment within the community and has reached Phase 3, performing the four assessments. The analysis of the legislation, technology, and other external positive and negative influences that have an impact on the promotion and protection of the public's health is called a:

A)Community themes and strengths assessment.
B)Forces of change assessment.
C)Community health status assessment.
D)Local public health system assessment (LPHSA).

Question 16

A nursing instructor describes one approach to conducting an assessment as a collection of data about the populations living within the community; an assessment of the assets within the community, such as the local health department capacity; and the identification of problems and issues in the community, such as unmet needs and health disparities and opportunities for action. The instructor explains that this type of approach is called a:

A)Rapid needs assessment.
B)Comprehensive community assessment.
C)Population-focused assessment.
D)Health impact assessment.

Question 17

A nursing student is learning about a type of sampling in which a list of the possible participants is present and the number needed for the sample is divided into the total population. From that point, n, every nth person is chosen for the sample. The student learns that this type of sampling is called:

A)Quota sampling.
B)Convenience sampling.
C)Simple random sampling.
D)Systematic sampling.

Question 18

In order to develop maintenance and survival strategies for a community in the event of an emergency, a PHN looks for useful places, persons, and systems. This part of the assessment is called:

A)Capacity building.
B)Needs assessment.
C)Participatory research.
D)Asset mapping.