Community Exam 2 Study guide

Chapters 6-14
This is a generalized study guide. All questions come from lecture, power points,
and your text book. Do not rely solely on this guide for study purposes.

1.) Know the difference between a Chemist, Epidemiologist, Pharmacologist &

Toxicologist
2.) How do you know about environmental threats in the community?
3.) How does the nurse assess potential environmental health risks?
4.) Know about children and environmental hazards
5.) Know your primary, secondary & tertiary preventions in all areas
6.) Know the difference between the different safety acts
7.) Be familiar with politics and how/what they influence
8.) Understand the significance of the 1979 Surgeon Generals report
9.)Understand the purpose of the state board of nursing/ nurse practice act
10.) Know the difference between EPSDT initiative, H.P. 2000 initiative, SheppardTowner Act & SCHIP
11.) Know the difference between Medicaid & Medicare and their In & Outs
12.) What are the four main factors that affect health?
13.) What groups pay for the largest amount of heath care in the U.S?
14.) Know the different payment systems
15.) Know the difference b/n Captitation, fee for service, rationing, retrospective
reimbursement
16.) What was the significance of Florence Nightingale?
17.) Know the difference b/n epidemic, incidence, prevalence, & risk
18.) Know the following terms: attack rate, infant mortality rate, cause specific
morbidity/mortality rate, epidemiologic triangle, health promotion, levels of
prevention, Natural history of disease, cross-sectional study, ecologic study, clinical
trial, retrospective analysis, analysis, application, evaluation, knowledge

19.) Know the best way to research EBP

20.) Understand EBP and how to implement EBP
21.) Review motivational interviewing
22.) Review the Health Belief Model
23.) Understand the role of a comm. Nurse in educational programming and
interventions
24.) What would first priorities mean to a community nurse?
25.) Understanding a communities health
26.) Review case management, tele-health
27.) Understand the different phases of the nursing process
28.) Know the following terminology: primary prevention activity, the different types
of disasters, collaboration, cooperation, supporting, cleanliness, veracity,
beneficence, non-maleficence, justice, liability.
29.) What is the purpose of: Public health security, emergency support functions,
national response framework, and National health security strategy?