POPULATION HEALTH EXAM 1 BOOK
QUESTIONS AND PCA ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
A nurse in community health becomes aware that a teen smoking cessation program offered at the
health department is a demonstration project. In evaluating this program, the nurse would be concerned
with the program's:
efficiency
impact
relevance
sustainability - ANSWER sustainability
A nurse in community health is participating in a community service board strategic team that is
currently assessing the community's strengths, the local public mental health system, the community's
mental health status, and other variables. This best describes what strategic program planning model
used today in the public health arena?
assessment protocol for excellence in public health (APEXPH)
health evaluation data information system (HEDIS)
mobilizing for action through planning and partnership (MAPP)
planning approach to community health (PATCH) - ANSWER mobilizing for action through planning and
partnership (MAPP)
A nurse in community health seeks a low-cost evaluation method to learn the perspectives of the largest
number of persons regarding a proposed local safe haven program for unwanted infants. The best
evaluation method to meet the criteria would be:
community forums.
focus groups.
,key informants.
surveys. - ANSWER community forums.
A major evaluation source for a nurse to use to determine the effectiveness of a teen driver safety
program is:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports.
epidemiologic data.
recent census data.
voter registration records. - ANSWER epidemiologic data.
Local officials have requested a program evaluation of a comprehensive teen sex education program
offered in the local schools in preparation for potential budget discussions. A nurse in community health
conducts a program evaluation and determines that the teen pregnancy rate has gradually declined over
the years that the program has been in place. The community is measuring the program's:
efficiency.
progress.
relevance.
sustainability. - ANSWER efficiency.
A nurse in community health has determined that there is a need for a program for teenage fathers who
want to learn about child care. The next step in the program management process would be to:
,conduct a survey to determine how many children the fathers have.
determine whether the fathers have benefited from this type of program before.
meet with community members to form a planning body.
provide the fathers with community resources. - ANSWER meet with community members to form a
planning body.
The nurse engaging in formative program evaluation would most likely:
conduct medical record audits for quality assurance.
make a home visit before a client is discharged from the program.
participate in new client evaluation.
write policy for risk management. - ANSWER conduct medical record audits for quality assurance.
The nurse in community health is meeting with staff to systematically plan for a new outreach program.
Doing so helps them to:
assess the needs of potential outreach clients.
recognize the special needs of vulnerable people in the area.
identify how the problems of similar programs will not be repeated.
identify the resources and activities that will help them meet their program objectives. - ANSWER
identify the resources and activities that will help them meet their program objectives.
, A 3-year smoking cessation program for teens has just concluded. The type of evaluation the staff will
conduct is:
a formative evaluation.
an informal evaluation.
an ongoing evaluation.
a summative evaluation. - ANSWER a summative evaluation.
The major sources of information for program evaluation are:
Select all that apply.
community indexes.
media reports.
program clients.
program providers.
program records. - ANSWER community indexes.
program clients.
program records.
A general approach to quality improvement where a qualified agent designates formal recognition to
individuals or institutions that have met minimum standards of performance is best described as:
accreditation.
charter.
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