1. Population-based nursing practice generally focuses upon the health care status of:
A. vulnerable or at risk population groups within the community by employing health promotion and disease prevention interventions
B. powerless, marginalized, or disenfranchised populations that are experiencing health disparities
C. variables that increase or decrease the probability of illness

2. Quality of life affects nursing because of the:
A. level of health of an individual, family, or group
B. level of satisfaction with those aspects of life that are positively/negatively influenced by health status
C. ability of one to call for oneself and meet one’s needs
D. level of satisfaction one has with actual conditions of one’s life including socioeconomic status, education, occupation, home, and recreation.

3. The focus of population-based health care is to:
A. reduce health care disparities that exist among diverse work populations
B. provide service to high risk populations
C. decrease disease and health events in the indigent populations, especially those who have unmet health needs

Answers to Study Questions

1. A. In this type of practice, a holistic approach is used to address cultural, ethical, religious, spiritual, economic, geographic, and regional differences. Most importantly, it seeks to improve the health status of vulnerable populations by enhancing productive factors and resiliency.

2. D. Quality of life includes more than only health status. A very important component is the individual’s level of satisfaction and perception of health and other variables and needs.

3. A. Population health care by definition is the development, provision, and evaluation of multidisciplinary health care services to population groups experiencing increased health risks or disparities, in partnership with the health care consumers and the community in order to improve the health of the community and its diverse population groups.