Test Your Knowledge on the 8 Principles of Public Health Nursing

• Public health nursing organization developed 8 principles of public health nursing
• Principles define the uniqueness of population-based, community-oriented practice
• Philosophy and scope of practice are unique, not the settings
• Tenets of community health nursing include population-based assessment, policy development and assurance
• All processes must include partnering with representatives of the people
• Primary prevention is given priority
• Intervention strategies are selected to create healthy environmental, social, and economics conditions
• Community health nursing practice includes an obligation to actively reach out to all who might benefit from an intervention or service
• Dominant concern and obligation is for the greater good of all of the people or population as a whole
• Health of the people is most effectively promoted and protected through collaboration with members of other professions and organizations.

Test your knowledge on the 8 principles of public health nursing and the philosophy and scope of community-oriented practice. This quiz will challenge your understanding of the tenets of community health nursing, including assessment, policy development, and assurance. It will also explore the importance of partnering with representatives of the people, prioritizing primary prevention, and selecting intervention strategies to create healthy environmental, social, and economic conditions. See if you can ace this quiz on the unique and vital field of public health nursing.