WGU D450 NURS 3123 Community Health & Population Focused Nursing FA READINESS EXAM GUIDE Q & S 2025/2026

1. Which of the following is the primary goal of populationfocused nursing?
 a) Individual patient care
 b) Acute care interventions
 c) Health promotion and disease prevention for
populations
 d) Advanced pharmacological research
 - Answer: c) Health promotion and disease prevention
for populations
 - Rationale: Population-focused nursing aims to
improve health outcomes for entire populations through
health promotion, disease prevention, and management of
health conditions.
2. What is a key component in conducting a community
health needs assessment?
 a) Hospital readmission rates
 b) Individual patient interviews
 c) Community surveys and focus group discussions
 d) Pharmaceutical prescriptions
 - Answer: c) Community surveys and focus group
discussions
 - Rationale: Community health needs assessments
often use tools like surveys and focus group discussions to
gather data from community members to identify key health
issues and resources.
3. Which theoretical model focuses on the social
determinants of health to explain population health
outcomes?
 a) Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs