, CommunitylandlPubliclHealthlNursingl10thlEditionlRectorlTestlBank
Chapterl 1l Thel Journeyl Begins:l Introduction
Afterlteachinglalgrouploflnursinglstudentslabou
tlthelsimilaritieslandldifferenceslbetweenlpublic
lhealthlandlcommunitylhealth,lwhichloflthelfoll
1. owinglstatementslbylalnursinglstudentlwouldlin
dicatelknowledgeloflthelsimilaritieslandldiffere
nceslbetweenlpubliclhealthland
communityl health?
“Communityl healthl nursingl isl definedl as
A) nursinglcarelthatlislprovidedlinlalcommunitylset
ting,lratherlthanlanlinstitutionallsetting.”
“Publiclhealthlnursinglisldefinedlaslnursinglcar
B) elthatlislprovidedlinlanlinstitutional
setting.”
“Publicl healthl nursingl isl focusedl onl the
C)
healthlofl individuals.”
“Communitylhealthlnursinglcanlshapelthelquali
D) tyloflcommunitylhealthlservicesland
improvel thel healthl ofl thel generall public.”
Ans: D
Feedback:
Operatinglwithinlanlenvironmentloflrapidlchan
gelandlincreasinglylcomplexlchallenges,lthisln
ursinglspecialtylholdslthelpotentialltolshapelthel
qualityloflcommunitylhealthl serviceslandlimpr
ovelthelhealthloflthelgeneral
public.
Whichl ofl thel followingl statementsl wouldl best
2. describeltheldifferencelbetweenlpubliclhealthln
ursinglandlcommunitylhealthlnursing?
Publiclhealthlnursinglislfocusedlonlthelprivatela
spectsloflhealth,landlcommunitylhealthlnursingl
A)
islfocusedlonlthelpubliclaspectslof
health.
Inlourltextbook,ltheltermlcommunitylhealthlpra
cticelrefersltolalfocuslonlspecific,ldesignatedlco
B)
mmunitieslandlislalpartloflthe
largerl publicl healthl effort.
, Publiclhealthlnursinglandlcommunitylhealthlnu
C) rsinglrelateltolthelverylsameltypeslof
serviceslandlperspectives.
Bothlpubliclhealthlnursinglandlcommunitylheal
D) thlnursinglarelpracticedlexclusively
withinl institutions.
Ans: B
Feedback:
Inlthisltextbook,lcommunitylhealthlpracticelrefe
rsltolalfocuslonlspecific,ldesignatedlcommunitie
s.lItlislalpartloflthellargerlpubliclhealthleffortlan
dlrecognizeslthelfundamentallconceptslandlprin
ciplesloflpubliclhealthlaslitslbirthrightlandlfoun
dationlforlpractice.lPubliclhealthlnursinglislfocu
sedlonlthelpubliclaspectsloflhealth.lPubliclhealt
hlnursinglandl communitylhealthlnursinglhaveld
istinctiveltypesloflserviceslandlperspectives.lNe
itherlpubliclhealthlnursinglnorlcommunitylhealt
hlnursinglislpracticedlexclusivelylwithin
institutions.
Whichl ofl thel followingl isl mostl accuratel about
3.
thelconceptl ofl community?
Alcommunityl isl al collectionl ofl peoplel who
A)
sharel somel importantl featuresl ofl theirl lives.
Communityl membersl livel inl thel same
B)
geographicl location.
C) Communityl membersl arel biologicallyl related.
Alcommunitylislmadeluploflpeoplelwholdolnotl
necessarilylinteractlwithlonelanotherlandldol no
D)
tl necessarilyl sharel al senselofl belonging
tolthatlgroup.
Ans: A
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, Thelbroadldefinitionloflalcommunitylislalcollec
tionloflpeoplelwholsharelsomel importantlfeatu
reslofltheirllives.lCommunitylmemberslmaylno
tllivelinlthelsamelgeographicllocationlaslinlalco
mmon-
interestlcommunityl orlalcommunityloflsolution
.lAlpopulationlislmadeluploflpeoplelwholdolnotl
necessarilylinteractlwithlonelanotherlandldolnot
lnecessarilylsharelalsenseloflbelongingltolthat
group.
Algrouploflstudentslarelreviewinglmateriallforlal
testlonlpopulations,lcommunities,landlaggregat
4.
es.lWhichloflthelfollowinglindicates
thatl thel studentsl understandl thesel concepts?
Membersl oflal populationl sharelal sensel of
A)
belonging.
Communitiesl andl populationsl arel typesl of
B)
aggregates.
Individualsl ofl alcommunityl arel loosely
C)
connected.
D) Membersl ofl anl aggregatel sharel al strongl bond.
Ans: B
Feedback:
Anlaggregatelrefersltolalmassloflgroupinglofldi
stinctlindividualslwholarelconsideredlaslalwhol
elandlwholarellooselylassociatedlwithl onelanot
her.lCommunitieslandlpopulationsl areltypeslof
laggregates.lAlpopulationlislmadeluploflpeoplel
wholdolnotlnecessarilylinteractlwithlonelanoth
erlandldolnotlnecessarilylsharelalsenseloflbelon
gingltolthelgroup.lAlcommunitylislalcollectionl
oflpeoplelwholchoseltolinteractlwithlonelanoth
erlbecauseloflcommonlinterests,lcharacteristics
,lorlgoals,lwhichlformlthelbasislforlalsenseloflu
nitylor
belonging.
Whichloflthelfollowinglwouldlalcommunitylhea
5. lthlnurselidentifylaslalcommunitylof
commonl interest?
A) Thel globall community
Chapterl 1l Thel Journeyl Begins:l Introduction
Afterlteachinglalgrouploflnursinglstudentslabou
tlthelsimilaritieslandldifferenceslbetweenlpublic
lhealthlandlcommunitylhealth,lwhichloflthelfoll
1. owinglstatementslbylalnursinglstudentlwouldlin
dicatelknowledgeloflthelsimilaritieslandldiffere
nceslbetweenlpubliclhealthland
communityl health?
“Communityl healthl nursingl isl definedl as
A) nursinglcarelthatlislprovidedlinlalcommunitylset
ting,lratherlthanlanlinstitutionallsetting.”
“Publiclhealthlnursinglisldefinedlaslnursinglcar
B) elthatlislprovidedlinlanlinstitutional
setting.”
“Publicl healthl nursingl isl focusedl onl the
C)
healthlofl individuals.”
“Communitylhealthlnursinglcanlshapelthelquali
D) tyloflcommunitylhealthlservicesland
improvel thel healthl ofl thel generall public.”
Ans: D
Feedback:
Operatinglwithinlanlenvironmentloflrapidlchan
gelandlincreasinglylcomplexlchallenges,lthisln
ursinglspecialtylholdslthelpotentialltolshapelthel
qualityloflcommunitylhealthl serviceslandlimpr
ovelthelhealthloflthelgeneral
public.
Whichl ofl thel followingl statementsl wouldl best
2. describeltheldifferencelbetweenlpubliclhealthln
ursinglandlcommunitylhealthlnursing?
Publiclhealthlnursinglislfocusedlonlthelprivatela
spectsloflhealth,landlcommunitylhealthlnursingl
A)
islfocusedlonlthelpubliclaspectslof
health.
Inlourltextbook,ltheltermlcommunitylhealthlpra
cticelrefersltolalfocuslonlspecific,ldesignatedlco
B)
mmunitieslandlislalpartloflthe
largerl publicl healthl effort.
, Publiclhealthlnursinglandlcommunitylhealthlnu
C) rsinglrelateltolthelverylsameltypeslof
serviceslandlperspectives.
Bothlpubliclhealthlnursinglandlcommunitylheal
D) thlnursinglarelpracticedlexclusively
withinl institutions.
Ans: B
Feedback:
Inlthisltextbook,lcommunitylhealthlpracticelrefe
rsltolalfocuslonlspecific,ldesignatedlcommunitie
s.lItlislalpartloflthellargerlpubliclhealthleffortlan
dlrecognizeslthelfundamentallconceptslandlprin
ciplesloflpubliclhealthlaslitslbirthrightlandlfoun
dationlforlpractice.lPubliclhealthlnursinglislfocu
sedlonlthelpubliclaspectsloflhealth.lPubliclhealt
hlnursinglandl communitylhealthlnursinglhaveld
istinctiveltypesloflserviceslandlperspectives.lNe
itherlpubliclhealthlnursinglnorlcommunitylhealt
hlnursinglislpracticedlexclusivelylwithin
institutions.
Whichl ofl thel followingl isl mostl accuratel about
3.
thelconceptl ofl community?
Alcommunityl isl al collectionl ofl peoplel who
A)
sharel somel importantl featuresl ofl theirl lives.
Communityl membersl livel inl thel same
B)
geographicl location.
C) Communityl membersl arel biologicallyl related.
Alcommunitylislmadeluploflpeoplelwholdolnotl
necessarilylinteractlwithlonelanotherlandldol no
D)
tl necessarilyl sharel al senselofl belonging
tolthatlgroup.
Ans: A
Feedback:
, Thelbroadldefinitionloflalcommunitylislalcollec
tionloflpeoplelwholsharelsomel importantlfeatu
reslofltheirllives.lCommunitylmemberslmaylno
tllivelinlthelsamelgeographicllocationlaslinlalco
mmon-
interestlcommunityl orlalcommunityloflsolution
.lAlpopulationlislmadeluploflpeoplelwholdolnotl
necessarilylinteractlwithlonelanotherlandldolnot
lnecessarilylsharelalsenseloflbelongingltolthat
group.
Algrouploflstudentslarelreviewinglmateriallforlal
testlonlpopulations,lcommunities,landlaggregat
4.
es.lWhichloflthelfollowinglindicates
thatl thel studentsl understandl thesel concepts?
Membersl oflal populationl sharelal sensel of
A)
belonging.
Communitiesl andl populationsl arel typesl of
B)
aggregates.
Individualsl ofl alcommunityl arel loosely
C)
connected.
D) Membersl ofl anl aggregatel sharel al strongl bond.
Ans: B
Feedback:
Anlaggregatelrefersltolalmassloflgroupinglofldi
stinctlindividualslwholarelconsideredlaslalwhol
elandlwholarellooselylassociatedlwithl onelanot
her.lCommunitieslandlpopulationsl areltypeslof
laggregates.lAlpopulationlislmadeluploflpeoplel
wholdolnotlnecessarilylinteractlwithlonelanoth
erlandldolnotlnecessarilylsharelalsenseloflbelon
gingltolthelgroup.lAlcommunitylislalcollectionl
oflpeoplelwholchoseltolinteractlwithlonelanoth
erlbecauseloflcommonlinterests,lcharacteristics
,lorlgoals,lwhichlformlthelbasislforlalsenseloflu
nitylor
belonging.
Whichloflthelfollowinglwouldlalcommunitylhea
5. lthlnurselidentifylaslalcommunitylof
commonl interest?
A) Thel globall community
