STANHOPE AND LANCASTER'S
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING IN
CANADA 4TH EDITION SANDRA A
MACDONALD TEST BANK PRACTICE
SCRIPT UPDATED 2026 TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ change agent. Answer: Nursing role that facilitates change in client or
agency behavior to more readily achieve goals. This role stresses
gathering and analyzing facts and implementing programs
⫸ change partner. Answer: Nursing role that facilitates change in client
or agency behavior to more readily achieve goals. This role includes the
activities of serving as an enabler-catalyst, teaching problem-solving
skills, and acting as an activist advocate
⫸ community. Answer: people and the relationships that emerge among
them as they develop and use in common some agencies and institutions
and a physical environment
⫸ community assessment. Answer: Process of critically thinking about
the community and getting to know and understand the community as a
client. Assessments help identify community needs, clarify problems,
and identify strengths and resources
, ⫸ community competence. Answer: process whereby the parts of a
community—organizations, groups, and advocates—are able to
collaborate effectively in identifying the problems and needs of the
community, can achieve a working consensus on goals, and can
collaborate effectively on the required actions
⫸ community health. Answer: Meeting collective needs by identifying
problems and managing interactions within the community and larger
society. The goal of community-oriented practice.
⫸ community health problems. Answer: Actual or potential difficulties
within a target population with identifiable causes and consequences in
the environment.
⫸ community health strengths. Answer: Resources available to meet a
community health need
⫸ community-oriented practice. Answer: Clinical approach in which the
nurse and community join in partnership and work together for healthful
change. Broader in scope than community-based practice. A form of
care in which the nurse provides health care after doing a community
diagnosis to determine what conditions need to be altered so that
individuals, families, and groups in the community can stay healthy
⫸ community partnership. Answer: collaborative decision-making
process participated in by community members and professionals
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING IN
CANADA 4TH EDITION SANDRA A
MACDONALD TEST BANK PRACTICE
SCRIPT UPDATED 2026 TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ change agent. Answer: Nursing role that facilitates change in client or
agency behavior to more readily achieve goals. This role stresses
gathering and analyzing facts and implementing programs
⫸ change partner. Answer: Nursing role that facilitates change in client
or agency behavior to more readily achieve goals. This role includes the
activities of serving as an enabler-catalyst, teaching problem-solving
skills, and acting as an activist advocate
⫸ community. Answer: people and the relationships that emerge among
them as they develop and use in common some agencies and institutions
and a physical environment
⫸ community assessment. Answer: Process of critically thinking about
the community and getting to know and understand the community as a
client. Assessments help identify community needs, clarify problems,
and identify strengths and resources
, ⫸ community competence. Answer: process whereby the parts of a
community—organizations, groups, and advocates—are able to
collaborate effectively in identifying the problems and needs of the
community, can achieve a working consensus on goals, and can
collaborate effectively on the required actions
⫸ community health. Answer: Meeting collective needs by identifying
problems and managing interactions within the community and larger
society. The goal of community-oriented practice.
⫸ community health problems. Answer: Actual or potential difficulties
within a target population with identifiable causes and consequences in
the environment.
⫸ community health strengths. Answer: Resources available to meet a
community health need
⫸ community-oriented practice. Answer: Clinical approach in which the
nurse and community join in partnership and work together for healthful
change. Broader in scope than community-based practice. A form of
care in which the nurse provides health care after doing a community
diagnosis to determine what conditions need to be altered so that
individuals, families, and groups in the community can stay healthy
⫸ community partnership. Answer: collaborative decision-making
process participated in by community members and professionals
