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PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 10TH Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences between
EDITION By RECTOR public health and community health, which of the following statements by a nursing student
would indicate knowledge of the similarities and differences between public health and
community health?
A) “Community health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in a
community setting, rather than an institutional setting.”
B) “Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in an
institutional setting.”
C) “Public health nursing is focused on the health of individuals.”
D) “Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health
services and improve the health of the general public.”
Ans: D
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Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly complex challenges, this
nursing specialty holds the potential to shape the quality of community health services and
improve the health of the general public.
2. Which of the following statements would best describe the difference between
public health nursing and community health nursing?
A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and community health
nursing is focused on the public aspects of
health.
B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated
communities and is a part of the larger public health effort.
C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of services
and perspectives.
D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are practiced exclusively within
institutions.
Ans: B
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PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 10TH Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences between
EDITION By RECTOR public health and community health, which of the following statements by a nursing student
would indicate knowledge of the similarities and differences between public health and
community health?
A) “Community health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in a
community setting, rather than an institutional setting.”
B) “Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in an
institutional setting.”
C) “Public health nursing is focused on the health of individuals.”
D) “Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health
services and improve the health of the general public.”
Ans: D
Feedback:
Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly complex challenges, this
nursing specialty holds the potential to shape the quality of community health services and
improve the health of the general public.
2. Which of the following statements would best describe the difference between
public health nursing and community health nursing?
A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and community health
nursing is focused on the public aspects of
health.
B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated
communities and is a part of the larger public health effort.
C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of services
and perspectives.
D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are practiced exclusively within
institutions.
Ans: B
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