Test Bank for Community and Public
Health Nursing: Evidence for Practice 4th
Edition
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,What are the critical attributes in the definition of community?
a. Families, groups, and health organizations
b. Health needs, geographical boundaries, and target population
c. People, place, and functions
d. Populations and health resources
ANS: C
People, place, and function are the critical attributes in the definition of community. These
attributes are found in most definitions of community. The people are community members
or residents; place refers to geographic and time dimensions; and function refers to the
aims
and activities of the community.
A nurse has collected data about the services available in the community and is using
the 7
"A's" to evaluate these services. Which of the following questions will the nurse most
likely
ask?
a. Can the community members allocate resources to support the service?
b. Can the community members afford the service?
c. Will the community members allow strategies to be implemented to improve the
service?
d. Will the community members approve of the services provided?
ANS: B
The 7 "A's" include: Is the community aware of its needs and of the service? Is it accessible
to community members? Is the service available when the community needs it? Can the
community members afford the service? Does the community find the service acceptable?
Is the service adequate to meet the needs of the community? And, are the services
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,appropriate to meet the needs of the community? The following questions do not address
the 7 "A's": Can the community members allocate resources to support the service? Will
the
community members allow strategies to be implemented to improve the service? And, will
the community members approve of the services provided?
A nurse is caring for the community as the client. Which of the following is most likely
the
focus of the nurse's care?
a. Providing care for aggregates living in the community
b. The collective good of the population
c. The provision of care for families in the home setting
d. Providing health education in the community
ANS: B
The community is considered the client when the nursing focus is on the collective good of
the population. Providing education is one way the nurse can care for the community as
the
client; however, the focus of nursing care is larger in scope than only education. Provision
of care for aggregates and families does not address the larger scope of community as
client.
A collection of individuals who have one or more personal or environmental
characteristics
in common is defined as what?
a. Community
b. Group
c. Family
d. Aggregate
ANS: D
An aggregate is a collection of individuals who have one or more personal or environmental
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, characteristics in common. A community is a group of people that share something in
common, such as geographic location, interests, or values. A group is people who are
located close together. A family is considered parents and children living together in a
household.
Which data source provides information about the function of the community?
a. Local restaurant
b. Elected officials
c. County health department
d. Civic groups
ANS: C
Function refers to the aims and activities of the community. Civic groups and elected
officials refer to people. Local restaurant refers to a place.
Why must change for the community as a client often occur at several levels?
a. Health problems caused by lifestyle are multidimensional.
b. Most individuals can change their habits alone.
c. Aggregates are responsible for social change.
d. Geographic areas often have health risks that the nurse must identify.
ANS: A
Because health problems caused by lifestyle cannot be solved simply by asking individuals
to choose healthy habits, change for the community client must often take place at several
levels. Society must also be involved in the change by supporting individual choices. There
may be certain geographic areas that have higher health risks than others, but this does not
explain why care must occur at several levels.
A nurse centers practice around the principle of doing the greatest good for the
greatest
number. Which of the following ethical principles is being applied?
a. Distributive justice
b. Utilitarianism
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Health Nursing: Evidence for Practice 4th
Edition
1|Page
,What are the critical attributes in the definition of community?
a. Families, groups, and health organizations
b. Health needs, geographical boundaries, and target population
c. People, place, and functions
d. Populations and health resources
ANS: C
People, place, and function are the critical attributes in the definition of community. These
attributes are found in most definitions of community. The people are community members
or residents; place refers to geographic and time dimensions; and function refers to the
aims
and activities of the community.
A nurse has collected data about the services available in the community and is using
the 7
"A's" to evaluate these services. Which of the following questions will the nurse most
likely
ask?
a. Can the community members allocate resources to support the service?
b. Can the community members afford the service?
c. Will the community members allow strategies to be implemented to improve the
service?
d. Will the community members approve of the services provided?
ANS: B
The 7 "A's" include: Is the community aware of its needs and of the service? Is it accessible
to community members? Is the service available when the community needs it? Can the
community members afford the service? Does the community find the service acceptable?
Is the service adequate to meet the needs of the community? And, are the services
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,appropriate to meet the needs of the community? The following questions do not address
the 7 "A's": Can the community members allocate resources to support the service? Will
the
community members allow strategies to be implemented to improve the service? And, will
the community members approve of the services provided?
A nurse is caring for the community as the client. Which of the following is most likely
the
focus of the nurse's care?
a. Providing care for aggregates living in the community
b. The collective good of the population
c. The provision of care for families in the home setting
d. Providing health education in the community
ANS: B
The community is considered the client when the nursing focus is on the collective good of
the population. Providing education is one way the nurse can care for the community as
the
client; however, the focus of nursing care is larger in scope than only education. Provision
of care for aggregates and families does not address the larger scope of community as
client.
A collection of individuals who have one or more personal or environmental
characteristics
in common is defined as what?
a. Community
b. Group
c. Family
d. Aggregate
ANS: D
An aggregate is a collection of individuals who have one or more personal or environmental
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, characteristics in common. A community is a group of people that share something in
common, such as geographic location, interests, or values. A group is people who are
located close together. A family is considered parents and children living together in a
household.
Which data source provides information about the function of the community?
a. Local restaurant
b. Elected officials
c. County health department
d. Civic groups
ANS: C
Function refers to the aims and activities of the community. Civic groups and elected
officials refer to people. Local restaurant refers to a place.
Why must change for the community as a client often occur at several levels?
a. Health problems caused by lifestyle are multidimensional.
b. Most individuals can change their habits alone.
c. Aggregates are responsible for social change.
d. Geographic areas often have health risks that the nurse must identify.
ANS: A
Because health problems caused by lifestyle cannot be solved simply by asking individuals
to choose healthy habits, change for the community client must often take place at several
levels. Society must also be involved in the change by supporting individual choices. There
may be certain geographic areas that have higher health risks than others, but this does not
explain why care must occur at several levels.
A nurse centers practice around the principle of doing the greatest good for the
greatest
number. Which of the following ethical principles is being applied?
a. Distributive justice
b. Utilitarianism
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