, TEST BANK FOR COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
LATEST EDITION BY NIES & MCEWEN 2025/2026 FINEST
PROVIDED WITH UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|A+
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Introduction
Welcome to the Test Bank for Community Public Health Nursing, based on the latest edition by
Nies & McEwen (2025–2026). This comprehensive resource is designed to support nursing
students, educators, and practitioners in mastering the principles, practices, and application of
community and public health nursing.
Public health nursing extends beyond individual patient care to focus on populations and
communities, addressing health promotion, disease prevention, and health equity. As healthcare
continues to evolve, nurses must be equipped with the knowledge and critical thinking skills to
navigate complex public health challenges, respond to emergencies, and implement evidence-
based interventions.
This test bank provides a thorough, structured collection of questions across all chapters of the
textbook. Each question is crafted to reinforce key concepts, challenge critical thinking, and
prepare students for exams, including classroom assessments, licensure reviews, and board
certifications. Questions are accompanied by detailed answers and explanations, ensuring that
learners not only recognize the correct responses but also understand the reasoning behind them.
The content in this guide covers a wide range of topics including community assessment,
epidemiology, health policy, disease prevention, environmental health, vulnerable populations,
and global health issues. Whether you are a student seeking practice questions, an educator
designing assessments, or a professional refreshing your knowledge, this test bank offers an
organized and reliable approach to learning and evaluating community public health nursing.
By integrating theory with practical application, this resource aims to enhance comprehension,
boost confidence, and promote excellence in public health nursing practice.
The key difference between community-based and community-oriented nursing is that
community-based nurses deal primarily with illness-oriented care, whereas community-oriented
nursesor public health nursesprovide health care to promote quality of life.
1. Which of the following best describes community-based nursing?
,a. A philosophy that guides family-centered illness care
b. Providing care with a focus on the groups needs
c. Giving care with a focus on the aggregates needs
d. A value system in which all clients receive optimal care ANS: A
By definition, community-based nursing is nursing that focuses on family-centered illness care to
individuals and families in the community.
2. Which of the following best describes community-oriented nursing?
a. Focusing on the provision of care to individuals and families
b. Providing care to manage acute or chronic conditions
c. Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting
d. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention ANS: D
By definition, community-oriented nursing has the goal of preserving, protecting, or maintaining
health to promote the quality of life. All nurses may focus on individuals and families, give direct
care to ill persons within their family setting, and help manage acute or chronic conditions.
3. Which of the following is the primary focus of public health nursing?
a. Families and groups
b. Illness-oriented care
, c. Individuals within the family unit
d. Promotion of quality of life ANS: D
4. Which of the following is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectancy during the
twentieth century?
a. Technology increases in the field of medical laboratory research
b. Advances in surgical techniques and procedures
c. Sanitation and other public health activities
d. Use of antibiotics to fight infections ANS: C
Improvement in control of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation, and other
public health activities led to the increase in life expectancy from less than 50 years in 1900 to
more than 77 years in 2002.
5. A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of premature deaths in the community.
Which of the following interventions would most likely be implemented by the nurse?
a. Increase the communitys knowledge about hospice care.
b. Promote healthy lifestyle behavior choices among the community members.
c. Encourage employers to have wellness centers at each industrial site.
d. Ensure timely and effective medical intervention and treatment for community members.
ANS: B
LATEST EDITION BY NIES & MCEWEN 2025/2026 FINEST
PROVIDED WITH UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|A+
PASS ALREADY WITNESSED|
Introduction
Welcome to the Test Bank for Community Public Health Nursing, based on the latest edition by
Nies & McEwen (2025–2026). This comprehensive resource is designed to support nursing
students, educators, and practitioners in mastering the principles, practices, and application of
community and public health nursing.
Public health nursing extends beyond individual patient care to focus on populations and
communities, addressing health promotion, disease prevention, and health equity. As healthcare
continues to evolve, nurses must be equipped with the knowledge and critical thinking skills to
navigate complex public health challenges, respond to emergencies, and implement evidence-
based interventions.
This test bank provides a thorough, structured collection of questions across all chapters of the
textbook. Each question is crafted to reinforce key concepts, challenge critical thinking, and
prepare students for exams, including classroom assessments, licensure reviews, and board
certifications. Questions are accompanied by detailed answers and explanations, ensuring that
learners not only recognize the correct responses but also understand the reasoning behind them.
The content in this guide covers a wide range of topics including community assessment,
epidemiology, health policy, disease prevention, environmental health, vulnerable populations,
and global health issues. Whether you are a student seeking practice questions, an educator
designing assessments, or a professional refreshing your knowledge, this test bank offers an
organized and reliable approach to learning and evaluating community public health nursing.
By integrating theory with practical application, this resource aims to enhance comprehension,
boost confidence, and promote excellence in public health nursing practice.
The key difference between community-based and community-oriented nursing is that
community-based nurses deal primarily with illness-oriented care, whereas community-oriented
nursesor public health nursesprovide health care to promote quality of life.
1. Which of the following best describes community-based nursing?
,a. A philosophy that guides family-centered illness care
b. Providing care with a focus on the groups needs
c. Giving care with a focus on the aggregates needs
d. A value system in which all clients receive optimal care ANS: A
By definition, community-based nursing is nursing that focuses on family-centered illness care to
individuals and families in the community.
2. Which of the following best describes community-oriented nursing?
a. Focusing on the provision of care to individuals and families
b. Providing care to manage acute or chronic conditions
c. Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting
d. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention ANS: D
By definition, community-oriented nursing has the goal of preserving, protecting, or maintaining
health to promote the quality of life. All nurses may focus on individuals and families, give direct
care to ill persons within their family setting, and help manage acute or chronic conditions.
3. Which of the following is the primary focus of public health nursing?
a. Families and groups
b. Illness-oriented care
, c. Individuals within the family unit
d. Promotion of quality of life ANS: D
4. Which of the following is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectancy during the
twentieth century?
a. Technology increases in the field of medical laboratory research
b. Advances in surgical techniques and procedures
c. Sanitation and other public health activities
d. Use of antibiotics to fight infections ANS: C
Improvement in control of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation, and other
public health activities led to the increase in life expectancy from less than 50 years in 1900 to
more than 77 years in 2002.
5. A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of premature deaths in the community.
Which of the following interventions would most likely be implemented by the nurse?
a. Increase the communitys knowledge about hospice care.
b. Promote healthy lifestyle behavior choices among the community members.
c. Encourage employers to have wellness centers at each industrial site.
d. Ensure timely and effective medical intervention and treatment for community members.
ANS: B
