Community and Public Health Nursing 10th Edition Rector Test Bank
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
After teaching a group of nursing students
about the similarities and differences between
public health and community health, which of
1. the following statements by a nursing student
would indicate knowledge of the similarities
and differences between public health and
community health?
“Community health nursing is defined as
A) nursing care that is provided in a community
setting, rather than an institutional setting.”
“Public health nursing is defined as nursing
B) care that is provided in an institutional
setting.”
“Public health nursing is focused on the
C)
health of individuals.”
“Community health nursing can shape the
D) 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.
Which of the following statements would best
2. describe the difference between public health
nursing and community health nursing?
Public health nursing is focused on the private
aspects of health, and community health
A)
nursing is focused on the public aspects of
health.
In our textbook, the term community health
practice refers to a focus on specific,
B)
designated communities and is a part of the
larger public health effort.
Public health nursing and community health
C) nursing relate to the very same types of
services and perspectives.
Both public health nursing and community
D) health nursing are practiced exclusively
within institutions.
Ans: B
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
After teaching a group of nursing students
about the similarities and differences between
public health and community health, which of
1. the following statements by a nursing student
would indicate knowledge of the similarities
and differences between public health and
community health?
“Community health nursing is defined as
A) nursing care that is provided in a community
setting, rather than an institutional setting.”
“Public health nursing is defined as nursing
B) care that is provided in an institutional
setting.”
“Public health nursing is focused on the
C)
health of individuals.”
“Community health nursing can shape the
D) 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.
Which of the following statements would best
2. describe the difference between public health
nursing and community health nursing?
Public health nursing is focused on the private
aspects of health, and community health
A)
nursing is focused on the public aspects of
health.
In our textbook, the term community health
practice refers to a focus on specific,
B)
designated communities and is a part of the
larger public health effort.
Public health nursing and community health
C) nursing relate to the very same types of
services and perspectives.
Both public health nursing and community
D) health nursing are practiced exclusively
within institutions.
Ans: B
