Community and Public Health
Nursing 10th Edition Rector Test
Bank
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities
and differences between 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.”
Correct answer: D
Feedback:
Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly
complex challenges, this nursing specialty holds the potential to shape the
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,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.
Correct answer: B
Feedback:
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, In this textbook, community health practice refers to a focus on
specific, designated communities. It is a part of the larger public health
effort and recognizes the fundamental concepts and principles of public
health as its birthright and foundation for practice. Public health nursing
is focused on the public aspects of health. Public health nursing and
community health nursing have distinctive types of services and
perspectives. Neither public health nursing nor community health nursing
is practiced exclusively within
institutions.
3. Which of the following is most accurate about
the concept of community?
A) A community is a collection of people who
share some important features of their lives.
B) Community members live in the same
geographic location.
C) Community members are biologically related.
D) A community is made up of people who do not necessarily interact
with one another and do not necessarily share a sense of belonging
to that group.
Correct answer: A
Feedback:
The broad definition of a community is a collection of people who
share some important features of their lives. Community members may
not live in the same geographic location as in a common-interest
community or a community of solution. A population is made up of
people who do not necessarily interact with one another and do not
necessarily share a sense of belonging to that
group.
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, 4. A group of students are reviewing material for a test on populations,
communities, and aggregates. Which of the following indicates
that the students understand these concepts?
A) Members of a population share a sense of
belonging.
B) Communities and populations are types of
aggregates.
C) Individuals of a community are loosely
connected.
D) Members of an aggregate share a strong bond.
Correct answer: B
Feedback:
An aggregate refers to a mass of grouping of distinct individuals
who are considered as a whole and who are loosely associated with one
another. Communities and populations are types of aggregates. A
population is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one
another and do not necessarily share a sense of belonging to the group. A
community is a collection of people who chose to interact with one
another because of common interests, characteristics, or goals, which
form the basis for a sense of unity or
belonging.
5. Which of the following would a community health nurse identify
as a community of
common interest?
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Nursing 10th Edition Rector Test
Bank
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities
and differences between 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.”
Correct answer: D
Feedback:
Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly
complex challenges, this nursing specialty holds the potential to shape the
1
,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.
Correct answer: B
Feedback:
2
, In this textbook, community health practice refers to a focus on
specific, designated communities. It is a part of the larger public health
effort and recognizes the fundamental concepts and principles of public
health as its birthright and foundation for practice. Public health nursing
is focused on the public aspects of health. Public health nursing and
community health nursing have distinctive types of services and
perspectives. Neither public health nursing nor community health nursing
is practiced exclusively within
institutions.
3. Which of the following is most accurate about
the concept of community?
A) A community is a collection of people who
share some important features of their lives.
B) Community members live in the same
geographic location.
C) Community members are biologically related.
D) A community is made up of people who do not necessarily interact
with one another and do not necessarily share a sense of belonging
to that group.
Correct answer: A
Feedback:
The broad definition of a community is a collection of people who
share some important features of their lives. Community members may
not live in the same geographic location as in a common-interest
community or a community of solution. A population is made up of
people who do not necessarily interact with one another and do not
necessarily share a sense of belonging to that
group.
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, 4. A group of students are reviewing material for a test on populations,
communities, and aggregates. Which of the following indicates
that the students understand these concepts?
A) Members of a population share a sense of
belonging.
B) Communities and populations are types of
aggregates.
C) Individuals of a community are loosely
connected.
D) Members of an aggregate share a strong bond.
Correct answer: B
Feedback:
An aggregate refers to a mass of grouping of distinct individuals
who are considered as a whole and who are loosely associated with one
another. Communities and populations are types of aggregates. A
population is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one
another and do not necessarily share a sense of belonging to the group. A
community is a collection of people who chose to interact with one
another because of common interests, characteristics, or goals, which
form the basis for a sense of unity or
belonging.
5. Which of the following would a community health nurse identify
as a community of
common interest?
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