NURS 420 Exam 1 Ch 1-9: Questions With Complete
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Terms in this set (184)
Which statement best describes A. A practice in which care is provided for individuals
community-based nursing? & families
A. A practice in which care is provided By definition, community-based nursing is a setting-
for individuals & families specific practice in which care is provided for "sick"
B. Providing care with a focus on the individuals & families where they live, work, & attend
group's needs school.
C. Giving care with a focus on the
aggregate's needs
D. A value system in which all clients
receive optimal care
Which statement BEST describes the D. To preserve, protect, promote, or maintain health
goal of community-oriented nursing? & prevent disease
A. Providing care to individuals & By definition, community-oriented nursing has the
families goal of preserving, protecting, or maintaining health
B. Providing care to manage acute or & preventing disease to promote the quality of life.
chronic conditions
C. Giving direct care to ill individuals
within their family setting
D. To preserve, protect, promote, or
maintain health & prevent disease
,Which of the following is the primary D. Health care of communities & populations
focus of public health nursing?
In PHN, the primary focus is on the health care of
A. Families & groups communities & populations rather than on individuals,
B. Illness-oriented care groups, & families.
C. Individuals within the family unit
D. Health care of communities &
populations
Which of the following is responsible C. Sanitation & other population-based prevention
for the dramatic increase in life programs
expectancy during the 20th century?
There has to be indisputable evidence collected over
A. Technology increases in the field of time that public health policies & programs were
medical laboratory research primarily responsible for increasing the average life
B. Advances in surgical techniques & span through improvements in sanitation, clean water
procedures supplies, making workplaces safer, improving food &
C. Sanitation & other population- drug safety, immunizing children, etc.
based prevention programs
D. Use of antibiotics to fight infections
What is the basic assumption stated C. The health of individuals cannot be separated
by Healthy People 2010 as it relates to from the health of the community
public health efforts?
The major premise of Healthy People 2010 was that
A. Health disparities among any the health of the individual cannot be entirely
groups are morally & legally wrong separate from the health of the larger community.
B. Health care is the most important
priority in government planning &
funding
C. The health of individuals cannot be
separated from the health of the
community
D. The government is responsible for
lengthening the life span of Americans
,A nurse is developing a plan to B. To increase the number of individuals with access
decrease the number of premature to effective health care benefits
deaths in the community. Which of the
following interventions would most The central feature of the ACA are the mechanisms to
likely be implemented by the nurse? increase the number of people with health insurance.
A. Provide free health care to all
citizens
B. To increase the number of
individuals with access to effective
health care benefits
C. Lower the cost of health care to the
American population
D. To lessen the governmental burden
of providing health care to Americans
Which of the following actions would D. Working with community groups to create policies
most likely be performed by a public to improve the environment
health nurse?
Although the public health nurse might engage in
A. Asking community leaders what any of the tasks listed, they work primarily with
interventions should be chosen members of the community to carry out core public
B. Assessing the community & health functions, including assessment of the
deciding on appropriate interventions population as a whole & engaging in promoting
C. Using data from the main health health & improving the environment.
care institutions in the community to
determine needed health services
D. Working with community groups to
create policies to improve the
environment
, Which public health nurse most B. The nurse who spent the day attending meetings
clearly fulfills the responsibilities of of various health agencies
this role?
Any of these descriptions might represent a nurse
A. The nurse who met with several communicating, cooperating, or collaborating with
groups to discuss community community residents or groups about health
recreation issues concerns. However, the nurse who spent the day
B. The nurse who spent the day attending meetings of various health agencies is the
attending meetings of various health most representative, because in public health,
agencies concerns are addressed from a broader perspective.
C. The nurse who talked to several
people about their particular health
concerns
D. The nurse who watched the city
council meeting on local cable TV
Which of the following BEST defines C. A collection of people who share one or more
aggregate? characteristics
A. A large group of persons An aggregate is defined a collection of people who
B. A collection of individuals & families share one or more personal or environmental
C. A collection of people who share characteristics.
one or more characteristics
D. Another name for a demographic
group
Which question asked by a novice A. "Which groups are at the greatest risk for
nurse would be the most reflective of problems?"
an understanding of the role of a
public health nurse? Asking which groups are at greatest risk reflects a
community-oriented perspective.
A. "Which groups are at the greatest
risk for problems?"
B. "Which patients should I see first as
I begin my day?"
C. "With which physicians will I be
most closely collaborating?"
D. "With which nursing assistants will I
partner the most?"
Solutions
Save Groups
Terms in this set (184)
Which statement best describes A. A practice in which care is provided for individuals
community-based nursing? & families
A. A practice in which care is provided By definition, community-based nursing is a setting-
for individuals & families specific practice in which care is provided for "sick"
B. Providing care with a focus on the individuals & families where they live, work, & attend
group's needs school.
C. Giving care with a focus on the
aggregate's needs
D. A value system in which all clients
receive optimal care
Which statement BEST describes the D. To preserve, protect, promote, or maintain health
goal of community-oriented nursing? & prevent disease
A. Providing care to individuals & By definition, community-oriented nursing has the
families goal of preserving, protecting, or maintaining health
B. Providing care to manage acute or & preventing disease to promote the quality of life.
chronic conditions
C. Giving direct care to ill individuals
within their family setting
D. To preserve, protect, promote, or
maintain health & prevent disease
,Which of the following is the primary D. Health care of communities & populations
focus of public health nursing?
In PHN, the primary focus is on the health care of
A. Families & groups communities & populations rather than on individuals,
B. Illness-oriented care groups, & families.
C. Individuals within the family unit
D. Health care of communities &
populations
Which of the following is responsible C. Sanitation & other population-based prevention
for the dramatic increase in life programs
expectancy during the 20th century?
There has to be indisputable evidence collected over
A. Technology increases in the field of time that public health policies & programs were
medical laboratory research primarily responsible for increasing the average life
B. Advances in surgical techniques & span through improvements in sanitation, clean water
procedures supplies, making workplaces safer, improving food &
C. Sanitation & other population- drug safety, immunizing children, etc.
based prevention programs
D. Use of antibiotics to fight infections
What is the basic assumption stated C. The health of individuals cannot be separated
by Healthy People 2010 as it relates to from the health of the community
public health efforts?
The major premise of Healthy People 2010 was that
A. Health disparities among any the health of the individual cannot be entirely
groups are morally & legally wrong separate from the health of the larger community.
B. Health care is the most important
priority in government planning &
funding
C. The health of individuals cannot be
separated from the health of the
community
D. The government is responsible for
lengthening the life span of Americans
,A nurse is developing a plan to B. To increase the number of individuals with access
decrease the number of premature to effective health care benefits
deaths in the community. Which of the
following interventions would most The central feature of the ACA are the mechanisms to
likely be implemented by the nurse? increase the number of people with health insurance.
A. Provide free health care to all
citizens
B. To increase the number of
individuals with access to effective
health care benefits
C. Lower the cost of health care to the
American population
D. To lessen the governmental burden
of providing health care to Americans
Which of the following actions would D. Working with community groups to create policies
most likely be performed by a public to improve the environment
health nurse?
Although the public health nurse might engage in
A. Asking community leaders what any of the tasks listed, they work primarily with
interventions should be chosen members of the community to carry out core public
B. Assessing the community & health functions, including assessment of the
deciding on appropriate interventions population as a whole & engaging in promoting
C. Using data from the main health health & improving the environment.
care institutions in the community to
determine needed health services
D. Working with community groups to
create policies to improve the
environment
, Which public health nurse most B. The nurse who spent the day attending meetings
clearly fulfills the responsibilities of of various health agencies
this role?
Any of these descriptions might represent a nurse
A. The nurse who met with several communicating, cooperating, or collaborating with
groups to discuss community community residents or groups about health
recreation issues concerns. However, the nurse who spent the day
B. The nurse who spent the day attending meetings of various health agencies is the
attending meetings of various health most representative, because in public health,
agencies concerns are addressed from a broader perspective.
C. The nurse who talked to several
people about their particular health
concerns
D. The nurse who watched the city
council meeting on local cable TV
Which of the following BEST defines C. A collection of people who share one or more
aggregate? characteristics
A. A large group of persons An aggregate is defined a collection of people who
B. A collection of individuals & families share one or more personal or environmental
C. A collection of people who share characteristics.
one or more characteristics
D. Another name for a demographic
group
Which question asked by a novice A. "Which groups are at the greatest risk for
nurse would be the most reflective of problems?"
an understanding of the role of a
public health nurse? Asking which groups are at greatest risk reflects a
community-oriented perspective.
A. "Which groups are at the greatest
risk for problems?"
B. "Which patients should I see first as
I begin my day?"
C. "With which physicians will I be
most closely collaborating?"
D. "With which nursing assistants will I
partner the most?"
