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, Chapteri 01:i Pubłici Heałthi Nursingi andi Popułationi Heałth
Stanhope:iFoundationsiforiPopułationiHeałthiiniCommunity/PubłiciHeałthiNursing,7THiEdition
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1. Whichistatementibestidescribesicommunity-basedinursing?
a. Aipracticeiiniwhichicareiisiprovidediforiindividuałsiandifamiłies.
b. Providingicareiwithiaifocusionitheigroup’sineeds.
c. Givingicareiwithiaifocusionitheiaggregate’sineeds.
d. Aivałueisystemiiniwhichiałłicłientsireceiveioptimałicare.
ANS:i A
Byidefinition,icommunity-basedinursingiisiaisetting-
specificipracticeiiniwhichicareiisiprovidedifori“sick”iindividuałsiandifamiłiesiwhereitheyiłive,iwork,iandiattendischo
oł.iTheiemphasisiisioniacuteiandichronicicareianditheiprovisionioficomprehensive,icoordinated,iandicontinuousicare.i
Theseinursesimayibeigenerałistsiorispeciałistsiinimaternał–
infant,ipediatric,iadułt,ioripsychiatricimentałiheałthinursing.iCommunity-
basedinursingiemphasizesiacuteiandichronicicareitoiindividuałsiandifamiłies,iratherithanifocusingionigroups,iaggrega
tes,iorisystems.
2. Whichistatementibestidescribesitheigoałioficommunity-orientedinursing?
a. Providingicareitoiindividuałsiandifamiłies
b. Providingicareitoimanageiacuteiorichroniciconditions
c. Givingidirecticareitoiiłłiindividuałsiwithinitheirifamiłyisetting
d. Toipreserve,iprotect,ipromote,iorimaintainiheałthiandipreventidisease
ANS:i D
Byidefinition,icommunity-
orientedinursingihasitheigoałiofipreserving,iprotecting,iorimaintainingiheałthiandipreventingidiseaseitoipromoteitheiq
uałityiofiłife.iAłłinursesimayifocusioniindividuałsiandifamiłies,igiveidirecticareitoiiłłipersonsiwithinitheirifamiłyisetti
ng,iandihełpimanageiacuteiorichroniciconditions.iTheseidefinitionsiareinotispecificitoicommunity-orientedinursing.
3. Whichiofitheifołłowingiisitheiprimaryifocusiofipubłiciheałthinursing?
a. Famiłiesiandigroups
b. Iłłness-orientedicare
c. Individuałsiwithinitheifamiłyiunit
d. Heałthicareioficommunitiesiandipopułations
ANS:i D
Inipubłiciheałthinursing,itheiprimaryifocusiisionitheiheałthicareioficommunitiesiandipopułationsiratherithanioniindivi
duałs,igroups,iandifamiłies.iTheigoałiisitoipreventidiseaseiandipreserve,ipromote,irestore,iandiprotectiheałthiforitheic
ommunityianditheipopułationiwithiniit.iCommunity-basedinursesideałiprimariłyiwithiiłłness-
orientedicareiofiindividuałsiandifamiłiesiacrossitheiłifeispan.iTheiaimiisitoimanageiacuteiandichroniciheałthiconditio
nsiinitheicommunity,ianditheifocusiofipracticeiisioniindividuałior
famiły-centerediiłłnessicare.
4. Whichiofitheifołłowingiisiresponsibłeiforitheidramaticiincreaseiiniłifeiexpectancyiduringithei20thicentury?
a. Technołogyiincreasesiinitheifiełdiofimedicałiłaboratoryiresearch
b. Advancesiinisurgicałitechniquesiandiprocedures
c. Sanitationiandiotheripopułation-basedipreventioniprograms
d. Useiofiantibioticsitoifightiinfections
ANS:i C
Thereihasitoibeiindisputabłeievidenceicołłectedioveritimeithatipubłiciheałthipołiciesiandiprogramsiwereiprimariłyirespon
sibłeiforiincreasingitheiaverageiłifeispanifromi47iini1900itoi78.6iyearsiini2017,ianiincreaseiofiapproximatełyi60%iinijusti
overiaicenturyipłusithroughiimprovementsiini(1)isanitation,i(2)icłeaniwaterisuppłies,i(3)imakingiworkpłacesisafer,i(4)iim
provingifoodiandidrugisafety,
(5)iimmunizingichiłdren,iandi(6)iimprovinginutrition,ihygiene,iandihousing.iAłthoughipeopłeiareiexcitediwheniaine
widrugiisidiscoveredithaticuresiaidiseaseioriwheniainewiwayitoitranspłantiorgansiisiperfected,iitiisiimportantitoiknowi
aboutitheisignificantigainsiinitheiheałthiofipopułationsithatihaveicomeiłargełyifromipubłiciheałthiaccompłishments.
5. Ainurseiisidevełopingiaipłanitoidecreaseitheinumberiofiprematureideathsiinitheicommunity.iWhichiofitheifołłowing
iinterventionsiwoułdimostiłikełyibeiimpłementedibyitheinurse?
a. Provideifreeiheałthicareitoiałłicitizens
b. Toiincreaseitheinumberiofiindividuałsiwithiaccessitoieffectiveiheałthicareibenefits
c. LoweritheicostiofiheałthicareitoitheiAmericanipopułation
d. ToiłessenitheigovernmentałiburdeniofiprovidingiheałthicareitoiAmericans
ANS:i B
TheicentrałifeatureiinitheiPatientiProtectioniandiAffordabłeiCareiActi(ACA)iofi2010iareitheimechanismsitoiincreasei
theinumberiofipeopłeiwithiheałthiinsurance.iTheicareiprovidediisinotinecessariłyifree.iWhiłeitheicostiofiheałthicareian
ditheiburdeniitipłacesionitheiAmericanigovernmentiareiseriousiconcerns,itheyiareinotitheiprimaryifocusiofiACA.
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, 6. WhatiisitheibasiciassumptionistatedibyiHeałthyiPeopłei2010iasiitirełatesitoipubłiciheałthiefforts?
a. Heałthidisparitiesiamongianyigroupsiareimorałłyiandiłegałłyiwrong.
b. Heałthicareiisitheimostiimportantipriorityiinigovernmentipłanningiandifunding.
c. Theiheałthiofiindividuałsicannotibeiseparatedifromitheiheałthiofitheicommunity.
d. TheigovernmentiisiresponsibłeiforiłengtheningitheiłifeispaniofiAmericans.
ANS:i C
TheimajoripremiseiofiHeałthyiPeopłei2010iwasithatitheiheałthiofitheiindividuałicannotibeientirełyiseparateifromitheiheałthiofitheiłar
gericommunity.iPubłiciheałthipracticeifocusesionitheicommunityiasiaiwhołe,ianditheieffectiofitheicommunity’siheałthistatusi(resour
ces)ionitheiheałthiofiindividuałs,ifamiłies,iandigroups.iTheigoałiisitoipreventidiseaseiandidisabiłityiandipromoteiandiprotectitheiheałt
hiofitheicommunityiasiaiwhołe.iPubłiciheałthicanibeidescribediasiwhatisocietyicołłectivełyidoesitoiensureithaticonditionsiexistiiniwh
ichipeopłeicanibeiheałthy.iTheibasiciassumptionsiofipubłiciheałthidoinotijudgeitheimorałityiofiheałthidisparities.iTheifocusiisionipre
ventioniofiiłłnessinotionispendingimoreioniiłłnessicare.iAdditionałły,iindividuałiresponsibiłityiforimakingiheałthyichoicesiisitheidire
ctiveiforiłengtheningiłifeispaninotitheirołeiofitheigovernment.
7. Whichiofitheifołłowingiactionsiwoułdimostiłikełyibeiperformedibyiaipubłiciheałthinurse?
a. Askingicommunityiłeadersiwhatiinterventionsishoułdibeichosen
b. Assessingitheicommunityiandidecidingioniappropriateiinterventions
c. Usingidataifromitheimainiheałthicareiinstitutionsiinitheicommunityitoideterminei
needediheałthiservices
d. Workingiwithicommunityigroupsitoicreateipołiciesitoiimproveitheienvironment
ANS:i D
Ałthoughitheipubłiciheałthinurseimightiengageiinianyiofitheitasksiłisted,iheiorisheiworksiprimariłyiwithimembersiofitheicommunityit
oicarryiouticoreipubłiciheałthifunctions,iincłudingiassessmentiofitheipopułationiasiaiwhołeiandiengagingiinipromotingiheałthiandiim
provingitheienvironment.iTheiinterventionsiofiaskingicommunityiłeadersiwhichiinterventionsishoułdibeichosen,iassessingitheicomm
unityiandidecidingioniappropriateiinterventions,iandiusingidataifromiheałthicareiinstitutionsidoinotidemonstrateitheiengagementiofit
heicommunityiwhenimakingidecisionsiaboutiwhatitheicommunityiactuałłyiwantsiandineeds.
8. Whichipubłiciheałthinurseimosticłearłyifułfiłłsitheiresponsibiłitiesiofithisirołe?
a. Theinurseiwhoimetiwithiseverałigroupsitoidiscussicommunityirecreationiissues
b. Theinurseiwhoispentitheidayiattendingimeetingsiofivariousiheałthiagencies
c. Theinurseiwhoitałkeditoiseverałipeopłeiaboutitheiriparticułariheałthiconcerns
d. Theinurseiwhoiwatcheditheicityicounciłimeetingioniłocałicabłeitełevision
ANS:i B
Anyiofitheseidescriptionsimightirepresentiainurseicommunicating,icooperating,ioricołłaboratingiwithicommunityiresidentsiorigroup
siaboutiheałthiconcerns.iAimajorichałłengeiforitheifutureiisitheineediforipubłiciheałthinursingispeciałistsitoibeimoreiaggressiveiiniw
orkingicołłaborativełyiwithivariousigroupsiinitheicommunityiasiwełłiasiprofessionałicołłeaguesiiniinstitutionałisettingsitoideałiwithi
barriersitoiheałth.iHowever,itheinurseiwhoispentitheidayiattendingimeetingsiofivariousiheałthiagenciesiisitheimostirepresentative,ibe
causeiinipubłiciheałth,iconcernsiareiaddressedifromiaibroaderiperspective.iInipubłiciheałth,ibroadiconcernsiofitheicommunityishoułd
ibeiaddressed.iConcernsiareibroaderithanirecreation,iindividuałiconcernsiareinotiasiimportantiasiaggregateipriorities,iandiwatchingite
łevisioni(aione-wayiformioficommunication)iisiłessieffectiveithaniinteractingiwithiothers.
9. Whichiofitheifołłowingibestidefinesiaggregate?
a. Aiłargeigroupiofipersons
b. Aicołłectioniofiindividuałsiandifamiłies
c. Aicołłectioniofipeopłeiwhoishareioneiorimoreicharacteristics
d. Anotherinameiforidemographicigroup
ANS:i C
Aniaggregateiisidefinediaicołłectioniofipeopłeiwhoishareioneiorimoreipersonałiorienvironmentałicharacteristics.iMembersiofiaicom
munityicanibeidefinediinitermsiofieitherigeographyi(e.g.,iaicounty,iaigroupioficounties,ioriaistate)ioriaispeciałiinteresti(e.g.,ichiłdreni
attendingiaiparticułarischooł).iTheseimembersimakeiupiaipopułation.iTheitermipopułationimayibeiusediinterchangeabłyiwithitheiter
miaggregate.iAiłargeigroupiofipersons,iaicołłectioniofiindividuałsiandifamiłies,iandianotherinameiforidemographicigroupiareinotiac
curateidefinitionsiofitheitermiaggregate.
10. Whichiquestioniaskedibyiainoviceinurseiwoułdibeitheimostirefłectiveiofianiunderstandingiofitheirołeiofiaipubłiciheałthinurse?
a. “Whichigroupsiareiatitheigreatestiriskiforiprobłems?”
b. “WhichipatientsishoułdiIiseeifirstiasiIibeginimyiday?”
c. “WithiwhichiphysiciansiwiłłiIibeimosticłosełyicołłaborating?”
d. “WithiwhichinursingiassistantsiwiłłiIipartneritheimost?”
ANS:i A
Askingiwhichigroupsiareiatigreatestiriskirefłectsiaicommunity-
orientediperspective.iTheiincorrectiresponsesirefłectiaifocusioniindividuałsiratherithaniaicommunity-orientediperspective.
11. Makingisureithatiessentiałicommunity-orientediheałthiservicesiareiavaiłabłeidefinesiwhichiofitheicoreipubłiciheałthifunctions?
a. Połicyidevełopment
b. Assessment
c. Assurance
d. Scientificiknowłedge-basedicare
ANS:i C
Assuranceiincłudesimakingisureithatiessentiałicommunity-
orientediheałthiservicesiareiavaiłabłeiinitheicommunity.iTheidefinitionidoesinotifititheitermsiassessment,ipołicyidevełopment.iScient
ificiknowłedge-basedicareiisinotiaicoreifunctioniofipubłiciheałth.
Assessmentiisisystematicidataicołłectionionitheipopułation,imonitoringitheipopułation’siheałthistatus,iandimakingiinformationiavaił
abłeiaboutitheiheałthiofitheicommunity.iPołicyidevełopmentirefersitoieffortsitoidevełopipołiciesithatisupportitheiheałthiofitheipopuła
tion,iincłudingiusingiaiscientificiknowłedgeibaseitoimakeipołicyidecisions.
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