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Develop essential knowledge and practical skills in population-focused nursing with this comprehensive Test Bank for Community/Public Health Nursing, 7th Edition by Mary A. Nies and Melanie McEwen. Designed for nursing students, instructors, and healthcare educators, this study resource provides chapter-by-chapter practice questions with verified answers that reinforce key concepts in community and public health nursing. Topics include health promotion, disease prevention, epidemiology, community assessment, environmental health, disaster preparedness, communicable disease control, family health, vulnerable populations, cultural competence, health policy, leadership, ethics, evidence-based practice, population health, community partnerships, and public health interventions. Ideal for community health nursing, public health nursing, BSN and RN programs, NCLEX-RN preparation, classroom instruction, and independent study, this resource supports quizzes, examinations, faculty teaching, and comprehensive review. It strengthens critical thinking, clinical reasoning, population health knowledge, and nursing judgment while preparing learners to deliver safe, effective, and evidence-based care across diverse communities and public health settings.

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Chapter 01: Health: A Community View
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1. Which bes describes the primary reason that Americans are concerned about health care?
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a. Politicians are discussing how to improve health care. J Y J Y J Y J Y J Y J
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b. The media has provided mixed messages about the health care system.J Y J Y J Y J
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c. Our national health care costs keep increasing. J Y J
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d. The new health care system offers free services to Americans. J Y J
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ANS: J Y C
The primary reason for the focus on health care is the constantly increasing costs, which cannot
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be sustained. The costs of caring for the sick accounted for the majority of escalating health care
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dollars, which increased from 5.7% of the gross domestic product in 1965 to 17.8% in 2015.
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Politicians and the media both influence Americans’ perceptions about health care; however,
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they are not the primary reason why Americans are concerned. The new health care system will
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change the health care access and availability, but will not necessarily be offering any free
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services to Americans. J
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2. A nurse has begun to lobby with politicians for changes to the health care system. Why is this
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involvement important? J Y




a. Nurses, as central characters in several popular TV series, are currently very J Y J Y J
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visible in American media. J Y J Y J Y




b. Nurses are primarily responsible for managing the various units in our health care J Y J
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system.
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d. Nurses are the only group that is employed both inside and outside of hospitals. J Y J
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ANS: J Y C
As the largest segment of health care providers, nurses are informed about the current health
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care system and all the problems that result from people not seeking care until they are
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desperately ill. Nurses, as the American Nurses Association (ANA) emphasize, usually believe J Y J Y J Y J Y J Y J Y J Y J Y J
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that health care is a right, not a privilege. Therefore, nurses, whose work is central to our current
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health care delivery system, can also be instrumental in working politically to create a health
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care delivery system that will meet health needs. While nurses are in several current TV series
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and are employed both inside and outside of hospitals, physicians and other health care providers
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are as well. Nurses are often managers, but managers often have other backgrounds, such as
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business administration. J
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3. What conclusion can be drawn from examining where nurses are employed?
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a. There is a trend toward consolidation of health care into large central medical J
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centers.
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c. There is an obvious need to decrease health care costs by cutting positions. J
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d. Managed care organizations (MCOs) are employing nurses to improve customer J Y J
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relations.
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MCOs are employing nurses in many capacities. Although hospitals are closing and acute care is
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increasingly found in central medical centers, the same trend may be seen in an increase in J Y J Y J
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neighborhood-based practice centers. While positions are cut in most industries, health care is J Y J Y J
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recognized as an area where growth in employment is expected. However, nurses are J
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increasingly employed in community settings as opposed to hospitals. This change reflects the J Y J Y J Y J Y J
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move toward community-based care rather than hospital-based tertiary care. To help decrease
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the continued rise in health care costs, the increased emphasis is on disease prevention rather
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than high-cost treatment.
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4. Which ethical belief would be most helpful in the current health care crisis?
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a. Emphasis should be on individual and corporation freedom in the marketplace. J Y J
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b. Emphasis should be on individual autonomy and freedom of choice. J Y J Y J
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c. Emphasis should be on social justice and collective responsibility. J Y J
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d. Emphasis should be on the effectiveness of technology in resolving problems. J Y J Y J
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ANS: J Y C
Public health recognizes the necessity of collective action in keeping the environment safe and in
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egalitarian tradition and vision. An overinvestment in technology and seeking of cures within
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the market justice system has stifled the evolution of a health system to protect and preserve the
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health of the population. Although individual autonomy and freedom of choice are important,
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so is the recognition of collective responsibility in ensuring social justice, which entitles all
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people to basic necessities. J Y J
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5. What is the primary problem seen in Healthy People 2020’s emphasis on choosing healthy
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lifestyle behaviors, such as daily exercise or healthy food choices?
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a. Emphasis on other lifestyle choices, such as not smoking and minimal use of J Y J Y J
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alcohol or drugs, is also needed. J Y J Y J Y J Y J Y




b. All of us must work together to make unhealthy behaviors socially unacceptable.
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c. It costs more to make healthy choices, such as buying and eating fresh fruits and
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vegetables as opposed to quick and cheap fast-food choices. J Y J Y J Y J
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d. Public policy emphasizes personal responsibility but ignores social and J
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environmental changes needed for well-being. J
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Although all responses are accurate, the primary problem is the emphasis on personal choices in
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the Healthy People 2020 objectives. Emphasis on personal choices ignores the need for
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community responsibility and action that addresses environmental or cultural restraints to J Y J
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health.

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6. What responsibility does the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics require of the
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nurse beyond giving excellent care to patients?
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a. Accept longer work schedules to ensure that professional care is always available
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to clients. J
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b. Recognize the need for experienced nurses to mentor new graduates to help J Y J Y J Y J
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increase and expand the number of professionals available. J Y J Y J Y J Y J
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c. Support health legislation to improve accessibility and cost of health care. J Y J Y J Y J Y J Y J Y J
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d. Volunteer to work overtime as needed to ensure maximum quality of care. J Y J Y J Y J Y J
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The ANA Code of Ethics promotes social reform by focusing on health policy and legislation to
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positively affect accessibility, quality, and cost of health care. The code does not directly
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address workplace issues, such as work schedules or need for overtime.
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7. What is the community health nursing definition of health?
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a. Health is a person’s goal-directed purposeful process toward well-being or
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wholeness.
b. Health is an individual’s physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the
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absence of disease or infirmity. J Y J Y J
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c. Health is the mutual adaptation between a person and his or her environment in
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meeting daily existence. J Y J Y




d. Health is families and aggregates choosing actions to ensure safety and well-being.
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The text stresses that health is not just the result of an individual’s choices, but choices and actions
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of individuals, families, groups, and communities that lead to better health.
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8. How does community health nursing define community?
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a. A group of persons living within specific geographic boundaries
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b. A group of persons who share a common identity and environment
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c. A group of persons who work together to meet common goals
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d. A group of persons who resolve a community concern
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Community health nurses work with both geopolitical groups (within specific geographicJ Y J Y J Y J
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boundaries) and phenomenological groups (who have a common identity based on culture,
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history, or goals). A particular phenomenological group may or may not have been a planned
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group—that is, a group that came together to resolve a recognized common problem or to meet
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a common goal. However, of all the choices, a group of persons who share a common identity
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broadest and most complete definition. J
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9. Which variable has a major influence on a community’s health?
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c. Quality of the public safety officers (police officers, firefighters, etc.)J
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d. The number and credentials of public health officials in the community
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ANS: J Y A

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