COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING IN
CANADA 3RD EDITION STANHOPE
TESTED QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
◉ 4. A community-oriented nurse leader is working with
community leaders and interested citizens to improve access to
services for the underserved by planning an expansion of the local
community health clinic. This is an example of which type of
community partnership model?
a. Coalition
b. Democratic
c. Passive
d. Community member professional
Answer: ANS: D
Community members who are recognized as community leaders,
(whether professionals, pastors, government officials or
interested citizens) possess credibility and skills that health
professionals often lack. The community member-professional
partnership approach specifically emphasizes active participation.
Coalitions are formal partnerships in which individuals and
organizations serve in defined capacities such as steering
,committees, advisory committees, and work groups. Coalitions
are active partnerships, in which all participants share leadership
and decision making to some degree.
Cognitive Level: Application
Associated Chapter Objective: 2 & 4
REF: p. 400
◉ 5. The community practice nurse is preparing to initiate a
community partnership with a neighborhood watch association to
address teenager street vandalism. The nurse meets with a local
pastor who introduces her to the neighborhood residents she
needs to partner with. The role of the pastor in this example is:
a. gatekeeper.
b. community health worker (CHW).
c. professional service provider.
d. stakeholder.
Answer: ANS: A
Gatekeepers refer to formal or informal community leaders who
create opportunities for nurses to meet diverse members of the
community. Gatekeepers can confer credibility to the nurse. CHWs
are not professional or licensed health care providers but are
community members from diverse backgrounds who receive
,training to do health outreach work. CHWs can assist nurses in
doing community health assessments in several ways. They
extend the reach of the nurse by being able to do many activities
that are part of the community assessment process. Stakeholders
refer to anyone with a personal or occupational interest or
concern in a community's life. Professional service providers who
are community members such as school teachers, public safety
officers, and agricultural extension agents play a large part in the
overall health of the community.
Cognitive Level: Synthesis
Associated Chapter Objective: 3 & 5
REF: p. 401
◉ 6. The most important aspect of the nursing community
assessment phase can best be described as:
a. analyzing and synthesizing data.
b. collecting and gathering data.
c. formulating a community nursing diagnosis.
d. identifying problem correlates.
Answer: ANS: C
Community assessment is one of the three core functions of public
health nursing and is the process of critically thinking about the
, community. It starts by defining the client in terms of person,
place, and function. It is a logical, systematic approach for
identifying community needs, clarifying community problems,
and identifying community strengths and resources to address
these problems. It involves collecting data to obtain usable
information about the community and its health. Such data
collection may include gathering existing data as well as
generating new data. New data might be generated by performing
secondary analysis of existing data, conducting surveys, and
carrying out community reconnaissance. Both types of data are
combined in a composite database that is then analyzed and
synthesized to identify trends or themes. The analysis of data
generates information about community health problems (needs
for action) and community health strengths and abilities that can
be drawn upon in tackling these problems. The nurse and the
community, in partnership, identify the problems. This is the
process of problem analysis, which seeks to clarify the nature of a
given problem. The nurse identifies the origins and effects of the
problem, the points at which interventions might occur, and the
parties that have an interest in the problem or its solution. A
community-of-interest focus group that contains both content and
process experts, as well as the nurse, should review the
information to identify problem correlates (factors that contribute
to the problem) and explore the relationship between each factor
and the given problem. Active community participation is critical
for the data interpretation process, particularly problem
identification. A community nursing diagnosis is the end product
of assessment and cl
◉ 7. A rural community health nurse has made sure that CHWs
are involved in the health department's migrant worker outreach
CANADA 3RD EDITION STANHOPE
TESTED QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
◉ 4. A community-oriented nurse leader is working with
community leaders and interested citizens to improve access to
services for the underserved by planning an expansion of the local
community health clinic. This is an example of which type of
community partnership model?
a. Coalition
b. Democratic
c. Passive
d. Community member professional
Answer: ANS: D
Community members who are recognized as community leaders,
(whether professionals, pastors, government officials or
interested citizens) possess credibility and skills that health
professionals often lack. The community member-professional
partnership approach specifically emphasizes active participation.
Coalitions are formal partnerships in which individuals and
organizations serve in defined capacities such as steering
,committees, advisory committees, and work groups. Coalitions
are active partnerships, in which all participants share leadership
and decision making to some degree.
Cognitive Level: Application
Associated Chapter Objective: 2 & 4
REF: p. 400
◉ 5. The community practice nurse is preparing to initiate a
community partnership with a neighborhood watch association to
address teenager street vandalism. The nurse meets with a local
pastor who introduces her to the neighborhood residents she
needs to partner with. The role of the pastor in this example is:
a. gatekeeper.
b. community health worker (CHW).
c. professional service provider.
d. stakeholder.
Answer: ANS: A
Gatekeepers refer to formal or informal community leaders who
create opportunities for nurses to meet diverse members of the
community. Gatekeepers can confer credibility to the nurse. CHWs
are not professional or licensed health care providers but are
community members from diverse backgrounds who receive
,training to do health outreach work. CHWs can assist nurses in
doing community health assessments in several ways. They
extend the reach of the nurse by being able to do many activities
that are part of the community assessment process. Stakeholders
refer to anyone with a personal or occupational interest or
concern in a community's life. Professional service providers who
are community members such as school teachers, public safety
officers, and agricultural extension agents play a large part in the
overall health of the community.
Cognitive Level: Synthesis
Associated Chapter Objective: 3 & 5
REF: p. 401
◉ 6. The most important aspect of the nursing community
assessment phase can best be described as:
a. analyzing and synthesizing data.
b. collecting and gathering data.
c. formulating a community nursing diagnosis.
d. identifying problem correlates.
Answer: ANS: C
Community assessment is one of the three core functions of public
health nursing and is the process of critically thinking about the
, community. It starts by defining the client in terms of person,
place, and function. It is a logical, systematic approach for
identifying community needs, clarifying community problems,
and identifying community strengths and resources to address
these problems. It involves collecting data to obtain usable
information about the community and its health. Such data
collection may include gathering existing data as well as
generating new data. New data might be generated by performing
secondary analysis of existing data, conducting surveys, and
carrying out community reconnaissance. Both types of data are
combined in a composite database that is then analyzed and
synthesized to identify trends or themes. The analysis of data
generates information about community health problems (needs
for action) and community health strengths and abilities that can
be drawn upon in tackling these problems. The nurse and the
community, in partnership, identify the problems. This is the
process of problem analysis, which seeks to clarify the nature of a
given problem. The nurse identifies the origins and effects of the
problem, the points at which interventions might occur, and the
parties that have an interest in the problem or its solution. A
community-of-interest focus group that contains both content and
process experts, as well as the nurse, should review the
information to identify problem correlates (factors that contribute
to the problem) and explore the relationship between each factor
and the given problem. Active community participation is critical
for the data interpretation process, particularly problem
identification. A community nursing diagnosis is the end product
of assessment and cl
◉ 7. A rural community health nurse has made sure that CHWs
are involved in the health department's migrant worker outreach
