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HEALTH IN COMMUNITY/PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSING 6TH EDITION
,TABLE OF CONTENTS cx cx
Chapter 01: Public Health Nursing and Population Health
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Chapter 02: The History of Public Health and Public and Community
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Health Nursing Stanhope:
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Chapter 03: US and Global Health Care
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Chapter 04: Government, the Law, and Policy Activism
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xChapter 05: Economics of US Health Care Delivery
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Chapter 06: Ethics in Public and Community Health Nursing Practice
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Chapter 07: Culture of Populations in Communities
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Chapter 08: Environmental Health Chapt
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er 09: Evidence-
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Based Practice Chapter 10: Epidemiologi
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cal Applicationscx
Chapter 11: Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
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xChapter 12: Communicable and Infection Disease Risk
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s Chapter 13: Community Assessment and Evaluation
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Chapter 14: Health Education in the Community Chapt
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er 15: Case Management
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Chapter 16: Disaster Management cx cx cx
Chapter 17: Public Health Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
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Chapter 18: Program Management cx cx cx
Chapter 19: Healthcare Improvement in the Community
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Chapter 20: Family Development, Family Nursing Assessment, and
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Genomics
Chapter 21: Family Health Risks cx cx cx cx
Chapter 22: Health Risks Across the Life Span
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Chapter 23: Health Equity and Care of Vulnerable Populations Chapt
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er 24: Rural Health and Migrant Health
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Chapter 25: Poverty, Homelessness, Teen Pregnancy, and Mental Illness
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Chapter 26: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems in the
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Community
Chapter 27: Violence and Human Abuse
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Chapter 28: Nursing Practice at the Local, State, and National Levels i
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n Public Health c x cx
Chapter 29: The Faith Community NuRse
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Chapter 30: The NuRse in Public Health, Home Health, Palliative Car
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e, and Hospice c x cx
Chapter 31: The Nurse in the Schools
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Chapter 32: The Nurse in Occupational Health
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,Chapter 01: Community and Prevention Oriented Practice
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to Improve Population Health
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MULTIPLE CHOICE cx
1. Which of the following best describes community-based nursing?
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a. A practice in which care is provided for individuals and families
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b. Providing care with a focus on the group’s needs cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
c. Giving care with a focus on the aggregate’s needs
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d. A value system in which all clients receive optimal care
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ANS: A cxc x
By definition, community-based nursing is a setting-
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specific practice in which care is provided for “sick” individuals and families where
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xthey live, work, and attend school. The emphasis is on acute and chronic care and t
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he provision of comprehensive, coordinated, andcontinuous care. These nurses may
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be generalists or specialists in maternal–
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infant, pediatric,adult, or psychiatric mental health nursing. Community-
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c based nursing emphasizes acute andchronic care to individuals and families, rather
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c than focusing on groups, aggregates, or systems.
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2. Which of the following best describes community-oriented nursing?
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a. Focusing on the provision of care to individuals and families
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b. Providing care to manage acute or chronic conditions cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
c. Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting
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d. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention
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ANS: D cxc x
By definition, community-
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oriented nursing has the goal of preserving, protecting, or maintaining health and p
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reventing disease to promote the quality of life. All nurses may focuson individuals a
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nd families, give direct care to ill persons within their family setting, and helpmana
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ge acute or chronic conditions. These definitions are not specific to community-
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orientednursing.
3. Which of the following is the primary focus of public health nursing?
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a. Families and groups cx cx
b. Illness-oriented care cx
c. Individuals within the family unit cx cx cx cx
d. Health care of communities and populations cx cx cx cx cx
ANS: D cx
In public health nursing the primary focus is on the health care of communities and
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populations rather than on individuals, groups, and families. The goal is to prevent d
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isease andpreserve, promote, restore, and protect health for the community and the
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population within it. Community-based nurses deal primarily with illness-
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oriented care of individuals and families acorss the life span. The aim is to amanage
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acute and chronic health conditions in the community, and the focus of practice is o
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n individual or family- centered illness care.
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, 4. Which of the following is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectanc
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y during the20th century?
c x cx cx
a. Technology increases in the field of medical laboratory research cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
b. Advances in surgical techniques and procedures cx cx cx cx cx
c. Sanitation and other population-based prevention programs cx cx cx cx cx
d. Use of antibiotics to fight infections
cx cx cx cx cx
ANS: C cx
Improvements in control of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation, and cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
c other population-
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based prevention programs led to the increase in life expectancy from less than 50ye
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx c x cx cx
ars in 1900 to more than 78 years in 2013. Although people are excited when a new
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drug isdiscovered that cures a disease or when a new way to transplant organs is per
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fected, it is important to know about the significant gains in the health of populations
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that have come largely from public health accomplishments.
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5. A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of premature deaths in the c
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ommunity.Which of the following interventions would most likely be implemented cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
by the nurse?
c x cx cx
a. Increase the community’s knowledge about hospice care. cx cx cx cx cx cx
b. Promote healthy lifestyle behavior choices among the community members.
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c. Encourage employers to have wellness centers at each industrial site. cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
d. Ensure timely and effective medical intervention and treatment f
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or communitymembers. c x
ANS: B cx
Public health approaches could help prevent premature deaths by influencing the way
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xpeopleeat, drink, drive, engage in exercise, and treat the environment. Increasing kn
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owledge of hospice care, encouraging on- cx cx cx cx cx
site wellness centers, and ensuring timely treatment of medicalconditions do not addr
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ess the focus of improving overall health through health promotion strategies. This is
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the major method that is suggested to decrease the incidence of premature death.
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6. Which of the following is a basic assumption of public health efforts?
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a. Health disparities among any groups are morally and legally wrong.
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b. Health care is the most important priority in government planning and funding.
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c. The health of individuals cannot be separated from the health of the community.
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d. The government is responsible for lengthening the life span of Americans.
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ANS: C cx
Public health practice focuses on the community as a whole, and the effect of the co
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mmunity’s health status (resources) on the health of individuals, families, and groups.
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The goal is to prevent disease and disability and promote and protect the health of t
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he community as a whole. Public health can be described as what society collectively
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does to ensure that conditions exist in which people can be healthy. The basic assum
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ptions of public health do notjudge the morality of health disparities. The focus is on
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prevention of illness not on spending more on illness care. Additionally, individual r
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esponsibility for making healthy choices is the directive for lengthening life span not t
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he role of the government.
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7. Which of the following actions would most likely be performed by a public health nurse?
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a. Asking community leaders what interventions should be chosen
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b. Assessing the community and deciding on appropriate interventions cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
c. Using data from the main health care institutions in the community to determine
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HEALTH IN COMMUNITY/PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSING 6TH EDITION
,TABLE OF CONTENTS cx cx
Chapter 01: Public Health Nursing and Population Health
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
Chapter 02: The History of Public Health and Public and Community
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
Health Nursing Stanhope:
cx cx cx
Chapter 03: US and Global Health Care
cx cx cx cx cx cx
Chapter 04: Government, the Law, and Policy Activism
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx c
xChapter 05: Economics of US Health Care Delivery
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
Chapter 06: Ethics in Public and Community Health Nursing Practice
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
Chapter 07: Culture of Populations in Communities
c x cx cx cx cx cx cx
Chapter 08: Environmental Health Chapt
cx cx cx cx
er 09: Evidence-
cx cx
Based Practice Chapter 10: Epidemiologi
cx cx cx cx
cal Applicationscx
Chapter 11: Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
cx cx cx cx cx cx c
xChapter 12: Communicable and Infection Disease Risk
cx cx cx cx cx cx
s Chapter 13: Community Assessment and Evaluation
cx cx cx cx cx cx c x
Chapter 14: Health Education in the Community Chapt
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
er 15: Case Management
cx cx cx
Chapter 16: Disaster Management cx cx cx
Chapter 17: Public Health Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
Chapter 18: Program Management cx cx cx
Chapter 19: Healthcare Improvement in the Community
cx cx cx cx cx cx
Chapter 20: Family Development, Family Nursing Assessment, and
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx c x
Genomics
Chapter 21: Family Health Risks cx cx cx cx
Chapter 22: Health Risks Across the Life Span
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
Chapter 23: Health Equity and Care of Vulnerable Populations Chapt
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
er 24: Rural Health and Migrant Health
cx cx cx cx cx cx
Chapter 25: Poverty, Homelessness, Teen Pregnancy, and Mental Illness
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
Chapter 26: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems in the
c x cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
Community
Chapter 27: Violence and Human Abuse
cx cx cx cx cx
Chapter 28: Nursing Practice at the Local, State, and National Levels i
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
n Public Health c x cx
Chapter 29: The Faith Community NuRse
cx cx cx cx cx
Chapter 30: The NuRse in Public Health, Home Health, Palliative Car
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
e, and Hospice c x cx
Chapter 31: The Nurse in the Schools
cx cx cx cx cx cx
Chapter 32: The Nurse in Occupational Health
cx cx cx cx cx cx
,Chapter 01: Community and Prevention Oriented Practice
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
to Improve Population Health
cx cx cx cx
MULTIPLE CHOICE cx
1. Which of the following best describes community-based nursing?
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
a. A practice in which care is provided for individuals and families
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
b. Providing care with a focus on the group’s needs cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
c. Giving care with a focus on the aggregate’s needs
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
d. A value system in which all clients receive optimal care
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
ANS: A cxc x
By definition, community-based nursing is a setting-
cx cx cx cx cx cx
specific practice in which care is provided for “sick” individuals and families where
cx cx cx cx cx c x cx cx cx cx cx cx c
xthey live, work, and attend school. The emphasis is on acute and chronic care and t
cx cx cx cx cx c x cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
he provision of comprehensive, coordinated, andcontinuous care. These nurses may
cx cx cx c x cx cx cx cx cx cx
be generalists or specialists in maternal–
cx cx cx cx c x
infant, pediatric,adult, or psychiatric mental health nursing. Community-
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
c based nursing emphasizes acute andchronic care to individuals and families, rather
x cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
c than focusing on groups, aggregates, or systems.
x cx cx cx cx cx cx
2. Which of the following best describes community-oriented nursing?
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
a. Focusing on the provision of care to individuals and families
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
b. Providing care to manage acute or chronic conditions cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
c. Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
d. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
ANS: D cxc x
By definition, community-
cx cx
oriented nursing has the goal of preserving, protecting, or maintaining health and p
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx c x cx cx cx
reventing disease to promote the quality of life. All nurses may focuson individuals a
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx c x cx cx
nd families, give direct care to ill persons within their family setting, and helpmana
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx c x cx cx
ge acute or chronic conditions. These definitions are not specific to community-
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx c x cx
orientednursing.
3. Which of the following is the primary focus of public health nursing?
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
a. Families and groups cx cx
b. Illness-oriented care cx
c. Individuals within the family unit cx cx cx cx
d. Health care of communities and populations cx cx cx cx cx
ANS: D cx
In public health nursing the primary focus is on the health care of communities and
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx c x
populations rather than on individuals, groups, and families. The goal is to prevent d
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx c x
isease andpreserve, promote, restore, and protect health for the community and the
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx c x
population within it. Community-based nurses deal primarily with illness-
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
oriented care of individuals and families acorss the life span. The aim is to amanage
cx c x cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
acute and chronic health conditions in the community, and the focus of practice is o
cx cx c x cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
n individual or family- centered illness care.
cx cx cx c x cx cx
, 4. Which of the following is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectanc
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
y during the20th century?
c x cx cx
a. Technology increases in the field of medical laboratory research cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
b. Advances in surgical techniques and procedures cx cx cx cx cx
c. Sanitation and other population-based prevention programs cx cx cx cx cx
d. Use of antibiotics to fight infections
cx cx cx cx cx
ANS: C cx
Improvements in control of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation, and cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
c other population-
x cx
based prevention programs led to the increase in life expectancy from less than 50ye
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx c x cx cx
ars in 1900 to more than 78 years in 2013. Although people are excited when a new
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx c x cx cx cx
drug isdiscovered that cures a disease or when a new way to transplant organs is per
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx c x cx cx
fected, it is important to know about the significant gains in the health of populations
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx c x c
that have come largely from public health accomplishments.
x cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
5. A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of premature deaths in the c
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx c x
ommunity.Which of the following interventions would most likely be implemented cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
by the nurse?
c x cx cx
a. Increase the community’s knowledge about hospice care. cx cx cx cx cx cx
b. Promote healthy lifestyle behavior choices among the community members.
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
c. Encourage employers to have wellness centers at each industrial site. cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
d. Ensure timely and effective medical intervention and treatment f
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
or communitymembers. c x
ANS: B cx
Public health approaches could help prevent premature deaths by influencing the way
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx c
xpeopleeat, drink, drive, engage in exercise, and treat the environment. Increasing kn
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx c x
owledge of hospice care, encouraging on- cx cx cx cx cx
site wellness centers, and ensuring timely treatment of medicalconditions do not addr
cx cx cx cx cx c x cx cx cx cx cx
ess the focus of improving overall health through health promotion strategies. This is
cx cx cx cx cx cx c x cx cx cx cx cx c
the major method that is suggested to decrease the incidence of premature death.
x cx cx cx cx cx cx c x cx cx cx cx cx
6. Which of the following is a basic assumption of public health efforts?
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
a. Health disparities among any groups are morally and legally wrong.
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
b. Health care is the most important priority in government planning and funding.
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
c. The health of individuals cannot be separated from the health of the community.
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
d. The government is responsible for lengthening the life span of Americans.
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
ANS: C cx
Public health practice focuses on the community as a whole, and the effect of the co
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx c x
mmunity’s health status (resources) on the health of individuals, families, and groups.
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
The goal is to prevent disease and disability and promote and protect the health of t
c x cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
he community as a whole. Public health can be described as what society collectively
c x cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx c
does to ensure that conditions exist in which people can be healthy. The basic assum
x c x cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
ptions of public health do notjudge the morality of health disparities. The focus is on
cx c x cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
prevention of illness not on spending more on illness care. Additionally, individual r
cxc x cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
esponsibility for making healthy choices is the directive for lengthening life span not t
cx c x cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
he role of the government.
cx cx cx c x
7. Which of the following actions would most likely be performed by a public health nurse?
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
a. Asking community leaders what interventions should be chosen
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
b. Assessing the community and deciding on appropriate interventions cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
c. Using data from the main health care institutions in the community to determine
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
