COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 10TH EDITION RECTOR TEST BANK G RADED A+

COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 10TH EDITION RECTOR TEST BANK G RADED A+Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction 1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences between public health and community health, which of the following statements by a nursing student would indicate knowledge of the similarities and differences between public health and community health? A) “Community health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in a community setting, ratherthan an institutionalsetting.” B) “Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in an institutional setting.” C) “Public health nursing is focused on the healthof individuals.” D) “Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and improve the healthofthe general public.” Ans: D Feedback: Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly complex challenges, this nursing specialty holdsthe potential to shape the quality of community health services and improve the health of the general public. 2. Which of the following statements would best describe the difference between public health nursing and community health nursing? A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and community health nursing is focusedonthe publicaspects of health. B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated communities and is apart of the larger public health effort. C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of services and perspectives. D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are practiced exclusively within institutions. Ans: B Feedback: In this textbook, community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated communities. It is a part of the larger public health effort and recognizes the fundamental concepts and principles of public health as its birthright and foundation for practice. Public health nursing is focused on the public aspects of health. Public health nursing and community health nursing have distinctive types of services and perspectives. Neither public health nursing nor community health nursing is practiced excl usively within institutions. 3. Which of the following is most accurate about the concept of community? A) A community is a collection of people who share some important features of theirlives. B) Community members live in the same geographic location. C) Community members are biologically related. D) A community is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another and do not necessarily share asense of belonging to that group. Ans: A Feedback: The broad definition of a community is a collection of people who share some important features of their lives. Community members may not live in the same geographic location as in a common-interest community ora community ofsolution. A population ismade up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another and do not necessarily share a sense of belonging to that group.