TEST BANK For COMMUNITY AND
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 10 EDITION By
TH
RECTOR
, COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 10THEDITION
RECTOR TEST BANK
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and
differences betweenpublic 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, rather than an institutional
setting.=
B) <Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided
in an institutionalsetting.=
C) <Public health nursing is
focused on thehealth of
individuals.=
D) <Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health
services and
improve the health of the general public.=
Ans: D
Fe
ed
ba
ck
:
Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly
complex challenges, this nursing specialty holds the potential to shape the
quality of community health services andimprove 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 healthnursing is focused on the public aspects of
health.
B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a
focus on specific,designated communities and is a part of the
larger public health effort.
C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the
very same types ofservices and perspectives.
D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are
practiced exclusivelywithin institutions.
Ans: B
Fe
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ba
ck
:
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 nursingnor community health nursing is practiced exclusively within
institutions.
3. Which of the following is most
accurate aboutthe concept of
community?
A) A community is a collection of
, people whoshare some important
features of their lives.
B) Community members live
in the samegeographic location.
C) Community members are biologically related.
D) A community is made up of people who do not necessarily interact
with one another anddo not necessarily share a sense of belonging
to
that
grou
p.
Ans: A
Feedback:
The broad definition of a community is a collection of people who share
some importantfeatures of their lives. Community members may not live in
the same geographic location as in acommon-interest community or a
community of solution. A population is made up of people who do not
necessarily interact with one another and do not necessarily share a sense of
belonging to that
group.
4. A group of students are reviewing material for a test on populations,
communities, andaggregates. Which of the following indicates
that the students understand these concepts?
A) Members of a population
share a sense ofbelonging.
B) Communities and populations
are types ofaggregates.
C) Individuals of a community
are looselyconnected.
D) Members of an aggregate share a
strong bond.Ans: B
Feedback:
An aggregate refers to a mass of grouping of distinct individuals who
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 10 EDITION By
TH
RECTOR
, COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 10THEDITION
RECTOR TEST BANK
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and
differences betweenpublic 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, rather than an institutional
setting.=
B) <Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided
in an institutionalsetting.=
C) <Public health nursing is
focused on thehealth of
individuals.=
D) <Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health
services and
improve the health of the general public.=
Ans: D
Fe
ed
ba
ck
:
Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly
complex challenges, this nursing specialty holds the potential to shape the
quality of community health services andimprove 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 healthnursing is focused on the public aspects of
health.
B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a
focus on specific,designated communities and is a part of the
larger public health effort.
C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the
very same types ofservices and perspectives.
D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are
practiced exclusivelywithin institutions.
Ans: B
Fe
ed
ba
ck
:
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 nursingnor community health nursing is practiced exclusively within
institutions.
3. Which of the following is most
accurate aboutthe concept of
community?
A) A community is a collection of
, people whoshare some important
features of their lives.
B) Community members live
in the samegeographic location.
C) Community members are biologically related.
D) A community is made up of people who do not necessarily interact
with one another anddo not necessarily share a sense of belonging
to
that
grou
p.
Ans: A
Feedback:
The broad definition of a community is a collection of people who share
some importantfeatures of their lives. Community members may not live in
the same geographic location as in acommon-interest community or a
community of solution. A population is made up of people who do not
necessarily interact with one another and do not necessarily share a sense of
belonging to that
group.
4. A group of students are reviewing material for a test on populations,
communities, andaggregates. Which of the following indicates
that the students understand these concepts?
A) Members of a population
share a sense ofbelonging.
B) Communities and populations
are types ofaggregates.
C) Individuals of a community
are looselyconnected.
D) Members of an aggregate share a
strong bond.Ans: B
Feedback:
An aggregate refers to a mass of grouping of distinct individuals who
