NURSINGn10TH nEDITION nBY nCHERIE nRECTOR, nMARY nJO
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STANLEY
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, TEST BANK For
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COMMUNITY AND n
PUBLIC HEALTH n
NURSING 10TH EDITION
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BY CHERIE RECTOR,
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MARY JO STANLEY
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,COMMUNITY n ANDPUBLIC nHEALTH n NURSING n10TH n EDITION nRECTOR nTEST nBANK
Chapter n1 n The nJourney nBegins: nIntroduction
1. After nteaching na ngroup nof nnursing nstudents nabout nthe nsimilarities nand ndifferences
nbetween npublicnhealth nand ncommunity nhealth, nwhich nof nthe nfollowing nstatements nby na
nnursing nstudent nwould nindicate nknowledge nof nthe nsimilarities nand ndifferences nbetween npublic
nhealth nand ncommunity nhealth?
A) “Community nhealth nnursing nis ndefined nas
nursing ncare n that nis n provided nin na ncommunity nsetting, nrather nthan nan ninstitutional nsetting.”
B) “Public nhealth nnursing nis ndefined nas nnursing ncare nthat nis n provided nin nan ninstitutional n setting.”
C) “Public nhealth nnursing nis nfocused non
nthenhealth nof nindividuals.”
D) “Community nhealth nnursing ncan nshape nthe nquality nof ncommunity nhealth
nservices nandnimprove nthe nhealthof nthe ngeneral npublic.”
Ans: n D nFeedback:
Operating nwithin nan nenvironment nof nrapid nchange nand nincreasingly ncomplex nchallenges, nthis
nnursingnspecialty nholdsthe npotential nto nshape nthe nquality nof ncommunity nhealth nservices nand
improve nthe nhealth nof nthe ngeneral npublic.
2. Which nof n the nfollowing nstatements nwould nbest
describe nthe ndifference nbetween npublic nhealth nnursing nand ncommunity nhealth nnursing?
A) Public nhealth nnursing nis nfocused non nthe nprivate naspects nof nhealth, nand ncommunity
nhealth nnursing nisnfocusedonthe npublicaspects nof
health.
B) In nour ntextbook, nthe nterm ncommunity nhealth npractice nrefers nto na nfocus non nspecific,
ndesignatedncommunities nand nis napart nof nthe
larger npublic nhealth neffort.
C) Public nhealth nnursing nand ncommunity nhealth nnursing nrelate nto nthe nvery nsame ntypes nof
nservices nandnperspectives.
D) Both npublic nhealth nnursing nand ncommunity nhealth nnursing nare npracticed
nexclusively nwithinninstitutions.
Ans: n B nFeedback:
, In nthis ntextbook, ncommunity nhealth npractice nrefers nto na nfocus non nspecific, ndesignated
ncommunities. nIt nis na npart nof nthe nlarger npublic nhealth neffort nand nrecognizes nthe nfundamental
nconcepts nand nprinciples nof npublic nhealth nas nits nbirthright nand nfoundation nfor npractice. nPublic
nhealth nnursing nis nfocused non nthe npublic naspectsnof nhealth. nPublic nhealth nnursing nand
ncommunity nhealth nnursing nhave ndistinctive ntypes nof nservices nand nperspectives. nNeither npublic
nhealth nnursing nnor ncommunity nhealth nnursing nis npracticed nexcl nusively nwithinninstitutions.
3. Which nof n the nfollowing nis nmost naccurate nabout n the nconcept nof n community?
A) A n community nis na ncollection nof npeople nwho nshare nsome nimportant nfeatures nof ntheir nlives.
B) Community nmembers nlive n in nthe nsame n geographic nlocation.
C) Community nmembers nare nbiologically nrelated.
D) A n community nis nmade nup nof npeople nwho ndo nnot nnecessarily ninteract nwith none nanother
nand ndo nnotnnecessarily nshare nasense nof nbelonging
to nthat ngroup.
nAns: nAnFeedback:
The nbroad ndefinition nof na ncommunity nis na ncollection nof npeople nwho nshare nsome nimportant
nfeatures nof ntheir nlives. nCommunity nmembers nmay nnot nlive nin nthe nsame ngeographic nlocation nas
nin na ncommon-interestncommunity nora n community nof nsolution. nA npopulation nis nmade nup nof npeople
who ndo nnot nnecessarily ninteract nwith none nanother nand ndo nnot nnecessarily nshare
na nsense nofnbelongingto nthat ngroup.
4. A ngroup nof nstudents nare nreviewing nmaterial nfor na ntest non npopulations,
ncommunities, nandnaggregates. nWhich nof nthe nfollowing nindicates
that n the nstudents nunderstand nthese nconcepts?
A) Members nof na n population nshare na nsense nof nbelonging.
B) Communities nand npopulations nare ntypes nof naggregates.
C) Individuals nof na ncommunity nare n loosely nconnected.
D) Members nof nan naggregate nshare na nstrong nbond.
nAns: nBnFeedback:
An n aggregate nrefers nto na nmass nof n grouping nof ndistinct nindividuals nwho nare nconsidered nas na
whole nand nwho nare nloosely nassociated nwith none nanother. nCommunities nand npopulations nare
ntypes nof naggregates. nA npopulation nis nmade nup nof npeople nwho ndo nnot nnecessarily ninteract
nwith none nanother nand ndonnot nnecessarily nshare na nsense nof nbelonging nto nthe ngroup. nA ncommunity
nis na
collection nof npeople nwho nchose nto ninteract nwith none nanother nbecause nof ncommon
ninterests,ncharacteristics, norgoals, nwhich nform nthe nbasis nfor na nsense nof nunity nor
belonging.
5. Which nof nthe nfollowing nwould na ncommunity nhealth nnurse nidentify nas na ncommunity
nof ncommonninterest?