Test Bank For Community and Public Health Nursing, 10th Edition, By Cherie Rector, Mary Jo Stanley, All Chapters 1-30

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Chapter 1 v v v The Journey Begins: Introductionv v v




1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and
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v statements by a nursing student would indicate knowledge of the similarities and
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A) “Community health nursing is defined as v v v v v




nursing care that is provided in a community setting, rather than an institutional setting.”
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B) “Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is v v v v v v v v v v v provided in an institutional v v v



setting.”
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focused on the health of individuals.”
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D) “Community health nursing can shape the quality of community v v v v v v v v




health services and improve the healthof the general public.”
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Ans: D Feedback:
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Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly complex
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vchallenges, this nursing specialty holdsthe potential to shape the quality of community
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vhealth services and improve the health of the general public.
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2. Which of the following statements would best v v v v v v v




describe the difference between public health nursing and community health nursing?
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A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and
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community health nursing is focusedonthe publicaspects of
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health.

B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a
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focus on specific, designated communities and is apart of the
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larger public health effort.
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C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same
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D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are
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practiced exclusively within institutions.
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Ans: B Feedback:
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, In this textbook, community health practice refers to a focus on specific,
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designated communities. It is a part of the larger public health effort and
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recognizes the fundamental concepts and principles of public health as its
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birthright and foundation for practice. Public health nursing is focused on the
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public aspects of health. Public health nursing and community health nursing have
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distinctive types of services and perspectives.
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Neither public health nursing nor community health nursing is practiced excl usively
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within institutions.
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3. Which of the following is most accurate about the concept of community?
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A) A community is a collection of people who share some important features of their
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vlives.
B) Community members live in the same geographic location. v v v v v v v




C) Community members are biologically related. v v v v




D) A community is made up of people who do not necessarily interact
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with one another and do not necessarily share asense of belonging
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to that group.
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Feedback:
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The broad definition of a community is a collection of people who share some important
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features of their lives. Community members may not live in the same geographic
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location as in a common-interest community ora community of solution. A population is
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made up of people
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who do not necessarily interact with one another and do not necessarily
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share a sense of belongingto that group.
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4. A group of students are reviewing material for a test on
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populations, communities, and aggregates. Which of the following indicates
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that the students understand these concepts?
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A) Members of a population share a sense of belonging. v v v v v v v v v




B) Communities and populations are types of aggregates. v v v v v v



C) Individuals of a community are loosely connected. v v v v v v




D) Members of an aggregate share a strong v v v v v v




bond. Ans: B Feedback:
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An aggregate refers to a mass of grouping of distinct individuals who are
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vconsidered as a whole and who are loosely associated with one another. v v v v v v v v v v v




vCommunities and populations are types of aggregates. A population is made up of v v v v v v v v v v v v




vpeople who do not necessarily interact with one another and do not necessarily
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vshare a sense of belonging to the group. A community is a
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collection of people who chose to interact with one another because v v v v v v v v v v




of common interests, characteristics, orgoals, which form the basis for a sense
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of unity or
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belonging.