, Community and Public Health Nursing 10th Edition Rector Test Bank
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Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
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A) nursing care that is provided in a communitys
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etting, rather than an institutional setting.”
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D) ity of community health services and
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Ans: D
Feedback:
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nge and increasingly complex challenges, this
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nursing specialty holds the potential to shape
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the quality of community health services and
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public.
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health.
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D) lth nursing are practiced exclusively
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Ans: B
Feedback:
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ers to a focus on specific, designated communit
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ies. It is a part of the larger public health effort
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and recognizes the fundamental concepts and
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principles of public health as its birthright and ri ri ri ri ri ri ri r
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is focused on the public aspects of health. Publ
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ic health nursing and community health nursin
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g have distinctive types of services and perspe
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ctives. Neither public health nursing nor com
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munity health nursing is practiced exclusively
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within
institutions.
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3.
the concept of community?
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share some important features of their lives.
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ot necessarily interact with one another andd
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D)
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to that group.
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Ans: A
Feedback:
, The broad definition of a community is a colle
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ction of people who share some important fea
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tures of their lives. Community members may
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not live in the same geographic location as in
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a test on populations, communities, and aggreg
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ates. Which of the following indicates
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that the students understand these concepts?
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B)
aggregates.
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connected.
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Ans: B
Feedback:
An aggregate refers to a mass of grouping of
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distinct individuals who are considered as a w ri ri ri ri ri ri ri
hole and who are loosely associated with one
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another. Communities and populations are ty ri ri ri ri ri
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people who do not necessarily interact with o
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or a sense of unity or
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Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
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ut the similarities and differences betweenp ub
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lic health and community health, which ofthe
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1. following statements by a nursing student wou ri ri ri ri ri ri
ld indicate knowledge of the similarities and d
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ifferences between public health and ri ri ri ri
community health? ri
“Community health nursing is defined as ri ri ri ri ri
A) nursing care that is provided in a communitys
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etting, rather than an institutional setting.”
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“Public health nursing is defined as nursingca
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B) re that is provided in an institutional
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setting.”
“Public health nursing is focused on the ri ri ri ri ri ri
C)
health of individuals.” ri ri
“Community health nursing can shape thequal ri ri ri ri ri ir
D) ity of community health services and
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improve the health of the general public.” ri ri ri ri ri ri
Ans: D
Feedback:
Operating within an environment of rapid cha ri ri ri ri ri ri
nge and increasingly complex challenges, this
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nursing specialty holds the potential to shape
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the quality of community health services and
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improve the health of the general ri ri ri ri ri
public.
Which of the following statements would best
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2. describe the difference between public health ri ri ri ri ri ir
nursing and community health nursing? ri ri ri ri
Public health nursing is focused on the private
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aspects of health, and community health nursin
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A)
g is focused on the public aspects of
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health.
In our textbook, the term community healthpr
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actice refers to a focus on specific, designated
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B)
communities and is a part of the ri ri ri ri ri ri
larger public health effort.ri ri ri
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C) hnursing relate to the very same types of
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services and perspectives. ri ri
Both public health nursing and communityhea
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D) lth nursing are practiced exclusively
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within institutions. ri
Ans: B
Feedback:
In this textbook, community health practice ref
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ers to a focus on specific, designated communit
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ies. It is a part of the larger public health effort
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and recognizes the fundamental concepts and
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principles of public health as its birthright and ri ri ri ri ri ri ri r
ifoundation for practice. Public health nursing ri ri ri ri ri ri
is focused on the public aspects of health. Publ
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ic health nursing and community health nursin
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g have distinctive types of services and perspe
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ctives. Neither public health nursing nor com
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munity health nursing is practiced exclusively
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within
institutions.
Which of the following is most accurate about
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3.
the concept of community?
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A community is a collection of people who
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A)
share some important features of their lives.
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geographic location. ri
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ot necessarily interact with one another andd
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D)
o not necessarily share a sense of belonging
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to that group.
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Ans: A
Feedback:
, The broad definition of a community is a colle
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ction of people who share some important fea
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tures of their lives. Community members may
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not live in the same geographic location as in
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ia common-
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n. A population is made up of people who do n
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ot necessarily interact with one another and do
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inot necessarily share a sense of belonging to t
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group.
A group of students are reviewing material for
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a test on populations, communities, and aggreg
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4.
ates. Which of the following indicates
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that the students understand these concepts?
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Members of a population share a sense of ri ri ri ri ri ri ri
A)
belonging.
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B)
aggregates.
Individuals of a community are loosely ri ri ri ri ri
C)
connected.
D) Members of an aggregate share a strong bond. ri ri ri ri ri ri ri
Ans: B
Feedback:
An aggregate refers to a mass of grouping of
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distinct individuals who are considered as a w ri ri ri ri ri ri ri
hole and who are loosely associated with one
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another. Communities and populations are ty ri ri ri ri ri
pes of aggregates. A population is made up of
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people who do not necessarily interact with o
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ne another and do not necessarily sharea sens
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e of belonging to the group. A community is a
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collection of people who chose to interact wit ri ri ri ri ri ri ri
h one another because of common interests, c
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haracteristics, or goals, which form the basis f ri ri ri ri ri ri ri
or a sense of unity or
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belonging.
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5. alth nurse identify as a community of
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