NUR 206 Community Exam 1
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, rather than an
institutional setting."
B) "Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in
an institutional
setting."
C) "Public health nursing is focused on the
health of individuals."
D) "Community health nursing can shape the quality of community
health services and improve the health of the general public." -
✔✔-D) "Community health nursing can shape the quality of
community health services and improve the health of the general
public."
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 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 of services and perspectives.
D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are
practiced exclusively within institutions. - ✔✔-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.
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 their lives.
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 a sense of belonging
to that group. - ✔✔-A.) A community is a collection of people who
share some important features of their lives.
A group of students are reviewing material for a test on populations,
communities, and
aggregates. Which of the following indicates that the students
understand these concepts?
,A) Members of a population share a sense of belonging.
B) Communities and populations are types of aggregates.
C) Individuals of a community are loosely
connected.
D) Members of an aggregate share a strong bond. - ✔✔-B.)
Communities and populations are types of aggregates
Which of the following would a community health nurse identify as a
community of
common interest?
A) The global community
B) Small rural town in a northern state
C) National professional organization
D) Counties addressing water pollution - ✔✔-C.) National
professional organization
The nurse is working with a community of solution. Which of the
following would the
nurse expect to find?
A) A health problem affecting the group
B) Common goal binding members together
C) Sharing of a similar goal
, D) Locational boundaries - ✔✔-A.) A health problem affecting the
group
Which one of the following statements made by a student would the
nurse educator recognize as evidence that a student understands the
health continuum?
A) The distinction between health and illness is well demarcated.
B) Illness refers to a state of being relatively unhealthy.
C) The term health is limited to reflect an
individual's state.
D) Treatment of acute conditions reflects the current focus of health
care - ✔✔-B. Illness refers to a state of being relatively unhealthy.
When discussing the concept of the health continuum with a class, the
nurse educator
would be certain to include which statement in the description?
A) Wellness is a relative concept, not an absolute, and illness is a state
of being
relatively unhealthy.
B) A client's placement on the health continuum
is static throughout time.
C) Health is best described as cyclic.
D) The health continuum can only be applied to individuals. - ✔✔-A.)
Wellness is a relative concept, not an absolute, and illness is a state of
being relatively unhealthy.
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, rather than an
institutional setting."
B) "Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in
an institutional
setting."
C) "Public health nursing is focused on the
health of individuals."
D) "Community health nursing can shape the quality of community
health services and improve the health of the general public." -
✔✔-D) "Community health nursing can shape the quality of
community health services and improve the health of the general
public."
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 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 of services and perspectives.
D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are
practiced exclusively within institutions. - ✔✔-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.
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 their lives.
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 a sense of belonging
to that group. - ✔✔-A.) A community is a collection of people who
share some important features of their lives.
A group of students are reviewing material for a test on populations,
communities, and
aggregates. Which of the following indicates that the students
understand these concepts?
,A) Members of a population share a sense of belonging.
B) Communities and populations are types of aggregates.
C) Individuals of a community are loosely
connected.
D) Members of an aggregate share a strong bond. - ✔✔-B.)
Communities and populations are types of aggregates
Which of the following would a community health nurse identify as a
community of
common interest?
A) The global community
B) Small rural town in a northern state
C) National professional organization
D) Counties addressing water pollution - ✔✔-C.) National
professional organization
The nurse is working with a community of solution. Which of the
following would the
nurse expect to find?
A) A health problem affecting the group
B) Common goal binding members together
C) Sharing of a similar goal
, D) Locational boundaries - ✔✔-A.) A health problem affecting the
group
Which one of the following statements made by a student would the
nurse educator recognize as evidence that a student understands the
health continuum?
A) The distinction between health and illness is well demarcated.
B) Illness refers to a state of being relatively unhealthy.
C) The term health is limited to reflect an
individual's state.
D) Treatment of acute conditions reflects the current focus of health
care - ✔✔-B. Illness refers to a state of being relatively unhealthy.
When discussing the concept of the health continuum with a class, the
nurse educator
would be certain to include which statement in the description?
A) Wellness is a relative concept, not an absolute, and illness is a state
of being
relatively unhealthy.
B) A client's placement on the health continuum
is static throughout time.
C) Health is best described as cyclic.
D) The health continuum can only be applied to individuals. - ✔✔-A.)
Wellness is a relative concept, not an absolute, and illness is a state of
being relatively unhealthy.
