Community Nursing Test Banks dr dr dr
Which drof drthe drfollowing drbest drdescribes drthe drprimary drreason drthat drAmericans drare drconcerned drabout
drhealth drcare?
a. Politicians drare drdiscussing drhow drto drimprove
health drcare.
b. The drmedia drhas drprovided drmixed drmessages
about drthe drhealth drcare drsystem.
c. Our drnational drhealth drcare drcosts drkeep
increasing.
d. The drnew drhealth drcare drsystem droffers drfree
services drto drAmericans.
ANS: d r C
The drprimary drreason drfor drthe drfocus dron drhealth drcare dris drthe drconstantly drincreasing drcosts, drwhich
drcannot drbe drsustained. drThe drcosts drof drcaring drfor drthe drsick draccounted drfor drthe drmajority drof
drescalating drhealth drcare drdollars, drwhich drincreased drfrom dr5.7% drof drthe drgross drdomestic drproduct
drin dr1965 drto dr17.6% drin dr2009.
Politicians drand drthe drmedia drboth drinfluence drAmericans‘ drperceptions drabout drhealth drcare;
drhowever, drthey drare drnot drthe drprimary drreason drwhy drAmericans drare drconcerned. drThe drnew drhealth
drcare drsystem drwill drchange drthe drhealth drcare draccess drand dravailablity, drbut drwill drnot drnecessarily drbe
droffering drany drfree drservices drto drAmericans.
DIF: Cognitive drLevel: drUnderstand dr(Comprehension) REF: d r dr p. dr2
2. A drnurse drhas drbegun drto drlobby drwith drpoliticians drfor drchanges drto drthe drhealth drcare drsystem. drWhy
is drthis drinvolvement drimportant?
dr
a. Nurses, dras drcentral drcharacters drin drseveral
popular drTV drseries, drare drcurrently drvery
drvisible drin drAmerican drmedia.
b. Nurses drare drprimarily drresponsible drfor
drmanaging drthe drvarious drunits drin drour drhealth
care drsystem.
c. Nurses drare drthe drlargest drgroup drof drhealth
drcare
providers.
d. Nurses drare drthe dronly drgroup drthat dris
dremployed drboth drinside drand droutside drof
hospitals.
ANS: d r C
As drthe drlargest drgroup drof drhealth drcare drproviders, drnurses drare drinformed drabout drthe drcurrent drhealth
drcare drsystem drand drall drthe drproblems drthat drresult drfrom drpeople drnot drseeking drcare druntil drthey drare
drdesperately drill. drNurses, dras drthe drAmerican drNurses drAssociation dr(ANA) dremphasize, drusually
drbelieve drthat drhealth drcare dris dra drright, drnot dra drprivilege. drTherefore, drnurses, drwhose drwork dris
drcentral drto drour drcurrent drhealth drcare drdelivery drsystem, drcan dralso drbe drinstrumental drin drworking
drpolitically drto drcreate dra drhealth drcare drdelivery
, system drthat drwill drmeet drhealth drneeds. drWhile drnurses drare drin drseveral drcurrent drTV drseries drand drare
dremployed drboth drinside drand droutside drof drhospitals, drphysicians drand drother drhealth drcare drproviders
drare dras drwell. drNurses drare droften drmanagers, drbut drmanagers droften drhave drother drbackgrounds, drsuch
dras drbusiness dradministration.
DIF: Cognitive drLevel: drUnderstand dr(Comprehension) REF: d r dr p. dr2
3. What drconclusion drcan drbe drdrawn drfrom drexamining drwhere drnurses drare dremployed?
a. There dris dra drtrend drtoward drconsolidation drof
health drcare drinto drlarge drcentral drmedical
drcenters.
b. There dris dran drincreased dremphasis dron
community-based drhealth drcare.
c. There dris dran drobvious drneed drto drdecrease
health drcare drcosts drby drcutting drpositions.
d. Managed drcare drorganizations dr(MCOs) drare
dremploying drnurses drto drimprove drcustomer
relations.
ANS: d r B
MCOs drare dremploying drnurses drin drmany drcapacities. drAlthough drhospitals drare drclosing drand dracute
drcare dris drincreasingly drfound drin drcentral drmedical drcenters, drthe drsame drtrend drmay dr be drseen drin dran
drincrease drin drneighborhood-based drpractice drcenters. drWhile drpositions drare drcut drin drmost
drindustries, drhealth drcare dris drrecognized dras dran drarea drwhere drgrowth drin dremployment dris drexpected.
drHowever, drnurses drare drincreasingly dremployed drin drcommunity drsettings dras dropposed drto drhospitals.
drThis drchange drreflects drthe drmove drtoward drcommunity-based drcare drrather drthan drhospital-based
drtertiary drcare. drTo drhelp drdecrease drthe drcontinued drrise drin drhealth drcare drcosts, drthe dr increased
dremphasis dris dron drdisease dr prevention drrather drthan drhigh-cost drtreatment.
DIF: Cognitive drLevel: drUnderstand dr(Comprehension) REF: d r dr p. dr2
4. Which drethical drbelief drwould drbe drmost drhelpful drin drthe drcurrent drhealth drcare drcrisis?
a. Emphasis drshould drbe dron drindividual drand
corporation drfreedom drin drthe drmarketplace.
b. Emphasis drshould drbe dron drindividual
autonomy drand drfreedom drof drchoice.
c. Emphasis drshould drbe dron drsocial drjustice drand
collective drresponsibility.
d. Emphasis drshould drbe dron drthe dreffectiveness
of drtechnology drin drresolving drproblems.
ANS: d r C
Public drhealth drrecognizes drthe drnecessity drof drcollective draction drin drkeeping drthe drenvironment drsafe
drand drin dregalitarian drtradition drand drvision. drAn droverinvestment drin drtechnology drand drseeking drof
drcures drwithin drthe drmarket drjustice drsystem drhas drstifled drthe drevolution drof dra drhealth drsystem drto
drprotect drand drpreserve drthe drhealth drof drthe drpopulation. drAlthough drindividual drautonomy drand
drfreedom drof drchoice drare drimportant, drso
, is drthe drrecognition drof drcollective drresponsibility drin drensuring drsocial drjustice, drwhich drentitles drall
drpeople drto drbasic drnecessities.
DIF: Cognitive drLevel: drApply dr(Application) REF: d r dr p. dr2
5. What dris drthe drprimary drproblem drseen drin drHealthy drPeople dr2020‘s dremphasis dron drchoosing
healthy drlifestyle drbehaviors, drsuch dras drdaily drexercise dror drhealthy drfood drchoices?
dr
a. Emphasis dron drother drlifestyle drchoices,
drsuch dras drnot drsmoking drand drminimal druse
drof
alcohol dror drdrugs, dris dralso drneeded.
b. All drof drus drmust drwork drtogether drto drmake
drunhealthy drbehaviors drsocially
unacceptable.
c. It drcosts drmore drto drmake drhealthy drchoices,
drsuch dras drbuying drand dreating drfresh drfruits
drand
vegetables dras dropposed drto drquick drand
drcheap drfast-food drchoices.
d. Public drpolicy dremphasizes drpersonal
drresponsibility drbut drignores drsocial drand
drenvironmental drchanges drneeded drfor drwell-
being.
ANS: d r D
Although drall drresponses drare draccurate, drthe drprimary drproblem dris drthe dremphasis dron drpersonal
drchoices drin drthe drHealthy drPeople dr2020 drobjectives. drEmphasis dron drpersonal drchoices drignores drthe
drneed drfor drcommunity drresponsibility drand draction drthat draddresses drenvironmental dror drcultural
drrestraints drto drhealth.
DIF: Cognitive drLevel: drApply dr(Application) REF: d r dr p. dr2
6. What drresponsibility drdoes drthe drAmerican drNurses drAssociation dr(ANA) drCode drof drEthics drrequire
of drthe drnurse drbeyond drgiving drexcellent drcare drto drpatients?
dr
a. Accept drlonger drwork drschedules drto drensure
that drprofessional drcare dris dralways
dravailable drto drclients
b. Recognize drthe drneed drfor drexperienced
drnurses drto drmentor drnew drgraduates drto
drhelp drincrease drand drexpand drthe drnumber
drof
professionals dravailable
c. Support drhealth drlegislation drto drimprove
accessibility drand drcost drof drhealth drcare
d. Volunteer drto drwork drovertime dras drneeded drto
ensure drmaximum drquality drof drcare
ANS: d r C
The drANA drCode drof drEthics drpromotes drsocial drreform drby drfocusing dron drhealth drpolicy drand drlegislation
drto drpositively draffect draccessibility, drquality, drand drcost drof drhealth drcare. drThe drcode drdoes drnot drdirectly
draddress drworkplace drissues, drsuch dras drwork drschedules dror drneed drfor drovertime.
, DIF: Cognitive drLevel: drAnalyze dr(Analysis) REF: d r dr p. dr2
7. What dris drthe drcommunity drhealth drnursing drdefinition drof drhealth?
a. Health dris dra drperson‘s drgoal-directed
drpurposeful drprocess drtoward drwell-being dror
wholeness.
b. Health dris dran drindividual‘s drphysical, drmental,
drand drsocial drwell-being, drnot drmerely drthe
absence drof drdisease dror drinfirmity.
c. Health dris drthe drmutual dradaptation drbetween dra
drperson drand drhis dror drher drenvironment drin
meeting drdaily drexistence.
d. Health dris drfamilies drand draggregates
drchoosing dractions drto drensure drsafety drand
well-being.
ANS: d r D
The drtext drstresses drthat drhealth dris drnot drjust drthe drresult drof dran drindividual‘s drchoices, drbut drchoices
drand dractions drof drindividuals, drfamilies, drgroups, drand drcommunities drthat drlead drto dr better drhealth.
DIF: Cognitive drLevel: drApply dr(Application) REF: d r dr p. dr3
8. How drdoes drcommunity drhealth drnursing drdefine drcommunity?
a. A drgroup drof drpersons drliving drwithin drspecific
geographic drboundaries
b. A drgroup drof drpersons drwho drshare dra
drcommon
identity drand drenvironment
c. A drgroup drof drpersons drwho drwork drtogether
drto
meet drcommon drgoals
d. Persons drwho drform dra drgroup drto drresolve dra
common drconcern
ANS: d r B
Community drhealth drnurses drwork drwith drboth drgeopolitical drgroups dr(within drspecific drgeographic
drboundaries) drand drphenomenological drgroups dr(who drhave dra drcommon dridentity drbased dron
drculture, drhistory, dror drgoals). drA drparticular drphenomenological drgroup drmay dror drmay drnot drhave
drbeen dra drplanned drgroup—that dris, dra drgroup drthat drcame drtogether drto drresolve dra drrecognized
drcommon drproblem dror drto drmeet dra drcommon drgoal. drHowever, drof drall drthe drchoices, dra drgroup drof
drpersons drwho drshare dra drcommon dridentity dr(phenomenological drgroup) drand drenvironment dr(which
drimplies dra drspecific drgeographic drsetting) dris drthe drbroadest drand drmost drcomplete drdefinition.
DIF: Cognitive drLevel: drApply dr(Application) REF: d r dr p. dr3
9. Which drvariable drhas dra drmajor drinfluence dron dra drcommunity‘s drhealth?
Which drof drthe drfollowing drbest drdescribes drthe drprimary drreason drthat drAmericans drare drconcerned drabout
drhealth drcare?
a. Politicians drare drdiscussing drhow drto drimprove
health drcare.
b. The drmedia drhas drprovided drmixed drmessages
about drthe drhealth drcare drsystem.
c. Our drnational drhealth drcare drcosts drkeep
increasing.
d. The drnew drhealth drcare drsystem droffers drfree
services drto drAmericans.
ANS: d r C
The drprimary drreason drfor drthe drfocus dron drhealth drcare dris drthe drconstantly drincreasing drcosts, drwhich
drcannot drbe drsustained. drThe drcosts drof drcaring drfor drthe drsick draccounted drfor drthe drmajority drof
drescalating drhealth drcare drdollars, drwhich drincreased drfrom dr5.7% drof drthe drgross drdomestic drproduct
drin dr1965 drto dr17.6% drin dr2009.
Politicians drand drthe drmedia drboth drinfluence drAmericans‘ drperceptions drabout drhealth drcare;
drhowever, drthey drare drnot drthe drprimary drreason drwhy drAmericans drare drconcerned. drThe drnew drhealth
drcare drsystem drwill drchange drthe drhealth drcare draccess drand dravailablity, drbut drwill drnot drnecessarily drbe
droffering drany drfree drservices drto drAmericans.
DIF: Cognitive drLevel: drUnderstand dr(Comprehension) REF: d r dr p. dr2
2. A drnurse drhas drbegun drto drlobby drwith drpoliticians drfor drchanges drto drthe drhealth drcare drsystem. drWhy
is drthis drinvolvement drimportant?
dr
a. Nurses, dras drcentral drcharacters drin drseveral
popular drTV drseries, drare drcurrently drvery
drvisible drin drAmerican drmedia.
b. Nurses drare drprimarily drresponsible drfor
drmanaging drthe drvarious drunits drin drour drhealth
care drsystem.
c. Nurses drare drthe drlargest drgroup drof drhealth
drcare
providers.
d. Nurses drare drthe dronly drgroup drthat dris
dremployed drboth drinside drand droutside drof
hospitals.
ANS: d r C
As drthe drlargest drgroup drof drhealth drcare drproviders, drnurses drare drinformed drabout drthe drcurrent drhealth
drcare drsystem drand drall drthe drproblems drthat drresult drfrom drpeople drnot drseeking drcare druntil drthey drare
drdesperately drill. drNurses, dras drthe drAmerican drNurses drAssociation dr(ANA) dremphasize, drusually
drbelieve drthat drhealth drcare dris dra drright, drnot dra drprivilege. drTherefore, drnurses, drwhose drwork dris
drcentral drto drour drcurrent drhealth drcare drdelivery drsystem, drcan dralso drbe drinstrumental drin drworking
drpolitically drto drcreate dra drhealth drcare drdelivery
, system drthat drwill drmeet drhealth drneeds. drWhile drnurses drare drin drseveral drcurrent drTV drseries drand drare
dremployed drboth drinside drand droutside drof drhospitals, drphysicians drand drother drhealth drcare drproviders
drare dras drwell. drNurses drare droften drmanagers, drbut drmanagers droften drhave drother drbackgrounds, drsuch
dras drbusiness dradministration.
DIF: Cognitive drLevel: drUnderstand dr(Comprehension) REF: d r dr p. dr2
3. What drconclusion drcan drbe drdrawn drfrom drexamining drwhere drnurses drare dremployed?
a. There dris dra drtrend drtoward drconsolidation drof
health drcare drinto drlarge drcentral drmedical
drcenters.
b. There dris dran drincreased dremphasis dron
community-based drhealth drcare.
c. There dris dran drobvious drneed drto drdecrease
health drcare drcosts drby drcutting drpositions.
d. Managed drcare drorganizations dr(MCOs) drare
dremploying drnurses drto drimprove drcustomer
relations.
ANS: d r B
MCOs drare dremploying drnurses drin drmany drcapacities. drAlthough drhospitals drare drclosing drand dracute
drcare dris drincreasingly drfound drin drcentral drmedical drcenters, drthe drsame drtrend drmay dr be drseen drin dran
drincrease drin drneighborhood-based drpractice drcenters. drWhile drpositions drare drcut drin drmost
drindustries, drhealth drcare dris drrecognized dras dran drarea drwhere drgrowth drin dremployment dris drexpected.
drHowever, drnurses drare drincreasingly dremployed drin drcommunity drsettings dras dropposed drto drhospitals.
drThis drchange drreflects drthe drmove drtoward drcommunity-based drcare drrather drthan drhospital-based
drtertiary drcare. drTo drhelp drdecrease drthe drcontinued drrise drin drhealth drcare drcosts, drthe dr increased
dremphasis dris dron drdisease dr prevention drrather drthan drhigh-cost drtreatment.
DIF: Cognitive drLevel: drUnderstand dr(Comprehension) REF: d r dr p. dr2
4. Which drethical drbelief drwould drbe drmost drhelpful drin drthe drcurrent drhealth drcare drcrisis?
a. Emphasis drshould drbe dron drindividual drand
corporation drfreedom drin drthe drmarketplace.
b. Emphasis drshould drbe dron drindividual
autonomy drand drfreedom drof drchoice.
c. Emphasis drshould drbe dron drsocial drjustice drand
collective drresponsibility.
d. Emphasis drshould drbe dron drthe dreffectiveness
of drtechnology drin drresolving drproblems.
ANS: d r C
Public drhealth drrecognizes drthe drnecessity drof drcollective draction drin drkeeping drthe drenvironment drsafe
drand drin dregalitarian drtradition drand drvision. drAn droverinvestment drin drtechnology drand drseeking drof
drcures drwithin drthe drmarket drjustice drsystem drhas drstifled drthe drevolution drof dra drhealth drsystem drto
drprotect drand drpreserve drthe drhealth drof drthe drpopulation. drAlthough drindividual drautonomy drand
drfreedom drof drchoice drare drimportant, drso
, is drthe drrecognition drof drcollective drresponsibility drin drensuring drsocial drjustice, drwhich drentitles drall
drpeople drto drbasic drnecessities.
DIF: Cognitive drLevel: drApply dr(Application) REF: d r dr p. dr2
5. What dris drthe drprimary drproblem drseen drin drHealthy drPeople dr2020‘s dremphasis dron drchoosing
healthy drlifestyle drbehaviors, drsuch dras drdaily drexercise dror drhealthy drfood drchoices?
dr
a. Emphasis dron drother drlifestyle drchoices,
drsuch dras drnot drsmoking drand drminimal druse
drof
alcohol dror drdrugs, dris dralso drneeded.
b. All drof drus drmust drwork drtogether drto drmake
drunhealthy drbehaviors drsocially
unacceptable.
c. It drcosts drmore drto drmake drhealthy drchoices,
drsuch dras drbuying drand dreating drfresh drfruits
drand
vegetables dras dropposed drto drquick drand
drcheap drfast-food drchoices.
d. Public drpolicy dremphasizes drpersonal
drresponsibility drbut drignores drsocial drand
drenvironmental drchanges drneeded drfor drwell-
being.
ANS: d r D
Although drall drresponses drare draccurate, drthe drprimary drproblem dris drthe dremphasis dron drpersonal
drchoices drin drthe drHealthy drPeople dr2020 drobjectives. drEmphasis dron drpersonal drchoices drignores drthe
drneed drfor drcommunity drresponsibility drand draction drthat draddresses drenvironmental dror drcultural
drrestraints drto drhealth.
DIF: Cognitive drLevel: drApply dr(Application) REF: d r dr p. dr2
6. What drresponsibility drdoes drthe drAmerican drNurses drAssociation dr(ANA) drCode drof drEthics drrequire
of drthe drnurse drbeyond drgiving drexcellent drcare drto drpatients?
dr
a. Accept drlonger drwork drschedules drto drensure
that drprofessional drcare dris dralways
dravailable drto drclients
b. Recognize drthe drneed drfor drexperienced
drnurses drto drmentor drnew drgraduates drto
drhelp drincrease drand drexpand drthe drnumber
drof
professionals dravailable
c. Support drhealth drlegislation drto drimprove
accessibility drand drcost drof drhealth drcare
d. Volunteer drto drwork drovertime dras drneeded drto
ensure drmaximum drquality drof drcare
ANS: d r C
The drANA drCode drof drEthics drpromotes drsocial drreform drby drfocusing dron drhealth drpolicy drand drlegislation
drto drpositively draffect draccessibility, drquality, drand drcost drof drhealth drcare. drThe drcode drdoes drnot drdirectly
draddress drworkplace drissues, drsuch dras drwork drschedules dror drneed drfor drovertime.
, DIF: Cognitive drLevel: drAnalyze dr(Analysis) REF: d r dr p. dr2
7. What dris drthe drcommunity drhealth drnursing drdefinition drof drhealth?
a. Health dris dra drperson‘s drgoal-directed
drpurposeful drprocess drtoward drwell-being dror
wholeness.
b. Health dris dran drindividual‘s drphysical, drmental,
drand drsocial drwell-being, drnot drmerely drthe
absence drof drdisease dror drinfirmity.
c. Health dris drthe drmutual dradaptation drbetween dra
drperson drand drhis dror drher drenvironment drin
meeting drdaily drexistence.
d. Health dris drfamilies drand draggregates
drchoosing dractions drto drensure drsafety drand
well-being.
ANS: d r D
The drtext drstresses drthat drhealth dris drnot drjust drthe drresult drof dran drindividual‘s drchoices, drbut drchoices
drand dractions drof drindividuals, drfamilies, drgroups, drand drcommunities drthat drlead drto dr better drhealth.
DIF: Cognitive drLevel: drApply dr(Application) REF: d r dr p. dr3
8. How drdoes drcommunity drhealth drnursing drdefine drcommunity?
a. A drgroup drof drpersons drliving drwithin drspecific
geographic drboundaries
b. A drgroup drof drpersons drwho drshare dra
drcommon
identity drand drenvironment
c. A drgroup drof drpersons drwho drwork drtogether
drto
meet drcommon drgoals
d. Persons drwho drform dra drgroup drto drresolve dra
common drconcern
ANS: d r B
Community drhealth drnurses drwork drwith drboth drgeopolitical drgroups dr(within drspecific drgeographic
drboundaries) drand drphenomenological drgroups dr(who drhave dra drcommon dridentity drbased dron
drculture, drhistory, dror drgoals). drA drparticular drphenomenological drgroup drmay dror drmay drnot drhave
drbeen dra drplanned drgroup—that dris, dra drgroup drthat drcame drtogether drto drresolve dra drrecognized
drcommon drproblem dror drto drmeet dra drcommon drgoal. drHowever, drof drall drthe drchoices, dra drgroup drof
drpersons drwho drshare dra drcommon dridentity dr(phenomenological drgroup) drand drenvironment dr(which
drimplies dra drspecific drgeographic drsetting) dris drthe drbroadest drand drmost drcomplete drdefinition.
DIF: Cognitive drLevel: drApply dr(Application) REF: d r dr p. dr3
9. Which drvariable drhas dra drmajor drinfluence dron dra drcommunity‘s drhealth?
