TEST BANK FOR
FOUNDATIONS FOR POPULATION HEALTH
IN COMMUNITY/PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSING, 5TH EDITION
BY STANHOPE ||COMPLETE CHAPTERS 1-
32
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 01: COMMUNITY- AND PREVENTION-ORIENTED PRACTICE TO IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH3
CHAPTER 02: THE HISTORY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING ........ 12
CHAPTER 03: THE CHANGING U.S. HEALTH AND PUBLIC HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS..................................... 23
CHAPTER 04: ETHICS IN PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING PRACTICE ..................................... 32
CHAPTER 05: CULTURAL INFLUENCES IN NURSING IN COMMUNITY HEALTH ........................................... 45
CHAPTER 06: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH .................................................................................................... 59
CHAPTER 07: GOVERNMENT, THE LAW, AND POLICY ACTIVISM ............................................................... 70
CHAPTER 08: ECONOMIC INFLUENCES ....................................................................................................... 82
CHAPTER 09: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS ........................................................................................ 97
CHAPTER 10: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE ................................................................................................ 116
CHAPTER 11: USING HEALTH EDUCATION AND GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY ....................................... 126
CHAPTER 12: COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION .................................................................. 137
CHAPTER 13: CASE MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................................... 150
CHAPTER 14: DISASTER MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................... 161
CHAPTER 15: SURVEILLANCE AND OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION ............................................................... 172
CHAPTER 16: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................. 180
CHAPTER 17: MANAGING QUALITY AND SAFETY ..................................................................................... 191
CHAPTER 18: FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY NURSING ASSESSMENT ........................................... 205
CHAPTER 19: FAMILY HEALTH RISKS ......................................................................................................... 218
CHAPTER 20: HEALTH RISKS ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN ................................................................................ 235
CHAPTER 21: VULNERABILITY AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS: AN OVERVIEW ................................... 254
CHAPTER 22: RURAL HEALTH AND MIGRANT HEALTH ............................................................................. 264
CHAPTER 23: POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS, TEEN PREGNANCY, AND MENTAL ILLNESS ............................. 274
CHAPTER 24: ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUG PROBLEMS IN THE COMMUNITY ...................... 287
CHAPTER 25: VIOLENCE AND HUMAN ABUSE .......................................................................................... 301
CHAPTER 26: INFECTIOUS DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ............................................................ 311
CHAPTER 27: HIV INFECTION, HEPATITIS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES ..... 326
CHAPTER 28: NURSING PRACTICE AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS IN PUBLIC HEALTH ... 341
CHAPTER 29: THE FAITH COMMUNITY NURSE ......................................................................................... 353
CHAPTER 30: THE NURSE IN HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE ..................................................................... 364
CHAPTER 31: THE NURSE IN THE SCHOOLS .............................................................................................. 380
CHAPTER 32: THE NURSE IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ............................................................................. 398
,CHAPTER 01: COMMUNITY- AND PREVENTION-ORIENTED PRACTICE TO
IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH
STANHOPE: FOUNDATIONS FOR POPULATION HEALTH IN COMMUNITY/PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING, 5TH
EDITION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES COMMUNITY-BASED NURSING?
A. A PRACTICE IN WHICH CARE IS PROVIDED FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
B. PROVIDING CARE WITH A FOCUS ON THE GROUP’S NEEDS
C. GIVING CARE WITH A FOCUS ON THE AGGREGATE’S NEEDS
D. A VALUE SYSTEM IN WHICH ALL CLIENTS RECEIVE OPTIMAL CARE
ANSWER>>A
BY DEFINITION, COMMUNITY-BASED NURSING IS A SETTING-SPECIFIC PRACTICE IN WHICH CARE IS
PROVIDED FOR “SICK” INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHERE THEY LIVE, WORK, AND ATTEND SCHOOL.
THE EMPHASIS IS ON ACUTE AND CHRONIC CARE AND THE PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE,
COORDINATED, AND CONTINUOUS CARE. THESE NURSES MAY BE GENERALISTS OR SPECIALISTS IN
MATERNAL–INFANT, PEDIATRIC, ADULT, OR PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING.
COMMUNITY-BASED NURSING EMPHASIZES ACUTE AND CHRONIC CARE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES,
RATHER THAN FOCUSING ON GROUPS, AGGREGATES, OR SYSTEMS.
2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES COMMUNITY-ORIENTED NURSING?
A. FOCUSING ON THE PROVISION OF CARE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
B. PROVIDING CARE TO MANAGE ACUTE OR CHRONIC CONDITIONS
C. GIVING DIRECT CARE TO ILL INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THEIR FAMILY SETTING
D. HAVING THE GOAL OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION
ANSWER>>D
BY DEFINITION, COMMUNITY-ORIENTED NURSING HAS THE GOAL OF PRESERVING, PROTECTING, OR
MAINTAINING HEALTH AND PREVENTING DISEASE TO PROMOTE THE QUALITY OF LIFE. ALL NURSES MAY
FOCUS ON INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, GIVE DIRECT CARE TO ILL PERSONS WITHIN THEIR FAMILY
, SETTING, AND HELP MANAGE ACUTE OR CHRONIC CONDITIONS. THESE DEFINITIONS ARE NOT SPECIFIC
TO COMMUNITY-ORIENTED NURSING.
3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING?
A. FAMILIES AND GROUPS
B. ILLNESS-ORIENTED CARE
C. INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE FAMILY UNIT
D. HEALTH CARE OF COMMUNITIES AND POPULATIONS
ANSWER>>D
IN PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON THE HEALTH CARE OF COMMUNITIES AND
POPULATIONS RATHER THAN ON INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AND FAMILIES. THE GOAL IS TO PREVENT
DISEASE AND PRESERVE, PROMOTE, RESTORE, AND PROTECT HEALTH FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE
POPULATION WITHIN IT. COMMUNITY-BASED NURSES DEAL PRIMARILY WITH ILLNESS-ORIENTED CARE
OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACORSS THE LIFE SPAN. THE AIM IS TO AMANAGE ACUTE AND CHRONIC
HEALTH CONDITIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THE FOCUS OF PRACTICE IS ON INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY-
CENTERED ILLNESS CARE.
4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DRAMATIC INCREASE IN LIFE EXPECTANCY
DURING THE 20TH CENTURY?
A. TECHNOLOGY INCREASES IN THE FIELD OF MEDICAL LABORATORY RESEARCH
B. ADVANCES IN SURGICAL TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES
C. SANITATION AND OTHER POPULATION-BASED PREVENTION PROGRAMS
D. USE OF ANTIBIOTICS TO FIGHT INFECTIONS
ANSWER>>C
IMPROVEMENTS IN CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES THROUGH IMMUNIZATIONS, SANITATION, AND
OTHER POPULATION-BASED PREVENTION PROGRAMS LED TO THE INCREASE IN LIFE EXPECTANCY FROM
LESS THAN 50 YEARS IN 1900 TO MORE THAN 78 YEARS IN 2013. ALTHOUGH PEOPLE ARE EXCITED
WHEN A NEW DRUG IS DISCOVERED THAT CURES A DISEASE OR WHEN A NEW WAY TO TRANSPLANT
ORGANS IS PERFECTED, IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN THE HEALTH OF
POPULATIONS THAT HAVE COME LARGELY FROM PUBLIC HEALTH ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
FOUNDATIONS FOR POPULATION HEALTH
IN COMMUNITY/PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSING, 5TH EDITION
BY STANHOPE ||COMPLETE CHAPTERS 1-
32
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 01: COMMUNITY- AND PREVENTION-ORIENTED PRACTICE TO IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH3
CHAPTER 02: THE HISTORY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING ........ 12
CHAPTER 03: THE CHANGING U.S. HEALTH AND PUBLIC HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS..................................... 23
CHAPTER 04: ETHICS IN PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING PRACTICE ..................................... 32
CHAPTER 05: CULTURAL INFLUENCES IN NURSING IN COMMUNITY HEALTH ........................................... 45
CHAPTER 06: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH .................................................................................................... 59
CHAPTER 07: GOVERNMENT, THE LAW, AND POLICY ACTIVISM ............................................................... 70
CHAPTER 08: ECONOMIC INFLUENCES ....................................................................................................... 82
CHAPTER 09: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS ........................................................................................ 97
CHAPTER 10: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE ................................................................................................ 116
CHAPTER 11: USING HEALTH EDUCATION AND GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY ....................................... 126
CHAPTER 12: COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION .................................................................. 137
CHAPTER 13: CASE MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................................... 150
CHAPTER 14: DISASTER MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................... 161
CHAPTER 15: SURVEILLANCE AND OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION ............................................................... 172
CHAPTER 16: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................. 180
CHAPTER 17: MANAGING QUALITY AND SAFETY ..................................................................................... 191
CHAPTER 18: FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY NURSING ASSESSMENT ........................................... 205
CHAPTER 19: FAMILY HEALTH RISKS ......................................................................................................... 218
CHAPTER 20: HEALTH RISKS ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN ................................................................................ 235
CHAPTER 21: VULNERABILITY AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS: AN OVERVIEW ................................... 254
CHAPTER 22: RURAL HEALTH AND MIGRANT HEALTH ............................................................................. 264
CHAPTER 23: POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS, TEEN PREGNANCY, AND MENTAL ILLNESS ............................. 274
CHAPTER 24: ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUG PROBLEMS IN THE COMMUNITY ...................... 287
CHAPTER 25: VIOLENCE AND HUMAN ABUSE .......................................................................................... 301
CHAPTER 26: INFECTIOUS DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ............................................................ 311
CHAPTER 27: HIV INFECTION, HEPATITIS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES ..... 326
CHAPTER 28: NURSING PRACTICE AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS IN PUBLIC HEALTH ... 341
CHAPTER 29: THE FAITH COMMUNITY NURSE ......................................................................................... 353
CHAPTER 30: THE NURSE IN HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE ..................................................................... 364
CHAPTER 31: THE NURSE IN THE SCHOOLS .............................................................................................. 380
CHAPTER 32: THE NURSE IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ............................................................................. 398
,CHAPTER 01: COMMUNITY- AND PREVENTION-ORIENTED PRACTICE TO
IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH
STANHOPE: FOUNDATIONS FOR POPULATION HEALTH IN COMMUNITY/PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING, 5TH
EDITION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES COMMUNITY-BASED NURSING?
A. A PRACTICE IN WHICH CARE IS PROVIDED FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
B. PROVIDING CARE WITH A FOCUS ON THE GROUP’S NEEDS
C. GIVING CARE WITH A FOCUS ON THE AGGREGATE’S NEEDS
D. A VALUE SYSTEM IN WHICH ALL CLIENTS RECEIVE OPTIMAL CARE
ANSWER>>A
BY DEFINITION, COMMUNITY-BASED NURSING IS A SETTING-SPECIFIC PRACTICE IN WHICH CARE IS
PROVIDED FOR “SICK” INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHERE THEY LIVE, WORK, AND ATTEND SCHOOL.
THE EMPHASIS IS ON ACUTE AND CHRONIC CARE AND THE PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE,
COORDINATED, AND CONTINUOUS CARE. THESE NURSES MAY BE GENERALISTS OR SPECIALISTS IN
MATERNAL–INFANT, PEDIATRIC, ADULT, OR PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING.
COMMUNITY-BASED NURSING EMPHASIZES ACUTE AND CHRONIC CARE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES,
RATHER THAN FOCUSING ON GROUPS, AGGREGATES, OR SYSTEMS.
2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES COMMUNITY-ORIENTED NURSING?
A. FOCUSING ON THE PROVISION OF CARE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
B. PROVIDING CARE TO MANAGE ACUTE OR CHRONIC CONDITIONS
C. GIVING DIRECT CARE TO ILL INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THEIR FAMILY SETTING
D. HAVING THE GOAL OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION
ANSWER>>D
BY DEFINITION, COMMUNITY-ORIENTED NURSING HAS THE GOAL OF PRESERVING, PROTECTING, OR
MAINTAINING HEALTH AND PREVENTING DISEASE TO PROMOTE THE QUALITY OF LIFE. ALL NURSES MAY
FOCUS ON INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, GIVE DIRECT CARE TO ILL PERSONS WITHIN THEIR FAMILY
, SETTING, AND HELP MANAGE ACUTE OR CHRONIC CONDITIONS. THESE DEFINITIONS ARE NOT SPECIFIC
TO COMMUNITY-ORIENTED NURSING.
3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING?
A. FAMILIES AND GROUPS
B. ILLNESS-ORIENTED CARE
C. INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE FAMILY UNIT
D. HEALTH CARE OF COMMUNITIES AND POPULATIONS
ANSWER>>D
IN PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON THE HEALTH CARE OF COMMUNITIES AND
POPULATIONS RATHER THAN ON INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AND FAMILIES. THE GOAL IS TO PREVENT
DISEASE AND PRESERVE, PROMOTE, RESTORE, AND PROTECT HEALTH FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE
POPULATION WITHIN IT. COMMUNITY-BASED NURSES DEAL PRIMARILY WITH ILLNESS-ORIENTED CARE
OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACORSS THE LIFE SPAN. THE AIM IS TO AMANAGE ACUTE AND CHRONIC
HEALTH CONDITIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THE FOCUS OF PRACTICE IS ON INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY-
CENTERED ILLNESS CARE.
4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DRAMATIC INCREASE IN LIFE EXPECTANCY
DURING THE 20TH CENTURY?
A. TECHNOLOGY INCREASES IN THE FIELD OF MEDICAL LABORATORY RESEARCH
B. ADVANCES IN SURGICAL TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES
C. SANITATION AND OTHER POPULATION-BASED PREVENTION PROGRAMS
D. USE OF ANTIBIOTICS TO FIGHT INFECTIONS
ANSWER>>C
IMPROVEMENTS IN CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES THROUGH IMMUNIZATIONS, SANITATION, AND
OTHER POPULATION-BASED PREVENTION PROGRAMS LED TO THE INCREASE IN LIFE EXPECTANCY FROM
LESS THAN 50 YEARS IN 1900 TO MORE THAN 78 YEARS IN 2013. ALTHOUGH PEOPLE ARE EXCITED
WHEN A NEW DRUG IS DISCOVERED THAT CURES A DISEASE OR WHEN A NEW WAY TO TRANSPLANT
ORGANS IS PERFECTED, IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN THE HEALTH OF
POPULATIONS THAT HAVE COME LARGELY FROM PUBLIC HEALTH ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
