Test Bank For Community and Public Health Nursing-3rd Edition DeMarco Walsh.

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1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences
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between public health and community health, which of the following statements by a nursing
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studentwould indicate knowledgeofthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenpublic health and
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community health?
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A) “Communityhealthnursingisdefinedas v v v v v




nursingcare thatis providedinacommunity setting,ratherthanan institutionalsetting.”
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B) “Publichealth nursingisdefined asnursingcare that is provided in an institutional
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setting.”
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C) “Public health nursing is focused on the v v v v v v




health of individuals.”
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D) “Community health nursing can shape the quality of community healthservices and v v v v v v v v v v v




improve the health of the general public.”
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Ans: D Feedback:
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Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly complex challenges, this
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nursingspecialtyholdsthepotentialtoshapethequalityofcommunityhealthservices and
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improve the healthof the general public.
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2. Whichof the followingstatementswould best v v v v v v




describethe difference betweenpublichealthnursingandcommunity health nursing?
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A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and community health
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nursing isfocused on the public aspects of
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health.

B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refersto a focus on specific,
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designatedcommunities and is apart of the
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largerpublichealth effort.
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C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of
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services andperspectives.
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D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are practiced
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exclusively withininstitutions.
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Ans: B Feedback:
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, In this textbook, community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated communities.
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It is a part of the larger public health effort and recognizes the fundamental concepts and
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principles of public health as its birthright and foundation for practice. Public health nursing is
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focused on the public aspects of health. Public health nursing and community health nursing have
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distinctive types of services and perspectives. Neither public health nursing nor community health
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nursing is practiced excl usively withininstitutions.
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3. Whichof the followingismostaccurate about the conceptof community?
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A) A community isa collection of people whoshare some importantfeaturesof theirlives.
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B) Communitymembers live inthe same geographiclocation. v v v v v v v




C) Communitymembersare biologicallyrelated. v v v v




D) A community ismade upof people whodo not necessarily interactwithone another and
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do notnecessarily share a sense of belonging
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to that group. Ans:
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AFeedback:

The broad definition of a community is a collection of people who share some important features
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of their lives. Community members may not live in the same geographic location as ina common-
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interestcommunityora communityof solution.Apopulationismadeup of people who do not v v v v v v v v v v v v v v




necessarily interact with one another and do not necessarily share a
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senseofbelongingtothatgroup. v v v v




4. A group of students are reviewing material for a test on populations,
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communities, andaggregates. Which of the following indicates
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that the studentsunderstand theseconcepts?
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A) Membersof a population share asense of belonging. v v v v v v v v




B) Communitiesandpopulationsare typesof aggregates. v v v v v v




C) Individualsof acommunity are loosely connected. v v v v v v




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




Ans: BFeedback:
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An aggregate refers to a mass of grouping of distinct individuals who are considered as a whole and
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who are loosely associated with one another. Communities and populations are types of
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aggregates. A population is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another
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and donot necessarilyshare asense of belongingtothe group. A community isa
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collection of people who chose to interact with one another because of commonv v v v v v v v v v v v




interests, characteristics, orgoals, which form the basis for a sense of unity or
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belonging.
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5. Which of the following would a community health nurse identify as a community of v v v v v v v v v v v v v




commoninterest?
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