TEST BANK For COMMUNI
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TYANDPUBLIC HEALTH N
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URSING 10TH EDITION, RE
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CTOR (CHAPTERS 1- 30)
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,Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
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1. Afterkteachingkakgroupkofknursingkstudentskaboutktheksimilaritieskandkdifferenceskbetwe
enkpublickhealthkandkcommunitykhealth,kwhichkofkthekfollowingkstatementskbykaknursingkstude
ntkwouldkindicatekknowledgekofktheksimilaritieskandkdifferenceskbetweenkpublickhealthkandkco
mmunitykhealth?
A) “Communitykhealthknursingkiskdefinedkas
nursingkcarek thatkisk providedkinkakcommunityksetting,kratherkthankankinstitutionalksetting.”
B) “Publickhealthknursingkiskdefinedkasknursingkcarekthatkisk providedkinkankinstitutional
setting.”
C) “Publickhealthknursingkiskfocusedkonkthek
healthkofkindividuals.”
D) “Communitykhealthknursingkcankshapekthekqualitykofkcommunitykhealthkserviceskandki
mprovekthekhealthkofkthekgeneralkpublic.”
Ans:k DkFeedback:
Operatingkwithinkankenvironmentkofkrapidkchangekandkincreasinglykcomplexkchallenges,kthis
knursingspecialtykholdskthekpotentialktokshapekthekqualitykofkcommunitykhealthkserviceskand
improvekthekhealthkofkthekgeneralkpublic.
2. Whichkofk thekfollowingkstatementskwouldkbest
describekthekdifferencekbetweenkpublickhealthknursingkandkcommunitykhealthknursing?
A) Publickhealthknursingkiskfocusedkonkthekprivatekaspectskofkhealth,kandkcommunitykhealthkn
ursingkisfocusedkonkthekpublickaspectskof
health.
B) Inkourktextbook,kthektermkcommunitykhealthkpracticekrefersktokakfocuskonkspecific,kd
esignatedcommunitieskandkiskapartkofkthe
largerkpublickhealthkeffort.
C) Publickhealthknursingkandkcommunitykhealthknursingkrelatektokthekveryksamektypeskofks
erviceskandperspectives.
D) Bothkpublickhealthknursingkandkcommunitykhealthknursingkarekpracticedke
xclusivelykwithininstitutions.
Ans:k BkFeedback:
,Inkthisktextbook,kcommunitykhealthkpracticekrefersktokakfocuskonkspecific,kdesignatedkcommuniti
es.kItkiskakpartkofktheklargerkpublickhealthkeffortkandkrecognizeskthekfundamentalkconceptskandkpr
incipleskofkpublickhealthkaskitskbirthrightkandkfoundationkforkpractice.kPublickhealthknursingkiskfoc
usedkonkthekpublickaspectskofkhealth.kPublickhealthknursingkandkcommunitykhealthknursingkhavekdi
stinctivektypeskofkserviceskandkperspectives.kNeitherkpublickhealthknursingknorkcommunitykhealt
hknursingkiskpracticedkexclkusivelykwithinkinstitutions.
3. Whichkofk thekfollowingkiskmostkaccuratekaboutkthekconceptkofk community?
A) Ak communitykiskakcollectionkofkpeoplekwhokshareksomekimportantkfeatureskofktheirklives.
B) Communitykmembersklivekinktheksamekgeographicklocation.
C) Communitykmemberskarekbiologicallykrelated.
D) Ak communitykiskmadekupkofkpeoplekwhokdoknotknecessarilykinteractkwithkonekanotherka
ndkdoknotknecessarilyksharekaksensekofkbelonging
tokthatkgroup.kAns:
AFeedback:
Thekbroadkdefinitionkofkakcommunitykiskakcollectionkofkpeoplekwhokshareksomekimportantkfeatur
eskofktheirklives.kCommunitykmemberskmayknotklivekinktheksamekgeographicklocationkaskinkakcom
mon-
interestcommunitykorak communitykofksolution.kAkpopulationkiskmadekupkofkpeoplekwhokdoknotknec
essarilykinteractkwithkonekanotherkandkdoknotknecessarilykshareka
sensekofbelongingktokthatkgroup.
4. Akgroupkofkstudentskarekreviewingkmaterialkforkaktestkonkpopulations,kc
ommunities,kandaggregates.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkindicates
thatkthekstudentskunderstandkthesekconcepts?
A) Memberskofkak populationksharekaksensekofkbelonging.
B) Communitieskandkpopulationskarektypeskofkaggregates.
C) Individualskofkakcommunitykareklooselykconnected.
D) Memberskofkankaggregateksharekakstrongkbond.k
Ans:kBFeedback:
Ankaggregatekrefersktokakmasskofk groupingkofkdistinctkindividualskwhokarekconsideredkaskakwhole
kandkwhokareklooselykassociatedkwithkonekanother.kCommunitieskandkpopulationskarektypeskofka
ggregates.kAkpopulationkiskmadekupkofkpeoplekwhokdoknotknecessarilykinteractkwithkonekanother
kandkdonotknecessarilyksharekaksensekofkbelongingktokthekgroup.kAkcommunitykiska
collectionkofkpeoplekwhokchosektokinteractkwithkonekanotherkbecausekofkcommonkint
erests,kcharacteristics,korgoals,kwhichkformkthekbasiskforkaksensekofkunitykorkbelongin
g.
5. Whichkofkthekfollowingkwouldkakcommunitykhealthknursekidentifykaskakcommunitykofkc
ommoninterest?
, A) Thek globalkcommunity
B) SmallkruralktownkinkaknorthernkstatekC)NationalkprofessionalkorganizationkD)kC
ountiesaddressingkwaterpollutionkAns:kC
Feedback:
Ak common-
interestkcommunitykshareskakcommonkinterestkorkgoalkthatkbindskthekmembersktogether.kMe
mbershipkinkaknationalkprofessionalkorganizationkiskonekexample.kThekglobalkcommunityan
daksmallkruralktownkinkaknorthernkstatekwouldkbekexampleskofkakgeographickcommunity.kCo
untieskaddressingkawaterpollutionkproblemkwouldkbekankexample
ofk akcommunitykofksolution.
6. Theknursekiskworkingkwithkakcommunitykofksolution.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkwouldkt
heknurseexpecttokfind?
A) Ak healthkproblemkaffectingkthekgroup
B) Commonkgoalkbindingkmembersktogether
C) Sharingkofkak similarkgoal
D) Locationalkb
oundarieskAns:kAkF
eedback:
Ak communitykofksolutionkinvolveskakgroupkofkpeoplekcomingktogetherktoksolvekakproblem
thatkaffectskthem.kAkcommon-
interestkcommunitykinvolveskakcollectionkofkpeoplekwidelykscatteredgeographicallykwhokhavekankinte
restkorkgoalkthatkbindskthekmembersktogether.
Akgeographicalkcommunitykiskonekdefinedkbykitskgeographicalkorlocationalkboundaries
.
7. Whichkonekofkthekfollowingkstatementskmadekbykakstudentkwouldktheknursekeducatorkr
ecognizekasevidencekthatkakstudent
understandskthekhealthkcontinuum?
A) Thek distinctionkbetweenkhealthkandkillnesskiskwellkdemarcated.
B) Illnesskrefersktokakstatekofk beingkrelativelykunhealthy.
C) Thektermkhealthkisklimitedktokreflectkankindividual'skstate.
D) Treatmentkofkacutekconditionskrefl
ectskthecurrentkfocuskofkhealthkcare.kAns:
k B
Feedback:
Althoughksocietyktypicallykdepictskankabsoluteklinekofkdifferencekbetweenkbeingkeitherkwellk
orkill,khealthkiskconsideredkakrelativekterm.kThus,killnesskiskviewedkaskakstatekofkbeingkrelativ
elykunhealthy.kHealthkisktypicallykdescribedkaskakcontinuumkthatkinvolveskakrangekof
degreeskfromkoptimalhealthkatkonekendktoktotalkdisabilityorkdeathkatkthekother.kTheklinekofkdemarcat
ionkisknotkclear.kHealthkappliesktokindividuals,kfamilies,kandkcommunities.
Traditionally,kmostkhealthkcarekhaskfocusedkonkthe
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TYANDPUBLIC HEALTH N
k k k k
URSING 10TH EDITION, RE
k k k
CTOR (CHAPTERS 1- 30)
k k k
,Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
k k k k k
1. Afterkteachingkakgroupkofknursingkstudentskaboutktheksimilaritieskandkdifferenceskbetwe
enkpublickhealthkandkcommunitykhealth,kwhichkofkthekfollowingkstatementskbykaknursingkstude
ntkwouldkindicatekknowledgekofktheksimilaritieskandkdifferenceskbetweenkpublickhealthkandkco
mmunitykhealth?
A) “Communitykhealthknursingkiskdefinedkas
nursingkcarek thatkisk providedkinkakcommunityksetting,kratherkthankankinstitutionalksetting.”
B) “Publickhealthknursingkiskdefinedkasknursingkcarekthatkisk providedkinkankinstitutional
setting.”
C) “Publickhealthknursingkiskfocusedkonkthek
healthkofkindividuals.”
D) “Communitykhealthknursingkcankshapekthekqualitykofkcommunitykhealthkserviceskandki
mprovekthekhealthkofkthekgeneralkpublic.”
Ans:k DkFeedback:
Operatingkwithinkankenvironmentkofkrapidkchangekandkincreasinglykcomplexkchallenges,kthis
knursingspecialtykholdskthekpotentialktokshapekthekqualitykofkcommunitykhealthkserviceskand
improvekthekhealthkofkthekgeneralkpublic.
2. Whichkofk thekfollowingkstatementskwouldkbest
describekthekdifferencekbetweenkpublickhealthknursingkandkcommunitykhealthknursing?
A) Publickhealthknursingkiskfocusedkonkthekprivatekaspectskofkhealth,kandkcommunitykhealthkn
ursingkisfocusedkonkthekpublickaspectskof
health.
B) Inkourktextbook,kthektermkcommunitykhealthkpracticekrefersktokakfocuskonkspecific,kd
esignatedcommunitieskandkiskapartkofkthe
largerkpublickhealthkeffort.
C) Publickhealthknursingkandkcommunitykhealthknursingkrelatektokthekveryksamektypeskofks
erviceskandperspectives.
D) Bothkpublickhealthknursingkandkcommunitykhealthknursingkarekpracticedke
xclusivelykwithininstitutions.
Ans:k BkFeedback:
,Inkthisktextbook,kcommunitykhealthkpracticekrefersktokakfocuskonkspecific,kdesignatedkcommuniti
es.kItkiskakpartkofktheklargerkpublickhealthkeffortkandkrecognizeskthekfundamentalkconceptskandkpr
incipleskofkpublickhealthkaskitskbirthrightkandkfoundationkforkpractice.kPublickhealthknursingkiskfoc
usedkonkthekpublickaspectskofkhealth.kPublickhealthknursingkandkcommunitykhealthknursingkhavekdi
stinctivektypeskofkserviceskandkperspectives.kNeitherkpublickhealthknursingknorkcommunitykhealt
hknursingkiskpracticedkexclkusivelykwithinkinstitutions.
3. Whichkofk thekfollowingkiskmostkaccuratekaboutkthekconceptkofk community?
A) Ak communitykiskakcollectionkofkpeoplekwhokshareksomekimportantkfeatureskofktheirklives.
B) Communitykmembersklivekinktheksamekgeographicklocation.
C) Communitykmemberskarekbiologicallykrelated.
D) Ak communitykiskmadekupkofkpeoplekwhokdoknotknecessarilykinteractkwithkonekanotherka
ndkdoknotknecessarilyksharekaksensekofkbelonging
tokthatkgroup.kAns:
AFeedback:
Thekbroadkdefinitionkofkakcommunitykiskakcollectionkofkpeoplekwhokshareksomekimportantkfeatur
eskofktheirklives.kCommunitykmemberskmayknotklivekinktheksamekgeographicklocationkaskinkakcom
mon-
interestcommunitykorak communitykofksolution.kAkpopulationkiskmadekupkofkpeoplekwhokdoknotknec
essarilykinteractkwithkonekanotherkandkdoknotknecessarilykshareka
sensekofbelongingktokthatkgroup.
4. Akgroupkofkstudentskarekreviewingkmaterialkforkaktestkonkpopulations,kc
ommunities,kandaggregates.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkindicates
thatkthekstudentskunderstandkthesekconcepts?
A) Memberskofkak populationksharekaksensekofkbelonging.
B) Communitieskandkpopulationskarektypeskofkaggregates.
C) Individualskofkakcommunitykareklooselykconnected.
D) Memberskofkankaggregateksharekakstrongkbond.k
Ans:kBFeedback:
Ankaggregatekrefersktokakmasskofk groupingkofkdistinctkindividualskwhokarekconsideredkaskakwhole
kandkwhokareklooselykassociatedkwithkonekanother.kCommunitieskandkpopulationskarektypeskofka
ggregates.kAkpopulationkiskmadekupkofkpeoplekwhokdoknotknecessarilykinteractkwithkonekanother
kandkdonotknecessarilyksharekaksensekofkbelongingktokthekgroup.kAkcommunitykiska
collectionkofkpeoplekwhokchosektokinteractkwithkonekanotherkbecausekofkcommonkint
erests,kcharacteristics,korgoals,kwhichkformkthekbasiskforkaksensekofkunitykorkbelongin
g.
5. Whichkofkthekfollowingkwouldkakcommunitykhealthknursekidentifykaskakcommunitykofkc
ommoninterest?
, A) Thek globalkcommunity
B) SmallkruralktownkinkaknorthernkstatekC)NationalkprofessionalkorganizationkD)kC
ountiesaddressingkwaterpollutionkAns:kC
Feedback:
Ak common-
interestkcommunitykshareskakcommonkinterestkorkgoalkthatkbindskthekmembersktogether.kMe
mbershipkinkaknationalkprofessionalkorganizationkiskonekexample.kThekglobalkcommunityan
daksmallkruralktownkinkaknorthernkstatekwouldkbekexampleskofkakgeographickcommunity.kCo
untieskaddressingkawaterpollutionkproblemkwouldkbekankexample
ofk akcommunitykofksolution.
6. Theknursekiskworkingkwithkakcommunitykofksolution.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkwouldkt
heknurseexpecttokfind?
A) Ak healthkproblemkaffectingkthekgroup
B) Commonkgoalkbindingkmembersktogether
C) Sharingkofkak similarkgoal
D) Locationalkb
oundarieskAns:kAkF
eedback:
Ak communitykofksolutionkinvolveskakgroupkofkpeoplekcomingktogetherktoksolvekakproblem
thatkaffectskthem.kAkcommon-
interestkcommunitykinvolveskakcollectionkofkpeoplekwidelykscatteredgeographicallykwhokhavekankinte
restkorkgoalkthatkbindskthekmembersktogether.
Akgeographicalkcommunitykiskonekdefinedkbykitskgeographicalkorlocationalkboundaries
.
7. Whichkonekofkthekfollowingkstatementskmadekbykakstudentkwouldktheknursekeducatorkr
ecognizekasevidencekthatkakstudent
understandskthekhealthkcontinuum?
A) Thek distinctionkbetweenkhealthkandkillnesskiskwellkdemarcated.
B) Illnesskrefersktokakstatekofk beingkrelativelykunhealthy.
C) Thektermkhealthkisklimitedktokreflectkankindividual'skstate.
D) Treatmentkofkacutekconditionskrefl
ectskthecurrentkfocuskofkhealthkcare.kAns:
k B
Feedback:
Althoughksocietyktypicallykdepictskankabsoluteklinekofkdifferencekbetweenkbeingkeitherkwellk
orkill,khealthkiskconsideredkakrelativekterm.kThus,killnesskiskviewedkaskakstatekofkbeingkrelativ
elykunhealthy.kHealthkisktypicallykdescribedkaskakcontinuumkthatkinvolveskakrangekof
degreeskfromkoptimalhealthkatkonekendktoktotalkdisabilityorkdeathkatkthekother.kTheklinekofkdemarcat
ionkisknotkclear.kHealthkappliesktokindividuals,kfamilies,kandkcommunities.
Traditionally,kmostkhealthkcarekhaskfocusedkonkthe
