, Module 1 Study Stanhope and Lancaster Ch
1-3, 7, and 13 CORRECT QUESTION AND
ANSWERS
what best describes community based nursing? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - -practice for which care is
provided for individuals and families
what best describes community-oriented nursing? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - -having the goal of
health promotion and disease prevention
what is the primary focus of public health nursing? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - -health care of
communities and populations
what is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectancy during the 20th century? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ - -sanitation and other population based programs
a nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of premature deaths in the community. what
intervention would most likely be implemented by the nurse? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - -promotion
of healthy lifestyle behavior choices among the community members.
what is a basic assumption of public health efforts? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - -the health of
individuals cannot be separated from the health of the community.
what actions would most likely be performed by a public health nurse? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - -
working with community groups to create policies to improve the environment.
what kind of public health nurse most clearly fulfills the responsibilities of the role? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ - -the nurse who spent the day attending meetings of various health agencies.