, Community and Public Health Nursing 10th Edition Rector Test Bank
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
After teaching a group of nursing students abo
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ut the similarities and differences between pub
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lic health and community health, which of the
1. following statements by a nursing student wou
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ld indicate knowledge of the similarities and di
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fferences between public health and
community health?
—Community health nursing is defined as
A) nursing care that is provided in a community s
etting, rather than an institutional setting.‖
—Public health nursing is defined as nursing ca
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B) re that is provided in an institutional
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setting.‖
—Public health nursing is focused on the
C)
health of individuals.‖
—Community health nursing can shape the qual
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D) ity of community health services and
improve the health of the general public.‖
Ans: D
Feedback:
Operating within an environment of rapid cha
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nge and increasingly complex challenges, this
nursing specialty holds the potential to shape t
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he quality of community health services and i
mprove the health of the general
public.
Which of the following statements would best
2. describe the difference between public health
nursing and community health nursing?
Public health nursing is focused on the private
aspects of health, and community health nursin
A)
g is focused on the public aspects of
health.
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actice refers to a focus on specific, designated rr
B)
communities and is a part of the
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larger public health effort.
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C) ursing relate to the very same types of
services and perspectives.
Both public health nursing and community hea
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D) lth nursing are practiced exclusively
within institutions.
Ans: B
Feedback:
In this textbook, community health practice ref
ers to a focus on specific, designated communi
ties. It is a part of the larger public health effor
t and recognizes the fundamental concepts and
principles of public health as its birthright and
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foundation for practice. Public health nursing i rr
s focused on the public aspects of health. Publi
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ctives. Neither public health nursing nor comm
unity health nursing is practiced exclusively w
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institutions.
Which of the following is most accurate about
3.
the concept of community?
A community is a collection of people who
A)
share some important features of their lives.
Community members live in the same
B)
geographic location.
C) Community members are biologically related.
A community is made up of people who do n
ot necessarily interact with one another and d
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D)
o not necessarily share a sense of belonging
to that group.
Ans: A
Feedback:
, The broad definition of a community is a colle
ction of people who share some important fe
atures of their lives. Community members ma
y not live in the same geographic location as i
n a common-
interest community or a community of soluti rr
on. A population is made up of people who do
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do not necessarily share a sense of belonging t
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o that
group.
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a test on populations, communities, and aggreg
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4.
ates. Which of the following indicates
that the students understand these concepts?
Members of a population share a sense of
A)
belonging.
Communities and populations are types of
B)
aggregates.
Individuals of a community are loosely
C)
connected.
D) Members of an aggregate share a strong bond.
Ans: B
Feedback:
An aggregate refers to a mass of grouping of
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distinct individuals who are considered as a w
hole and who are loosely associated with one
another. Communities and populations are ty
pes of aggregates. A population is made up of
people who do not necessarily interact with o
ne another and do not necessarily share a sens
e of belonging to the group. A community is a
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collection of people who chose to interact wit
h one another because of common interests, c
haracteristics, or goals, which form the basis f
or a sense of unity or
belonging.
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5. h nurse identify as a community of
s, s, s, s, s, s,
common interest? s,
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
After teaching a group of nursing students abo
rr
ut the similarities and differences between pub
rr
lic health and community health, which of the
1. following statements by a nursing student wou
rr rr
ld indicate knowledge of the similarities and di
rr
fferences between public health and
community health?
—Community health nursing is defined as
A) nursing care that is provided in a community s
etting, rather than an institutional setting.‖
—Public health nursing is defined as nursing ca
rr
B) re that is provided in an institutional
rr
setting.‖
—Public health nursing is focused on the
C)
health of individuals.‖
—Community health nursing can shape the qual
rr
D) ity of community health services and
improve the health of the general public.‖
Ans: D
Feedback:
Operating within an environment of rapid cha
rr
nge and increasingly complex challenges, this
nursing specialty holds the potential to shape t
rr
he quality of community health services and i
mprove the health of the general
public.
Which of the following statements would best
2. describe the difference between public health
nursing and community health nursing?
Public health nursing is focused on the private
aspects of health, and community health nursin
A)
g is focused on the public aspects of
health.
In our textbook, the term community health pr
actice refers to a focus on specific, designated rr
B)
communities and is a part of the
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larger public health effort.
, Public health nursing and community health n
C) ursing relate to the very same types of
services and perspectives.
Both public health nursing and community hea
rr
D) lth nursing are practiced exclusively
within institutions.
Ans: B
Feedback:
In this textbook, community health practice ref
ers to a focus on specific, designated communi
ties. It is a part of the larger public health effor
t and recognizes the fundamental concepts and
principles of public health as its birthright and
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foundation for practice. Public health nursing i rr
s focused on the public aspects of health. Publi
rr
c health nursing and community health nursin
g have distinctive types of services and perspe
rr
ctives. Neither public health nursing nor comm
unity health nursing is practiced exclusively w
ithin
institutions.
Which of the following is most accurate about
3.
the concept of community?
A community is a collection of people who
A)
share some important features of their lives.
Community members live in the same
B)
geographic location.
C) Community members are biologically related.
A community is made up of people who do n
ot necessarily interact with one another and d
rr rr
D)
o not necessarily share a sense of belonging
to that group.
Ans: A
Feedback:
, The broad definition of a community is a colle
ction of people who share some important fe
atures of their lives. Community members ma
y not live in the same geographic location as i
n a common-
interest community or a community of soluti rr
on. A population is made up of people who do
not necessarily interact with one another and rr
do not necessarily share a sense of belonging t
rr
o that
group.
A group of students are reviewing material for rr
a test on populations, communities, and aggreg
rr
4.
ates. Which of the following indicates
that the students understand these concepts?
Members of a population share a sense of
A)
belonging.
Communities and populations are types of
B)
aggregates.
Individuals of a community are loosely
C)
connected.
D) Members of an aggregate share a strong bond.
Ans: B
Feedback:
An aggregate refers to a mass of grouping of
rr
distinct individuals who are considered as a w
hole and who are loosely associated with one
another. Communities and populations are ty
pes of aggregates. A population is made up of
people who do not necessarily interact with o
ne another and do not necessarily share a sens
e of belonging to the group. A community is a
rr
collection of people who chose to interact wit
h one another because of common interests, c
haracteristics, or goals, which form the basis f
or a sense of unity or
belonging.
Which of the following would a community he alt
s, s, s, rr s, s, s, s,
5. h nurse identify as a community of
s, s, s, s, s, s,
common interest? s,
