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TEST BANK FOR BURNS AND PEDIATRIC NURSING 8TH EDITION
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Which of the following best describes community based nursing?
A. A philosophy that guides family-centered illness care
B. Providing care with a focus on the groups needs
C. Giving care with a focus on the aggregates needs
D. A value system in which all clients receive optimal care
ANS: A
By definition, community-based nursing is nursing that focuses on family-centered illness
care to individuals and families in the community.
Which of the following variables have led to a stronger
commitment to population-focused services? (Select all that apply.)
A. Economic turmoil and demand for high-technology care
B. Emergence of new or drug-resistant infectious diseases
C. Emphasis on overall health care needs rather than only on acute care treatment
D. Threat of bio-terrorism
ANS: B, C, D
As overall health needs become the focus of care in the United States, a stronger
commitment to population-focused services is emerging. Threats of bio-terrorism, anthrax
scares, and the emergence of modern-day epidemics have drawn attention to population-
focused safety and services
Which of the following actions demonstrate(s) effective
public health nursing practice in the community? (Select all that apply.)
A. Epidemiological investigations examine the environment for health hazards.
B. New services are organized where particular vulnerable populations live.
C. Partnerships are established with community coalitions.
D. Staff members at the public health agency continue to increase in number
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ANS: A, B, C
Evidence that public health nurses are practicing effectively in the community would
include these: organizing services where people live, work, play, and learn; working in
partnerships and with coalitions; and participating in epidemiological studies
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
ANS: D
By definition, community-oriented nursing has the goal of preserving, protecting, or
maintaining health 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.
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. Promotion of quality of life
ANS: D
The key difference between community-based and community oriented nursing is that
community based nurses deal primarily with illness-oriented care, whereas community
oriented nurses or public health nurses provide health care to promote quality of life
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Why are nurses increasingly providing care in clients
homes rather than in hospitals? (Select all that apply.)
A. Home care is less expensive.
B. It is much more efficient to give care in the home.
C. Nurses prefer to give home care with individual attention.
D. People prefer to receive care in their homes rather than in hospitals.
ANS: A, D
An increasing number of clients are receiving care in the home because it is less expensive
and clients prefer to receive care in familiar and comfortable settings. It is not more
efficient nor more convenient, since travel time has to be considered. Nurses differ as to
their preferred employment setting.
Which of the following is responsible for the dramatic
increase in life expectancy during the twentieth century?
A. Technology increases in the field of medical laboratory
research
B. Advances in surgical techniques and procedures
C. Sanitation, immunizations, and other public health activities
D. Use of antibiotics to fight infections
ANS: C
Improvement in control of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation, and
other public health activities led to the increase in life expectancy from less than 50 years
in 1900 to more than 77 years in 2002
A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of
premature deaths in the community. Which of the following interventions would most
likely be implemented by the nurse?
TEST BANK FOR BURNS AND PEDIATRIC NURSING 8TH EDITION
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Which of the following best describes community based nursing?
A. A philosophy that guides family-centered illness care
B. Providing care with a focus on the groups needs
C. Giving care with a focus on the aggregates needs
D. A value system in which all clients receive optimal care
ANS: A
By definition, community-based nursing is nursing that focuses on family-centered illness
care to individuals and families in the community.
Which of the following variables have led to a stronger
commitment to population-focused services? (Select all that apply.)
A. Economic turmoil and demand for high-technology care
B. Emergence of new or drug-resistant infectious diseases
C. Emphasis on overall health care needs rather than only on acute care treatment
D. Threat of bio-terrorism
ANS: B, C, D
As overall health needs become the focus of care in the United States, a stronger
commitment to population-focused services is emerging. Threats of bio-terrorism, anthrax
scares, and the emergence of modern-day epidemics have drawn attention to population-
focused safety and services
Which of the following actions demonstrate(s) effective
public health nursing practice in the community? (Select all that apply.)
A. Epidemiological investigations examine the environment for health hazards.
B. New services are organized where particular vulnerable populations live.
C. Partnerships are established with community coalitions.
D. Staff members at the public health agency continue to increase in number
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ANS: A, B, C
Evidence that public health nurses are practicing effectively in the community would
include these: organizing services where people live, work, play, and learn; working in
partnerships and with coalitions; and participating in epidemiological studies
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
ANS: D
By definition, community-oriented nursing has the goal of preserving, protecting, or
maintaining health 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.
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. Promotion of quality of life
ANS: D
The key difference between community-based and community oriented nursing is that
community based nurses deal primarily with illness-oriented care, whereas community
oriented nurses or public health nurses provide health care to promote quality of life
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Why are nurses increasingly providing care in clients
homes rather than in hospitals? (Select all that apply.)
A. Home care is less expensive.
B. It is much more efficient to give care in the home.
C. Nurses prefer to give home care with individual attention.
D. People prefer to receive care in their homes rather than in hospitals.
ANS: A, D
An increasing number of clients are receiving care in the home because it is less expensive
and clients prefer to receive care in familiar and comfortable settings. It is not more
efficient nor more convenient, since travel time has to be considered. Nurses differ as to
their preferred employment setting.
Which of the following is responsible for the dramatic
increase in life expectancy during the twentieth century?
A. Technology increases in the field of medical laboratory
research
B. Advances in surgical techniques and procedures
C. Sanitation, immunizations, and other public health activities
D. Use of antibiotics to fight infections
ANS: C
Improvement in control of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation, and
other public health activities led to the increase in life expectancy from less than 50 years
in 1900 to more than 77 years in 2002
A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of
premature deaths in the community. Which of the following interventions would most
likely be implemented by the nurse?
