COMMUNITY HEALTH 35
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANS 35 35 35
WERS TEST BANK 35 35
1. Which35of35the35following35best35describes35community-based35nursing?
a. A35philosophy35that35guides35family-centered35illness35care
b. Providing35care35with35a35focus35on35the35groups35needs
c. Giving35care35with35a35focus35on35the35aggregates35needs
d. A35value35system35in35which35all35clients35receive35optimal35care35-35CORRECT35ANSWER35-ANS:35A
By35definition,35community-based35nursing35is35nursing35that35focuses35on35family-
centered35illness35care35to35individuals35and35families35in35the35community.
2. Which35of35the35following35best35describes35community-oriented35nursing?
a. Focusing35on35the35provision35of35care35to35individuals35and35families
b. Providing35care35to35manage35acute35or35chronic35conditions
,c. Giving35direct35care35to35ill35individuals35within35their35family35setting
d. Having35the35goal35of35health35promotion35and35disease35prevention35-35CORRECT35ANSWER35-ANS:35D
3. Which35of35the35following35is35the35primary35focus35of35public35health35nursing?
a. Families35and35groups
b. Illness-oriented3 5 care
c. Individuals35within35the35family35unit
d. Promotion35of35quality35of35life35-35CORRECT35ANSWER35-ANS:35D
By35definition,35community-
oriented35nursing35has35the35goal35of35preserving,35protecting,35or35maintaining35health35to35promot
e35the35quality35of35life.35All35nurses35may35focus35on35individuals35and35families,35give35direct35care
35to35ill35persons35within35their35family35setting,35and35help35manage35acute35or35chronic35conditions
.35The35key35difference35between35community-based35and35community-
oriented35nursing35is35that35community-based35nurses35deal35primarily35with35illness-
oriented35care,35whereas35community-
oriented35nursesor35public35health35nursesprovide35health35care35to35promote35quality35of35life.
4. Which35of35the35following35is35responsible35for35the35dramatic35increase35in35life35expectancy35duri
ng35the35twentieth35century?
a. Technology35increases35in35the35field35of35medical35laboratory35research
b. Advances35in35surgical35techniques35and35procedures
c. Sanitation35and35other35public35health35activities
,d. Use35of35antibiotics35to35fight35infections35-35CORRECT35ANSWER35-ANS:35C
Improvement35in35control35of35infectious35diseases35through35immunizations,35sanitation,35and35othe
r35public35health35activities35led35to35the35increase35in35life35expectancy35from35less35than355035years
35in35190035to35more35than357735years35in352002.
5. A35nurse35is35developing35a35plan35to35decrease35the35number35of35premature35deaths35in35the35co
mmunity.35Which35of35the35following35interventions35would35most35likely35be35implemented35by35the
35nurse?
a. Increase35the35communitys35knowledge35about35hospice35care.
b. Promote35healthy35lifestyle35behavior35choices35among35the35community35members.
c. Encourage35employers35to35have35wellness35centers35at35each35industrial35site.
d. Ensure35timely35and35effective35medical35intervention35and35treatment35for35community35members
.35-35CORRECT35ANSWER35-ANS:35B
Public35health35approaches35could35help35prevent35about3570%35of35early35deaths35by35influencing35t
he35way35people35eat,35drink,35drive,35engage35in35exercise,35and35treat35the35environment.
6. Which35of35the35following35is35a35basic35assumption35of35public35health35efforts?
a. Health35disparities35among35any35groups35are35morally35and35legally35wrong.
b. Health35care35is35the35most35important35priority35in35government35planning35and35funding.
, c. The35health35of35individuals35cannot35be35separated35from35the35health35of35the35community.
d. The35government35is35responsible35for35lengthening35the35life35span35of35Americans.35-
35CORRECT35ANSWER35-ANS:35C
Public35health35can35be35described35as35what35society35collectively35does35to35ensure35that35conditions35e
xist35in35which35people35can35be35healthy.
7. Which35of35the35following35actions35would35most35likely35be35performed35by35a35public35health35nurse?
a. Asking35community35leaders35what35interventions35should35be35chosen
b. Assessing35the35community35and35deciding35on35appropriate35interventions
c. Using35data35from35the35main35health35care35institutions35in35the35community35to35determine3
5needed35health35services
d. Working35with35community35groups35to35create35policies35to35improve35the35environment35-
35CORRECT35ANSWER35-35ANS:35D
Although35the35public35health35nurse35might35engage35in35any35of35the35tasks35listed,35he35or35she35w
orks35primarily35with35members35of35the35community35to35carry35out35core35public35health35function
s,35including35assessment35of35the35population35as35a35whole35and35engaging35in35promoting35health
35and35improving35the35environment.
8. Which35of35the35following35public35health35nurses35most35clearly35fulfills35the35responsibilities35of35this35
role?
a. The35nurse35who35met35with35several35groups35to35discuss35community35recreation35issues
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANS 35 35 35
WERS TEST BANK 35 35
1. Which35of35the35following35best35describes35community-based35nursing?
a. A35philosophy35that35guides35family-centered35illness35care
b. Providing35care35with35a35focus35on35the35groups35needs
c. Giving35care35with35a35focus35on35the35aggregates35needs
d. A35value35system35in35which35all35clients35receive35optimal35care35-35CORRECT35ANSWER35-ANS:35A
By35definition,35community-based35nursing35is35nursing35that35focuses35on35family-
centered35illness35care35to35individuals35and35families35in35the35community.
2. Which35of35the35following35best35describes35community-oriented35nursing?
a. Focusing35on35the35provision35of35care35to35individuals35and35families
b. Providing35care35to35manage35acute35or35chronic35conditions
,c. Giving35direct35care35to35ill35individuals35within35their35family35setting
d. Having35the35goal35of35health35promotion35and35disease35prevention35-35CORRECT35ANSWER35-ANS:35D
3. Which35of35the35following35is35the35primary35focus35of35public35health35nursing?
a. Families35and35groups
b. Illness-oriented3 5 care
c. Individuals35within35the35family35unit
d. Promotion35of35quality35of35life35-35CORRECT35ANSWER35-ANS:35D
By35definition,35community-
oriented35nursing35has35the35goal35of35preserving,35protecting,35or35maintaining35health35to35promot
e35the35quality35of35life.35All35nurses35may35focus35on35individuals35and35families,35give35direct35care
35to35ill35persons35within35their35family35setting,35and35help35manage35acute35or35chronic35conditions
.35The35key35difference35between35community-based35and35community-
oriented35nursing35is35that35community-based35nurses35deal35primarily35with35illness-
oriented35care,35whereas35community-
oriented35nursesor35public35health35nursesprovide35health35care35to35promote35quality35of35life.
4. Which35of35the35following35is35responsible35for35the35dramatic35increase35in35life35expectancy35duri
ng35the35twentieth35century?
a. Technology35increases35in35the35field35of35medical35laboratory35research
b. Advances35in35surgical35techniques35and35procedures
c. Sanitation35and35other35public35health35activities
,d. Use35of35antibiotics35to35fight35infections35-35CORRECT35ANSWER35-ANS:35C
Improvement35in35control35of35infectious35diseases35through35immunizations,35sanitation,35and35othe
r35public35health35activities35led35to35the35increase35in35life35expectancy35from35less35than355035years
35in35190035to35more35than357735years35in352002.
5. A35nurse35is35developing35a35plan35to35decrease35the35number35of35premature35deaths35in35the35co
mmunity.35Which35of35the35following35interventions35would35most35likely35be35implemented35by35the
35nurse?
a. Increase35the35communitys35knowledge35about35hospice35care.
b. Promote35healthy35lifestyle35behavior35choices35among35the35community35members.
c. Encourage35employers35to35have35wellness35centers35at35each35industrial35site.
d. Ensure35timely35and35effective35medical35intervention35and35treatment35for35community35members
.35-35CORRECT35ANSWER35-ANS:35B
Public35health35approaches35could35help35prevent35about3570%35of35early35deaths35by35influencing35t
he35way35people35eat,35drink,35drive,35engage35in35exercise,35and35treat35the35environment.
6. Which35of35the35following35is35a35basic35assumption35of35public35health35efforts?
a. Health35disparities35among35any35groups35are35morally35and35legally35wrong.
b. Health35care35is35the35most35important35priority35in35government35planning35and35funding.
, c. The35health35of35individuals35cannot35be35separated35from35the35health35of35the35community.
d. The35government35is35responsible35for35lengthening35the35life35span35of35Americans.35-
35CORRECT35ANSWER35-ANS:35C
Public35health35can35be35described35as35what35society35collectively35does35to35ensure35that35conditions35e
xist35in35which35people35can35be35healthy.
7. Which35of35the35following35actions35would35most35likely35be35performed35by35a35public35health35nurse?
a. Asking35community35leaders35what35interventions35should35be35chosen
b. Assessing35the35community35and35deciding35on35appropriate35interventions
c. Using35data35from35the35main35health35care35institutions35in35the35community35to35determine3
5needed35health35services
d. Working35with35community35groups35to35create35policies35to35improve35the35environment35-
35CORRECT35ANSWER35-35ANS:35D
Although35the35public35health35nurse35might35engage35in35any35of35the35tasks35listed,35he35or35she35w
orks35primarily35with35members35of35the35community35to35carry35out35core35public35health35function
s,35including35assessment35of35the35population35as35a35whole35and35engaging35in35promoting35health
35and35improving35the35environment.
8. Which35of35the35following35public35health35nurses35most35clearly35fulfills35the35responsibilities35of35this35
role?
a. The35nurse35who35met35with35several35groups35to35discuss35community35recreation35issues