Community and Public Health Nursing 10th Edition
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, Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
Chapter 2 Public Health Nursing in the Community
Chapter 3 History and Evolution of Public Health Nursing
Chapter 4 Evidence-Based Practice and Ethics in Community/Public Health
Chapter 5 Transcultural Nursing
Chapter 6 Structure and Economics of Community/Public Health Services
Chapter 7 Epidemiology in the Community
Chapter 8 Communicable Disease
Chapter 9 Environmental Health & Safety
Chapter 10 Communication, Collaboration, and Technology
Chapter 11 Health Promotion Through Education
Chapter 12 Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Community/Public Health Programs
Chapter 13 Policy Making and Advocacy
Chapter 14 Family as Client
Chapter 15 Community as Client
Chapter 16 Global Health Nursing
Chapter 17 Disasters and Their Impact
Chapter 18 Violence & Abuse
Chapter 19 Maternal-Child Health
Chapter 20 School-Age Children and Adolescents
Chapter 21 Adult Health
Chapter 22 Older Adults
Chapter 23 Working with Vulnerable Populations
Chapter 24 Clients with Disabilities
Chapter 25 Behavioral Health in the Community
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Chapter 26 Homeless Populations
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Chapter 27 Rural, Migrant, and Urban Health Care
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,Chapter 28 Public Settings
Chapter 29 Private Settings
Chapter 30 Home Health and Hospice Care
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences between public
health and community health, which of the following statements by a nursing student would indicate
knowledge of the similarities and differences between public health and community health?
A) Community health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in a community setting,
rather than an institutional setting.
B) Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in an institutional setting.
C) Public health nursing is focused on the health of individuals.
D) Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and improve
the health of the general public.
Right Answer: D
Feedback:
Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly complex challenges, this nursing
specialty holds the potential to shape the quality of community health services and improve the
health of the general public.
2. Which of the following statements would best describe the difference between public health
nursing and community health nursing?
A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and community health
nursing is focused on the public aspects of health.
B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated
communities and is a part of the larger public health effort.
C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of services
and perspectives.
D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are practiced exclusively within
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Right Answer: B
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In this textbook, community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated communities. It
is a part of the larger public health effort and recognizes the fundamental concepts and principles of
public health as its birthright and foundation for practice. Public health nursing is focused on the
public aspects of health. Public health nursing and community health nursing have distinctive types
of services and perspectives. Neither public health nursing nor community health nursing is practiced
exclusively within institutions.
3. Which of the following is most accurate about the concept of community?
A) A community is a collection of people who share some important features of their lives.
B) Community members live in the same geographic location.
C) Community members are biologically related.
D) A community is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another and do
not necessarily share a sense of belonging
to that group. Right Answer: A
Feedback:
The broad definition of a community is a collection of people who share some important features of
their lives. Community members may not live in the same geographic location as in a common-
interest community or a community of solution. A population is made up of people who do not
necessarily interact with one another and do not necessarily share a sense of belonging to that group.
4. A group of students are reviewing material for a test on populations, communities, and aggregates.
Which of the following indicates that the students understand these concepts?
A) Members of a population share a sense of belonging.
B) Communities and populations are types of aggregates.
C) Individuals of a community are loosely connected.
D) Members of an aggregate share a strong bond. Right Answer: B
Feedback:
An aggregate refers to a mass of grouping of distinct individuals who are considered as a whole and
who are loosely associated with one another. Communities and populations are types of aggregates.
A population is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another and do not
necessarily share a sense of belonging to the group. A community is a collection of people who chose
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by Cherie Rector, Mary Jo Stanley| TEST BANK
Chapter 1-30| All Chapters Consisting of Verified
Q&As with Detailed Explanations| Guaranteed PASS
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, Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
Chapter 2 Public Health Nursing in the Community
Chapter 3 History and Evolution of Public Health Nursing
Chapter 4 Evidence-Based Practice and Ethics in Community/Public Health
Chapter 5 Transcultural Nursing
Chapter 6 Structure and Economics of Community/Public Health Services
Chapter 7 Epidemiology in the Community
Chapter 8 Communicable Disease
Chapter 9 Environmental Health & Safety
Chapter 10 Communication, Collaboration, and Technology
Chapter 11 Health Promotion Through Education
Chapter 12 Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Community/Public Health Programs
Chapter 13 Policy Making and Advocacy
Chapter 14 Family as Client
Chapter 15 Community as Client
Chapter 16 Global Health Nursing
Chapter 17 Disasters and Their Impact
Chapter 18 Violence & Abuse
Chapter 19 Maternal-Child Health
Chapter 20 School-Age Children and Adolescents
Chapter 21 Adult Health
Chapter 22 Older Adults
Chapter 23 Working with Vulnerable Populations
Chapter 24 Clients with Disabilities
Chapter 25 Behavioral Health in the Community
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Chapter 26 Homeless Populations
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Chapter 27 Rural, Migrant, and Urban Health Care
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,Chapter 28 Public Settings
Chapter 29 Private Settings
Chapter 30 Home Health and Hospice Care
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences between public
health and community health, which of the following statements by a nursing student would indicate
knowledge of the similarities and differences between public health and community health?
A) Community health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in a community setting,
rather than an institutional setting.
B) Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in an institutional setting.
C) Public health nursing is focused on the health of individuals.
D) Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and improve
the health of the general public.
Right Answer: D
Feedback:
Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly complex challenges, this nursing
specialty holds the potential to shape the quality of community health services and improve the
health of the general public.
2. Which of the following statements would best describe the difference between public health
nursing and community health nursing?
A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and community health
nursing is focused on the public aspects of health.
B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated
communities and is a part of the larger public health effort.
C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of services
and perspectives.
D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are practiced exclusively within
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institutions.
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Right Answer: B
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, Feedback:
In this textbook, community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated communities. It
is a part of the larger public health effort and recognizes the fundamental concepts and principles of
public health as its birthright and foundation for practice. Public health nursing is focused on the
public aspects of health. Public health nursing and community health nursing have distinctive types
of services and perspectives. Neither public health nursing nor community health nursing is practiced
exclusively within institutions.
3. Which of the following is most accurate about the concept of community?
A) A community is a collection of people who share some important features of their lives.
B) Community members live in the same geographic location.
C) Community members are biologically related.
D) A community is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another and do
not necessarily share a sense of belonging
to that group. Right Answer: A
Feedback:
The broad definition of a community is a collection of people who share some important features of
their lives. Community members may not live in the same geographic location as in a common-
interest community or a community of solution. A population is made up of people who do not
necessarily interact with one another and do not necessarily share a sense of belonging to that group.
4. A group of students are reviewing material for a test on populations, communities, and aggregates.
Which of the following indicates that the students understand these concepts?
A) Members of a population share a sense of belonging.
B) Communities and populations are types of aggregates.
C) Individuals of a community are loosely connected.
D) Members of an aggregate share a strong bond. Right Answer: B
Feedback:
An aggregate refers to a mass of grouping of distinct individuals who are considered as a whole and
who are loosely associated with one another. Communities and populations are types of aggregates.
A population is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another and do not
necessarily share a sense of belonging to the group. A community is a collection of people who chose
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to interact with one another because of common interests, characteristics, or goals, which form the
basis for a sense of unity or belonging.
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