COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
Test Bank for Rector's Community and Public Health
Nursing: Promoting the Public's Health 11th Edition by Mary
Jo Stanley and Charlene Niemi isbn-9781975238957
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Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
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1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences between
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wpublic health and community health, which of the following statements by a nursing student
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nursing care that is provided in a community setting, rather than an institutional setting.”
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B) “Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in an institutional setting.”
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C) “Public health nursing is focused on the
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health of individuals.”
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D) “Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and
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improve the health of the general public.”
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wspecialty holds the potential to shape the quality of community health services and
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improve the health of the general public.
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2. Which of the following statements would best
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describe the difference between public health nursing and community health nursing?
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A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and community health
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nursing is focused on the public aspects of
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health.
B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus on specific,
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larger public health effort.
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and perspectives.
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3. Which of the following is most accurate about the concept of community?
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wand aggregates. Which of the following indicates
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that the students understand these concepts?
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A) Members of a population share a sense of belonging.
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Ans: B Feedback:
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whole and who are loosely associated with one another. Communities and populations are types of
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aggregates. A population is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another
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and do not necessarily share a sense of belonging to the group. A community is a
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collection of people who chose to interact with one another because of common interests,
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B) Small rural town in a northern state C) National professional organization D)
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6. The nurse is working with a community of solution. Which of the following would the
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that affects them. A common-interest community involves a collection of people widely scattered
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C) The term health is limited to reflect an individual's state.
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the current focus of health care. Ans: B
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unhealthy. Health is typically described as a continuum that involves a range of degrees from
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optimal health at one end to total disabilityor death at the other. The line of demarcation is not
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clear. Health applies to individuals, families, and communities. Traditionally, most health care has
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focused on the
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Test Bank for Rector's Community and Public Health
Nursing: Promoting the Public's Health 11th Edition by Mary
Jo Stanley and Charlene Niemi isbn-9781975238957
Testbankscove
,COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 11TH EDITION RECTOR TEST BANK
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Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
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1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences between
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wpublic health and community health, which of the following statements by a nursing student
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wwould indicate knowledge of the similarities and differences between public health and community
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whealth?
A) “Community health nursing is defined as w w w w w
nursing care that is provided in a community setting, rather than an institutional setting.”
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B) “Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in an institutional setting.”
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C) “Public health nursing is focused on the
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health of individuals.”
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D) “Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and
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improve the health of the general public.”
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Ans: w w D Feedback:
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Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly complex challenges, this nursing
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wspecialty holds the potential to shape the quality of community health services and
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improve the health of the general public.
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2. Which of the following statements would best
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describe the difference between public health nursing and community health nursing?
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A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and community health
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nursing is focused on the public aspects of
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health.
B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus on specific,
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wdesignated communities and is apart of the
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larger public health effort.
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C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of services
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and perspectives.
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D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are practiced exclusively
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within institutions.
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Ans: B Feedback:
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,In this textbook, community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated communities. It
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wis a part of the larger public health effort and recognizes the fundamental concepts and principles
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wof public health as its birthright and foundation for practice. Public health nursing is focused on the
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wpublic aspects of health. Public health nursing and community health nursing have distinctive types
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wof services and perspectives. Neither public health nursing nor community health nursing is
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wpracticed excl usively within institutions.
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3. Which of the following is most accurate about the concept of community?
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A) A community is a collection of people who share some important features of their lives.
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B) Community members live in the same geographic location. w w w w w w w
C) Community members are biologically related. w w w w
D) A community is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another and do
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wnot necessarily share a sense of belonging
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to that group.
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The broad definition of a community is a collection of people who share some important features
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wof their lives. Community members may not live in the same geographic location as in a common-
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interest community ora community of solution. A population is made up of people
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who do not necessarily interact with one another and do not necessarily share a sense of
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wbelonging to that group. w w w
4. A group of students are reviewing material for a test on populations, communities,
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wand aggregates. Which of the following indicates
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that the students understand these concepts?
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A) Members of a population share a sense of belonging.
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B) Communities and populations are types of aggregates. w w w w w w
C) Individuals of a community are loosely connected. w w w w w w
D) Members of an aggregate share a strong bond. w w w w w w w
Ans: B Feedback:
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An aggregate refers to a mass of grouping of distinct individuals who are considered as a
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whole and who are loosely associated with one another. Communities and populations are types of
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aggregates. A population is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another
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and do not necessarily share a sense of belonging to the group. A community is a
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collection of people who chose to interact with one another because of common interests,
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wcharacteristics, orgoals, which form the basis for a sense of unity or
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belonging.
5. Which of the following would a community health nurse identify as a community of
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wcommon interest? w
, A) The global communityw w
B) Small rural town in a northern state C) National professional organization D)
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Feedback:
A common-interest community shares a common interest or goal that binds the members
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together. Membership in a national professional organization is one example. The global
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wcommunityand a small rural town in a northern state would be examples of a geographic
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wcommunity. Counties addressing awaterpollution problem would be an example
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of a community of solution.
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6. The nurse is working with a community of solution. Which of the following would the
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wnurse expect to find?
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A) A health problem affecting the group
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B) Common goal binding members together w w w w
C) Sharing of a similar goal w w w w
D) Locational boundaries w
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that affects them. A common-interest community involves a collection of people widely scattered
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wgeographically who have an interest or goal that binds the members together. A geographical
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wcommunity is one defined by its geographical or locational
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boundaries.
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wrecognize as evidence that a student
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understands the health continuum? w w w
A) The distinction between health and illness is well demarcated.
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B) Illness refers to a state of being relatively unhealthy.
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C) The term health is limited to reflect an individual's state.
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D) Treatment of acute conditions reflects w w w w
the current focus of health care. Ans: B
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Feedback:
Although society typically depicts an absolute line of difference between being either
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well or ill, health is considered a relative term. Thus, illness is viewed as a state of being relatively
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unhealthy. Health is typically described as a continuum that involves a range of degrees from
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optimal health at one end to total disabilityor death at the other. The line of demarcation is not
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clear. Health applies to individuals, families, and communities. Traditionally, most health care has
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focused on the
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