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b10th Edition By Rector – Complete Chapter Guide
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(Chapters 1–30)
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,Chapter1 The Journey Begins: Introduction b b b b b
1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences
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between public health and community health, which of the following statements by a nursing
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student would indicate knowledge ofthesimilaritiesand differencesbetweenpublic health and
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community health?
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A) “Community healthnursing isdefined as b b b b b
nursingcare that is provided in acommunity setting, ratherthan an institutional setting.”
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B) “Public health nursing isdefined as nursing care that is provided in an institutional
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setting.”
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C) “Public health nursing is focused on the b b b b b b
health of individuals.”
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D) “Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and b b b b b b b b b b b
improve the health of the general public.”
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Ans: D Feedback:
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Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly complex challenges, this
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nursingspecialtyholdsthepotentialtoshapethequalityofcommunityhealthservices and
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improve the health of the general public.
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2. Which of the following statementswould best b b b b b b
describethe difference between publichealth 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 isfocused 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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designatedcommunities 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
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services andperspectives.
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D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are practiced
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exclusively withininstitutions.
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Ans: B Feedback:
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, In this textbook, community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated
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communities. It is a part of the larger public health effort and recognizes the fundamental
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concepts and principles of public health as its birthright and foundation for practice. Public
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health nursing is focused on the public aspects of health. Public health nursing and community
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health nursing have distinctive types of services and perspectives. Neither public health nursing
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nor community health nursing is practiced excl usively withininstitutions.
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3. Which of the following ismost accurate about the conceptof community?
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A) A community isa collection of people whoshare some important features of their lives.
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B) Communitymembers live in the same geographiclocation. b b b b b b b
C) Community membersare biologically related. b b b b
D) A community is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another and
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do notnecessarily share a sense of belonging
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to that group. Ans:
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AFeedback:
The broad definition of a community is a collection of people who share some important features
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of their lives. Community members may not live in the same geographic location as in a common-
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interestcommunityora community of solution. Apopulationismadeup of people who do not b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
necessarily interact with one another and do not necessarily share a
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sense ofbelongingtothat group. b b b b
4. A group of students are reviewing material for a test on populations,
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communities, andaggregates. Which of the following indicates
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that the students understand theseconcepts?
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A) Members of a population share asense of belonging. b b b b b b b b
B) Communities and populations are types of aggregates. b b b b b b
C) Individualsof acommunity are loosely connected. b b b b b b
D) Members of an aggregate share a strong bond. b b b b b b b
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An aggregate refers to a mass of grouping of distinct individuals who are considered as a whole
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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 donot necessarily share asense of belonging tothe group. A community isa
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collection of people who chose to interact with one another because of common
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interests, characteristics, orgoals, which form the basis for a sense of unity or
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belonging.
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5. Which of the following would a community health nurse identify as a community of
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commoninterest?
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