COMMUNITY ANDPUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
10TH EDITION RECTOR TEST BANK(Chapter 1-30)
With Complete Solutions)
Contents
ChapterI1ITheIJourneyIBegins:IIntroductionIChapterI
2IPublicIHealthINursingIinItheICommunity
ChapterI 3IHistoryI andI EvolutionIofIPublicIHealthI Nursing
ChapterI4IEvidence-
BasedIPracticeIandIEthicsIinICommunity/PublicIHealthIChapterI5ITransculturalI N
ursing
ChapterI6IStructureIandIEconomicsIofICommunity/PublicIHealthIServicesIChapter
I7IEpidemiologyIinItheICommunity
ChapterI8ICommunicableIDiseaseI Chapte
rI9IEnvironmentalIHealthI&ISafety
ChapterI10ICommunication,ICollaboration,IandITechnologyICha
pterI11IHealthIPromotionIThroughIEducation
ChapterI12IPlanning,IImplementing,IandIEvaluatingICommunity/PublicIHealthIProgramsIChapterI1
3IPolicyIMakingIandIAdvocacy
ChapterI14IFamilyIasIClientIChapter
I15ICommunityIasIClientIChapterI16I
GlobalIHealthINursing
ChapterI17IDisastersIandITheirIImpactIChapterI
18IViolenceI&IAbuse
ChapterI 19IMaternal-ChildI Health
ChapterI20ISchool-
AgeIChildrenIandIAdolescentsIChapterI21IAdultIHeal
th
ChapterI 22IOlderIAdults
ChapterI23IWorkingIwithIVulnerableIPopulationsICh
apterI24IClientsIwithIDisabilities
ChapterI25IBehavioralIHealthIinItheICommunityICha
pterI26IHomelessIPopulations
ChapterI27IRural,IMigrant,IandIUrbanIHealthICareICh
apterI28IPublicISettings
ChapterI 29IPrivateI Settings
ChapterI 30IHomeI HealthIandI HospiceI Care
,ChapterI1:I TheIJourneIyIBegins:IIntroduction
MultipleIChoices
1. AfterteachingIagroupIofInursingIstudentsIaboutItheIsimilaritiesIandIdifferencesIbetweenIpublicIhealI
thIandIcommunityIhealth,IwhiIchIofItheIfollowingIstatementsIbyIanursingIstudentIwouldIindicateIknowledg
eIofItheIsimilaritiesIandIdifferencesIbetweenpublichealthIandIcommunityIhealth?
A) “CommuniItyIhealthInursingIisIdefinedas
nursingIcareI thatIiIsIprovidedIin IacommunityIsetting,IratherthanIanIinstitutionalsetting.”
B) “PublichealthInursingIisIdefinedasInursingcareIthatIiIsIprovidedIinan I iInstitutionalIsetting.”IC)I“Pu
blichealthInursingIisIfocusedonIthe
healIthIofIindividuals.”
D)
“CommuniItyIhealthInursingIcanIshapetheIqualityofIcommunityIhealthIservicesIandIimprovetheIhealI
thIofItheIgeneralIpublic.”
Ans:I I D
IFeedback:
OperatingIwithinIanIenvironmentIofIrapidIchangeIandIincreasinglyIcomplexIchallenges,IthisInursingIspecialtyI
holdsItheIpotentialItoIshapeItheIqualityIofIcommunityIhealthservicesIand
improveI theI healthIofI thegeneralI publIic.
2. WhichIofI theI followingIstatementsIwouldbest
describeI theI differenceI betweenIpublichealthInursingIandIcommunityIhealthInursing?
A) PublichealthInursingIiIsIfocusedIonItheIprivateIaspectsofIhealth,IandIcommunityIhealthInursingIiIsIfocu
sedIonItheIpublicaspectsIof
health.
B) InIourItextbook,ItheItermIcommunityIhealthIpracticeIrefersItoIafocusIonIspecific,IdesignatedIcom
munitiesIandIiIsIapartIofIthe
largerpublichealth Ieffort.
C) PublichealthInursingIandIcommunityIhealthInursingIrelateItoItheIveryIsameItypesIofIservicesIandIpers
pectives.
D) BothIpublichealthInursingIandIcommunityIhealthInursingIareIpracticedIexclusivelyIwithinIinst
itutions.
Ans:I BIIFeedback
:
,InI thisItextbook,IcommunityIhealthpracticeIrefersItoIafocusIonIspecific,IdesignatedIcommunities.IItIis I aIpartI o
fI theIlargerpublichealthIeffortIandIrecognizesItheIfundamentalI conceptsIandIprinciplesIofIpublicIhealIthIasIiItsI
birthrightIandIfoundationIforpractiIce.IPublichealthInursingisIfocusedIonItheIpublicaspectsIofIhealth.IPubliche
althnursingIandIcommunityIhealthnursingIhaveI distinctiveI typesIofIservicesIand
perspectives.I NeitherpublichealthnursingI norcommunityI healthnursingI ispracticedexclusivelyI withinI institutio
ns.
3. WhichIofItheIfollowingIiIsImostIaccurateIaboutItheIconceptIofIcommunity?
A) AIcommuniItyIiIsIacollectionIofIpeopleIwhoIshareIsomeIimportantIfeaturesIofItheirlives.IB)ICom
muniItyImembersIlivein IthesameIgeographiclocation.
C) CommuniItyImembersIareIbiologicallyIrelated.
D) AIcommuniItyIiIsImadeIupIofIpeopleIwhoIdoInotInecessarilyIinteractIwiIthIoneanotherandIdoInotInece
ssarilyIshareIasenseofIbelonging
toIthatIgroup.IAn
s:I A
Feedback:
TheIbroadIdefinitionIofIacommunityIis IacolIlectionIofIpeopleIwhoIshareIsomeIimportantIfeaturesIofItheirIlives.
I CommunityImembersImayInotIlivein I thesameIgeographiclocationIasIin I acommonI-
interestIcommuniItyIora I communiItyIofIsolution.IAIpopulationIismadeupIofIpeople
whoIdoInotInecessarilyIinteractIwiIthoneIanotherandIdoInotInecessarilyIshareIasenseIofIbelongingItoIthatIgrou
p.
4. AI groupIofI studentsIareI reviewingImaterialforatestIonIpopulations,Icommunities,I andIaggreIgates.
WhichI ofI theI followingIindicates
thatI theI studentsIunderstandItheseconcepts?
A) MeImbersIofIaI populationIshareI asenseIofIbelonging.
B) CommunitiesIandIpopulationsIareItypesIofIaggreIgates.IC)
IndividualsIofIacommunityIareIlooselyIconnected.
D)
MeImbersIofIanIaggreIgateIshareIastrongIbond.IA
ns:I B
Feedback:
AnI aggregateIrefersItoIamassIofIgroupingIofIdistinctIiIndividualsIwhoIareIconsideredIasIa
wholeIandIwhoIareI looselyassociatedIwiIthoneIanother.ICommunitiesIandIpopulationsIareItypesIofIIaggregate
s.IAIpopulationIis ImadeupIofIpeIopleIwhoIdoInotInecessarilyIinteractIwiIthIoneIanotherandIdoInotInecessarilyIsh
areIasenseof I belongingItoItheIgroup.AIcommuniItyIis I a
collectionIofIpeoplewhoIchoseItoIinteractIwiIthIoneIanotherbecauseIofIcommonIinterests,Icharacteristics,Iorgoals
,IwhichIformIthebasisIforasense I ofIunityIor
belonging.
5. WhichIofItheIfollowingIwouldacommunityIhealthInurseI identifyIasIacommuniItyIofIcommonIinte
rest?
, A) TheI globalIcommuniIty
B) SmallIruralItownIin IaInorthernIstateIC) NationalI professionalI organizationID) Counties
addressingIwaterpollutionIA
ns:I C
Feedback:
AI common-interestI communityIsharesIacommonIinterestIorgoalI thatIbindsItheI members
together.IMembershipIin IanationalIprofessionalI organizationIis Ioneexample.ITheIglIobalIcommunityIandIaIsm
allIruralI townIin I anorthernIstateIwouldIbeIexamplesIofIageographiccommunity.ICountiesIaddressingIaIwaterp
ollutionIproblemwouldIbeIanIexample
ofI aIcommuniItyIofIsolution.
6. TheInurseIiIsIworkingIwiIthIacommunityIofIsolution.WhichofItheIfollowingIwouldItheInurseIexpectItoIfin
d?
A) AI healIthIproblemaffectingItheI group
B) CommonI goalI bindingImembersI together
C) SharingIofIaIsimilargoalID)
LocationalIboundariesIAns:I A
Feedback:
AI communiItyIofIsolutioninvolvesIagroupIofIpeIopleI comingItogetherItoIsolveaproblem
thatI affectsIthem.IAIcommon-interestI communityIinvolvesacolIlectionIofI peopleI widelyIscattered
geographicallyI whoIhaveanIinterestIorgoalI thatIbindsIthemembersItogether.IAIgeographicalIcommunityIIis Io
neIdefinedIbyIitsIgeographicalIorlocational
boundaries.
7. WhichIoneIofItheIfollowingIstatementsImadeIbyIastudentIwouldItheInurseIeIducatorIrecognizeIasIevid
enceIthatIastudent
understandsItheI healthcontiInuum?
A) TheIdistinctionIbetweenhealthandIiIllnessIiIswellIdemarcated.IB)
IllnessreferstoIastateIofIbeingIrelativelyIunhealthy.
C) TheItermIhealIthIiIslimitedtoIreflectanIindividual'sIstate.ID)
TreatmeIntIofIacuteIconditionsIreflectsIthe
curreIntIfocusIofIhealIthcareI.IAns
:I B
Feedback:
AlthoughIsocietyItypicallydepictsanIabsoluteI lineofIdifferenceI betweenIbeingIeither
well I oriIll,healthIisIconsideredIarelativeIterm.IThus,IillnessIisIviewedIasIastateIofIbeingIrelativelyIIunhealthy
.IHealthIisItypicallyIdescribedIasIacontinuumIthatIinvolvesIarangeIofIdegreesfromIoptimalIIhealIthIatIoneIen
dItoItotalIdisabilityIordeathIatItheIother.IThelineofIdemarcationIis InotIclear.IHealthIIappliesItoIiIndividuals,If
amilies,IandIcommunities.ITraditionally,ImostIhealthIcareIhasIfocusedIonIthe
10TH EDITION RECTOR TEST BANK(Chapter 1-30)
With Complete Solutions)
Contents
ChapterI1ITheIJourneyIBegins:IIntroductionIChapterI
2IPublicIHealthINursingIinItheICommunity
ChapterI 3IHistoryI andI EvolutionIofIPublicIHealthI Nursing
ChapterI4IEvidence-
BasedIPracticeIandIEthicsIinICommunity/PublicIHealthIChapterI5ITransculturalI N
ursing
ChapterI6IStructureIandIEconomicsIofICommunity/PublicIHealthIServicesIChapter
I7IEpidemiologyIinItheICommunity
ChapterI8ICommunicableIDiseaseI Chapte
rI9IEnvironmentalIHealthI&ISafety
ChapterI10ICommunication,ICollaboration,IandITechnologyICha
pterI11IHealthIPromotionIThroughIEducation
ChapterI12IPlanning,IImplementing,IandIEvaluatingICommunity/PublicIHealthIProgramsIChapterI1
3IPolicyIMakingIandIAdvocacy
ChapterI14IFamilyIasIClientIChapter
I15ICommunityIasIClientIChapterI16I
GlobalIHealthINursing
ChapterI17IDisastersIandITheirIImpactIChapterI
18IViolenceI&IAbuse
ChapterI 19IMaternal-ChildI Health
ChapterI20ISchool-
AgeIChildrenIandIAdolescentsIChapterI21IAdultIHeal
th
ChapterI 22IOlderIAdults
ChapterI23IWorkingIwithIVulnerableIPopulationsICh
apterI24IClientsIwithIDisabilities
ChapterI25IBehavioralIHealthIinItheICommunityICha
pterI26IHomelessIPopulations
ChapterI27IRural,IMigrant,IandIUrbanIHealthICareICh
apterI28IPublicISettings
ChapterI 29IPrivateI Settings
ChapterI 30IHomeI HealthIandI HospiceI Care
,ChapterI1:I TheIJourneIyIBegins:IIntroduction
MultipleIChoices
1. AfterteachingIagroupIofInursingIstudentsIaboutItheIsimilaritiesIandIdifferencesIbetweenIpublicIhealI
thIandIcommunityIhealth,IwhiIchIofItheIfollowingIstatementsIbyIanursingIstudentIwouldIindicateIknowledg
eIofItheIsimilaritiesIandIdifferencesIbetweenpublichealthIandIcommunityIhealth?
A) “CommuniItyIhealthInursingIisIdefinedas
nursingIcareI thatIiIsIprovidedIin IacommunityIsetting,IratherthanIanIinstitutionalsetting.”
B) “PublichealthInursingIisIdefinedasInursingcareIthatIiIsIprovidedIinan I iInstitutionalIsetting.”IC)I“Pu
blichealthInursingIisIfocusedonIthe
healIthIofIindividuals.”
D)
“CommuniItyIhealthInursingIcanIshapetheIqualityofIcommunityIhealthIservicesIandIimprovetheIhealI
thIofItheIgeneralIpublic.”
Ans:I I D
IFeedback:
OperatingIwithinIanIenvironmentIofIrapidIchangeIandIincreasinglyIcomplexIchallenges,IthisInursingIspecialtyI
holdsItheIpotentialItoIshapeItheIqualityIofIcommunityIhealthservicesIand
improveI theI healthIofI thegeneralI publIic.
2. WhichIofI theI followingIstatementsIwouldbest
describeI theI differenceI betweenIpublichealthInursingIandIcommunityIhealthInursing?
A) PublichealthInursingIiIsIfocusedIonItheIprivateIaspectsofIhealth,IandIcommunityIhealthInursingIiIsIfocu
sedIonItheIpublicaspectsIof
health.
B) InIourItextbook,ItheItermIcommunityIhealthIpracticeIrefersItoIafocusIonIspecific,IdesignatedIcom
munitiesIandIiIsIapartIofIthe
largerpublichealth Ieffort.
C) PublichealthInursingIandIcommunityIhealthInursingIrelateItoItheIveryIsameItypesIofIservicesIandIpers
pectives.
D) BothIpublichealthInursingIandIcommunityIhealthInursingIareIpracticedIexclusivelyIwithinIinst
itutions.
Ans:I BIIFeedback
:
,InI thisItextbook,IcommunityIhealthpracticeIrefersItoIafocusIonIspecific,IdesignatedIcommunities.IItIis I aIpartI o
fI theIlargerpublichealthIeffortIandIrecognizesItheIfundamentalI conceptsIandIprinciplesIofIpublicIhealIthIasIiItsI
birthrightIandIfoundationIforpractiIce.IPublichealthInursingisIfocusedIonItheIpublicaspectsIofIhealth.IPubliche
althnursingIandIcommunityIhealthnursingIhaveI distinctiveI typesIofIservicesIand
perspectives.I NeitherpublichealthnursingI norcommunityI healthnursingI ispracticedexclusivelyI withinI institutio
ns.
3. WhichIofItheIfollowingIiIsImostIaccurateIaboutItheIconceptIofIcommunity?
A) AIcommuniItyIiIsIacollectionIofIpeopleIwhoIshareIsomeIimportantIfeaturesIofItheirlives.IB)ICom
muniItyImembersIlivein IthesameIgeographiclocation.
C) CommuniItyImembersIareIbiologicallyIrelated.
D) AIcommuniItyIiIsImadeIupIofIpeopleIwhoIdoInotInecessarilyIinteractIwiIthIoneanotherandIdoInotInece
ssarilyIshareIasenseofIbelonging
toIthatIgroup.IAn
s:I A
Feedback:
TheIbroadIdefinitionIofIacommunityIis IacolIlectionIofIpeopleIwhoIshareIsomeIimportantIfeaturesIofItheirIlives.
I CommunityImembersImayInotIlivein I thesameIgeographiclocationIasIin I acommonI-
interestIcommuniItyIora I communiItyIofIsolution.IAIpopulationIismadeupIofIpeople
whoIdoInotInecessarilyIinteractIwiIthoneIanotherandIdoInotInecessarilyIshareIasenseIofIbelongingItoIthatIgrou
p.
4. AI groupIofI studentsIareI reviewingImaterialforatestIonIpopulations,Icommunities,I andIaggreIgates.
WhichI ofI theI followingIindicates
thatI theI studentsIunderstandItheseconcepts?
A) MeImbersIofIaI populationIshareI asenseIofIbelonging.
B) CommunitiesIandIpopulationsIareItypesIofIaggreIgates.IC)
IndividualsIofIacommunityIareIlooselyIconnected.
D)
MeImbersIofIanIaggreIgateIshareIastrongIbond.IA
ns:I B
Feedback:
AnI aggregateIrefersItoIamassIofIgroupingIofIdistinctIiIndividualsIwhoIareIconsideredIasIa
wholeIandIwhoIareI looselyassociatedIwiIthoneIanother.ICommunitiesIandIpopulationsIareItypesIofIIaggregate
s.IAIpopulationIis ImadeupIofIpeIopleIwhoIdoInotInecessarilyIinteractIwiIthIoneIanotherandIdoInotInecessarilyIsh
areIasenseof I belongingItoItheIgroup.AIcommuniItyIis I a
collectionIofIpeoplewhoIchoseItoIinteractIwiIthIoneIanotherbecauseIofIcommonIinterests,Icharacteristics,Iorgoals
,IwhichIformIthebasisIforasense I ofIunityIor
belonging.
5. WhichIofItheIfollowingIwouldacommunityIhealthInurseI identifyIasIacommuniItyIofIcommonIinte
rest?
, A) TheI globalIcommuniIty
B) SmallIruralItownIin IaInorthernIstateIC) NationalI professionalI organizationID) Counties
addressingIwaterpollutionIA
ns:I C
Feedback:
AI common-interestI communityIsharesIacommonIinterestIorgoalI thatIbindsItheI members
together.IMembershipIin IanationalIprofessionalI organizationIis Ioneexample.ITheIglIobalIcommunityIandIaIsm
allIruralI townIin I anorthernIstateIwouldIbeIexamplesIofIageographiccommunity.ICountiesIaddressingIaIwaterp
ollutionIproblemwouldIbeIanIexample
ofI aIcommuniItyIofIsolution.
6. TheInurseIiIsIworkingIwiIthIacommunityIofIsolution.WhichofItheIfollowingIwouldItheInurseIexpectItoIfin
d?
A) AI healIthIproblemaffectingItheI group
B) CommonI goalI bindingImembersI together
C) SharingIofIaIsimilargoalID)
LocationalIboundariesIAns:I A
Feedback:
AI communiItyIofIsolutioninvolvesIagroupIofIpeIopleI comingItogetherItoIsolveaproblem
thatI affectsIthem.IAIcommon-interestI communityIinvolvesacolIlectionIofI peopleI widelyIscattered
geographicallyI whoIhaveanIinterestIorgoalI thatIbindsIthemembersItogether.IAIgeographicalIcommunityIIis Io
neIdefinedIbyIitsIgeographicalIorlocational
boundaries.
7. WhichIoneIofItheIfollowingIstatementsImadeIbyIastudentIwouldItheInurseIeIducatorIrecognizeIasIevid
enceIthatIastudent
understandsItheI healthcontiInuum?
A) TheIdistinctionIbetweenhealthandIiIllnessIiIswellIdemarcated.IB)
IllnessreferstoIastateIofIbeingIrelativelyIunhealthy.
C) TheItermIhealIthIiIslimitedtoIreflectanIindividual'sIstate.ID)
TreatmeIntIofIacuteIconditionsIreflectsIthe
curreIntIfocusIofIhealIthcareI.IAns
:I B
Feedback:
AlthoughIsocietyItypicallydepictsanIabsoluteI lineofIdifferenceI betweenIbeingIeither
well I oriIll,healthIisIconsideredIarelativeIterm.IThus,IillnessIisIviewedIasIastateIofIbeingIrelativelyIIunhealthy
.IHealthIisItypicallyIdescribedIasIacontinuumIthatIinvolvesIarangeIofIdegreesfromIoptimalIIhealIthIatIoneIen
dItoItotalIdisabilityIordeathIatItheIother.IThelineofIdemarcationIis InotIclear.IHealthIIappliesItoIiIndividuals,If
amilies,IandIcommunities.ITraditionally,ImostIhealthIcareIhasIfocusedIonIthe