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Test Bank For
Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered
Health Care In The Community, 11th Edition,
By (Marcia, 2024) Latest Edition 2026
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table of contents
section i factors influencing nursing in community and population health
1. public health nursing and population health
2. the history of public health and public and community health nursing
3. us and global health care
4. government, the law, and policy activism
5. economics of us health care delivery
section 2 forces affecting nurses in community and population health care
delivery
6. ethics in public and community health nursing practice
7. culture of populations in communities
8. environmental health
9. evidence-based practice
section 3 conceptual frameworks applied to nursing practice in the community
10. epidemiologic applications
11. infectious disease prevention and control
12. communicable and infectious disease risks
13. community assessment and evaluation
14. health education in the community
section 4 issues and approaches in health care of populations
15. case management 16: disaster management
17. public health surveillance and outbreak investigation
18. program management
19. health care improvement in the community
section 5 issues and approaches in family and individual health care
20. family development and family nursing assessment and genomics
21. family health risks
22. health risks across the life span
section 6 vulnerability: predisposing factors
23. health equity and care of vulnerable populations
24. rural health and migrant health
25. poverty, homelessness, teen pregnancy, and mental illness
26. alcohol, tobacco, and other drug problems in the community
27. violence and human abuse
section 7 nursing practice in the community: roles and functions
28. nursing practice at the local, state, and national levels in public health
29. the faith community nurse
30. the nurse in public health, home health, palliative care, and hospice
31. the nurse in the schools
32. the nurse in occupational health
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chapter 01: community- and prevention-oriented practice to improve population health
stanhope: foundations for population health in community/public health nursing, 11th edition
multiple choice
1. which of the following best describes community-based nursing?
a. a practice in which care is provided for individuals and families
b. providing care with a focus on the group’s needs
c. giving care with a focus on the aggregate’s needs
d. a value system in which all clients receive optimal care
ans: a
by definition, community-based nursing is a setting-specific practice in which care
is provided for —sick‖ individuals and families where they live, work, and attend
school. the emphasis is on acute and chronic care and the provision of
comprehensive, coordinated, and continuous care. these nurses may be generalists
or specialists in maternal–infant, pediatric, adult, or psychiatric mental health
nursing.
community-based nursing emphasizes acute and chronic care to individuals
and families, rather than focusing on groups, aggregates, or systems.
2. which of the following best describes community-oriented nursing?
a. focusing on the provision of care to individuals and families
b. providing care to manage acute or chronic conditions
c. giving direct care to ill i ndivrid uails wgit hbin.t cheir m
family setting
U S N
d. having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention
ans: d
by definition, community-oriented nursing has the goal of preserving, protecting,
or maintaining health and preventing disease to promote the quality of life. all
nurses may focus on individuals and families, give direct care to ill persons within
their family setting, and help manage acute or chronic conditions. these definitions
are not specific to community-oriented nursing.
3. which of the following is the primary focus of public health nursing?
a. families and groups
b. illness-oriented care
c. individuals within the family unit
d. health care of communities and populations
ans: d
in public health nursing the primary focus is on the health care of communities
and populations rather than on individuals, groups, and families. the goal is to
prevent disease andpreserve, promote, restore, and protect health for the
community and the population within it. community-based nurses deal primarily
with illness-oriented care of individuals and families acorss the life span. the aim is
to amanage acute and chronic health conditions in the community, and the focus of
practice is on individual or family-centered illness care.
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4. which of thefollowing is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectancy
during the 20th century?
a. technology increases in the field of medical laboratory research
b. advances in surgical techniques and procedures
c. sanitation and other population-based prevention programs
d. use of antibiotics to fight infections
ans: c
improvements in control of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation,
and other population-based prevention programs led to the increase in life
expectancy from less than 50years in 1900 to more than 78 years in 2013. although
people are excited when a new drug isdiscovered that cures a disease or when a new
way to transplant organs is perfected, it is important to know about the significant
gains in the health of populations that have come largely from public health
accomplishments.
5. a nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of premature deaths in the
community. which of the following interventions would most likely be
implemented by the nurse?
a. increase the community’s knowledge about hospice care.
b. promote healthy lifestyle behavior choices among the community members.
c. encourage employers to have wellness centers at each industrial site.
d. ensure timely and effective medical intervention and
treatment for community members.
ans: b
public health approaches could help prevent premature deaths by influencing the way
people
eat, drink, drive, engage in exercise, and treat the environment. increasing knowledge of
hospice care, encouraging on-site wellness centers, and ensuring timely treatment of
medical conditions do not address thenfuocrusoif nimgptrobv.incg o vmerall health through health
promotion
strategies. this is the major method that is suggested to decrease the
incidence of premature
death.
6. which of the following is a basic assumption of public health efforts?
a. health disparities among any groups are morally and legally wrong.
b. health care is the most important priority in government planning and funding.
c. the health of individuals cannot be separated from the health of the community.
d. the government is responsible for lengthening the life span of americans.
ans: c
public health practice focuses on the community as a whole, and the effect of the
community’s health status (resources) on the health of individuals, families, and
groups. the goal is to prevent disease and disability and promote and protect the
health of the community as a whole. public health can be described as what society
collectively does to ensure that conditions exist in which people can be healthy. the
basic assumptions of public health do notjudge the morality of health disparities.
the focus is on prevention of illness not on spending more on illness care.
additionally, individual responsibility for making healthy choices is the directive for
lengthening life span not the role of the government.
7. which of the following actions would most likely be performed by a public health nurse?
a. asking community leaders what interventions should be chosen
b. assessing the community and deciding on appropriate interventions
m --thheem
maarrkkeettpplal acceettoobbuuyyaannddseelll l yyoouur rsttuuddyym
maatteerriaial l
Test Bank For
Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered
Health Care In The Community, 11th Edition,
By (Marcia, 2024) Latest Edition 2026
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table of contents
section i factors influencing nursing in community and population health
1. public health nursing and population health
2. the history of public health and public and community health nursing
3. us and global health care
4. government, the law, and policy activism
5. economics of us health care delivery
section 2 forces affecting nurses in community and population health care
delivery
6. ethics in public and community health nursing practice
7. culture of populations in communities
8. environmental health
9. evidence-based practice
section 3 conceptual frameworks applied to nursing practice in the community
10. epidemiologic applications
11. infectious disease prevention and control
12. communicable and infectious disease risks
13. community assessment and evaluation
14. health education in the community
section 4 issues and approaches in health care of populations
15. case management 16: disaster management
17. public health surveillance and outbreak investigation
18. program management
19. health care improvement in the community
section 5 issues and approaches in family and individual health care
20. family development and family nursing assessment and genomics
21. family health risks
22. health risks across the life span
section 6 vulnerability: predisposing factors
23. health equity and care of vulnerable populations
24. rural health and migrant health
25. poverty, homelessness, teen pregnancy, and mental illness
26. alcohol, tobacco, and other drug problems in the community
27. violence and human abuse
section 7 nursing practice in the community: roles and functions
28. nursing practice at the local, state, and national levels in public health
29. the faith community nurse
30. the nurse in public health, home health, palliative care, and hospice
31. the nurse in the schools
32. the nurse in occupational health
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chapter 01: community- and prevention-oriented practice to improve population health
stanhope: foundations for population health in community/public health nursing, 11th edition
multiple choice
1. which of the following best describes community-based nursing?
a. a practice in which care is provided for individuals and families
b. providing care with a focus on the group’s needs
c. giving care with a focus on the aggregate’s needs
d. a value system in which all clients receive optimal care
ans: a
by definition, community-based nursing is a setting-specific practice in which care
is provided for —sick‖ individuals and families where they live, work, and attend
school. the emphasis is on acute and chronic care and the provision of
comprehensive, coordinated, and continuous care. these nurses may be generalists
or specialists in maternal–infant, pediatric, adult, or psychiatric mental health
nursing.
community-based nursing emphasizes acute and chronic care to individuals
and families, rather than focusing on groups, aggregates, or systems.
2. which of the following best describes community-oriented nursing?
a. focusing on the provision of care to individuals and families
b. providing care to manage acute or chronic conditions
c. giving direct care to ill i ndivrid uails wgit hbin.t cheir m
family setting
U S N
d. having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention
ans: d
by definition, community-oriented nursing has the goal of preserving, protecting,
or maintaining health and preventing disease to promote the quality of life. all
nurses may focus on individuals and families, give direct care to ill persons within
their family setting, and help manage acute or chronic conditions. these definitions
are not specific to community-oriented nursing.
3. which of the following is the primary focus of public health nursing?
a. families and groups
b. illness-oriented care
c. individuals within the family unit
d. health care of communities and populations
ans: d
in public health nursing the primary focus is on the health care of communities
and populations rather than on individuals, groups, and families. the goal is to
prevent disease andpreserve, promote, restore, and protect health for the
community and the population within it. community-based nurses deal primarily
with illness-oriented care of individuals and families acorss the life span. the aim is
to amanage acute and chronic health conditions in the community, and the focus of
practice is on individual or family-centered illness care.
, Stuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material
4. which of thefollowing is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectancy
during the 20th century?
a. technology increases in the field of medical laboratory research
b. advances in surgical techniques and procedures
c. sanitation and other population-based prevention programs
d. use of antibiotics to fight infections
ans: c
improvements in control of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation,
and other population-based prevention programs led to the increase in life
expectancy from less than 50years in 1900 to more than 78 years in 2013. although
people are excited when a new drug isdiscovered that cures a disease or when a new
way to transplant organs is perfected, it is important to know about the significant
gains in the health of populations that have come largely from public health
accomplishments.
5. a nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of premature deaths in the
community. which of the following interventions would most likely be
implemented by the nurse?
a. increase the community’s knowledge about hospice care.
b. promote healthy lifestyle behavior choices among the community members.
c. encourage employers to have wellness centers at each industrial site.
d. ensure timely and effective medical intervention and
treatment for community members.
ans: b
public health approaches could help prevent premature deaths by influencing the way
people
eat, drink, drive, engage in exercise, and treat the environment. increasing knowledge of
hospice care, encouraging on-site wellness centers, and ensuring timely treatment of
medical conditions do not address thenfuocrusoif nimgptrobv.incg o vmerall health through health
promotion
strategies. this is the major method that is suggested to decrease the
incidence of premature
death.
6. which of the following is a basic assumption of public health efforts?
a. health disparities among any groups are morally and legally wrong.
b. health care is the most important priority in government planning and funding.
c. the health of individuals cannot be separated from the health of the community.
d. the government is responsible for lengthening the life span of americans.
ans: c
public health practice focuses on the community as a whole, and the effect of the
community’s health status (resources) on the health of individuals, families, and
groups. the goal is to prevent disease and disability and promote and protect the
health of the community as a whole. public health can be described as what society
collectively does to ensure that conditions exist in which people can be healthy. the
basic assumptions of public health do notjudge the morality of health disparities.
the focus is on prevention of illness not on spending more on illness care.
additionally, individual responsibility for making healthy choices is the directive for
lengthening life span not the role of the government.
7. which of the following actions would most likely be performed by a public health nurse?
a. asking community leaders what interventions should be chosen
b. assessing the community and deciding on appropriate interventions
