TEST BANK FOUNDATIONS FOR POPULATION
HEALTH IN COMMUNITY/PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSING 6TH EDITION
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
tr tr
Chaptertr01:trPublictrHealthtrNursingtrandtrPopulationtrHealth
Chaptertr02:trThetrHistorytroftrPublictrHealthtrandtrPublictrandtrCommunit
yt r HealthtrNursingtrStanhope:
Chaptertr03:trUStrandtrGlobaltrHealthtrCare
Chaptertr04:trGovernment,trthetrLaw,trandtrPolicytrActivis
mt r Chaptertr05:trEconomicstroftrUStrHealthtrCaretrDelivery
Chaptertr06:trEthicstrintrPublictrandtrCommunitytrHealthtrNursingtrPractic
et r Chaptertr07:trCulturetroftrPopulationstrintrCommunities
Chaptertr08:trEnvironmentaltrHealtht r Chapt
ertr09:trEvidence-
BasedtrPracticet r Chaptertr10:trEpidemiologi
caltrApplications
Chaptertr11:trInfectioustrDiseasetrPreventiontrandtrContro
lt r Chaptertr12:trCommunicabletrandtrInfectiontrDiseasetrRi
skst r Chaptertr13:trCommunitytrAssessmenttrandtrEvaluati
ont r Chaptertr14:trHealthtrEducationtrintrthetrCommunityt r
Chaptertr15:trCasetrManagement
Chaptertr16:trDisastertrManagement
Chaptertr17:trPublictrHealthtrSurveillancetrandtrOutbreaktrInvestigationt
r Chaptertr18:trProgramtrManagement
Chaptertr19:trHealthcaretrImprovementtrintrthetrCommunity
Chaptertr20:trFamilytrDevelopment,trFamilytrNursingtrAssessment,trandt r
Genomics
Chaptertr21:trFamilytrHealthtrRisks
Chaptertr22:trHealthtrRiskstrAcrosstrthetrLifetrSpan
Chaptertr23:trHealthtrEquitytrandtrCaretroftrVulnerabletrPopulationst r Cha
ptertr24:trRuraltrHealthtrandtrMigranttrHealth
Chaptertr25:trPoverty,trHomelessness,trTeentrPregnancy,trandtrMentaltrIllnes
st r Chaptertr26:trAlcohol,trTobacco,trandtrOthertrDrugtrProblemstrintrthe
Community
Chaptertr27:trViolencetrandtrHumantrAbuse
Chaptertr28:trNursingtrPracticetrattrthetrLocal,trState,trandtrNationaltrLevelst
rint r PublictrHealth
Chaptertr29:trThetrFaithtrCommunitytrNuRse
Chaptertr30:trThetrNuRsetrintrPublictrHealth,trHometrHealth,trPalliativetrC
are,t r andtrHospice
Chaptertr31:trThetrNursetrintrthetrSchools
Chaptertr32:trThetrNursetrintrOccupationaltrHealth
,Chapter 01: Community and Prevention Oriented Practic
tr tr tr tr tr tr
e to Improve Population Health
trtr tr tr tr
MULTIPLEtrCHOICE
1. Whichtroftrthetrfollowingtrbesttrdescribestrcommunity-basedtrnursing?
a. Atrpracticetrintrwhichtrcaretristrprovidedtrfortrindividualstrandtrfamilies
b. Providingtrcaretrwithtratrfocustrontrthetrgroup’strneeds
c. Givingtrcaretrwithtratrfocustrontrthetraggregate’strneeds
d. Atrvaluetrsystemtrintrwhichtralltrclientstrreceivetroptimaltrcare
ANS:trt r A
Bytrdefinition,trcommunity-basedtrnursingtristratrsetting-
specifictrpracticetrintrwhichtrcaretrist r providedtrfortr“sick”trindividualstrandtrfamiliestrwhe
retrtheytrlive,trwork,trandtrattendtrschool.t r Thetremphasistristrontracutetrandtrchronictrcaretr
andtrthetrprovisiontroftrcomprehensive,t r coordinated,trandcontinuoustrcare.trThesetrnurse
strmaytrbetrgeneraliststrortrspecialiststrint r maternal–
infant,trpediatric,adult,trortrpsychiatrictrmentaltrhealthtrnursing.trCommunity-
t r basedtrnursingtremphasizestracutetrandchronictrcaretrtotrindividualstrandtrfamilies,trrath
ert r thantrfocusingtrontrgroups,traggregates,trortrsystems.
2. Whichtroftrthetrfollowingtrbesttrdescribestrcommunity-orientedtrnursing?
a. Focusingtrontrthetrprovisiontroftrcaretrtotrindividualstrandtrfamilies
b. Providingtrcaretrtotrmanagetracutetrortrchronictrconditions
c. Givingtrdirecttrcaretrtotrilltrindividualstrwithintrtheirtrfamilytrsetting
d. Havingtrthetrgoaltroftrhealthtrpromotiontrandtrdiseasetrprevention
ANS:trt r D
Bytrdefinition,trcommunity-
orientedtrnursingtrhastrthetrgoaltroftrpreserving,trprotecting,trort r maintainingtrhealthtrandtr
preventingtrdiseasetrtotrpromotetrthetrqualitytroftrlife.trAlltrnursestrmayt r focusontrindividua
lstrandtrfamilies,trgivetrdirecttrcaretrtotrilltrpersonstrwithintrtheirtrfamilyt r setting,trandtrhelp
managetracutetrortrchronictrconditions.trThesetrdefinitionstraretrnottrspecifict r totrcommunit
y-orientednursing.
3. Whichtroftrthetrfollowingtristrthetrprimarytrfocustroftrpublictrhealthtrnursing?
a. Familiestrandtrgroups
b. Illness-orientedtrcare
c. Individualstrwithintrthetrfamilytrunit
d. Healthtrcaretroftrcommunitiestrandtrpopulations
ANS:t r D
Intrpublictrhealthtrnursingtrthetrprimarytrfocustristrontrthetrhealthtrcaretroftrcommunitiestrand
t r populationstrrathertrthantrontrindividuals,trgroups,trandtrfamilies.trThetrgoaltristrtotrpreven
tt r diseasetrandpreserve,trpromote,trrestore,trandtrprotecttrhealthtrfortrthetrcommunitytrandtr
thet r populationtrwithintrit.trCommunity-basedtrnursestrdealtrprimarilytrwithtrillness-
orientedtrcaret r oftrindividualstrandtrfamiliestracorsstrthetrlifetrspan.trThetraimtristrtotramanag
etracutetrandtrchronict r healthtrconditionstrintrthetrcommunity,trandtrthetrfocustroftrpracticetri
strontrindividualtrortrfamily-t r centeredtrillnesstrcare.
, 4. Whichtroftrthetrfollowingtristrresponsibletrfortrthetrdramatictrincreasetrintrlifetrexpecta
ncyt r duringtrthe20thtrcentury?
a. Technologytrincreasestrintrthetrfieldtroftrmedicaltrlaboratorytrresearch
b. Advancestrintrsurgicaltrtechniquestrandtrprocedures
c. Sanitationtrandtrothertrpopulation-basedtrpreventiontrprograms
d. Usetroftrantibioticstrtotrfighttrinfections
ANS:t r C
Improvementstrintrcontroltroftrinfectioustrdiseasestrthroughtrimmunizations,trsanitation,tran
dt r othertrpopulation-
basedtrpreventiontrprogramstrledtrtotrthetrincreasetrintrlifetrexpectancytrfromt r lesstrthantr50y
earstrintr1900trtotrmoretrthantr78tryearstrintr2013.trAlthoughtrpeopletraretrexcitedt r whentratrn
ewtrdrugtrisdiscoveredtrthattrcurestratrdiseasetrortrwhentratrnewtrwaytrtotrtransplantt r organstr
istrperfected,trittristrimportanttrtotrknowtrabouttrthetrsignificanttrgainstrintrthetrhealthtroft r pop
ulationstrthattrhavetrcometrlargelytrfromtrpublictrhealthtraccomplishments.
5. Atrnursetristrdevelopingtratrplantrtotrdecreasetrthetrnumbertroftrprematuretrdeathstrintrthet
rcommunity.Whichtroftrthetrfollowingtrinterventionstrwouldtrmosttrlikelytrbetrimplemen
tedt r bytrthetrnurse?
a. Increasetrthetrcommunity’strknowledgetrabouttrhospicetrcare.
b. Promotetrhealthytrlifestyletrbehaviortrchoicestramongtrthetrcommunitytrmembers.
c. Encouragetremployerstrtotrhavetrwellnesstrcenterstrattreachtrindustrialtrsite.
d. Ensuretrtimelytrandtreffectivetrmedicaltrinterventiontrandtrtreatmenttr
fort r communitymembers.
ANS:t r B
Publictrhealthtrapproachestrcouldtrhelptrpreventtrprematuretrdeathstrbytrinfluencingtrthetrwa
yt r peopleeat,trdrink,trdrive,trengagetrintrexercise,trandtrtreattrthetrenvironment.trIncreasingt
r knowledgetroftrhospicetrcare,trencouragingtron-
sitetrwellnesstrcenters,trandtrensuringtrtimelyt r treatmenttroftrmedicalconditionstrdotrnottrad
dresstrthetrfocustroftrimprovingtroveralltrhealtht r throughtrhealthtrpromotiontrstrategies.trThi
stristrthetrmajortrmethodtrthattristrsuggestedtrtot r decreasetrthetrincidencetroftrprematuretrdeat
h.
6. Whichtroftrthetrfollowingtristratrbasictrassumptiontroftrpublictrhealthtrefforts?
a. Healthtrdisparitiestramongtranytrgroupstraretrmorallytrandtrlegallytrwrong.
b. Healthtrcaretristrthetrmosttrimportanttrprioritytrintrgovernmenttrplanningtrandtrfunding.
c. Thetrhealthtroftrindividualstrcannottrbetrseparatedtrfromtrthetrhealthtroftrthetrcommunity.
d. ThetrgovernmenttristrresponsibletrfortrlengtheningtrthetrlifetrspantroftrAmericans.
ANS:t r C
Publictrhealthtrpracticetrfocusestrontrthetrcommunitytrastratrwhole,trandtrthetreffecttr oftrthet r c
ommunity’strhealthtrstatustr(resources)trontrthetrhealthtroftrindividuals,trfamilies,trandtrgrou
ps.t r Thetrgoaltristrtotrpreventtrdiseasetrandtrdisabilitytrandtrpromotetrandtrprotecttrthetrhealth
troftrthet r communitytrastratrwhole.trPublictrhealthtrcantrbetrdescribedtrastrwhattrsocietytrcolle
ctivelytrdoest r totrensuretrthattrconditionstrexisttrintrwhichtrpeopletrcantrbetrhealthy.trThetrbas
ictrassumptionstroft r publictrhealthtrdotrnotjudgetrthetrmoralitytroftrhealthtrdisparities.trThetrf
ocustristrontrpreventiontrt r oftrillnesstrnottrontrspendingtrmoretrontrillnesstrcare.trAdditionally,tr
individualtrresponsibilitytrfort r makingtrhealthytrchoicestristrthetrdirectivetrfortrlengtheningtrl
ifetrspantrnottrthetrroletroftrthet r government.
7. Whichtroftrthetrfollowingtractionstrwouldtrmosttrlikelytrbetrperformedtrbytratrpublictrhealthtrnurs
e?
a. Askingtrcommunitytrleaderstrwhattrinterventionstrshouldtrbetrchosen
b. Assessingtrthetrcommunitytrandtrdecidingtrontrappropriatetrinterventions
HEALTH IN COMMUNITY/PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSING 6TH EDITION
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
tr tr
Chaptertr01:trPublictrHealthtrNursingtrandtrPopulationtrHealth
Chaptertr02:trThetrHistorytroftrPublictrHealthtrandtrPublictrandtrCommunit
yt r HealthtrNursingtrStanhope:
Chaptertr03:trUStrandtrGlobaltrHealthtrCare
Chaptertr04:trGovernment,trthetrLaw,trandtrPolicytrActivis
mt r Chaptertr05:trEconomicstroftrUStrHealthtrCaretrDelivery
Chaptertr06:trEthicstrintrPublictrandtrCommunitytrHealthtrNursingtrPractic
et r Chaptertr07:trCulturetroftrPopulationstrintrCommunities
Chaptertr08:trEnvironmentaltrHealtht r Chapt
ertr09:trEvidence-
BasedtrPracticet r Chaptertr10:trEpidemiologi
caltrApplications
Chaptertr11:trInfectioustrDiseasetrPreventiontrandtrContro
lt r Chaptertr12:trCommunicabletrandtrInfectiontrDiseasetrRi
skst r Chaptertr13:trCommunitytrAssessmenttrandtrEvaluati
ont r Chaptertr14:trHealthtrEducationtrintrthetrCommunityt r
Chaptertr15:trCasetrManagement
Chaptertr16:trDisastertrManagement
Chaptertr17:trPublictrHealthtrSurveillancetrandtrOutbreaktrInvestigationt
r Chaptertr18:trProgramtrManagement
Chaptertr19:trHealthcaretrImprovementtrintrthetrCommunity
Chaptertr20:trFamilytrDevelopment,trFamilytrNursingtrAssessment,trandt r
Genomics
Chaptertr21:trFamilytrHealthtrRisks
Chaptertr22:trHealthtrRiskstrAcrosstrthetrLifetrSpan
Chaptertr23:trHealthtrEquitytrandtrCaretroftrVulnerabletrPopulationst r Cha
ptertr24:trRuraltrHealthtrandtrMigranttrHealth
Chaptertr25:trPoverty,trHomelessness,trTeentrPregnancy,trandtrMentaltrIllnes
st r Chaptertr26:trAlcohol,trTobacco,trandtrOthertrDrugtrProblemstrintrthe
Community
Chaptertr27:trViolencetrandtrHumantrAbuse
Chaptertr28:trNursingtrPracticetrattrthetrLocal,trState,trandtrNationaltrLevelst
rint r PublictrHealth
Chaptertr29:trThetrFaithtrCommunitytrNuRse
Chaptertr30:trThetrNuRsetrintrPublictrHealth,trHometrHealth,trPalliativetrC
are,t r andtrHospice
Chaptertr31:trThetrNursetrintrthetrSchools
Chaptertr32:trThetrNursetrintrOccupationaltrHealth
,Chapter 01: Community and Prevention Oriented Practic
tr tr tr tr tr tr
e to Improve Population Health
trtr tr tr tr
MULTIPLEtrCHOICE
1. Whichtroftrthetrfollowingtrbesttrdescribestrcommunity-basedtrnursing?
a. Atrpracticetrintrwhichtrcaretristrprovidedtrfortrindividualstrandtrfamilies
b. Providingtrcaretrwithtratrfocustrontrthetrgroup’strneeds
c. Givingtrcaretrwithtratrfocustrontrthetraggregate’strneeds
d. Atrvaluetrsystemtrintrwhichtralltrclientstrreceivetroptimaltrcare
ANS:trt r A
Bytrdefinition,trcommunity-basedtrnursingtristratrsetting-
specifictrpracticetrintrwhichtrcaretrist r providedtrfortr“sick”trindividualstrandtrfamiliestrwhe
retrtheytrlive,trwork,trandtrattendtrschool.t r Thetremphasistristrontracutetrandtrchronictrcaretr
andtrthetrprovisiontroftrcomprehensive,t r coordinated,trandcontinuoustrcare.trThesetrnurse
strmaytrbetrgeneraliststrortrspecialiststrint r maternal–
infant,trpediatric,adult,trortrpsychiatrictrmentaltrhealthtrnursing.trCommunity-
t r basedtrnursingtremphasizestracutetrandchronictrcaretrtotrindividualstrandtrfamilies,trrath
ert r thantrfocusingtrontrgroups,traggregates,trortrsystems.
2. Whichtroftrthetrfollowingtrbesttrdescribestrcommunity-orientedtrnursing?
a. Focusingtrontrthetrprovisiontroftrcaretrtotrindividualstrandtrfamilies
b. Providingtrcaretrtotrmanagetracutetrortrchronictrconditions
c. Givingtrdirecttrcaretrtotrilltrindividualstrwithintrtheirtrfamilytrsetting
d. Havingtrthetrgoaltroftrhealthtrpromotiontrandtrdiseasetrprevention
ANS:trt r D
Bytrdefinition,trcommunity-
orientedtrnursingtrhastrthetrgoaltroftrpreserving,trprotecting,trort r maintainingtrhealthtrandtr
preventingtrdiseasetrtotrpromotetrthetrqualitytroftrlife.trAlltrnursestrmayt r focusontrindividua
lstrandtrfamilies,trgivetrdirecttrcaretrtotrilltrpersonstrwithintrtheirtrfamilyt r setting,trandtrhelp
managetracutetrortrchronictrconditions.trThesetrdefinitionstraretrnottrspecifict r totrcommunit
y-orientednursing.
3. Whichtroftrthetrfollowingtristrthetrprimarytrfocustroftrpublictrhealthtrnursing?
a. Familiestrandtrgroups
b. Illness-orientedtrcare
c. Individualstrwithintrthetrfamilytrunit
d. Healthtrcaretroftrcommunitiestrandtrpopulations
ANS:t r D
Intrpublictrhealthtrnursingtrthetrprimarytrfocustristrontrthetrhealthtrcaretroftrcommunitiestrand
t r populationstrrathertrthantrontrindividuals,trgroups,trandtrfamilies.trThetrgoaltristrtotrpreven
tt r diseasetrandpreserve,trpromote,trrestore,trandtrprotecttrhealthtrfortrthetrcommunitytrandtr
thet r populationtrwithintrit.trCommunity-basedtrnursestrdealtrprimarilytrwithtrillness-
orientedtrcaret r oftrindividualstrandtrfamiliestracorsstrthetrlifetrspan.trThetraimtristrtotramanag
etracutetrandtrchronict r healthtrconditionstrintrthetrcommunity,trandtrthetrfocustroftrpracticetri
strontrindividualtrortrfamily-t r centeredtrillnesstrcare.
, 4. Whichtroftrthetrfollowingtristrresponsibletrfortrthetrdramatictrincreasetrintrlifetrexpecta
ncyt r duringtrthe20thtrcentury?
a. Technologytrincreasestrintrthetrfieldtroftrmedicaltrlaboratorytrresearch
b. Advancestrintrsurgicaltrtechniquestrandtrprocedures
c. Sanitationtrandtrothertrpopulation-basedtrpreventiontrprograms
d. Usetroftrantibioticstrtotrfighttrinfections
ANS:t r C
Improvementstrintrcontroltroftrinfectioustrdiseasestrthroughtrimmunizations,trsanitation,tran
dt r othertrpopulation-
basedtrpreventiontrprogramstrledtrtotrthetrincreasetrintrlifetrexpectancytrfromt r lesstrthantr50y
earstrintr1900trtotrmoretrthantr78tryearstrintr2013.trAlthoughtrpeopletraretrexcitedt r whentratrn
ewtrdrugtrisdiscoveredtrthattrcurestratrdiseasetrortrwhentratrnewtrwaytrtotrtransplantt r organstr
istrperfected,trittristrimportanttrtotrknowtrabouttrthetrsignificanttrgainstrintrthetrhealthtroft r pop
ulationstrthattrhavetrcometrlargelytrfromtrpublictrhealthtraccomplishments.
5. Atrnursetristrdevelopingtratrplantrtotrdecreasetrthetrnumbertroftrprematuretrdeathstrintrthet
rcommunity.Whichtroftrthetrfollowingtrinterventionstrwouldtrmosttrlikelytrbetrimplemen
tedt r bytrthetrnurse?
a. Increasetrthetrcommunity’strknowledgetrabouttrhospicetrcare.
b. Promotetrhealthytrlifestyletrbehaviortrchoicestramongtrthetrcommunitytrmembers.
c. Encouragetremployerstrtotrhavetrwellnesstrcenterstrattreachtrindustrialtrsite.
d. Ensuretrtimelytrandtreffectivetrmedicaltrinterventiontrandtrtreatmenttr
fort r communitymembers.
ANS:t r B
Publictrhealthtrapproachestrcouldtrhelptrpreventtrprematuretrdeathstrbytrinfluencingtrthetrwa
yt r peopleeat,trdrink,trdrive,trengagetrintrexercise,trandtrtreattrthetrenvironment.trIncreasingt
r knowledgetroftrhospicetrcare,trencouragingtron-
sitetrwellnesstrcenters,trandtrensuringtrtimelyt r treatmenttroftrmedicalconditionstrdotrnottrad
dresstrthetrfocustroftrimprovingtroveralltrhealtht r throughtrhealthtrpromotiontrstrategies.trThi
stristrthetrmajortrmethodtrthattristrsuggestedtrtot r decreasetrthetrincidencetroftrprematuretrdeat
h.
6. Whichtroftrthetrfollowingtristratrbasictrassumptiontroftrpublictrhealthtrefforts?
a. Healthtrdisparitiestramongtranytrgroupstraretrmorallytrandtrlegallytrwrong.
b. Healthtrcaretristrthetrmosttrimportanttrprioritytrintrgovernmenttrplanningtrandtrfunding.
c. Thetrhealthtroftrindividualstrcannottrbetrseparatedtrfromtrthetrhealthtroftrthetrcommunity.
d. ThetrgovernmenttristrresponsibletrfortrlengtheningtrthetrlifetrspantroftrAmericans.
ANS:t r C
Publictrhealthtrpracticetrfocusestrontrthetrcommunitytrastratrwhole,trandtrthetreffecttr oftrthet r c
ommunity’strhealthtrstatustr(resources)trontrthetrhealthtroftrindividuals,trfamilies,trandtrgrou
ps.t r Thetrgoaltristrtotrpreventtrdiseasetrandtrdisabilitytrandtrpromotetrandtrprotecttrthetrhealth
troftrthet r communitytrastratrwhole.trPublictrhealthtrcantrbetrdescribedtrastrwhattrsocietytrcolle
ctivelytrdoest r totrensuretrthattrconditionstrexisttrintrwhichtrpeopletrcantrbetrhealthy.trThetrbas
ictrassumptionstroft r publictrhealthtrdotrnotjudgetrthetrmoralitytroftrhealthtrdisparities.trThetrf
ocustristrontrpreventiontrt r oftrillnesstrnottrontrspendingtrmoretrontrillnesstrcare.trAdditionally,tr
individualtrresponsibilitytrfort r makingtrhealthytrchoicestristrthetrdirectivetrfortrlengtheningtrl
ifetrspantrnottrthetrroletroftrthet r government.
7. Whichtroftrthetrfollowingtractionstrwouldtrmosttrlikelytrbetrperformedtrbytratrpublictrhealthtrnurs
e?
a. Askingtrcommunitytrleaderstrwhattrinterventionstrshouldtrbetrchosen
b. Assessingtrthetrcommunitytrandtrdecidingtrontrappropriatetrinterventions
