TEST BANK FOUNDATIONS FOR POPULATION
HEALTH IN COMMUNITY/PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSING 6TH EDITION
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Chapter 01: Public Health Nursing and Population Health
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Chapter 02: The History of Public Health and Public and Community
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Health Nursing Stanhope:
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Chapter 03: US and Global Health Carezx zx zx zx zx zx
Chapter 04: Government, the Law, and Policy Activism
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xChapter 05: Economics of US Health Care Delivery
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Chapter 06: Ethics in Public and Community Health Nursing Practice
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Chapter 07: Culture of Populations in Communities
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Chapter 08: Environmental Health Chapt
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er 09: Evidence-
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Based Practice Chapter 10: Epidemiologi
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cal Applicationszx
Chapter 11: Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
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s Chapter 13: Community Assessment and Evaluation
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Chapter 14: Health Education in the Community Chapt
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er 15: Case Management
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Chapter 16: Disaster Management zx zx zx
Chapter 17: Public Health Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
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Chapter 18: Program Management zx zx zx
Chapter 19: Healthcare Improvement in the Community
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Chapter 20: Family Development, Family Nursing Assessment, and
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Genomics
Chapter 21: Family Health Risks zx zx zx zx
Chapter 22: Health Risks Across the Life Span
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Chapter 23: Health Equity and Care of Vulnerable Populations Chap
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ter 24: Rural Health and Migrant Health
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Chapter 25: Poverty, Homelessness, Teen Pregnancy, and Mental Illness
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Chapter 26: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems in the
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Community
Chapter 27: Violence and Human Abuse zx zx zx zx zx
Chapter 28: Nursing Practice at the Local, State, and National Levels i
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n Public Health zx zx
Chapter 29: The Faith Community NuRsezx zx zx zx zx
Chapter 30: The NuRse in Public Health, Home Health, Palliative Car
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e, and Hospice z x zx
Chapter 31: The Nurse in the Schools zx zx zx zx zx zx
Chapter 32: The Nurse in Occupational Health
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,Chapter 01: Community and Prevention Oriented Practice
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to Improve Population Health
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MULTIPLE CHOICE zx
1. Which of the following best describes community-based nursing?
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a. A practice in which care is provided for individuals and families
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b. Providing care with a focus on the group’s needs zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx
c. Giving care with a focus on the aggregate’s needs zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx
d. A value system in which all clients receive optimal care
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ANS: A zxz x
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specific practice in which care is provided for “sick” individuals and families where
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he provision of comprehensive, coordinated, andcontinuous care. These nurses may
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2. Which of the following best describes community-oriented nursing?
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ANS: D zxz x
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reventing disease to promote the quality of life. All nurses may focuson individuals
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and families, give direct care to ill persons within their family setting, and helpman
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age acute or chronic conditions. These definitions are not specific to community-
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orientednursing.
3. Which of the following is the primary focus of public health nursing?
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a. Families and groups zx zx
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d. Health care of communities and populations zx zx zx zx zx
ANS: D zx
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populations rather than on individuals, groups, and families. The goal is to prevent d
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isease andpreserve, promote, restore, and protect health for the community and the
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population within it. Community-based nurses deal primarily with illness-
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n individual or family- centered illness care.
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, 4. Which of the following is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectanc
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y during the20th century?
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a. Technology increases in the field of medical laboratory research zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx
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c. Sanitation and other population-based prevention programs zx zx zx zx zx
d. Use of antibiotics to fight infections
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ANS: C zx
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ars in 1900 to more than 78 years in 2013. Although people are excited when a new
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drug isdiscovered that cures a disease or when a new way to transplant organs is pe
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rfected, it is important to know about the significant gains in the health of population
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s that have come largely from public health accomplishments.
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5. A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of premature deaths in the c
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ommunity.Which of the following interventions would most likely be implemented zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx
by the nurse?
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a. Increase the community’s knowledge about hospice care. zx zx zx zx zx zx
b. Promote healthy lifestyle behavior choices among the community members.
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c. Encourage employers to have wellness centers at each industrial site. zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx
d. Ensure timely and effective medical intervention and treatment f
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or communitymembers. z x
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ess the focus of improving overall health through health promotion strategies. This is
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the major method that is suggested to decrease the incidence of premature death.
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6. Which of the following is a basic assumption of public health efforts?
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a. Health disparities among any groups are morally and legally wrong.
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b. Health care is the most important priority in government planning and funding.
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c. The health of individuals cannot be separated from the health of the community.
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d. The government is responsible for lengthening the life span of Americans.
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ANS: C zx
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mmunity’s health status (resources) on the health of individuals, families, and groups.
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he community as a whole. Public health can be described as what society collectively
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does to ensure that conditions exist in which people can be healthy. The basic assum
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ptions of public health do notjudge the morality of health disparities. The focus is on
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prevention of illness not on spending more on illness care. Additionally, individual r
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esponsibility for making healthy choices is the directive for lengthening life span not t
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he role of the government.
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7. Which of the following actions would most likely be performed by a public health nurse?
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a. Asking community leaders what interventions should be chosen
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b. Assessing the community and deciding on appropriate interventions zx zx zx zx zx zx zx
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HEALTH IN COMMUNITY/PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSING 6TH EDITION
,TABLE OF CONTENTS zx zx
Chapter 01: Public Health Nursing and Population Health
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Chapter 02: The History of Public Health and Public and Community
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Health Nursing Stanhope:
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Chapter 03: US and Global Health Carezx zx zx zx zx zx
Chapter 04: Government, the Law, and Policy Activism
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xChapter 05: Economics of US Health Care Delivery
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Chapter 06: Ethics in Public and Community Health Nursing Practice
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Chapter 07: Culture of Populations in Communities
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Chapter 08: Environmental Health Chapt
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er 09: Evidence-
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Based Practice Chapter 10: Epidemiologi
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cal Applicationszx
Chapter 11: Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
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xChapter 12: Communicable and Infection Disease Risk
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s Chapter 13: Community Assessment and Evaluation
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Chapter 14: Health Education in the Community Chapt
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er 15: Case Management
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Chapter 16: Disaster Management zx zx zx
Chapter 17: Public Health Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
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Chapter 18: Program Management zx zx zx
Chapter 19: Healthcare Improvement in the Community
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Chapter 20: Family Development, Family Nursing Assessment, and
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Genomics
Chapter 21: Family Health Risks zx zx zx zx
Chapter 22: Health Risks Across the Life Span
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Chapter 23: Health Equity and Care of Vulnerable Populations Chap
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ter 24: Rural Health and Migrant Health
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Chapter 25: Poverty, Homelessness, Teen Pregnancy, and Mental Illness
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Chapter 26: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems in the
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Community
Chapter 27: Violence and Human Abuse zx zx zx zx zx
Chapter 28: Nursing Practice at the Local, State, and National Levels i
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n Public Health zx zx
Chapter 29: The Faith Community NuRsezx zx zx zx zx
Chapter 30: The NuRse in Public Health, Home Health, Palliative Car
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e, and Hospice z x zx
Chapter 31: The Nurse in the Schools zx zx zx zx zx zx
Chapter 32: The Nurse in Occupational Health
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,Chapter 01: Community and Prevention Oriented Practice
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to Improve Population Health
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MULTIPLE CHOICE zx
1. Which of the following best describes community-based nursing?
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a. A practice in which care is provided for individuals and families
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b. Providing care with a focus on the group’s needs zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx
c. Giving care with a focus on the aggregate’s needs zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx
d. A value system in which all clients receive optimal care
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ANS: A zxz x
By definition, community-based nursing is a setting-
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specific practice in which care is provided for “sick” individuals and families where
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they live, work, and attend school. The emphasis is on acute and chronic care and t
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he provision of comprehensive, coordinated, andcontinuous care. These nurses may
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be generalists or specialists in maternal–
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infant, pediatric,adult, or psychiatric mental health nursing. Community-
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2. Which of the following best describes community-oriented nursing?
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b. Providing care to manage acute or chronic conditions zx zx zx zx zx zx zx
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ANS: D zxz x
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oriented nursing has the goal of preserving, protecting, or maintaining health and p
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reventing disease to promote the quality of life. All nurses may focuson individuals
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and families, give direct care to ill persons within their family setting, and helpman
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age acute or chronic conditions. These definitions are not specific to community-
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orientednursing.
3. Which of the following is the primary focus of public health nursing?
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a. Families and groups zx zx
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ANS: D zx
In public health nursing the primary focus is on the health care of communities and
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populations rather than on individuals, groups, and families. The goal is to prevent d
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isease andpreserve, promote, restore, and protect health for the community and the
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population within it. Community-based nurses deal primarily with illness-
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oriented care of individuals and families acorss the life span. The aim is to amanage
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acute and chronic health conditions in the community, and the focus of practice is o
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n individual or family- centered illness care.
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, 4. Which of the following is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectanc
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y during the20th century?
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a. Technology increases in the field of medical laboratory research zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx
b. Advances in surgical techniques and procedures zx zx zx zx zx
c. Sanitation and other population-based prevention programs zx zx zx zx zx
d. Use of antibiotics to fight infections
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ANS: C zx
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based prevention programs led to the increase in life expectancy from less than 50ye
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ars in 1900 to more than 78 years in 2013. Although people are excited when a new
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drug isdiscovered that cures a disease or when a new way to transplant organs is pe
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rfected, it is important to know about the significant gains in the health of population
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s that have come largely from public health accomplishments.
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5. A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of premature deaths in the c
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ommunity.Which of the following interventions would most likely be implemented zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx
by the nurse?
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c. Encourage employers to have wellness centers at each industrial site. zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx
d. Ensure timely and effective medical intervention and treatment f
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or communitymembers. z x
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Public health approaches could help prevent premature deaths by influencing the way
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6. Which of the following is a basic assumption of public health efforts?
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a. Health disparities among any groups are morally and legally wrong.
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b. Health care is the most important priority in government planning and funding.
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c. The health of individuals cannot be separated from the health of the community.
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d. The government is responsible for lengthening the life span of Americans.
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ANS: C zx
Public health practice focuses on the community as a whole, and the effect of the co
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mmunity’s health status (resources) on the health of individuals, families, and groups.
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The goal is to prevent disease and disability and promote and protect the health of t
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he community as a whole. Public health can be described as what society collectively
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does to ensure that conditions exist in which people can be healthy. The basic assum
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ptions of public health do notjudge the morality of health disparities. The focus is on
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prevention of illness not on spending more on illness care. Additionally, individual r
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esponsibility for making healthy choices is the directive for lengthening life span not t
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he role of the government.
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7. Which of the following actions would most likely be performed by a public health nurse?
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a. Asking community leaders what interventions should be chosen
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b. Assessing the community and deciding on appropriate interventions zx zx zx zx zx zx zx
c. Using data from the main health care institutions in the community to determine
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