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FOUNDATIONS FOR POPULATI 8 8
ON HEALTH IN COMMUNITY/ PU
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BLIC HEALTHNURSING, 5TH EDI
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TION BY MARCIA STANHOPE
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,Stanhope: Foundations of Population Health for Community/Public Health Nursing, 5th Edition
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Contents:
Part I: Perspectives in Health Care Delivery and Nursing
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Chapter 1. Community and Prevention Oriented Practice to Improve Population Health
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Chapter 2. The History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing
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Chapter 3. The Changing U.S. Health and Public Health Care Systems
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Part II: Influences on Health Care Delivery and Nursing
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Chapter 4. Ethics in Public and Community Health Nursing Practice
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Chapter 5. Cultural Influences in Nursing in Community Health
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Chapter 6. Environmental Health
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Chapter 7. Government, the Law, and Policy Activism
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Chapter 8. Economic Influences
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Part III: Conceptual Frameworks Applied to Nursing Practice in the Community
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Chapter 9. Epidemiological Applications
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Chapter 10. Evidence-Based Practice
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Chapter 11. Using Health Education and Groups in the Community
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Part IV: Issues and Approaches in Health Care of Populations
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Chapter 12. Community Assessment and Evaluation
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Chapter 13. Case Management
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Chapter 14. Disaster Management
8 8 8
Chapter 15. Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
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Chapter 16. Program Management
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Chapter 17. Managing Quality and Safety
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Part V: Issues and Approaches in Family and Individual Health Care
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Chapter 18. Family Development and Family Nursing Assessment
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Chapter 19. Family Health Risks
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Chapter 20. Health Risks Across the Life Span
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Part VI: Vulnerability: Predisposing Factors
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Chapter 21. Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations: An Overview
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Chapter 22. Rural Health and Migrant Health
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Chapter 23. Poverty, Homelessness, Teen Pregnancy, and Mental Illness
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Chapter 24. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems in the Community
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Chapter 25. Violence and Human Abuse
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Chapter 26. Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
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Chapter 27. HIV Infection, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Part VII: Nursing Practice in the Community: Roles and Functions
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Chapter 28. Nursing Practice at the Local, State, and National Levels in Public Health
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Chapter 29. The Faith Community Nurse
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Chapter 30. The Nurse in Home Health and Hospice
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Chapter 31. The Nurse in the Schools
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Chapter 32. The Nurse in Occupational Health
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,Stanhope: Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public HealthNursing, 5th Edition
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Chapter 01: Community and Prevention Oriented Practice to Improve Population Health
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MULTIPLE CHOICE 8
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 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
c. Giving care with a focus on the aggregate’s needs 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
d. A value system in which all clients receive optimal care
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ANS: A 8
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 they live,
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work, and attend school. The emphasis is on acute and chronic care and the provision of compr
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ehensive, coordinated, andcontinuous care. These nurses may be generalists or specialists in m
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aternal–infant, pediatric,adult, or psychiatric mental health nursing. Community- 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
based nursing emphasizes acute andchronic care to individuals and families, rather than focusi
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ng on groups, aggregates, or systems.
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2. Which of the following best describes community-oriented nursing?
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a. Focusing on the provision of care to individuals and families 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
b. Providing care to manage acute or chronic conditions 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
c. Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting
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d. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
ANS: D 8
By definition, community-
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oriented nursing has the goal of preserving, protecting, or maintaining health and preventing dis
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ease to promote the quality of life. All nurses may focuson individuals and families, give direct c
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are to ill persons within their family setting, and helpmanage acute or chronic conditions. These
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definitions are not specific to community-orientednursing.8 8 8 8 8 8
3. Which of the following is the primary focus of public health nursing?
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a. Families and groups 8 8
b. Illness-oriented care 8
c. Individuals within the family unit 8 8 8 8
d. Health care of communities and populations 8 8 8 8 8
ANS: D 8
In public health nursing the primary focus is on the health care of communities and populations r
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ather than on individuals, groups, and families. The goal is to prevent disease andpreserve, prom
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ote, restore, and protect health for the community and the population within it. Community-
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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 acute and chr
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onic health conditions in the community, and the focus of practice is on individual or family-
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centered illness care. 8 8
, 4. Which of the following is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectancy during the20
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th century?
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a. Technology increases in the field of medical laboratory research 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
b. Advances in surgical techniques and procedures 8 8 8 8 8
c. Sanitation and other population-based prevention programs 8 8 8 8 8
d. Use of antibiotics to fight infections 8 8 8 8 8
ANS: C 8
Improvements in control of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation, and other po
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pulation-
based prevention programs led to the increase in life expectancy from less than 50years in 1900 t
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o more than 78 years in 2013. Although people are excited when a new drug isdiscovered that cu
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res a disease or when a new way to transplant organs is perfected, it is important to know about t
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he significant gains in the health of populations that have come largely from public health acco
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mplishments.
5. A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of premature deaths in the community.W
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hich of the following interventions would most likely be implemented by the nurse?
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a. Increase the community’s knowledge about hospice care. 8 8 8 8 8 8
b. Promote healthy lifestyle behavior choices among the community members.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
c. Encourage employers to have wellness centers at each industrial site. 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
d. Ensure timely and effective medical intervention and treatment for community
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members.
ANS: B 8
Public health approaches could help prevent premature deaths by influencing the way peopleea
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t, drink, drive, engage in exercise, and treat the environment. Increasing knowledge of hospice
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care, encouraging on- 8 8
site wellness centers, and ensuring timely treatment of medicalconditions do not address the fo
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cus of improving overall health through health promotion strategies. This is the major method t
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hat 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 8
Public health practice focuses on the community as a whole, and the effect of the community’s h
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ealth status (resources) on the health of individuals, families, and groups. The goal is to prevent d
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isease and disability and promote and protect the health of the community as a whole. Public heal
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th can be described as what society collectively does to ensure that conditions exist in which peo
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ple can be healthy. The basic assumptions of public health do notjudge the morality of health disp
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arities. The focus is on prevention of illness not on spending more on illness care. Additionally, i
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ndividual responsibility 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 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
b. Assessing the community and deciding on appropriate interventions 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
c. Using data from the main health care institutions in the community to determine
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FOUNDATIONS FOR POPULATI 8 8
ON HEALTH IN COMMUNITY/ PU
8 8 8 8
BLIC HEALTHNURSING, 5TH EDI
8 8 8 8
TION BY MARCIA STANHOPE
8 8 8
,Stanhope: Foundations of Population Health for Community/Public Health Nursing, 5th Edition
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Contents:
Part I: Perspectives in Health Care Delivery and Nursing
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 1. Community and Prevention Oriented Practice to Improve Population Health
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 2. The History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 3. The Changing U.S. Health and Public Health Care Systems
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Part II: Influences on Health Care Delivery and Nursing
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 4. Ethics in Public and Community Health Nursing Practice
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 5. Cultural Influences in Nursing in Community Health
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 6. Environmental Health
8 8 8
Chapter 7. Government, the Law, and Policy Activism
8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 8. Economic Influences
8 8 8
Part III: Conceptual Frameworks Applied to Nursing Practice in the Community
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 9. Epidemiological Applications
8 8 8
Chapter 10. Evidence-Based Practice
8 8 8
Chapter 11. Using Health Education and Groups in the Community
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Part IV: Issues and Approaches in Health Care of Populations
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 12. Community Assessment and Evaluation
8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 13. Case Management
8 8 8
Chapter 14. Disaster Management
8 8 8
Chapter 15. Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 16. Program Management
8 8 8
Chapter 17. Managing Quality and Safety
8 8 8 8 8
Part V: Issues and Approaches in Family and Individual Health Care
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 18. Family Development and Family Nursing Assessment
8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 19. Family Health Risks
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Chapter 20. Health Risks Across the Life Span
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Part VI: Vulnerability: Predisposing Factors
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Chapter 21. Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations: An Overview
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Chapter 22. Rural Health and Migrant Health
8 8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 23. Poverty, Homelessness, Teen Pregnancy, and Mental Illness
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 24. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems in the Community
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 25. Violence and Human Abuse
8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 26. Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
8 8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 27. HIV Infection, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Part VII: Nursing Practice in the Community: Roles and Functions
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 28. Nursing Practice at the Local, State, and National Levels in Public Health
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 29. The Faith Community Nurse
8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 30. The Nurse in Home Health and Hospice
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 31. The Nurse in the Schools
8 8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 32. The Nurse in Occupational Health
8 8 8 8 8 8
,Stanhope: Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public HealthNursing, 5th Edition
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Chapter 01: Community and Prevention Oriented Practice to Improve Population Health
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MULTIPLE CHOICE 8
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 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
c. Giving care with a focus on the aggregate’s needs 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
d. A value system in which all clients receive optimal care
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
ANS: A 8
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 they live,
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work, and attend school. The emphasis is on acute and chronic care and the provision of compr
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
ehensive, coordinated, andcontinuous care. These nurses may be generalists or specialists in m
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
aternal–infant, pediatric,adult, or psychiatric mental health nursing. Community- 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
based nursing emphasizes acute andchronic care to individuals and families, rather than focusi
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ng on groups, aggregates, or systems.
8 8 8 8 8
2. Which of the following best describes community-oriented nursing?
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a. Focusing on the provision of care to individuals and families 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
b. Providing care to manage acute or chronic conditions 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
c. Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
d. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
ANS: D 8
By definition, community-
8 8
oriented nursing has the goal of preserving, protecting, or maintaining health and preventing dis
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
ease to promote the quality of life. All nurses may focuson individuals and families, give direct c
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
are to ill persons within their family setting, and helpmanage acute or chronic conditions. These
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definitions are not specific to community-orientednursing.8 8 8 8 8 8
3. Which of the following is the primary focus of public health nursing?
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a. Families and groups 8 8
b. Illness-oriented care 8
c. Individuals within the family unit 8 8 8 8
d. Health care of communities and populations 8 8 8 8 8
ANS: D 8
In public health nursing the primary focus is on the health care of communities and populations r
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
ather than on individuals, groups, and families. The goal is to prevent disease andpreserve, prom
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
ote, restore, and protect health for the community and the population within it. Community-
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
based nurses deal primarily with illness-
8 8 8 8 8
oriented care of individuals and families acorss the life span. The aim is to amanage acute and chr
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
onic health conditions in the community, and the focus of practice is on individual or family-
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
centered illness care. 8 8
, 4. Which of the following is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectancy during the20
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th century?
8
a. Technology increases in the field of medical laboratory research 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
b. Advances in surgical techniques and procedures 8 8 8 8 8
c. Sanitation and other population-based prevention programs 8 8 8 8 8
d. Use of antibiotics to fight infections 8 8 8 8 8
ANS: C 8
Improvements in control of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation, and other po
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
pulation-
based prevention programs led to the increase in life expectancy from less than 50years in 1900 t
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
o more than 78 years in 2013. Although people are excited when a new drug isdiscovered that cu
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
res a disease or when a new way to transplant organs is perfected, it is important to know about t
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
he significant gains in the health of populations that have come largely from public health acco
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
mplishments.
5. A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of premature deaths in the community.W
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hich of the following interventions would most likely be implemented by the nurse?
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a. Increase the community’s knowledge about hospice care. 8 8 8 8 8 8
b. Promote healthy lifestyle behavior choices among the community members.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
c. Encourage employers to have wellness centers at each industrial site. 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
d. Ensure timely and effective medical intervention and treatment for community
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
members.
ANS: B 8
Public health approaches could help prevent premature deaths by influencing the way peopleea
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
t, drink, drive, engage in exercise, and treat the environment. Increasing knowledge of hospice
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
care, encouraging on- 8 8
site wellness centers, and ensuring timely treatment of medicalconditions do not address the fo
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
cus of improving overall health through health promotion strategies. This is the major method t
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hat 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 8
Public health practice focuses on the community as a whole, and the effect of the community’s h
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
ealth status (resources) on the health of individuals, families, and groups. The goal is to prevent d
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
isease and disability and promote and protect the health of the community as a whole. Public heal
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
th can be described as what society collectively does to ensure that conditions exist in which peo
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
ple can be healthy. The basic assumptions of public health do notjudge the morality of health disp
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arities. The focus is on prevention of illness not on spending more on illness care. Additionally, i
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
ndividual responsibility 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 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
b. Assessing the community and deciding on appropriate interventions 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
c. Using data from the main health care institutions in the community to determine
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