NUR390: Practice Questions And Correct
Answers
How cis ccommunity cdefined? cWhat care csome cexamples cof ca ccommunity? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Has cmany cmeanings cbut ccomes cdown cto ca cgroup cof cpeople cwho
cshare can cidentity-forming cnarrative. cCommunity cis cdefined cby cgeography,
cneighbourhood, ccommon ccharacteristics, cshared cinterests, cfeelings cof
cinterconnectedness/belonging. cSome cexamples cinclude creligious ccommunities,
cfriends cand cfamily, csports ccommunity, cetc.
What cis cthe cdifference cbetween ccommunity cas cclient cand ccommunity cas ccontext? c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔Community cas cclient: cworking cwith ca cparticular cgroup cof
cpeople/population cwithin cthe ccommunity c(injury cprevention cinitiative, cHIV ceducation,
cetc.) cCommunity cas ccontext: cphysical cplace cin cwhich ccare cis cbeing cprovided c(on
cthe cstreet, con ca cbus, cin ca cpark, cetc.)
What care cthe cvarious cfunctions cof ca ccommunity? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔-Provide
cspace cand cinfrastructure cfor cthings clike chousing, ceducation, crecreation, cetc.
-Provide cemployment, cincome cand copportunities cto cconsume cgoods
-Provide csecurity, cprotection cand claw cenforcement
-Provide csocial/networking copportunities
Describe cfive ccharacteristics cof ca chealthy ccommunity. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔-Clean
cand csafe cphysical cenvironment
-Adequate caccess cto cfood, cwater, cshelter, cincome, csafety, cwork cand crecreation
-Opportunities cfor clearning cand cskill cdevelopment
-Strong, cmutually csupportive crelationships cand cnetworks
-Strong clocal ccultural cand cspiritual cheritage
Why cwould ca cnurse cpracticing cin cthe ccommunity cwant cto cengage cin ca ccommunity
chealth cassessment? cWhat cpurpose(s) cdo cthey cserve? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔They
chelp cto cunderstand cthe cbaseline chealth cstatus cof ca ccommunity. cThey cact cto
cidentify cexisting cresources, cresource cgaps, cand cany cpertinent ccommunity
cissues/strengths.
What cdoes cit cmean cto cmeet ca cclient c'where cthey're cat'? cWhat cstrategies cwould
cyou cuse? cWhat cthings cwould cyou cneed cto cconsider? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔To
cdeliver ccare cwhere cthe cperson cis clocated, cboth cliterally cand cfiguratively.
cUnderstanding cthat cthe cweight cof cthe ccircumstances cthis cperson cmay cbe cliving cin
cshapes cthe c"choices" cthey cmake cor chave cmade.
, Why cis cit cimportant cto cthink cabout cthe csocial cdeterminants cof chealth cin cour cnursing
cpractice? cWhy cdoes cit cmatter? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Because cit cgreatly cimpacts
cevery caspect cof ca cpersons cwell-being cand chealth. cIt cimpacts cwhat ccare cthey chave
caccess cto, cwhat ctreatments cor caccommodations cthey ccan cafford, cand cwhat
csupport csystems cthey chave cin cplace cto cdeal cwith ccontinued ccare. cIt cwill cimpact
cwhat cteaching cwe cprovide, cwhat ccare cplans cwe ccreate, cand cwhat cgoals care cset
cfor cdischarge.
How cis cthe cconcept cof c'choice' cframed cin cthe cbiomedical cmodel cof chealth? cHow cis
cthe cconcept cof c'choice' cframed cin cthe csocioenvironmental cmodel cof chealth? c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔In cthe cbiomedical cmodel, cit cimplies cchoice cis cbinary cand ceasy
cto caccomplish. cIf ca cdoctor cwere cto ctell ca cpatient cthey cneed cto ceat c3 chealthy
cmeals ca cday cto cimprove ctheir chealth, cthey cshould cbe cable cto cdo cthat. cHowever, cit
cdoes cnot cconsider cthe ccomplexities cof cpeople's clives. cThose cin clow-income cor
cunderserviced careas cmay cnot chave caccess cto cthe cresources cthey cneed. cMaybe
cthey cdo chave caccess, cbut cdon't chave cthe cfunds. cThe csocio-environmental cmodel
ctakes cthe ccomplexities cinto caccount cand chighlights cthe ccomplicated cnotion cof
cchoice.
What cis cthe crelationship cbetween cincome cand chealth? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Income
clevel cdirectly caffects cthe cquality cof cliving cconditions, cperformance cin cschool,
caccess cto crecreational copportunities, caccess cto cpost-secondary ceducation/training
copportunities, cand caccess cto cleisure copportunities. cAs ca cresult, cthose cwith clow
cincome chave ca cshorter clife cexpectancy, chigher cinfant cmortality crate, chigher
cunintentional cinjury, cmorbidity cand cmortality, clower cself-rated cmental chealth, chigher
clevels cof cchronic cdisease, cand chigh crates cof cpoor coral chealth.
What cis cthe crelationship cbetween chousing cand chealth? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Housing cserves cvarious cfunctions, cincluding cprotective, cemotional,
csocial, ccultural cand ceconomic cfunctions. cPoor chousing, cor clack cof chousing cat call,
csignificantly cimpacts cthe chealth cand cwell-being cof can cindividual. cThey ccan
cexperience chealth cissues csecondary cto cexposure, ctraumatic cinjuries,
csexual/physical cviolence, cpoor chygiene, cinadequate cnutrition, chigh clevels cof cstress,
cand chigher cexposure crates cto ccommunicable cdiseases.
Why care cfoodbanks can cineffective cintervention cfor caddressing cfood cinsecurity? c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔-Only ca csmall cproportion cof cfood cinsecure chouseholds chave
caccess cto cfood cbanks
-Demand cALWAYS cexceeds csupply
-Some cindividuals creport cthey cdon't cuse cfood cbanks cbecause cof cthe chassle cgiven
cthe camount cof cfood cthey creceive
-Unable cto crealistically cmeet cdemands. cLack cof cinfrastructure, cvolunteers, cneed cfor
cmore cpaid cworkers cà cenormous cpublic cfunds cwould cbe crequired.
List cthe cfour ccategories cof chomelessness cand cprovide can cexample cof ceach. c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔i. cUnsheltered c(sleeping crough) c= cpeople cwho clack chousing
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How cis ccommunity cdefined? cWhat care csome cexamples cof ca ccommunity? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Has cmany cmeanings cbut ccomes cdown cto ca cgroup cof cpeople cwho
cshare can cidentity-forming cnarrative. cCommunity cis cdefined cby cgeography,
cneighbourhood, ccommon ccharacteristics, cshared cinterests, cfeelings cof
cinterconnectedness/belonging. cSome cexamples cinclude creligious ccommunities,
cfriends cand cfamily, csports ccommunity, cetc.
What cis cthe cdifference cbetween ccommunity cas cclient cand ccommunity cas ccontext? c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔Community cas cclient: cworking cwith ca cparticular cgroup cof
cpeople/population cwithin cthe ccommunity c(injury cprevention cinitiative, cHIV ceducation,
cetc.) cCommunity cas ccontext: cphysical cplace cin cwhich ccare cis cbeing cprovided c(on
cthe cstreet, con ca cbus, cin ca cpark, cetc.)
What care cthe cvarious cfunctions cof ca ccommunity? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔-Provide
cspace cand cinfrastructure cfor cthings clike chousing, ceducation, crecreation, cetc.
-Provide cemployment, cincome cand copportunities cto cconsume cgoods
-Provide csecurity, cprotection cand claw cenforcement
-Provide csocial/networking copportunities
Describe cfive ccharacteristics cof ca chealthy ccommunity. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔-Clean
cand csafe cphysical cenvironment
-Adequate caccess cto cfood, cwater, cshelter, cincome, csafety, cwork cand crecreation
-Opportunities cfor clearning cand cskill cdevelopment
-Strong, cmutually csupportive crelationships cand cnetworks
-Strong clocal ccultural cand cspiritual cheritage
Why cwould ca cnurse cpracticing cin cthe ccommunity cwant cto cengage cin ca ccommunity
chealth cassessment? cWhat cpurpose(s) cdo cthey cserve? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔They
chelp cto cunderstand cthe cbaseline chealth cstatus cof ca ccommunity. cThey cact cto
cidentify cexisting cresources, cresource cgaps, cand cany cpertinent ccommunity
cissues/strengths.
What cdoes cit cmean cto cmeet ca cclient c'where cthey're cat'? cWhat cstrategies cwould
cyou cuse? cWhat cthings cwould cyou cneed cto cconsider? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔To
cdeliver ccare cwhere cthe cperson cis clocated, cboth cliterally cand cfiguratively.
cUnderstanding cthat cthe cweight cof cthe ccircumstances cthis cperson cmay cbe cliving cin
cshapes cthe c"choices" cthey cmake cor chave cmade.
, Why cis cit cimportant cto cthink cabout cthe csocial cdeterminants cof chealth cin cour cnursing
cpractice? cWhy cdoes cit cmatter? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Because cit cgreatly cimpacts
cevery caspect cof ca cpersons cwell-being cand chealth. cIt cimpacts cwhat ccare cthey chave
caccess cto, cwhat ctreatments cor caccommodations cthey ccan cafford, cand cwhat
csupport csystems cthey chave cin cplace cto cdeal cwith ccontinued ccare. cIt cwill cimpact
cwhat cteaching cwe cprovide, cwhat ccare cplans cwe ccreate, cand cwhat cgoals care cset
cfor cdischarge.
How cis cthe cconcept cof c'choice' cframed cin cthe cbiomedical cmodel cof chealth? cHow cis
cthe cconcept cof c'choice' cframed cin cthe csocioenvironmental cmodel cof chealth? c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔In cthe cbiomedical cmodel, cit cimplies cchoice cis cbinary cand ceasy
cto caccomplish. cIf ca cdoctor cwere cto ctell ca cpatient cthey cneed cto ceat c3 chealthy
cmeals ca cday cto cimprove ctheir chealth, cthey cshould cbe cable cto cdo cthat. cHowever, cit
cdoes cnot cconsider cthe ccomplexities cof cpeople's clives. cThose cin clow-income cor
cunderserviced careas cmay cnot chave caccess cto cthe cresources cthey cneed. cMaybe
cthey cdo chave caccess, cbut cdon't chave cthe cfunds. cThe csocio-environmental cmodel
ctakes cthe ccomplexities cinto caccount cand chighlights cthe ccomplicated cnotion cof
cchoice.
What cis cthe crelationship cbetween cincome cand chealth? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Income
clevel cdirectly caffects cthe cquality cof cliving cconditions, cperformance cin cschool,
caccess cto crecreational copportunities, caccess cto cpost-secondary ceducation/training
copportunities, cand caccess cto cleisure copportunities. cAs ca cresult, cthose cwith clow
cincome chave ca cshorter clife cexpectancy, chigher cinfant cmortality crate, chigher
cunintentional cinjury, cmorbidity cand cmortality, clower cself-rated cmental chealth, chigher
clevels cof cchronic cdisease, cand chigh crates cof cpoor coral chealth.
What cis cthe crelationship cbetween chousing cand chealth? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Housing cserves cvarious cfunctions, cincluding cprotective, cemotional,
csocial, ccultural cand ceconomic cfunctions. cPoor chousing, cor clack cof chousing cat call,
csignificantly cimpacts cthe chealth cand cwell-being cof can cindividual. cThey ccan
cexperience chealth cissues csecondary cto cexposure, ctraumatic cinjuries,
csexual/physical cviolence, cpoor chygiene, cinadequate cnutrition, chigh clevels cof cstress,
cand chigher cexposure crates cto ccommunicable cdiseases.
Why care cfoodbanks can cineffective cintervention cfor caddressing cfood cinsecurity? c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔-Only ca csmall cproportion cof cfood cinsecure chouseholds chave
caccess cto cfood cbanks
-Demand cALWAYS cexceeds csupply
-Some cindividuals creport cthey cdon't cuse cfood cbanks cbecause cof cthe chassle cgiven
cthe camount cof cfood cthey creceive
-Unable cto crealistically cmeet cdemands. cLack cof cinfrastructure, cvolunteers, cneed cfor
cmore cpaid cworkers cà cenormous cpublic cfunds cwould cbe crequired.
List cthe cfour ccategories cof chomelessness cand cprovide can cexample cof ceach. c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔i. cUnsheltered c(sleeping crough) c= cpeople cwho clack chousing
