TEST BANK For COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
10TH EDITION BY CHERIE RECTOR, MARY JO STANLEY
TEST BANK For COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
10TH EDITION BY CHERIE RECTOR, MARY JO STANLEY
,TEST BANK For COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
10TH EDITION BY CHERIE RECTOR, MARY JO STANLEY
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,TEST BANK For COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
10TH EDITION BY CHERIE RECTOR, MARY JO STANLEY
COMMUNITY AND
PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSING 10TH EDITION
BY CHERIE RECTOR,
MARY JO STANLEY
COMMUNITY ANDPUBLIC HEALTH NURSING10TH EDITIONRECTOR TESTBANK
Chapter1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences between public
health and community health, which of the following statements by a nursing student would
indicate knowledge of the similarities and differencesbetweenpublichealth andcommunity health?
A) “Community health nursing is defined as
nursing care that is provided in a community setting, rather than an institutionalsetting.”
B) “Publichealth nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in an institutional setting.”
C) “Public health nursing is focused on the
healthof individuals.”
D) “Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and
improve the healthofthe general public.” Ans: D Feedback:
, TEST BANK For COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
10TH EDITION BY CHERIE RECTOR, MARY JO STANLEY
Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly complex challenges, this
nursing specialtyholdsthe potential toshape the quality of community healthservicesand
improve the health of the general public.
2. Which of the following statements would best describe the difference between
public health nursing and community health nursing?
A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and community health nursing
is focusedonthe publicaspects of
health.
B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated
communitiesandisapart of the larger public health effort.
C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of services
and perspectives.
D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are practiced exclusively within
institutions.
Ans: B Feedback:
In this textbook, community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated communities. It
is a part of the larger public health effort and recognizes the fundamental concepts and principles
of public health as its birthright and foundation for practice. Public health nursing is focused on the
public aspects of health. Public health nursing and community health nursing have distinctive types
of services and perspectives. Neither public health nursing nor community health nursing is
practiced excl usively within institutions.
3. Which of the following is most accurate about the concept of community?
A) A community is a collection of people who share some important features of their lives.
B) Community members live in the same geographic location.
C) Community members are biologically related.
D) A community is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another and do
not necessarilyshare asenseof belonging to that group. Ans: A Feedback:
10TH EDITION BY CHERIE RECTOR, MARY JO STANLEY
TEST BANK For COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
10TH EDITION BY CHERIE RECTOR, MARY JO STANLEY
,TEST BANK For COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
10TH EDITION BY CHERIE RECTOR, MARY JO STANLEY
TEST BANK For
,TEST BANK For COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
10TH EDITION BY CHERIE RECTOR, MARY JO STANLEY
COMMUNITY AND
PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSING 10TH EDITION
BY CHERIE RECTOR,
MARY JO STANLEY
COMMUNITY ANDPUBLIC HEALTH NURSING10TH EDITIONRECTOR TESTBANK
Chapter1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences between public
health and community health, which of the following statements by a nursing student would
indicate knowledge of the similarities and differencesbetweenpublichealth andcommunity health?
A) “Community health nursing is defined as
nursing care that is provided in a community setting, rather than an institutionalsetting.”
B) “Publichealth nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in an institutional setting.”
C) “Public health nursing is focused on the
healthof individuals.”
D) “Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and
improve the healthofthe general public.” Ans: D Feedback:
, TEST BANK For COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
10TH EDITION BY CHERIE RECTOR, MARY JO STANLEY
Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly complex challenges, this
nursing specialtyholdsthe potential toshape the quality of community healthservicesand
improve the health of the general public.
2. Which of the following statements would best describe the difference between
public health nursing and community health nursing?
A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and community health nursing
is focusedonthe publicaspects of
health.
B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated
communitiesandisapart of the larger public health effort.
C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of services
and perspectives.
D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are practiced exclusively within
institutions.
Ans: B Feedback:
In this textbook, community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated communities. It
is a part of the larger public health effort and recognizes the fundamental concepts and principles
of public health as its birthright and foundation for practice. Public health nursing is focused on the
public aspects of health. Public health nursing and community health nursing have distinctive types
of services and perspectives. Neither public health nursing nor community health nursing is
practiced excl usively within institutions.
3. Which of the following is most accurate about the concept of community?
A) A community is a collection of people who share some important features of their lives.
B) Community members live in the same geographic location.
C) Community members are biologically related.
D) A community is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another and do
not necessarilyshare asenseof belonging to that group. Ans: A Feedback:
