PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 10TH
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, Communityq andq Publicq Healthq Nursingq 10thq Editionq RectorqTestq Bank
Chapterq 1q Theq Journeyq Begins:q Introduction
Afterq teachingq aq groupq ofq nursingq studentsqabo
utq theq similaritiesq andq differencesq betweenqpubl
icq healthq andq communityq health,q whichq ofqtheq f
1. ollowingq statementsq byq aq nursingq studentqwoul
dq indicateq knowledgeq ofq theq similaritiesqandq dif
ferencesq betweenq publicq healthq and
communityq health?
―Communityq healthq nursingq isq definedq as
A) nursingq careq thatq isq providedq inq aq communityqse
tting,q ratherq thanq anq institutionalq setting.‖
―Publicq healthq nursingq isq definedq asq nursingqcar
B) eqthatqisq providedqinqanqinstitutional
setting.‖
―Publicq healthq nursingq isq focusedq onq the
C)
healthq ofq individuals.‖
―Communityq healthq nursingq canq shapeq theqquali
D) tyq ofq communityq healthq servicesq and
improveq theq healthq ofq theq generalq public.‖
Ans: D
Feedback:
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geq andq increasinglyq complexq challenges,qthisq n
ursingq specialtyq holdsq theqpotentialq toqshapeq th
eq qualityq ofq communityq healthqservicesq andq im
proveq theq healthq ofq theq general
public.
Whichq ofq theq followingq statementsq wouldq best
2. describeq theq differenceq betweenq publicq healthqn
ursingq andq communityq healthqnursing?
Publicq healthq nursingq isq focusedq onq theq privateq
aspectsq ofq health,qandq communityq healthqnursin
A)
gq isq focusedq onq theq publicqaspectsq of
health.
Inq ourq textbook,q theq termq communityq healthqpra
cticeqrefersqtoqaqfocusqonqspecific,qdesignatedq c
B)
ommunitiesq andq isq aq partq ofq the
largerq publicq healthq effort.
, Publicq healthq nursingq andq communityq healthq
C) nursingqrelateqtoq theqveryq sameqtypesq of
servicesq andq perspectives.
Bothq publicq healthq nursingq andq communityqheal
D) thq nursingq areq practicedq exclusively
withinq institutions.
Ans: B
Feedback:
Inq thisq textbook,q communityq healthq practiceqref
ersqtoqaqfocusqonqspecific,qdesignatedqcommunit
ies.q Itq isqaq partq ofq theq largerq publicqhealthq effortq
andq recognizesq theq fundamentalqconceptsq andq p
rinciplesq ofq publicq healthq asq itsqbirthrightq andq f
oundationq forq practice.q Publicqhealthq nursingq is
q focusedq onq theq publicq aspectsqofq health.q Publicq
healthq nursingq andqcommunityq healthq nursingq h
aveq distinctiveqtypesq ofq servicesq andq perspectiv
es.q Neitherqpublicq healthq nursingq norq communit
yq healthqnursingqisqpracticedqexclusivelyqwithin
institutions.
Whichq ofq theq followingq isq mostq accurateq about
3.
theq conceptq ofq community?
Aqcommunityq isq aq collectionq ofq peopleq who
A)
shareq someq importantq featuresq ofq theirq lives.
Communityq membersq liveq inq theq same
B)
geographicq location.
C) Communityq membersq areq biologicallyq related.
Aqcommunityq isq madeq upqofq peopleq whoq doqn
otq necessarilyq interactq withq oneq anotherq andqd
D)
oq notq necessarilyq shareq aq senseq ofq belonging
toq thatq group.
Ans: A
Feedback:
, Theqbroadq definitionq ofq aqcommunityqisq aqcolle
ctionq ofq peopleq whoq shareq someqimportantq feat
uresq ofq theirq lives.q Communityqmembersq mayq
notq liveq inq theq sameq geographicqlocationq asq inq a
q common-
interestq communityqorq aq communityq ofq solutio
n.qAqpopulationq isqmadeq upq ofq peopleq whoqdoq n
otq necessarilyqinteractqwithqoneqanotherqandqdoq
notqnecessarilyq shareq aq senseq ofq belongingq toq t
hat
group.
Aqgroupq ofq studentsq areq reviewingq materialq forq
aqtestq onqpopulations,q communities,q andqaggreg
4.
ates.q Whichq ofq theq followingq indicates
thatq theq studentsq understandq theseq concepts?
Membersq ofq aq populationqshareq aq senseq of
A)
belonging.
Communitiesq andq populationsq areq typesq of
B)
aggregates.
Individualsq ofq aq communityq areq loosely
C)
connected.
D) Membersq ofq anq aggregateq shareq aq strongq bond.
Ans: B
Feedback:
Anq aggregateq refersq toq aq massq ofq groupingq ofq
distinctq individualsq whoq areq consideredq asq aqw
holeqandq whoqareqlooselyq associatedq withqoneq
another.q Communitiesq andq populationsqareq typ
esq ofq aggregates.qAqpopulationq isq madequpq ofq p
eopleq whoq doq notq necessarilyq interactqwithq one
q anotherq andq doq notq necessarilyq shareqaqsenseq o
fqbelongingqtoqtheqgroup.qAqcommunityq isq aqcol
lectionq ofq peopleq whoqchoseq toq interactq withq o
neq anotherq becauseq ofqcommonq interests,q char
acteristics,q orq goals,qwhichq formq theq basisq forqa
q senseq ofq unityq or
belonging.
Whichq ofq theq followingq wouldq aq communityqhe
5. althq nurseq identifyq asq aq communityq of
commonq interest?
A) Theq globalq community