TEST BANK for Community and Public Health Nursing Promoting the Public’s health 10th edition by Rector and Stanley all Chapters 1-30

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Chapterk 1k Thek Journeyk Begins:k Introduction
Afterkteachingkakgroupkofknursingkstudentskabo
utktheksimilaritieskandkdifferenceskbetweenkpubl
ickhealthkandkcommunitykhealth,kwhichkofkthekf
1. ollowingkstatementskbykaknursingkstudentkwoul
dkindicatekknowledgekofktheksimilaritieskandkdif
ferenceskbetweenkpublickhealthkand
communityk health?
“Communitykhealthknursingkiskdefinedkasknursi
A) ngkcarekthatkiskprovidedkinkakcommunity
setting,k ratherk thank ank institutionalk setting.”
“Publickhealthknursingkiskdefinedkasknursingkcar
B) ekthatkiskprovidedkinkankinstitutional
setting.”
“Publick healthk nursingk isk focusedk onk the
C)
healthk ofk individuals.”
“Communitykhealthknursingkcankshapekthekqual
D) itykofkcommunitykhealthkserviceskand
improvek thek healthk ofk thek generalk public.”
Ans: D
Feedback:
Operatingkwithinkankenvironmentkofkrapidkcha
ngekandkincreasinglykcomplexkchallenges,kthisk
nursingkspecialtykholdskthekpotentialktokshapekt
hekqualitykofkcommunitykhealthk serviceskandki
mprovekthekhealthkofkthekgeneral
public.


Whichk ofk thek followingk statementsk wouldk best
2. describekthekdifferencekbetweenkpublickhealthkn
ursingkandkcommunitykhealthknursing?
Publickhealthknursingkiskfocusedkonkthekprivatek
aspectskofkhealth,kandkcommunitykhealthknursin
A)
gkiskfocusedkonkthekpublickaspectskof
health.
Inkourktextbook,kthektermkcommunitykhealthkpr
acticekrefersktokakfocuskonkspecific,kdesignatedk
B)
communitieskandkiskakpartkofkthe
largerk publick healthk effort.

, Publickhealthknursingkandkcommunitykhealthknu
C) rsingkrelatektokthekveryksamektypeskof
servicesk andk perspectives.
Bothkpublickhealthknursingkandkcommunitykhea
D) lthknursingkarekpracticedkexclusively
withink institutions.
Ans: B
Feedback:
Inkthisktextbook,kcommunitykhealthkpracticekref
ersktokakfocuskonkspecific,kdesignatedkcommuni
ties.kItkiskakpartkofktheklargerkpublickhealthkeffort
kandkrecognizeskthekfundamentalkconceptskandk

principleskofkpublickhealthkaskitskbirthrightkandk
foundationkforkpractice.kPublickhealthknursingki
skfocusedkonkthekpublickaspectskofkhealth.kPubli
ckhealthknursingkandk communitykhealthknursin
gkhavekdistinctivektypeskofkserviceskandkperspec
tives.kNeitherkpublickhealthknursingknorkcommu
nitykhealthknursingkiskpracticedkexclusivelykwit
hin
institutions.



Whichk ofk thek followingk isk mostk accuratek about
3.
thek conceptk ofk community?
Akcommunityk isk ak collectionk ofk peoplek who
A)
sharek somek importantk featuresk ofk theirk lives.
Communityk membersk livek ink thek same
B)
geographick location.
C) Communityk membersk arek biologicallyk related.
Akcommunitykiskmadekupkofkpeoplekwhokdokno
tknecessarilykinteractkwithkonekanotherkandkdok
D)
notk necessarilyk sharek ak sensek ofk belonging
tok thatk group.
Ans: A
Feedback:

, Thekbroadkdefinitionkofkakcommunitykiskakcolle
ctionkofkpeoplekwhokshareksomek importantkfea
tureskofktheirklives.kCommunitykmemberskmayk
notklivekinktheksamekgeographicklocationkaskinka
kcommon-

interestkcommunityk orkakcommunitykofksolutio
n.kAkpopulationkiskmadekupkofkpeoplekwhokdokn
otknecessarilykinteractkwithkonekanotherkandkdo
knotknecessarilyksharekaksensekofkbelongingktokt

hat
group.


Akgroupkofkstudentskarekreviewingkmaterialkfork
aktestkonkpopulations,kcommunities,kandkaggreg
4.
ates.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkindicates
thatk thek studentsk understandk thesek concepts?
Membersk ofk ak populationk sharek ak sensek of
A)
belonging.
Communitiesk andk populationsk arek typesk of
B)
aggregates.
Individualsk ofk ak communityk arek loosely
C)
connected.
D) Membersk ofk ank aggregatek sharek ak strongk bond.
Ans: B
Feedback:
Ankaggregatekrefersktokakmasskofkgroupingkofkd
istinctkindividualskwhokarekconsideredkaskakwh
olekandkwhokareklooselykassociatedkwithk oneka
nother.kCommunitieskandkpopulationsk arektyp
eskofkaggregates.kAkpopulationkiskmadekupkofkp
eoplekwhokdoknotknecessarilykinteractkwithkone
kanotherkandkdoknotknecessarilyksharekaksenseko

fkbelongingktokthekgroup.kAkcommunitykiskakco
llectionkofkpeoplekwhokchosektokinteractkwithko
nekanotherkbecausekofkcommonkinterests,kchar
acteristics,korkgoals,kwhichkformkthekbasiskforka
ksensekofkunitykor

belonging.


Whichkofkthekfollowingkwouldkakcommunitykhe
5. althknursekidentifykaskakcommunitykof
commonk interest?

, A) Thek globalk community
B) Smallk ruralk townk ink ak northernk state
C) Nationalk professionalk organization
D) Countiesk addressingk waterk pollution
Ans: C
Feedback:
Akcommon-
interestkcommunitykshareskakcommonkinterestko
rkgoalkthatkbindskthekmembersktogether.kMembe
rshipkinkaknationalkprofessionalkorganizationkisk
onekexample.kThekglobalkcommunitykandkaksma
llkruralktownkinkaknorthernkstatekwouldkbekexam
pleskofkakgeographickcommunity.kCountieskaddr
essingkakwaterk pollutionk problemk wouldk bek ank
example
ofk ak communityk ofk solution.


Theknursekiskworkingkwithkakcommunitykofksolu
6. tion.k Whichk ofk thek followingk wouldk the
nursek expectk tok find?
A) Akhealthk problemk affectingk thek group
B) Commonk goalk bindingk membersk together
C) Sharingk ofk ak similark goal
D) Locationalk boundaries
Ans: A
Feedback:
Akcommunitykofksolutionkinvolveskakgroupkofk
peoplekcomingktogetherktoksolvekakproblemktha
tkaffectskthem.kAkcommon-
interestkcommunitykinvolveskakcollectionkofkpe
oplekwidelykscatteredkgeographicallykwhokhav
ekankinterestkorkgoalkthatkbindskthekmemberskto
gether.kAkgeographicalkcommunitykiskonekdefi
nedkbykitskgeographicalkorklocational
boundaries.


Whichkonekofkthekfollowingkstatementskmadekb
ykakstudentkwouldktheknursekeducatorkrecognize
7.
kaskevidencekthatkakstudent

understandsk thek healthk continuum?
Thek distinctionk betweenk healthk andk illnessk is
A)
wellk demarcated.