FoundationshforhPopulationhHealthhinhCommunityhPublichHealthhNursingh5thhEditionhStanhopehTesthBank
Chapter 01: Community- and Prevention-
h h h h
Oriented Practice to Improve PopulationHealth
h h h h h
Stanhope: Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health Nursing,
h h h h h h h h h
5th Edition
h
MULTIPLEhCHOICE
1. Whichhofhthehfollowinghbesthdescribeshcommunity-basedhnursing?
a. Ahpracticehinhwhichhcarehishprovidedhforhindividualshandhfamilies
b. Providinghcarehwithhahfocushonhthehgroup’shneeds
c. Givinghcarehwithhahfocushonhthehaggregate’shneeds
d. Ahvaluehsystemhinhwhichhallhclientshreceivehoptimalhcare
ANS:h A
Byhdefinition,hcommunity-basedhnursinghishahsetting-
specifichpracticehinhwhichhcarehishprovidedhforh“sick”hindividualshandhfamilieshwherehtheyhlive,
hwork,handhattendhschool.hThehemphasishishonhacutehandhchronichcarehandhthehprovisionhofhcom
prehensive,hcoordinated,handhcontinuoushcare.hThesehnurseshmayhbehgeneralistshorhspecialistshi
nhmaternal–infant,hpediatric,hadult,horhpsychiatrichmentalhhealthhnursing.hCommunity-
basedhnursinghemphasizeshacutehandhchronichcarehtohindividualshandhfamilies,hratherhthanhfocus
inghonhgroups,haggregates,horhsystems.
2. Whichhofhthehfollowinghbesthdescribeshcommunity-orientedhnursing?
a. Focusinghonhthehprovisionhofhcarehtohindividualshandhfamilies
b. Providinghcarehtohmanagehacutehorhchronichconditions
c. GivinghdirecthcarehtohillhinNdivR IlshwGithB
in.thCeirM
Uidua
hShNhT
d. Havinghthehgoalhofhhealthhpromotion
familyhsetting
handhdiseasehprevention
ANS:h D
Byhdefinition,hcommunity-
orientedhnursinghhashthehgoalhofhpreserving,hprotecting,horhmaintaininghhealthhandhpreventinghdi
seasehtohpromotehthehqualityhofhlife.hAllhnurseshmayhfocushonhindividualshandhfamilies,hgivehdirec
thcarehtohillhpersonshwithinhtheirhfamilyhsetting,handhhelphmanagehacutehorhchronichconditions.hTh
esehdefinitionsharehnothspecifichtohcommunity-orientedhnursing.
3. Whichhofhthehfollowinghishthehprimaryhfocushofhpublichhealthhnursing?
a. Familieshandhgroups
b. Illness-orientedhcare
c. Individualshwithinhthehfamilyhunit
d. Healthhcarehofhcommunitieshandhpopulations
ANS:h D
Inhpublichhealthhnursinghthehprimaryhfocushishonhthehhealthhcarehofhcommunitieshandhpopulationsh
ratherhthanhonhindividuals,hgroups,handhfamilies.hThehgoalhishtohpreventhdiseasehandhpreserve,hpro
mote,hrestore,handhprotecthhealthhforhthehcommunityhandhthehpopulationhwithinhit.hCommunity-
basedhnurseshdealhprimarilyhwithhillness-
orientedhcarehofhindividualshandhfamilieshacorsshthehlifehspan.hThehaimhishtohamanagehacutehandhc
hronichhealthhconditionshinhthehcommunity,handhthehfocushofhpracticehishonhindividualhorhfamily-
centeredhillnesshcare.
,FoundationshforhPopulationhHealthhinhCommunityhPublichHealthhNursingh5thhEditionhStanhopehTesthBank
4. Whichhofhthehfollowinghishresponsiblehforhthehdramatichincreasehinhlifehexpectancyhduringhtheh2
0thhcentury?
a. Technologyhincreaseshinhthehfieldhofhmedicalhlaboratoryhresearch
b. Advanceshinhsurgicalhtechniqueshandhprocedures
c. Sanitationhandhotherhpopulation-basedhpreventionhprograms
d. Usehofhantibioticshtohfighthinfections
ANS:h C
Improvementshinhcontrolhofhinfectioushdiseaseshthroughhimmunizations,hsanitation,handhotherhp
opulation-
basedhpreventionhprogramshledhtohthehincreasehinhlifehexpectancyhfromhlesshthanh50hyearshinh190
0htohmorehthanh78hyearshinh2013.hAlthoughhpeopleharehexcitedhwhenhahnewhdrughishdiscoveredhth
athcureshahdiseasehorhwhenhahnewhwayhtohtransplanthorganshishperfected,hithishimportanthtohknowh
abouththehsignificanthgainshinhthehhealthhofhpopulationshthathhavehcomehlargelyhfromhpublichheal
thhaccomplishments.
5. Ahnursehishdevelopinghahplanhtohdecreasehthehnumberhofhprematurehdeathshinhthehcommunity.h
Whichhofhthehfollowinghinterventionshwouldhmosthlikelyhbehimplementedhbyhthehnurse?
a. Increasehthehcommunity’shknowledgehabouthhospicehcare.
b. Promotehhealthyhlifestylehbehaviorhchoiceshamonghthehcommunityhmembers.
c. Encouragehemployershtohhavehwellnesshcentershatheachhindustrialhsite.
d. Ensurehtimelyhandheffectivehmedicalhinterventionhandhtreatmenthforhcommunityh
members.
ANS:h B
Publichhealthhapproacheshcouldhhelphpreventhprematurehdeathshbyhinfluencinghthehwayhpeoplehe
at,hdrink,hdrive,hengagehinhexercise,handhtreaththehenvironment.hIncreasinghknowledgehofhhospi
cehcare,hencouraginghon-sitehwellnesshcenters,handhensuringhtimelyhtreatmenthofhmedical
conditionshdohnothaddresshtheNfUocR
usSoIf N
imGpT
roBv.
inC ovMerallhhealthhthroughhhealthhpromotionhstra
ghO
tegies.hThishishthehmajorhmethodhthathishsuggestedhtohdecreasehthehincidencehofhpremature
death.
6. Whichhofhthehfollowinghishahbasichassumptionhofhpublichhealthhefforts?
a. Healthhdisparitieshamonghanyhgroupsharehmorallyhandhlegallyhwrong.
b. Healthhcarehishthehmosthimportanthpriorityhinhgovernmenthplanninghandhfunding.
c. Thehhealthhofhindividualshcannothbehseparatedhfromhthehhealthhofhthehcommunity.
d. ThehgovernmenthishresponsiblehforhlengtheninghthehlifehspanhofhAmericans.
ANS:h C
Publichhealthhpracticehfocuseshonhthehcommunityhashahwhole,handhtheheffecth ofhthehcommunity’sh
healthhstatush(resources)honhthehhealthhofhindividuals,hfamilies,handhgroups.hThehgoalhishtohpreve
nthdiseasehandhdisabilityhandhpromotehandhprotecththehhealthhofhthehcommunityhashahwhole.hPubli
chhealthhcanhbehdescribedhashwhathsocietyhcollectivelyhdoeshtohensurehthathconditionshexisthinhwhi
chhpeoplehcanhbehhealthy.hThehbasichassumptionshofhpublichhealthhdohnothjudgehthehmoralityhofhhe
althhdisparities.hThehfocushishonhpreventionhofhillnesshnothonhspendinghmorehonhillnesshcare.hAddi
tionally,hindividualhresponsibilityhforhmakinghhealthyhchoiceshishthehdirectivehforhlengtheninghlif
ehspanhnoththehrolehofhthehgovernment.
7. Whichhofhthehfollowinghactionshwouldhmosthlikelyhbehperformedhbyhahpublichhealthhnurse?
a. Askinghcommunityhleadershwhathinterventionshshouldhbehchosen
b. Assessinghthehcommunityhandhdecidinghonhappropriatehinterventions
c. Usinghdatahfromhthehmainhhealthhcarehinstitutionshinhthehcommunityhtohdetermine
,FoundationshforhPopulationhHealthhinhCommunityhPublichHealthhNursingh5thhEditionhStanhopehTesthBank
neededhhealthhservices
d. Workinghwithhcommunityhgroupshtohcreatehpolicieshtohimprovehthehenvironment
ANS:h D
Althoughhthehpublichhealthhnursehmighthengagehinhanyhofhthehtaskshlisted,hhehorhshehworkshprima
rilyhwithhmembershofhthehcommunityhtohcarryhouthcorehpublichhealthhfunctions,hincludinghassess
menthofhthehpopulationhashahwholehandhengaginghinhpromotinghhealthhandhimprovinghthehenviron
ment.hThehinterventionshofhaskinghcommunityhleadershwhichhinterventionshshouldhbehchosen,has
essinghthehcommunityhandhdecidinghonhappropriatehinterventions,handhusinghdatahfromhhealthhca
rehinstitutionshdohnothdemonstratehthehengagementhofhthehcommunityhwhenhmakinghdecisionsha
bouthwhaththehcommunityhactuallyhwantshandhneeds.
8. Whichhofhthehfollowinghpublichhealthhnurseshmosthclearlyhfulfillshthehresponsibilitieshofhthishr
ole?
a. Thehnursehwhohmethwithhseveralhgroupshtohdiscusshcommunityhrecreationhissues
b. Thehnursehwhohspenththehdayhattendinghmeetingshofhvarioushhealthhagencies
c. Thehnursehwhohtalkedhtohseveralhpeoplehabouththeirhparticularhhealthhconcerns
d. Thehnursehwhohwatchedhthehcityhcouncilhmeetinghonhlocalhcablehtelevision
ANS:h B
Anyhofhthesehdescriptionshmighthrepresenthahnursehcommunicating,hcooperating,horhcollaborati
nghwithhcommunityhresidentshorhgroupshabouthhealthhconcerns.hHowever,hthehnursehwhohspentht
hehdayhattendinghmeetingshofhvarioushhealthhagencieshishthehmosthrepresentative,hbecausehinhpu
blichhealth,hconcernsharehaddressedhfromhahbroaderhperspective.hInhpublichhealth,hbroadhconcern
shofhthehcommunityhshouldhbehaddressed.hConcernsharehbroaderhthanhrecreation,hindividualhconc
ernsharehnothashimportanthashaggregatehpriorities,handhwatchinghtelevisionh(ahone-
wayhformhofhcommunication)hishlessheffectivehthanhinteractinghwithhothers.
NURSINGTB.COM
9. Whichhofhthehfollowinghbesthdefineshaggregate?
a. Ahlargehgrouphofhpersons
b. Ahcollectionhofhindividualshandhfamilies
c. Ahcollectionhofhpeoplehwhohsharehonehorhmorehcharacteristics
d. Anotherhnamehforhdemographichgroup
ANS:h C
Anhaggregatehishdefinedhahcollectionhofhpeoplehwhohsharehonehorhmorehpersonalhorhenvironmen
talhcharacteristics.hMembershofhahcommunityhcanhbehdefinedhinhtermshofheitherhgeographyh(e.g.
,hahcounty,hahgrouphofhcounties,horhahstate)horhahspecialhinteresth(e.g.,hchildrenhattendinghahpartic
ularhschool).hThesehmembershmakehuphahpopulation.hThehtermhpopulationhmayhbehusedhinterch
angeablyhwithhthehtermhaggregate.hAhlargehgrouphofhpersons,hahcollectionhofhindividualshandhfa
milies,handhanotherhnamehforhdemograhpichgroupharehnothaccuratehdefinitionshofhthehtermhaggr
egate.
10. Ahregisteredhnursehwashjusthemployedhashahpublichhealthhnurse.hWhichhquestionhwouldhbehtheh
mosthrelevanthforhthehnursehtohask?
a. “Whichhgroupsharehaththehgreatesthriskhforhproblems?”
b. “WhichhpatientshshouldhIhseehfirsthash Ihbeginhmyhday?”
c. “WithhwhichhphysicianshwillhIhbehmosthcloselyhcollaborating?”
d. “WithhwhichhnursinghassistantshwillhIhpartnerhthehmost?”
ANS:h A
, FoundationshforhPopulationhHealthhinhCommunityhPublichHealthhNursingh5thhEditionhStanhopehTesthBank
Askinghwhichhgroupsharehathgreatesthriskhreflectshahcommunity-
orientedhperspective.hThehincorrecthresponseshreflecthahfocushonhindividualshratherhthanhahc
ommunity-orientedhperspective.
11. Makinghsurehthathessentialhcommunity-
orientedhhealthhservicesharehavailablehdefineshwhichhofhthehcorehpublichhealthhfunctions?
a. Policyhdevelopment
b. Assessment
c. Assurance
d. Scientifichknowledge-basedhcare
ANS:h C
Assurancehincludeshmakinghsurehthathessentialhcommunity-
orientedhhealthhservicesharehavailablehinhthehcommunity.hThehdefinitionhdoeshnothfiththehtermshas
sessment,h policyhdevelopment.hScientifichknowledge-
basedhcarehishnothahcorehfunctionhofhpublichhealth.hAssessmenthishsystematichdatahcollectionhonhth
ehpopulation,hmonitoringhthehpopulation’shhealthhstatus,handhmakinghinformationhavailablehabout
hthehhealthhofhthehcommunity.hPolicyhdevelopmenthrefershtoheffortshtohdevelophpolicieshthathsupp
orththehhealthhofhthehpopulation,hincludinghusinghahscientifichknowledgehbasehtohmakehpolicyhdeci
sions.
12. Whenhtalkinghtohahwomen’shgrouphaththehseniorhcitizens’hcenter,hthehnursehremindedhthemhthatht
hehonlyhwayhthehcenterhwouldhbehablehtohaffordhtohprovidehtransportationhserviceshforhthemhwou
ldhbehforhthemhtohcontinuehtohwritehlettershtohtheirhlocalhcityhcouncilhrepresentativeshrequestinghf
undinghforhsuchhahservice.hWhathwashthehnursehtryinghtohaccomplishhthroughhthishaction?
a. Ensurehthaththehwomenhdidhnothexpecththehnursehtohsolvehtheirhproblem.
b. DemonstratehthaththehnursN ehuR
nderIstooGdhthBe.wComMen’shconcernshandhneeds.
c. Expresshempathy,hsupport,hU hShNhT
andhconcern.
d. Helphthehwomenhengagehinhpoliticalhaction.
ANS:h D
Publichhealthhnurseshengagehthemselveshandhothershinhpolicyhdevelopmenthandhencouragehandha
ssisthpersonshtohcommunicatehtheirhneedshtohthosehwithhthehpowerhtohtakehaction.hThehnursehishde
monstratinghthehrolehofhadvocatehthroughhthishaction,hithgoeshbeyondhmerelyhunderstanidnghtheh
women’shconcern,handhinsteadhmobilizeshthemhtohtakehaction.hThishactionhdoeshnothdemonstrate
hthehnursehshowinghempathyhratherhthehnursehishempoweringhthesehwomen.
13. Thehpublichhealthhnursehhashahclearhvisionhofhwhathneedshtohbehdonehandhwherehtohbeginhtohi
mprovehthehhealthhofhthehcommunity.hWhyhwouldhthehnursehspendhtimehmeetinghwithhcom
munityhgroupshtohdiscusshthehmosthimportanthtaskhtohbehaddressedhfirst?
a. Tohincreasehthehgroup’shself-esteem
b. Tohmaintainhcommunicationhlinkshwithhthehgroups
c. Tohmakehthehgroupshfeelhgoodhabouththeirhcontribution
d. Tohworkhwithhthehgroups,hnothforhthehgroups
ANS:h D
Chapter 01: Community- and Prevention-
h h h h
Oriented Practice to Improve PopulationHealth
h h h h h
Stanhope: Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health Nursing,
h h h h h h h h h
5th Edition
h
MULTIPLEhCHOICE
1. Whichhofhthehfollowinghbesthdescribeshcommunity-basedhnursing?
a. Ahpracticehinhwhichhcarehishprovidedhforhindividualshandhfamilies
b. Providinghcarehwithhahfocushonhthehgroup’shneeds
c. Givinghcarehwithhahfocushonhthehaggregate’shneeds
d. Ahvaluehsystemhinhwhichhallhclientshreceivehoptimalhcare
ANS:h A
Byhdefinition,hcommunity-basedhnursinghishahsetting-
specifichpracticehinhwhichhcarehishprovidedhforh“sick”hindividualshandhfamilieshwherehtheyhlive,
hwork,handhattendhschool.hThehemphasishishonhacutehandhchronichcarehandhthehprovisionhofhcom
prehensive,hcoordinated,handhcontinuoushcare.hThesehnurseshmayhbehgeneralistshorhspecialistshi
nhmaternal–infant,hpediatric,hadult,horhpsychiatrichmentalhhealthhnursing.hCommunity-
basedhnursinghemphasizeshacutehandhchronichcarehtohindividualshandhfamilies,hratherhthanhfocus
inghonhgroups,haggregates,horhsystems.
2. Whichhofhthehfollowinghbesthdescribeshcommunity-orientedhnursing?
a. Focusinghonhthehprovisionhofhcarehtohindividualshandhfamilies
b. Providinghcarehtohmanagehacutehorhchronichconditions
c. GivinghdirecthcarehtohillhinNdivR IlshwGithB
in.thCeirM
Uidua
hShNhT
d. Havinghthehgoalhofhhealthhpromotion
familyhsetting
handhdiseasehprevention
ANS:h D
Byhdefinition,hcommunity-
orientedhnursinghhashthehgoalhofhpreserving,hprotecting,horhmaintaininghhealthhandhpreventinghdi
seasehtohpromotehthehqualityhofhlife.hAllhnurseshmayhfocushonhindividualshandhfamilies,hgivehdirec
thcarehtohillhpersonshwithinhtheirhfamilyhsetting,handhhelphmanagehacutehorhchronichconditions.hTh
esehdefinitionsharehnothspecifichtohcommunity-orientedhnursing.
3. Whichhofhthehfollowinghishthehprimaryhfocushofhpublichhealthhnursing?
a. Familieshandhgroups
b. Illness-orientedhcare
c. Individualshwithinhthehfamilyhunit
d. Healthhcarehofhcommunitieshandhpopulations
ANS:h D
Inhpublichhealthhnursinghthehprimaryhfocushishonhthehhealthhcarehofhcommunitieshandhpopulationsh
ratherhthanhonhindividuals,hgroups,handhfamilies.hThehgoalhishtohpreventhdiseasehandhpreserve,hpro
mote,hrestore,handhprotecthhealthhforhthehcommunityhandhthehpopulationhwithinhit.hCommunity-
basedhnurseshdealhprimarilyhwithhillness-
orientedhcarehofhindividualshandhfamilieshacorsshthehlifehspan.hThehaimhishtohamanagehacutehandhc
hronichhealthhconditionshinhthehcommunity,handhthehfocushofhpracticehishonhindividualhorhfamily-
centeredhillnesshcare.
,FoundationshforhPopulationhHealthhinhCommunityhPublichHealthhNursingh5thhEditionhStanhopehTesthBank
4. Whichhofhthehfollowinghishresponsiblehforhthehdramatichincreasehinhlifehexpectancyhduringhtheh2
0thhcentury?
a. Technologyhincreaseshinhthehfieldhofhmedicalhlaboratoryhresearch
b. Advanceshinhsurgicalhtechniqueshandhprocedures
c. Sanitationhandhotherhpopulation-basedhpreventionhprograms
d. Usehofhantibioticshtohfighthinfections
ANS:h C
Improvementshinhcontrolhofhinfectioushdiseaseshthroughhimmunizations,hsanitation,handhotherhp
opulation-
basedhpreventionhprogramshledhtohthehincreasehinhlifehexpectancyhfromhlesshthanh50hyearshinh190
0htohmorehthanh78hyearshinh2013.hAlthoughhpeopleharehexcitedhwhenhahnewhdrughishdiscoveredhth
athcureshahdiseasehorhwhenhahnewhwayhtohtransplanthorganshishperfected,hithishimportanthtohknowh
abouththehsignificanthgainshinhthehhealthhofhpopulationshthathhavehcomehlargelyhfromhpublichheal
thhaccomplishments.
5. Ahnursehishdevelopinghahplanhtohdecreasehthehnumberhofhprematurehdeathshinhthehcommunity.h
Whichhofhthehfollowinghinterventionshwouldhmosthlikelyhbehimplementedhbyhthehnurse?
a. Increasehthehcommunity’shknowledgehabouthhospicehcare.
b. Promotehhealthyhlifestylehbehaviorhchoiceshamonghthehcommunityhmembers.
c. Encouragehemployershtohhavehwellnesshcentershatheachhindustrialhsite.
d. Ensurehtimelyhandheffectivehmedicalhinterventionhandhtreatmenthforhcommunityh
members.
ANS:h B
Publichhealthhapproacheshcouldhhelphpreventhprematurehdeathshbyhinfluencinghthehwayhpeoplehe
at,hdrink,hdrive,hengagehinhexercise,handhtreaththehenvironment.hIncreasinghknowledgehofhhospi
cehcare,hencouraginghon-sitehwellnesshcenters,handhensuringhtimelyhtreatmenthofhmedical
conditionshdohnothaddresshtheNfUocR
usSoIf N
imGpT
roBv.
inC ovMerallhhealthhthroughhhealthhpromotionhstra
ghO
tegies.hThishishthehmajorhmethodhthathishsuggestedhtohdecreasehthehincidencehofhpremature
death.
6. Whichhofhthehfollowinghishahbasichassumptionhofhpublichhealthhefforts?
a. Healthhdisparitieshamonghanyhgroupsharehmorallyhandhlegallyhwrong.
b. Healthhcarehishthehmosthimportanthpriorityhinhgovernmenthplanninghandhfunding.
c. Thehhealthhofhindividualshcannothbehseparatedhfromhthehhealthhofhthehcommunity.
d. ThehgovernmenthishresponsiblehforhlengtheninghthehlifehspanhofhAmericans.
ANS:h C
Publichhealthhpracticehfocuseshonhthehcommunityhashahwhole,handhtheheffecth ofhthehcommunity’sh
healthhstatush(resources)honhthehhealthhofhindividuals,hfamilies,handhgroups.hThehgoalhishtohpreve
nthdiseasehandhdisabilityhandhpromotehandhprotecththehhealthhofhthehcommunityhashahwhole.hPubli
chhealthhcanhbehdescribedhashwhathsocietyhcollectivelyhdoeshtohensurehthathconditionshexisthinhwhi
chhpeoplehcanhbehhealthy.hThehbasichassumptionshofhpublichhealthhdohnothjudgehthehmoralityhofhhe
althhdisparities.hThehfocushishonhpreventionhofhillnesshnothonhspendinghmorehonhillnesshcare.hAddi
tionally,hindividualhresponsibilityhforhmakinghhealthyhchoiceshishthehdirectivehforhlengtheninghlif
ehspanhnoththehrolehofhthehgovernment.
7. Whichhofhthehfollowinghactionshwouldhmosthlikelyhbehperformedhbyhahpublichhealthhnurse?
a. Askinghcommunityhleadershwhathinterventionshshouldhbehchosen
b. Assessinghthehcommunityhandhdecidinghonhappropriatehinterventions
c. Usinghdatahfromhthehmainhhealthhcarehinstitutionshinhthehcommunityhtohdetermine
,FoundationshforhPopulationhHealthhinhCommunityhPublichHealthhNursingh5thhEditionhStanhopehTesthBank
neededhhealthhservices
d. Workinghwithhcommunityhgroupshtohcreatehpolicieshtohimprovehthehenvironment
ANS:h D
Althoughhthehpublichhealthhnursehmighthengagehinhanyhofhthehtaskshlisted,hhehorhshehworkshprima
rilyhwithhmembershofhthehcommunityhtohcarryhouthcorehpublichhealthhfunctions,hincludinghassess
menthofhthehpopulationhashahwholehandhengaginghinhpromotinghhealthhandhimprovinghthehenviron
ment.hThehinterventionshofhaskinghcommunityhleadershwhichhinterventionshshouldhbehchosen,has
essinghthehcommunityhandhdecidinghonhappropriatehinterventions,handhusinghdatahfromhhealthhca
rehinstitutionshdohnothdemonstratehthehengagementhofhthehcommunityhwhenhmakinghdecisionsha
bouthwhaththehcommunityhactuallyhwantshandhneeds.
8. Whichhofhthehfollowinghpublichhealthhnurseshmosthclearlyhfulfillshthehresponsibilitieshofhthishr
ole?
a. Thehnursehwhohmethwithhseveralhgroupshtohdiscusshcommunityhrecreationhissues
b. Thehnursehwhohspenththehdayhattendinghmeetingshofhvarioushhealthhagencies
c. Thehnursehwhohtalkedhtohseveralhpeoplehabouththeirhparticularhhealthhconcerns
d. Thehnursehwhohwatchedhthehcityhcouncilhmeetinghonhlocalhcablehtelevision
ANS:h B
Anyhofhthesehdescriptionshmighthrepresenthahnursehcommunicating,hcooperating,horhcollaborati
nghwithhcommunityhresidentshorhgroupshabouthhealthhconcerns.hHowever,hthehnursehwhohspentht
hehdayhattendinghmeetingshofhvarioushhealthhagencieshishthehmosthrepresentative,hbecausehinhpu
blichhealth,hconcernsharehaddressedhfromhahbroaderhperspective.hInhpublichhealth,hbroadhconcern
shofhthehcommunityhshouldhbehaddressed.hConcernsharehbroaderhthanhrecreation,hindividualhconc
ernsharehnothashimportanthashaggregatehpriorities,handhwatchinghtelevisionh(ahone-
wayhformhofhcommunication)hishlessheffectivehthanhinteractinghwithhothers.
NURSINGTB.COM
9. Whichhofhthehfollowinghbesthdefineshaggregate?
a. Ahlargehgrouphofhpersons
b. Ahcollectionhofhindividualshandhfamilies
c. Ahcollectionhofhpeoplehwhohsharehonehorhmorehcharacteristics
d. Anotherhnamehforhdemographichgroup
ANS:h C
Anhaggregatehishdefinedhahcollectionhofhpeoplehwhohsharehonehorhmorehpersonalhorhenvironmen
talhcharacteristics.hMembershofhahcommunityhcanhbehdefinedhinhtermshofheitherhgeographyh(e.g.
,hahcounty,hahgrouphofhcounties,horhahstate)horhahspecialhinteresth(e.g.,hchildrenhattendinghahpartic
ularhschool).hThesehmembershmakehuphahpopulation.hThehtermhpopulationhmayhbehusedhinterch
angeablyhwithhthehtermhaggregate.hAhlargehgrouphofhpersons,hahcollectionhofhindividualshandhfa
milies,handhanotherhnamehforhdemograhpichgroupharehnothaccuratehdefinitionshofhthehtermhaggr
egate.
10. Ahregisteredhnursehwashjusthemployedhashahpublichhealthhnurse.hWhichhquestionhwouldhbehtheh
mosthrelevanthforhthehnursehtohask?
a. “Whichhgroupsharehaththehgreatesthriskhforhproblems?”
b. “WhichhpatientshshouldhIhseehfirsthash Ihbeginhmyhday?”
c. “WithhwhichhphysicianshwillhIhbehmosthcloselyhcollaborating?”
d. “WithhwhichhnursinghassistantshwillhIhpartnerhthehmost?”
ANS:h A
, FoundationshforhPopulationhHealthhinhCommunityhPublichHealthhNursingh5thhEditionhStanhopehTesthBank
Askinghwhichhgroupsharehathgreatesthriskhreflectshahcommunity-
orientedhperspective.hThehincorrecthresponseshreflecthahfocushonhindividualshratherhthanhahc
ommunity-orientedhperspective.
11. Makinghsurehthathessentialhcommunity-
orientedhhealthhservicesharehavailablehdefineshwhichhofhthehcorehpublichhealthhfunctions?
a. Policyhdevelopment
b. Assessment
c. Assurance
d. Scientifichknowledge-basedhcare
ANS:h C
Assurancehincludeshmakinghsurehthathessentialhcommunity-
orientedhhealthhservicesharehavailablehinhthehcommunity.hThehdefinitionhdoeshnothfiththehtermshas
sessment,h policyhdevelopment.hScientifichknowledge-
basedhcarehishnothahcorehfunctionhofhpublichhealth.hAssessmenthishsystematichdatahcollectionhonhth
ehpopulation,hmonitoringhthehpopulation’shhealthhstatus,handhmakinghinformationhavailablehabout
hthehhealthhofhthehcommunity.hPolicyhdevelopmenthrefershtoheffortshtohdevelophpolicieshthathsupp
orththehhealthhofhthehpopulation,hincludinghusinghahscientifichknowledgehbasehtohmakehpolicyhdeci
sions.
12. Whenhtalkinghtohahwomen’shgrouphaththehseniorhcitizens’hcenter,hthehnursehremindedhthemhthatht
hehonlyhwayhthehcenterhwouldhbehablehtohaffordhtohprovidehtransportationhserviceshforhthemhwou
ldhbehforhthemhtohcontinuehtohwritehlettershtohtheirhlocalhcityhcouncilhrepresentativeshrequestinghf
undinghforhsuchhahservice.hWhathwashthehnursehtryinghtohaccomplishhthroughhthishaction?
a. Ensurehthaththehwomenhdidhnothexpecththehnursehtohsolvehtheirhproblem.
b. DemonstratehthaththehnursN ehuR
nderIstooGdhthBe.wComMen’shconcernshandhneeds.
c. Expresshempathy,hsupport,hU hShNhT
andhconcern.
d. Helphthehwomenhengagehinhpoliticalhaction.
ANS:h D
Publichhealthhnurseshengagehthemselveshandhothershinhpolicyhdevelopmenthandhencouragehandha
ssisthpersonshtohcommunicatehtheirhneedshtohthosehwithhthehpowerhtohtakehaction.hThehnursehishde
monstratinghthehrolehofhadvocatehthroughhthishaction,hithgoeshbeyondhmerelyhunderstanidnghtheh
women’shconcern,handhinsteadhmobilizeshthemhtohtakehaction.hThishactionhdoeshnothdemonstrate
hthehnursehshowinghempathyhratherhthehnursehishempoweringhthesehwomen.
13. Thehpublichhealthhnursehhashahclearhvisionhofhwhathneedshtohbehdonehandhwherehtohbeginhtohi
mprovehthehhealthhofhthehcommunity.hWhyhwouldhthehnursehspendhtimehmeetinghwithhcom
munityhgroupshtohdiscusshthehmosthimportanthtaskhtohbehaddressedhfirst?
a. Tohincreasehthehgroup’shself-esteem
b. Tohmaintainhcommunicationhlinkshwithhthehgroups
c. Tohmakehthehgroupshfeelhgoodhabouththeirhcontribution
d. Tohworkhwithhthehgroups,hnothforhthehgroups
ANS:h D
