,Stanhope: .Foundations .of .Population .Health .for .Community/Public .Health .Nursing, .6th .Edition
Contents:
Part .I: .Perspectives .in .Health .Care .Delivery .and .Nursing
Chapter .1. .Community .and .Prevention .Oriented .Practice .to .Improve .Population .Health
Chapter .2. .The .History .of .Public .Health .and .Public .and .Community .Health .Nursing
Chapter .3. .The .Changing .U.S. .Health .and .Public .Health .Care .Systems
Part .II: .Influences .on .Health .Care .Delivery .and .Nursing
Chapter .4. .Ethics .in .Public .and .Community .Health .Nursing .Practice
Chapter .5. .Cultural .Influences .in .Nursing .in .Community .Health
Chapter .6. .Environmental .Health
Chapter .7. .Government, .the .Law, .and .Policy .Activism
Chapter .8. .Economic .Influences
Part .III: .Conceptual .Frameworks .Applied .to .Nursing .Practice .in .the .Community
Chapter .9. .Epidemiological .Applications
Chapter .10. .Evidence-Based .Practice
Chapter .11. .Using .Health .Education .and .Groups .in .the .Community
Part .IV: .Issues .and .Approaches .in .Health .Care .of .Populations
Chapter .12. .Community .Assessment .and .Evaluation
Chapter .13. .Case .Management
Chapter .14. .Disaster .Management
Chapter .15. .Surveillance .and .Outbreak .Investigation
Chapter .16. .Program .Management
Chapter .17. .Managing .Quality .and .Safety
Part .V: .Issues .and .Approaches .in .Family .and .Individual .Health .Care
Chapter .18. .Family .Development .and .Family .Nursing .Assessment
Chapter .19. .Family .Health .Risks
Chapter .20. .Health .Risks .Across .the .Life .Span
Part .VI: .Vulnerability: .Predisposing .Factors
Chapter .21. .Vulnerability .and .Vulnerable .Populations: .An .Overview
Chapter .22. .Rural .Health .and .Migrant .Health
Chapter .23. .Poverty, .Homelessness, .Teen .Pregnancy, .and .Mental .Illness
Chapter .24. .Alcohol, .Tobacco, .and .Other .Drug .Problems .in .the .Community
Chapter .25. .Violence .and .Human .Abuse
Chapter .26. .Infectious .Disease .Prevention .and .Control
Chapter .27. .HIV .Infection, .Hepatitis, .Tuberculosis, .and .Sexually .Transmitted .Diseases
Part .VII: .Nursing .Practice .in .the .Community: .Roles .and .Functions
Chapter .28. .Nursing .Practice .at .the .Local, .State, .and .National .Levels .in .Public .Health
Chapter .29. .The .Faith .Community .Nurse
Chapter .30. .The .Nurse .in .Home .Health .and .Hospice
Chapter .31. .The .Nurse .in .the .Schools
Chapter .32. .The .Nurse .in .Occupational .Health
,Stanhope: .Foundations .for .Population .Health .in .Community/Public .HealthNursing, .6th .Edition
Chapter .01: .Community .and .Prevention .Oriented .Practice .to .Improve .Population .Health
MULTIPLE .CHOICE
1. Which .of .the .following .best .describes .community-based .nursing?
a. A .practice .in .which .care .is .provided .for .individuals .and .families
b. Providing .care .with .a .focus .on .the .group’s .needs
c. Giving .care .with .a .focus .on .the .aggregate’s .needs
d. A .value .system .in .which .all .clients .receive .optimal .care
ANS: . A
By .definition, .community-based .nursing .is .a .setting-specific .practice .in .which .care .is
.provided .for .“sick” .individuals .and .families .where .they .live, .work, .and .attend .school. .The
.emphasis .is .on .acute .and .chronic .care .and .the .provision .of .comprehensive, .coordinated,
.and .continuous .care. .These .nurses .may .be .generalists .or .specialists .in .maternal–infant,
.pediatric, .adult, .or .psychiatric .mental .health .nursing. .Community-based .nursing .emphasizes
.acute .and .chronic .care .to .individuals .and .families, .rather .than .focusing .on .groups,
.aggregates, .or .systems.
2. Which .of .the .following .best .describes .community-oriented .nursing?
a. Focusing .on .the .provision .of .care .to .individuals .and .families
b. Providing .care .to .manage .acute .or .chronic .conditions
c. Giving .direct .care .to .ill .individuals .within .their .family .setting
d. Having .the .goal .of .health .promotion .and .disease .prevention
ANS: . D
By .definition, .community-oriented .nursing .has .the .goal .of .preserving, .protecting, .or
.maintaining .health .and .preventing .disease .to .promote .the .quality .of .life. .All .nurses .may
.focus .on .individuals .and .families, .give .direct .care .to .ill .persons .within .their .family .setting,
.and .help .manage .acute .or .chronic .conditions. .These .definitions .are .not .specific .to
.community-oriented .nursing.
3. Which .of .the .following .is .the .primary .focus .of .public .health .nursing?
a. Families .and .groups
b. Illness-oriented . care
c. Individuals .within .the .family .unit
d. Health .care .of .communities .and .populations
ANS: . D
In .public .health .nursing .the .primary .focus .is .on .the .health .care .of .communities .and
.populations .rather .than .on .individuals, .groups, .and .families. .The .goal .is .to .prevent .disease
.and .preserve, .promote, .restore, .and .protect .health .for .the .community .and .the .population
.within .it. .Community-based .nurses .deal .primarily .with .illness-oriented .care .of .individuals
.and .families .acorss .the .life .span. .The .aim .is .to .amanage .acute .and .chronic .health
.conditions .in .the .community, .and .the .focus .of .practice .is .on .individual .or .family-centered
.illness .care.
, 4. Which .of .the .following .is .responsible .for .the .dramatic .increase .in .life .expectancy .during
the .20th .century?
.
a. Technology .increases .in .the .field .of .medical .laboratory .research
b. Advances .in .surgical .techniques .and .procedures
c. Sanitation .and .other .population-based .prevention .programs
d. Use .of .antibiotics .to .fight .infections
ANS: . C
Improvements .in .control .of .infectious .diseases .through .immunizations, .sanitation, .and
.other .population-based .prevention .programs .led .to .the .increase .in .life .expectancy .from .less
.than .50 . years .in .1900 .to .more .than .78 . years .in .2013. .Although .people .are .excited .when .a
.new .drug .is .discovered .that .cures .a .disease .or .when .a .new .way .to .transplant .organs .is
.perfected, .it .is .important .to .know .about .the .significant .gains .in .the .health .of .populations
.that .have .come .largely .from .public .health .accomplishments.
5. A .nurse .is .developing .a .plan .to .decrease .the .number .of .premature .deaths .in .the
community. .Which .of .the .following .interventions .would .most .likely .be .implemented .by
.
the .nurse?
.
a. Increase .the .community’s .knowledge .about .hospice .care.
b. Promote .healthy .lifestyle .behavior .choices .among .the .community .members.
c. Encourage .employers .to .have .wellness .centers .at .each .industrial .site.
d. Ensure .timely .and .effective .medical .intervention .and .treatment .for
.community .members.
ANS: . B
Public .health .approaches .could .help .prevent .premature .deaths .by .influencing .the .way .people
.eat, .drink, .drive, .engage .in .exercise, .and .treat .the .environment. .Increasing .knowledge .of
.hospice .care, .encouraging .on-site .wellness .centers, .and .ensuring .timely .treatment .of .medical
.conditions .do .not .address .the .focus .of .improving .overall .health .through .health .promotion
.strategies. .This .is .the .major .method .that .is .suggested .to .decrease .the .incidence .of
.premature .death.
6. Which .of .the .following .is .a .basic .assumption .of .public .health .efforts?
a. Health .disparities .among .any .groups .are .morally .and .legally .wrong.
b. Health .care .is .the .most .important .priority .in .government .planning .and .funding.
c. The .health .of .individuals .cannot .be .separated .from .the .health .of .the .community.
d. The .government .is .responsible .for .lengthening .the .life .span .of .Americans.
ANS: . C
Public .health .practice .focuses .on .the .community .as .a .whole, .and .the .effect . of .the
.community’s .health .status .(resources) .on .the .health .of .individuals, .families, .and .groups.
.The .goal .is .to .prevent .disease .and .disability .and .promote .and .protect .the .health .of .the
.community .as .a .whole. .Public .health .can .be .described .as .what .society .collectively .does .to
.ensure .that .conditions .exist .in .which .people .can .be .healthy. .The .basic .assumptions .of .public
.health .do .not .judge .the .morality .of .health .disparities. .The .focus .is .on .prevention .of .illness
.not .on .spending .more .on .illness .care. .Additionally, .individual .responsibility .for .making
.healthy .choices .is .the .directive .for .lengthening .life .span .not .the .role .of .the .government.
7. Which .of .the .following .actions .would .most .likely .be .performed .by .a .public .health .nurse?
a. Asking .community .leaders .what .interventions .should .be .chosen
b. Assessing .the .community .and .deciding .on .appropriate .interventions
c. Using .data .from .the .main .health .care .institutions .in .the .community .to .determine
Contents:
Part .I: .Perspectives .in .Health .Care .Delivery .and .Nursing
Chapter .1. .Community .and .Prevention .Oriented .Practice .to .Improve .Population .Health
Chapter .2. .The .History .of .Public .Health .and .Public .and .Community .Health .Nursing
Chapter .3. .The .Changing .U.S. .Health .and .Public .Health .Care .Systems
Part .II: .Influences .on .Health .Care .Delivery .and .Nursing
Chapter .4. .Ethics .in .Public .and .Community .Health .Nursing .Practice
Chapter .5. .Cultural .Influences .in .Nursing .in .Community .Health
Chapter .6. .Environmental .Health
Chapter .7. .Government, .the .Law, .and .Policy .Activism
Chapter .8. .Economic .Influences
Part .III: .Conceptual .Frameworks .Applied .to .Nursing .Practice .in .the .Community
Chapter .9. .Epidemiological .Applications
Chapter .10. .Evidence-Based .Practice
Chapter .11. .Using .Health .Education .and .Groups .in .the .Community
Part .IV: .Issues .and .Approaches .in .Health .Care .of .Populations
Chapter .12. .Community .Assessment .and .Evaluation
Chapter .13. .Case .Management
Chapter .14. .Disaster .Management
Chapter .15. .Surveillance .and .Outbreak .Investigation
Chapter .16. .Program .Management
Chapter .17. .Managing .Quality .and .Safety
Part .V: .Issues .and .Approaches .in .Family .and .Individual .Health .Care
Chapter .18. .Family .Development .and .Family .Nursing .Assessment
Chapter .19. .Family .Health .Risks
Chapter .20. .Health .Risks .Across .the .Life .Span
Part .VI: .Vulnerability: .Predisposing .Factors
Chapter .21. .Vulnerability .and .Vulnerable .Populations: .An .Overview
Chapter .22. .Rural .Health .and .Migrant .Health
Chapter .23. .Poverty, .Homelessness, .Teen .Pregnancy, .and .Mental .Illness
Chapter .24. .Alcohol, .Tobacco, .and .Other .Drug .Problems .in .the .Community
Chapter .25. .Violence .and .Human .Abuse
Chapter .26. .Infectious .Disease .Prevention .and .Control
Chapter .27. .HIV .Infection, .Hepatitis, .Tuberculosis, .and .Sexually .Transmitted .Diseases
Part .VII: .Nursing .Practice .in .the .Community: .Roles .and .Functions
Chapter .28. .Nursing .Practice .at .the .Local, .State, .and .National .Levels .in .Public .Health
Chapter .29. .The .Faith .Community .Nurse
Chapter .30. .The .Nurse .in .Home .Health .and .Hospice
Chapter .31. .The .Nurse .in .the .Schools
Chapter .32. .The .Nurse .in .Occupational .Health
,Stanhope: .Foundations .for .Population .Health .in .Community/Public .HealthNursing, .6th .Edition
Chapter .01: .Community .and .Prevention .Oriented .Practice .to .Improve .Population .Health
MULTIPLE .CHOICE
1. Which .of .the .following .best .describes .community-based .nursing?
a. A .practice .in .which .care .is .provided .for .individuals .and .families
b. Providing .care .with .a .focus .on .the .group’s .needs
c. Giving .care .with .a .focus .on .the .aggregate’s .needs
d. A .value .system .in .which .all .clients .receive .optimal .care
ANS: . A
By .definition, .community-based .nursing .is .a .setting-specific .practice .in .which .care .is
.provided .for .“sick” .individuals .and .families .where .they .live, .work, .and .attend .school. .The
.emphasis .is .on .acute .and .chronic .care .and .the .provision .of .comprehensive, .coordinated,
.and .continuous .care. .These .nurses .may .be .generalists .or .specialists .in .maternal–infant,
.pediatric, .adult, .or .psychiatric .mental .health .nursing. .Community-based .nursing .emphasizes
.acute .and .chronic .care .to .individuals .and .families, .rather .than .focusing .on .groups,
.aggregates, .or .systems.
2. Which .of .the .following .best .describes .community-oriented .nursing?
a. Focusing .on .the .provision .of .care .to .individuals .and .families
b. Providing .care .to .manage .acute .or .chronic .conditions
c. Giving .direct .care .to .ill .individuals .within .their .family .setting
d. Having .the .goal .of .health .promotion .and .disease .prevention
ANS: . D
By .definition, .community-oriented .nursing .has .the .goal .of .preserving, .protecting, .or
.maintaining .health .and .preventing .disease .to .promote .the .quality .of .life. .All .nurses .may
.focus .on .individuals .and .families, .give .direct .care .to .ill .persons .within .their .family .setting,
.and .help .manage .acute .or .chronic .conditions. .These .definitions .are .not .specific .to
.community-oriented .nursing.
3. Which .of .the .following .is .the .primary .focus .of .public .health .nursing?
a. Families .and .groups
b. Illness-oriented . care
c. Individuals .within .the .family .unit
d. Health .care .of .communities .and .populations
ANS: . D
In .public .health .nursing .the .primary .focus .is .on .the .health .care .of .communities .and
.populations .rather .than .on .individuals, .groups, .and .families. .The .goal .is .to .prevent .disease
.and .preserve, .promote, .restore, .and .protect .health .for .the .community .and .the .population
.within .it. .Community-based .nurses .deal .primarily .with .illness-oriented .care .of .individuals
.and .families .acorss .the .life .span. .The .aim .is .to .amanage .acute .and .chronic .health
.conditions .in .the .community, .and .the .focus .of .practice .is .on .individual .or .family-centered
.illness .care.
, 4. Which .of .the .following .is .responsible .for .the .dramatic .increase .in .life .expectancy .during
the .20th .century?
.
a. Technology .increases .in .the .field .of .medical .laboratory .research
b. Advances .in .surgical .techniques .and .procedures
c. Sanitation .and .other .population-based .prevention .programs
d. Use .of .antibiotics .to .fight .infections
ANS: . C
Improvements .in .control .of .infectious .diseases .through .immunizations, .sanitation, .and
.other .population-based .prevention .programs .led .to .the .increase .in .life .expectancy .from .less
.than .50 . years .in .1900 .to .more .than .78 . years .in .2013. .Although .people .are .excited .when .a
.new .drug .is .discovered .that .cures .a .disease .or .when .a .new .way .to .transplant .organs .is
.perfected, .it .is .important .to .know .about .the .significant .gains .in .the .health .of .populations
.that .have .come .largely .from .public .health .accomplishments.
5. A .nurse .is .developing .a .plan .to .decrease .the .number .of .premature .deaths .in .the
community. .Which .of .the .following .interventions .would .most .likely .be .implemented .by
.
the .nurse?
.
a. Increase .the .community’s .knowledge .about .hospice .care.
b. Promote .healthy .lifestyle .behavior .choices .among .the .community .members.
c. Encourage .employers .to .have .wellness .centers .at .each .industrial .site.
d. Ensure .timely .and .effective .medical .intervention .and .treatment .for
.community .members.
ANS: . B
Public .health .approaches .could .help .prevent .premature .deaths .by .influencing .the .way .people
.eat, .drink, .drive, .engage .in .exercise, .and .treat .the .environment. .Increasing .knowledge .of
.hospice .care, .encouraging .on-site .wellness .centers, .and .ensuring .timely .treatment .of .medical
.conditions .do .not .address .the .focus .of .improving .overall .health .through .health .promotion
.strategies. .This .is .the .major .method .that .is .suggested .to .decrease .the .incidence .of
.premature .death.
6. Which .of .the .following .is .a .basic .assumption .of .public .health .efforts?
a. Health .disparities .among .any .groups .are .morally .and .legally .wrong.
b. Health .care .is .the .most .important .priority .in .government .planning .and .funding.
c. The .health .of .individuals .cannot .be .separated .from .the .health .of .the .community.
d. The .government .is .responsible .for .lengthening .the .life .span .of .Americans.
ANS: . C
Public .health .practice .focuses .on .the .community .as .a .whole, .and .the .effect . of .the
.community’s .health .status .(resources) .on .the .health .of .individuals, .families, .and .groups.
.The .goal .is .to .prevent .disease .and .disability .and .promote .and .protect .the .health .of .the
.community .as .a .whole. .Public .health .can .be .described .as .what .society .collectively .does .to
.ensure .that .conditions .exist .in .which .people .can .be .healthy. .The .basic .assumptions .of .public
.health .do .not .judge .the .morality .of .health .disparities. .The .focus .is .on .prevention .of .illness
.not .on .spending .more .on .illness .care. .Additionally, .individual .responsibility .for .making
.healthy .choices .is .the .directive .for .lengthening .life .span .not .the .role .of .the .government.
7. Which .of .the .following .actions .would .most .likely .be .performed .by .a .public .health .nurse?
a. Asking .community .leaders .what .interventions .should .be .chosen
b. Assessing .the .community .and .deciding .on .appropriate .interventions
c. Using .data .from .the .main .health .care .institutions .in .the .community .to .determine
