,Foundations for Population Health in Community Public Health Nursing 5th Edition
/\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\
Stanhope Test Bank
/\ /\ /\
Chapter 01: Community- and Prevention-Oriented Practice to Improve Population
/\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\
Health
/\
Stanhope: Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health Nursing,
/\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\
5th Edition
/\ /\
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/ \ inNdivR
iduaIls / \ wGithBin.thCO
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family / \ setting
U /\S /\N /\T
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.
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/\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\
Stanhope Test Bank
/\ /\ /\
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 /\theNfU ocR
usSoIfN
im GpTroBv.inC o vMe r a l l /\health /\through /\health /\promotion
g/\O
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
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/\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\
Stanhope Test Bank
/\ /\ /\
needed /\health /\services
d. Working /\with /\community /\groups /\to /\create /\policies /\to /\improve /\the /\environment
ANS: / \ D
Although /\the /\public /\health /\nurse /\might /\engage /\in /\any /\of /\the /\tasks /\listed, /\he /\or /\she /\works
/\primarily /\with /\members /\of /\the /\community /\to /\carry /\out /\core /\public /\health /\functions,
/\including /\assessment /\of /\the /\population /\as /\a /\whole /\and /\engaging /\ in /\promoting /\ health /\and
/\improving /\the /\environment. /\The /\ interventions /\of /\asking /\community /\ leaders /\which
/\interventions /\should /\be /\chosen, /\asessing /\the /\community /\and /\deciding /\on /\appropriate
/\interventions, /\and /\using /\data /\ from /\ health /\care /\ institutions /\do /\not /\demonstrate /\the
/\engagement /\of /\the /\community /\when /\ making /\decisions /\about /\what /\the /\community /\actually
/\wants /\and /\ needs.
8. Which /\of /\the /\following /\public /\health /\nurses /\most /\clearly /\fulfills /\the /\responsibilities /\of
this /\role?
/\
a. The /\nurse /\who /\met /\with /\several /\groups /\to /\discuss /\community /\recreation /\issues
b. The /\nurse /\who /\spent /\the /\day /\attending /\meetings /\of /\various /\health /\agencies
c. The /\nurse /\who /\talked /\to /\several /\people /\about /\their /\particular /\health /\concerns
d. The /\nurse /\who /\watched /\the /\city /\council /\meeting /\on /\local /\cable /\television
ANS: / \ B
Any /\of /\these /\descriptions /\might /\represent /\a /\nurse /\communicating, /\cooperating, /\or
/\collaborating /\with /\community /\residents /\or /\groups /\about /\health /\concerns. /\However, /\the
/\nurse /\who /\spent /\the /\day /\attending /\ meetings /\of /\ various /\health /\agencies /\ is /\the /\ most
/\representative, /\because /\in /\public /\health, /\concerns /\are /\addressed /\from /\a /\broader
/\perspective. /\In /\public /\health, /\broad /\concerns /\of /\the /\community /\should /\be /\addressed.
/\Concerns /\are /\broader /\than /\recreation, /\ individual /\ concerns /\are /\not /\as /\important /\as
/\aggregate /\priorities, /\and /\watching /\television /\(a /\one-way /\ form /\of /\communication) /\ is /\ less
/\effective /\than /\ interacting /\with /\others.
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9. Which /\of /\the /\following /\best /\defines /\aggregate?
a. A /\large /\group /\of /\persons
b. A /\collection /\of /\individuals /\and /\families
c. A /\collection /\of /\people /\who /\share /\one /\or /\more /\characteristics
d. Another /\name /\for /\demographic /\group
ANS: / \ C
An /\aggregate /\is /\defined /\a /\collection /\of /\people /\who /\share /\one /\or /\more /\personal /\or
/\environmental /\characteristics. /\Members /\of /\a /\community /\can /\ be /\defined /\ in /\terms /\of /\either
/\geography /\(e.g., /\a /\county, /\a /\group /\of /\counties, /\or /\a /\state) /\or /\a /\special /\ interest /\(e.g.,
/\children /\attending /\a /\particular /\school). /\These /\ members /\ make /\up /\a /\population. /\The /\term
/\population /\may /\be /\used /\interchangeably /\with /\the /\term /\aggregate. /\A /\large /\group /\of
/\persons, /\a /\collection /\of /\ individuals /\and /\ families, /\and /\another /\name /\ for /\demograhpic /\group
/\are /\not /\accurate /\definitions /\of /\the /\term /\aggregate.
10. A /\registered /\nurse /\was /\just /\employed /\as /\a /\public /\health /\nurse. /\Which /\question /\would /\be
the /\most /\relevant /\for /\the /\nurse /\to /\ask?
/\
a. “Which /\groups /\are /\at /\the /\greatest /\risk /\for /\problems?”
b. “Which /\patients /\should /\I /\see /\first /\as /\I /\begin /\my /\day?”
c. “With /\which /\physicians /\will /\I /\be /\most /\closely /\collaborating?”
d. “With /\which /\nursing /\assistants /\will /\I /\partner /\the /\most?”
ANS: / \ A
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/\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\
Stanhope Test Bank
/\ /\ /\
Chapter 01: Community- and Prevention-Oriented Practice to Improve Population
/\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\
Health
/\
Stanhope: Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health Nursing,
/\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\
5th Edition
/\ /\
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/ \ inNdivR
iduaIls / \ wGithBin.thCO
eir M
family / \ setting
U /\S /\N /\T
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.
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/\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\
Stanhope Test Bank
/\ /\ /\
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 /\theNfU ocR
usSoIfN
im GpTroBv.inC o vMe r a l l /\health /\through /\health /\promotion
g/\O
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
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/\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\
Stanhope Test Bank
/\ /\ /\
needed /\health /\services
d. Working /\with /\community /\groups /\to /\create /\policies /\to /\improve /\the /\environment
ANS: / \ D
Although /\the /\public /\health /\nurse /\might /\engage /\in /\any /\of /\the /\tasks /\listed, /\he /\or /\she /\works
/\primarily /\with /\members /\of /\the /\community /\to /\carry /\out /\core /\public /\health /\functions,
/\including /\assessment /\of /\the /\population /\as /\a /\whole /\and /\engaging /\ in /\promoting /\ health /\and
/\improving /\the /\environment. /\The /\ interventions /\of /\asking /\community /\ leaders /\which
/\interventions /\should /\be /\chosen, /\asessing /\the /\community /\and /\deciding /\on /\appropriate
/\interventions, /\and /\using /\data /\ from /\ health /\care /\ institutions /\do /\not /\demonstrate /\the
/\engagement /\of /\the /\community /\when /\ making /\decisions /\about /\what /\the /\community /\actually
/\wants /\and /\ needs.
8. Which /\of /\the /\following /\public /\health /\nurses /\most /\clearly /\fulfills /\the /\responsibilities /\of
this /\role?
/\
a. The /\nurse /\who /\met /\with /\several /\groups /\to /\discuss /\community /\recreation /\issues
b. The /\nurse /\who /\spent /\the /\day /\attending /\meetings /\of /\various /\health /\agencies
c. The /\nurse /\who /\talked /\to /\several /\people /\about /\their /\particular /\health /\concerns
d. The /\nurse /\who /\watched /\the /\city /\council /\meeting /\on /\local /\cable /\television
ANS: / \ B
Any /\of /\these /\descriptions /\might /\represent /\a /\nurse /\communicating, /\cooperating, /\or
/\collaborating /\with /\community /\residents /\or /\groups /\about /\health /\concerns. /\However, /\the
/\nurse /\who /\spent /\the /\day /\attending /\ meetings /\of /\ various /\health /\agencies /\ is /\the /\ most
/\representative, /\because /\in /\public /\health, /\concerns /\are /\addressed /\from /\a /\broader
/\perspective. /\In /\public /\health, /\broad /\concerns /\of /\the /\community /\should /\be /\addressed.
/\Concerns /\are /\broader /\than /\recreation, /\ individual /\ concerns /\are /\not /\as /\important /\as
/\aggregate /\priorities, /\and /\watching /\television /\(a /\one-way /\ form /\of /\communication) /\ is /\ less
/\effective /\than /\ interacting /\with /\others.
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9. Which /\of /\the /\following /\best /\defines /\aggregate?
a. A /\large /\group /\of /\persons
b. A /\collection /\of /\individuals /\and /\families
c. A /\collection /\of /\people /\who /\share /\one /\or /\more /\characteristics
d. Another /\name /\for /\demographic /\group
ANS: / \ C
An /\aggregate /\is /\defined /\a /\collection /\of /\people /\who /\share /\one /\or /\more /\personal /\or
/\environmental /\characteristics. /\Members /\of /\a /\community /\can /\ be /\defined /\ in /\terms /\of /\either
/\geography /\(e.g., /\a /\county, /\a /\group /\of /\counties, /\or /\a /\state) /\or /\a /\special /\ interest /\(e.g.,
/\children /\attending /\a /\particular /\school). /\These /\ members /\ make /\up /\a /\population. /\The /\term
/\population /\may /\be /\used /\interchangeably /\with /\the /\term /\aggregate. /\A /\large /\group /\of
/\persons, /\a /\collection /\of /\ individuals /\and /\ families, /\and /\another /\name /\ for /\demograhpic /\group
/\are /\not /\accurate /\definitions /\of /\the /\term /\aggregate.
10. A /\registered /\nurse /\was /\just /\employed /\as /\a /\public /\health /\nurse. /\Which /\question /\would /\be
the /\most /\relevant /\for /\the /\nurse /\to /\ask?
/\
a. “Which /\groups /\are /\at /\the /\greatest /\risk /\for /\problems?”
b. “Which /\patients /\should /\I /\see /\first /\as /\I /\begin /\my /\day?”
c. “With /\which /\physicians /\will /\I /\be /\most /\closely /\collaborating?”
d. “With /\which /\nursing /\assistants /\will /\I /\partner /\the /\most?”
ANS: / \ A
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