Chapter bj1 bjThe bjJourney bjBegins: bjIntroduction
After bjteaching bja bjgroup bjof bjnursing bjstudents
bjabo bjut bjthe bjsimilarities bjand bjdifferences
bjbetween bjpubl bjic bjhealth bjand bjcommunity
1. bjhealth, bjwhich bjof bjthe bjf bjollowing bjstatements
bjby bja bjnursing bjstudent bjwoul bjd bjindicate
bjknowledge bjof bjthe bjsimilarities bjand bjdif
bjferences bjbetween bjpublic bjhealth bjand
community bj health?
―Community bjhealth bjnursingx bjis bjdefined bjas
A) nursing bjcare bjthat bjis bjprovided bjin bja bjcommunity
bjse bjtting, bjrather bjthan bjanxinstitutional bjsetting.‖
―Public bjhealth bjnursing bjis bjdefined bjas bjnursing
B) bjcar bje bjthat bjis bjprovided bjinxan bjinstitutional
setting.‖
―Public bjhealth bjnursing bjisxfocused bjon bjthe
C)
health bjof bjindividuals.‖
―Community bjhealth bjnursing bjcan bjshape bjthe
D) bjqual bjity bjof bjcommunity bjhealth bjservices bjand
improve bjthe bjhealth bjof bjthe bjgeneral bjpublic.‖
Ans: D
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Operatingxwithin bjan bjenvironment bjof bjrapid
bjcha bjnge bjand bjincreasingly bjcomplex
bjchallenges, bjthis bjnursing bjspecialty bjholds bjthe
bjpotential bjto bjshape bjt bjhe bjquality bjof
bjcommunity bjhealth b j services bjand bji bjmprove
bjthe bjhealth bjof bjthe bjgeneral
public.
Which bjof bjthe bjfollowing bjstatements bjwould
2. bjbest
describe bjthe bjdifference bjbetween bjpublic bjhealth
bjn bjursing bjand bjcommunity bjhealth bjnursing?
Public bjhealth bjnursingxis bjfocused bjon bjthe
bjprivate bjaspects bjof bjhealth, bjandxcommunity
A)
bjhealth bjnursin bjg bjis bjfocused bjon bjthe bjpublic
bjaspects bjof
health.
, In bjour bjtextbook, bjthe bjterm bjcommunity bjhealth
bjpr bjactice bjrefers bjto bja bjfocus bjonxspecific,
B)
bjdesignated bjcommunities bjand bjis bja bjpart bjof
bjthe
larger bjpublic bjhealth bjeffort.
Public bjhealth bjnursing bjand bjcommunity bjhealth
C) bjnu bjrsing bjrelate bjto bjthe bjvery bjsame bjtypes bjof
services bjand bjperspectives.
Both bjpublic bjhealth bjnursing bjand bjcommunity
D) bjhea bjlth bjnursing bjare bjpracticed bjexclusively
within bjinstitutions.
Ans: B
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In bjthis bjtextbook, bjcommunity bjhealth bjpractice
bjref bjers bjto bja bjfocus bjon bjspecific, bjdesignated
bjcommuni bjties. bjIt bjis bja bjpart bjof bjthe bjlarger
bjpublic bjhealth bjeffort bjand bjrecognizes bjthe
bjfundamental bjconcepts bjand bjprinciples bjof
bjpublic bjhealth bjas bjits bjbirthright bjand
bjfoundation bjfor bjpractice. bjPublic bjhealth
bjnursingxi bjs bjfocused bjon bjthe bjpublic bjaspects bjof
bjhealth. bjPubli bjc bjhealth bjnursing bjandx
b j community bjhealth bjnursin bjg bjhave bjdistinctive
bjtypesxof bjservices bjandxperspec bjtives. bjNeither
bjpublic bjhealth bjnursing bjnor bjcommu bjnity bjhealth
bjnursing bjis bjpracticed bjexclusively bjwit bjhin
institutions.
Which bjof bjthe bjfollowingxis bjmost bjaccurate
3.
bjabout
the bjconcept bjof bjcommunity?
A bjcommunity bjis bja bjcollection bjof bjpeople bjwho
A)
share bjsome bjimportant bjfeatures bjof bjtheir bjlives.
Community bjmembers bjlive bjin bjthe bjsame
B)
geographic bj location.
C) Community bjmembers bjare bjbiologically
bj related.
A bjcommunity bjis bjmade bjup bjof bjpeople bjwho bjdo
bjno bjt bjnecessarily bjinteract bjwith bjone bjanother
D)
bjandxdo bjnot bjnecessarily bjshare bjaxsense bjof
bjbelonging
to bjthat bjgroup.
Ans: A
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