COMMUNITY HEALTH 45
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANS 45 45 45
WERS TEST BANK 45 45
1. Which45of45the45following45best45describes45community-based45nursing?
a. A45philosophy45that45guides45family-centered45illness45care
b. Providing45care45with45a45focus45on45the45groups45needs
c. Giving45care45with45a45focus45on45the45aggregates45needs
d. A45value45system45in45which45all45clients45receive45optimal45care45-45CORRECT45ANSWER45-ANS:45A
By45definition,45community-based45nursing45is45nursing45that45focuses45on45family-
centered45illness45care45to45individuals45and45families45in45the45community.
2. Which45of45the45following45best45describes45community-oriented45nursing?
a. Focusing45on45the45provision45of45care45to45individuals45and45families
b. Providing45care45to45manage45acute45or45chronic45conditions
,c. Giving45direct45care45to45ill45individuals45within45their45family45setting
d. Having45the45goal45of45health45promotion45and45disease45prevention45-45CORRECT45ANSWER45-ANS:45D
3. Which45of45the45following45is45the45primary45focus45of45public45health45nursing?
a. Families45and45groups
b. Illness-oriented4 5 care
c. Individuals45within45the45family45unit
d. Promotion45of45quality45of45life45-45CORRECT45ANSWER45-ANS:45D
By45definition,45community-
oriented45nursing45has45the45goal45of45preserving,45protecting,45or45maintaining45health45to45promot
e45the45quality45of45life.45All45nurses45may45focus45on45individuals45and45families,45give45direct45care
45to45ill45persons45within45their45family45setting,45and45help45manage45acute45or45chronic45conditions
.45The45key45difference45between45community-based45and45community-
oriented45nursing45is45that45community-based45nurses45deal45primarily45with45illness-
oriented45care,45whereas45community-
oriented45nursesor45public45health45nursesprovide45health45care45to45promote45quality45of45life.
4. Which45of45the45following45is45responsible45for45the45dramatic45increase45in45life45expectancy45duri
ng45the45twentieth45century?
a. Technology45increases45in45the45field45of45medical45laboratory45research
b. Advances45in45surgical45techniques45and45procedures
c. Sanitation45and45other45public45health45activities
,d. Use45of45antibiotics45to45fight45infections45-45CORRECT45ANSWER45-ANS:45C
Improvement45in45control45of45infectious45diseases45through45immunizations,45sanitation,45and45othe
r45public45health45activities45led45to45the45increase45in45life45expectancy45from45less45than455045years
45in45190045to45more45than457745years45in452002.
5. A45nurse45is45developing45a45plan45to45decrease45the45number45of45premature45deaths45in45the45co
mmunity.45Which45of45the45following45interventions45would45most45likely45be45implemented45by45the
45nurse?
a. Increase45the45communitys45knowledge45about45hospice45care.
b. Promote45healthy45lifestyle45behavior45choices45among45the45community45members.
c. Encourage45employers45to45have45wellness45centers45at45each45industrial45site.
d. Ensure45timely45and45effective45medical45intervention45and45treatment45for45community45members
.45-45CORRECT45ANSWER45-ANS:45B
Public45health45approaches45could45help45prevent45about4570%45of45early45deaths45by45influencing45t
he45way45people45eat,45drink,45drive,45engage45in45exercise,45and45treat45the45environment.
6. Which45of45the45following45is45a45basic45assumption45of45public45health45efforts?
a. Health45disparities45among45any45groups45are45morally45and45legally45wrong.
b. Health45care45is45the45most45important45priority45in45government45planning45and45funding.
, c. The45health45of45individuals45cannot45be45separated45from45the45health45of45the45community.
d. The45government45is45responsible45for45lengthening45the45life45span45of45Americans.45-
45CORRECT45ANSWER45-ANS:45C
Public45health45can45be45described45as45what45society45collectively45does45to45ensure45that45conditions45e
xist45in45which45people45can45be45healthy.
7. Which45of45the45following45actions45would45most45likely45be45performed45by45a45public45health45nurse?
a. Asking45community45leaders45what45interventions45should45be45chosen
b. Assessing45the45community45and45deciding45on45appropriate45interventions
c. Using45data45from45the45main45health45care45institutions45in45the45community45to45determine4
5needed45health45services
d. Working45with45community45groups45to45create45policies45to45improve45the45environment45-
45CORRECT45ANSWER45-45ANS:45D
Although45the45public45health45nurse45might45engage45in45any45of45the45tasks45listed,45he45or45she45w
orks45primarily45with45members45of45the45community45to45carry45out45core45public45health45function
s,45including45assessment45of45the45population45as45a45whole45and45engaging45in45promoting45health
45and45improving45the45environment.
8. Which45of45the45following45public45health45nurses45most45clearly45fulfills45the45responsibilities45of45this45
role?
a. The45nurse45who45met45with45several45groups45to45discuss45community45recreation45issues
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANS 45 45 45
WERS TEST BANK 45 45
1. Which45of45the45following45best45describes45community-based45nursing?
a. A45philosophy45that45guides45family-centered45illness45care
b. Providing45care45with45a45focus45on45the45groups45needs
c. Giving45care45with45a45focus45on45the45aggregates45needs
d. A45value45system45in45which45all45clients45receive45optimal45care45-45CORRECT45ANSWER45-ANS:45A
By45definition,45community-based45nursing45is45nursing45that45focuses45on45family-
centered45illness45care45to45individuals45and45families45in45the45community.
2. Which45of45the45following45best45describes45community-oriented45nursing?
a. Focusing45on45the45provision45of45care45to45individuals45and45families
b. Providing45care45to45manage45acute45or45chronic45conditions
,c. Giving45direct45care45to45ill45individuals45within45their45family45setting
d. Having45the45goal45of45health45promotion45and45disease45prevention45-45CORRECT45ANSWER45-ANS:45D
3. Which45of45the45following45is45the45primary45focus45of45public45health45nursing?
a. Families45and45groups
b. Illness-oriented4 5 care
c. Individuals45within45the45family45unit
d. Promotion45of45quality45of45life45-45CORRECT45ANSWER45-ANS:45D
By45definition,45community-
oriented45nursing45has45the45goal45of45preserving,45protecting,45or45maintaining45health45to45promot
e45the45quality45of45life.45All45nurses45may45focus45on45individuals45and45families,45give45direct45care
45to45ill45persons45within45their45family45setting,45and45help45manage45acute45or45chronic45conditions
.45The45key45difference45between45community-based45and45community-
oriented45nursing45is45that45community-based45nurses45deal45primarily45with45illness-
oriented45care,45whereas45community-
oriented45nursesor45public45health45nursesprovide45health45care45to45promote45quality45of45life.
4. Which45of45the45following45is45responsible45for45the45dramatic45increase45in45life45expectancy45duri
ng45the45twentieth45century?
a. Technology45increases45in45the45field45of45medical45laboratory45research
b. Advances45in45surgical45techniques45and45procedures
c. Sanitation45and45other45public45health45activities
,d. Use45of45antibiotics45to45fight45infections45-45CORRECT45ANSWER45-ANS:45C
Improvement45in45control45of45infectious45diseases45through45immunizations,45sanitation,45and45othe
r45public45health45activities45led45to45the45increase45in45life45expectancy45from45less45than455045years
45in45190045to45more45than457745years45in452002.
5. A45nurse45is45developing45a45plan45to45decrease45the45number45of45premature45deaths45in45the45co
mmunity.45Which45of45the45following45interventions45would45most45likely45be45implemented45by45the
45nurse?
a. Increase45the45communitys45knowledge45about45hospice45care.
b. Promote45healthy45lifestyle45behavior45choices45among45the45community45members.
c. Encourage45employers45to45have45wellness45centers45at45each45industrial45site.
d. Ensure45timely45and45effective45medical45intervention45and45treatment45for45community45members
.45-45CORRECT45ANSWER45-ANS:45B
Public45health45approaches45could45help45prevent45about4570%45of45early45deaths45by45influencing45t
he45way45people45eat,45drink,45drive,45engage45in45exercise,45and45treat45the45environment.
6. Which45of45the45following45is45a45basic45assumption45of45public45health45efforts?
a. Health45disparities45among45any45groups45are45morally45and45legally45wrong.
b. Health45care45is45the45most45important45priority45in45government45planning45and45funding.
, c. The45health45of45individuals45cannot45be45separated45from45the45health45of45the45community.
d. The45government45is45responsible45for45lengthening45the45life45span45of45Americans.45-
45CORRECT45ANSWER45-ANS:45C
Public45health45can45be45described45as45what45society45collectively45does45to45ensure45that45conditions45e
xist45in45which45people45can45be45healthy.
7. Which45of45the45following45actions45would45most45likely45be45performed45by45a45public45health45nurse?
a. Asking45community45leaders45what45interventions45should45be45chosen
b. Assessing45the45community45and45deciding45on45appropriate45interventions
c. Using45data45from45the45main45health45care45institutions45in45the45community45to45determine4
5needed45health45services
d. Working45with45community45groups45to45create45policies45to45improve45the45environment45-
45CORRECT45ANSWER45-45ANS:45D
Although45the45public45health45nurse45might45engage45in45any45of45the45tasks45listed,45he45or45she45w
orks45primarily45with45members45of45the45community45to45carry45out45core45public45health45function
s,45including45assessment45of45the45population45as45a45whole45and45engaging45in45promoting45health
45and45improving45the45environment.
8. Which45of45the45following45public45health45nurses45most45clearly45fulfills45the45responsibilities45of45this45
role?
a. The45nurse45who45met45with45several45groups45to45discuss45community45recreation45issues
