, Community#and#Public#Health#Nursing#10th#Edition#Rector#Test# Bank
Chapter# 1# The# Journey# Begins:# Introduction
After#teaching#a#group#of#nursing#students#abo
ut#the#similarities#and#differences#between#publ
ic#health#and#community#health,#which#of#the#f
1. ollowing#statements#by#a#nursing#student#woul
d#indicate#knowledge#of#the#similarities#and#dif
ferences#between#public#health#and
community# health?
“Community# health# nursing# is# defined# as
A) nursing#care#that#is#provided#in#a#community#se
tting,#rather#than#an#institutional#setting.”
“Public#health#nursing#is#defined#as#nursing#car
B) e#that#is#provided#in#an#institutional
setting.”
“Public# health# nursing# is# focused# on# the
C)
health# of# individuals.”
“Community#health#nursing#can#shape#the#qual
D) ity#of#community#health#services#and
improve# the# health# of# the# general# public.”
Ans: D
Feedback:
Operating#within#an#environment#of#rapid#cha
nge#and#increasingly#complex#challenges,#this#
nursing#specialty#holds#the#potential#to#shape#t
he#quality#of#community#health# services#and#i
mprove#the#health#of#the#general
public.
Which# of# the# following# statements# would# best
2. describe#the#difference#between#public#health#n
ursing#and#community#health#nursing?
Public#health#nursing#is#focused#on#the#private#
aspects#of#health,#and#community#health#nursin
A)
g#is#focused#on#the#public#aspects#of
health.
In#our#textbook,#the#term#community#health#pr
actice#refers#to#a#focus#on#specific,#designated#
B)
communities#and#is#a#part#of#the
larger# public# health# effort.
, Public#health#nursing#and#community#health#nu
C) rsing#relate#to#the#very#same#types#of
services# and# perspectives.
Both#public#health#nursing#and#community#hea
D) lth#nursing#are#practiced#exclusively
within# institutions.
Ans: B
Feedback:
In#this#textbook,#community#health#practice#ref
ers#to#a#focus#on#specific,#designated#communi
ties.#It#is#a#part#of#the#larger#public#health#effort
#and#recognizes#the#fundamental#concepts#and#
principles#of#public#health#as#its#birthright#and#
foundation#for#practice.#Public#health#nursing#i
s#focused#on#the#public#aspects#of#health.#Publi
c#health#nursing#and# community#health#nursin
g#have#distinctive#types#of#services#and#perspec
tives.#Neither#public#health#nursing#nor#commu
nity#health#nursing#is#practiced#exclusively#wit
hin
institutions.
Which# of# the# following# is# most# accurate# about
3.
the# concept# of# community?
A#community# is# a# collection# of# people# who
A)
share# some# important# features# of# their# lives.
Community# members# live# in# the# same
B)
geographic# location.
C) Community# members# are# biologically# related.
A#community#is#made#up#of#people#who#do#no
t#necessarily#interact#with#one#another#and#do#
D)
not# necessarily# share# a# sense# of# belonging
to# that# group.
Ans: A
Feedback:
, The#broad#definition#of#a#community#is#a#colle
ction#of#people#who#share#some# important#fea
tures#of#their#lives.#Community#members#may#
not#live#in#the#same#geographic#location#as#in#a
#common-
interest#community# or#a#community#of#solutio
n.#A#population#is#made#up#of#people#who#do#n
ot#necessarily#interact#with#one#another#and#do
#not#necessarily#share#a#sense#of#belonging#to#t
hat
group.
A#group#of#students#are#reviewing#material#for#
a#test#on#populations,#communities,#and#aggreg
4.
ates.#Which#of#the#following#indicates
that# the# students# understand# these# concepts?
Members# of# a# population# share# a# sense# of
A)
belonging.
Communities# and# populations# are# types# of
B)
aggregates.
Individuals# of# a# community# are# loosely
C)
connected.
D) Members# of# an# aggregate# share# a# strong# bond.
Ans: B
Feedback:
An#aggregate#refers#to#a#mass#of#grouping#of#d
istinct#individuals#who#are#considered#as#a#wh
ole#and#who#are#loosely#associated#with# one#a
nother.#Communities#and#populations# are#typ
es#of#aggregates.#A#population#is#made#up#of#p
eople#who#do#not#necessarily#interact#with#one
#another#and#do#not#necessarily#share#a#sense#o
f#belonging#to#the#group.#A#community#is#a#co
llection#of#people#who#chose#to#interact#with#o
ne#another#because#of#common#interests,#char
acteristics,#or#goals,#which#form#the#basis#for#a
#sense#of#unity#or
belonging.
Which#of#the#following#would#a#community#he
5. alth#nurse#identify#as#a#community#of
common# interest?
Chapter# 1# The# Journey# Begins:# Introduction
After#teaching#a#group#of#nursing#students#abo
ut#the#similarities#and#differences#between#publ
ic#health#and#community#health,#which#of#the#f
1. ollowing#statements#by#a#nursing#student#woul
d#indicate#knowledge#of#the#similarities#and#dif
ferences#between#public#health#and
community# health?
“Community# health# nursing# is# defined# as
A) nursing#care#that#is#provided#in#a#community#se
tting,#rather#than#an#institutional#setting.”
“Public#health#nursing#is#defined#as#nursing#car
B) e#that#is#provided#in#an#institutional
setting.”
“Public# health# nursing# is# focused# on# the
C)
health# of# individuals.”
“Community#health#nursing#can#shape#the#qual
D) ity#of#community#health#services#and
improve# the# health# of# the# general# public.”
Ans: D
Feedback:
Operating#within#an#environment#of#rapid#cha
nge#and#increasingly#complex#challenges,#this#
nursing#specialty#holds#the#potential#to#shape#t
he#quality#of#community#health# services#and#i
mprove#the#health#of#the#general
public.
Which# of# the# following# statements# would# best
2. describe#the#difference#between#public#health#n
ursing#and#community#health#nursing?
Public#health#nursing#is#focused#on#the#private#
aspects#of#health,#and#community#health#nursin
A)
g#is#focused#on#the#public#aspects#of
health.
In#our#textbook,#the#term#community#health#pr
actice#refers#to#a#focus#on#specific,#designated#
B)
communities#and#is#a#part#of#the
larger# public# health# effort.
, Public#health#nursing#and#community#health#nu
C) rsing#relate#to#the#very#same#types#of
services# and# perspectives.
Both#public#health#nursing#and#community#hea
D) lth#nursing#are#practiced#exclusively
within# institutions.
Ans: B
Feedback:
In#this#textbook,#community#health#practice#ref
ers#to#a#focus#on#specific,#designated#communi
ties.#It#is#a#part#of#the#larger#public#health#effort
#and#recognizes#the#fundamental#concepts#and#
principles#of#public#health#as#its#birthright#and#
foundation#for#practice.#Public#health#nursing#i
s#focused#on#the#public#aspects#of#health.#Publi
c#health#nursing#and# community#health#nursin
g#have#distinctive#types#of#services#and#perspec
tives.#Neither#public#health#nursing#nor#commu
nity#health#nursing#is#practiced#exclusively#wit
hin
institutions.
Which# of# the# following# is# most# accurate# about
3.
the# concept# of# community?
A#community# is# a# collection# of# people# who
A)
share# some# important# features# of# their# lives.
Community# members# live# in# the# same
B)
geographic# location.
C) Community# members# are# biologically# related.
A#community#is#made#up#of#people#who#do#no
t#necessarily#interact#with#one#another#and#do#
D)
not# necessarily# share# a# sense# of# belonging
to# that# group.
Ans: A
Feedback:
, The#broad#definition#of#a#community#is#a#colle
ction#of#people#who#share#some# important#fea
tures#of#their#lives.#Community#members#may#
not#live#in#the#same#geographic#location#as#in#a
#common-
interest#community# or#a#community#of#solutio
n.#A#population#is#made#up#of#people#who#do#n
ot#necessarily#interact#with#one#another#and#do
#not#necessarily#share#a#sense#of#belonging#to#t
hat
group.
A#group#of#students#are#reviewing#material#for#
a#test#on#populations,#communities,#and#aggreg
4.
ates.#Which#of#the#following#indicates
that# the# students# understand# these# concepts?
Members# of# a# population# share# a# sense# of
A)
belonging.
Communities# and# populations# are# types# of
B)
aggregates.
Individuals# of# a# community# are# loosely
C)
connected.
D) Members# of# an# aggregate# share# a# strong# bond.
Ans: B
Feedback:
An#aggregate#refers#to#a#mass#of#grouping#of#d
istinct#individuals#who#are#considered#as#a#wh
ole#and#who#are#loosely#associated#with# one#a
nother.#Communities#and#populations# are#typ
es#of#aggregates.#A#population#is#made#up#of#p
eople#who#do#not#necessarily#interact#with#one
#another#and#do#not#necessarily#share#a#sense#o
f#belonging#to#the#group.#A#community#is#a#co
llection#of#people#who#chose#to#interact#with#o
ne#another#because#of#common#interests,#char
acteristics,#or#goals,#which#form#the#basis#for#a
#sense#of#unity#or
belonging.
Which#of#the#following#would#a#community#he
5. alth#nurse#identify#as#a#community#of
common# interest?
