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Chapter 01: Community- and Prevention-
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Oriented Practice to Improve Population Health
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Stanhope: Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health Nursing, 5th
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MULTIPLE l#CHOICE

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c. Givingl#care l#with l#a l#focus l#onrthe l#aggregate’s l#needs
d. A l#value l#system l#in l#which l#all l#clients l#receiveroptimal l#care
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provided l#for l#―sick‖ l#individualsrand l#families l#where l#they l#live, l#work, l#and l#attend l#school.
l#Therempha l#sis l#is l#on l#acuterand l#chronic l#carerand l#the l#provision l#of l#comprehensive, l#coordinated,

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l#thanrfocusing l#on l#groups, l#aggregates, l#or l#systems.




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l#preventingrdise l#ase l#torpromote l#therqualityof l#life. l#Allnurses l#mayfocus l#onindividualsrand

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l#or l#chronicrconditions. l#Theserdef l#initionsrare l#not l#specificrtorcommunity-oriented l#nursing.




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b. Illness-oriented l#care
c. Individuals l#within l#the l#familyunit
d. Healthrcare l#of l#communities l#and l#populations
ANS: l # D
In l#public l#health l#nursing l#the l#primaryfocus l#is l#on l#the l#health l#care l#of l#communities l#and
l#populations l#rat l#her l#than l#onrindividuals, l#groups, l#andrfamilies. l#The l#goal l#isrto l#prevent l#disease

l#andrpreserve, l#promote, l#restore, l#and l#protect l#health l#for l#the l#communityand

l#therpopulationrwithin l#it. l#Community-

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oriented l#carerof l#individuals l#and l#familiesracorss l#therlife l#span. l#Theraim l#isrtoramanage l#acute l#and
l#chro l#nic l#health l#conditions l#in l#the l#community, l#andrthe l#focusrof l#practice l#isron l#individual l#or

l#family- l#centeredl#illnessrcare.




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l# hrcentury?
a. Technologyincreasesl#in l#thel#fieldrofl#medicall#laboratoryresearch
b. Advances l#in l#surgical l#techniques l#and l#procedures
c. Sanitation l#and l#other l#population-based l#preventionrprograms
d. Use l#of l#antibioticsrto l#fight l#infections
ANS: l # C
Improvements l#in l#control l#of l#infectious l#diseases l#through l#immunizations, l#sanitation, l#androther
l#pop l#ulation-

basedl#preventionl#programsrledl#torthel#increaserinl#lifel#expectancyfroml#lessrthanl#50l#yearsl#inl#1900l#to
l#morel#thanl#78l#yearsl#inl#2013.l#Althoughl#peoplerarerexcited l#whenrarnewl#drugrisl#discoveredrthatrcure

l#sl#al#diseaserorl#whenl#al#newl#wayto l#transplantl#organsl#isrperfected,l#itl#isl#importantl#tol#knowl#aboutl#thel#s

l#ignificant l#gains l#inrthel#health l#ofl#populationsl#thatl#have l#comel#largelyl#from

l#publicrhealthraccomplis l#hments.




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ch l#of l#the l#following l#interventionsrwould l#most l#likelybe l#implementedrbythernurse?
l#

a. Increaserthercommunity’s l#knowledgerabout l#hospicecare.
b. Promote l#healthy l#lifestyle l#behavior l#choicesramong l#the l#communitymembers.
c. Encourage l#employers l#to l#haverwellness l#centers l#at l#each l#industrial l#site.
d. Ensuretimelyandreffectivemedicall#interventionl#andl#treatmentrforl#communityl#m
l#embers.



ANS: l # B
Publichealth l#approaches l#could l#help l#prevent l#prematurerdeaths l#byinfluencing l#the l#waypeople l#eat,
l#drink, l#drive, l#engage l#in l#exercise, l#and l#treat l#the l#environment. l#Increasing l#knowledgerof

l#hospicercare

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l#strategies. l#This l#isrthe l#major l#method l#thatris l#suggested l#to l#decrease l#therincidence l#ofrpremature

l#death.



6. Whichrofl#the l#followingris l#a l#basicrassumption l#of l#public l#health l#efforts?
a. Healthrdisparitiesramongl#anyl#groups l#arermorallyandl#legallywrong.
b. Healthrcare l#isrthe l#most l#important l#priority l#inrgovernmentrplanning l#and l#funding.
c. The l#health l#ofrindividualsrcannot l#be l#separated l#from l#therhealthrof l#the l#community.
d. Thel#government l#isrresponsible l#for l#lengthening l#the l#life l#span l#of l#Americans.

ANS: l # C
Public l#healthl#practicerfocuses l#onl#thel#communityl#as l#a l#whole, l#and l#the l#effect l#of l#the
community’s l#health l#status l#(resources) l#onrthe l#healthl#of l#individuals,rfamilies, l#and l#groups.
l#Thergoal l#isrtorpreventl#diseaserandl#disabilityl#andl#promoterandl#protectl#thel#healthl#ofl#thel#community

l#asl#al#whol

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l#existri l#nrwhichrpeoplel#canl#bel#healthy.l#Thel#basicl#assumptionsl#ofl#publicl#healthrdol#notl#judge

l#thermoralityof l#health l#disparities. l#The l#focus l#isron l#prevention l#of l#illness l#notl#on l#spending l#more l#on

l#illness l#care. l#Addit l#ionally, l#individuall#responsibilityl#forl#makingrhealthyl#choicesl#isl#thel#directive

l#forl#lengtheningl#lifers l#pan l#not l#the l#rolerof l#thergovernment.




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b. Assessingrthe l#community l#and l#deciding l#on l#appropriate l#interventions
c. Usingl#datal#froml#thel#mainl#healthl#carel#institutionsl#inrthel#communitytol#determine


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neededrhealth l#services
d. Working l#with l#community l#groups l#torcreate l#policies l#to l#improverthe l#environment
ANS: l # D
Although l#the l#public l#health l#nursermight l#engage l#in l#anyof l#the l#tasksrlisted, l#heror
l#sherworksrprimaril l#ywith l#members l#ofthe l#communitytorcarryoutrcorepublic l#health l#functions,

l#including l#assessment l#ofl#thel#populationl#asrarwholerandrengagingl#inl#promotingl#healthl#and

l#improvingrthel#environment.l#T l#hel#interventionsl#ofl#askingl#communityleadersl#whichl#interventions

l#shouldl#bel#chosen,l#asessingrthe l#communityand l#deciding l#onrappropriate l#interventions, l#and

l#using l#datarfromrhealthrcare l#institutio l#nsl#dol#notl#demonstratel#therengagementl#ofl#the

l#communitywhenl#makingl#decisionsl#aboutl#whatl#thel#c l#ommunityactuallywants l#and l#needs.




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l# e?
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b. Thel#nurserwhol#spentl#thel#dayattendingrmeetings l#ofl#variousl#healthl#agencies
c. Thel#nurserwho l#talked l#to l#several l#people l#aboutrtheir l#particular l#healthrconcerns
d. Thel#nurserwho l#watchedrthe l#city l#council l#meetingron l#local l#cable l#television
ANS: l # B
Anyofl#thesel#descriptionsl#mightl#representl#al#nursel#communicating,l#cooperating,l#orl#collaborating
l#withl#communityresidentsl#orl#groupsl#aboutl#healthl#concerns. l#However,l#thel#nursel#whorspentrthel#da

l#yl#attendingl#meetingsl#ofl#variousrhealthragenciesl#isl#thermostrrepresentative,l#becausel#inpublicl#heal

l#th, l#concernsl#areaddressedl#froml#arbroaderl#perspective. l#Inl#publicl#health, l#broad l#concerns l#ofl#thel#co

l#mmunityshouldl#beraddressed. l#Concernsl#arerbroaderl#thanl#recreation,l#individuall#concernsl#arernot

l#asrimportant l#asraggregate l#priorities, l#and l#watchingrtelevision l#(a l#one-

wayformrofl#communication) l#isl#lessl#effectiverthanl#interactingl#withl#others.
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a. A l#largel#group l#ofl#persons
b. A l#collection l#of l#individuals l#and l#families
c. A l#collection l#of l#people l#whorshareroneror l#more l#characteristics
d. Another l#namerfor l#demographic l#group
ANS: l # C
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l#haracteristics. l#Membersl#ofl#al#communityl#canl#bel#definedl#inl#termsl#ofl#eitherl#geography(e.g.,l#al#count

l#y,l#argroupl#ofl#counties,l#orl#al#state)l#orl#arspeciall#interestr(e.g., l#childrenl#attendingl#al#particularl#school).

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l#th l#el#termraggregate.l#Al#largel#grouprofl#persons, l#acollection l#ofrindividualsrandrfamilies, l#and

l#anotherl#n l#ame l#for l#demograhpic l#group l#arernotraccurate l#definitions l#of l#the l#term l#aggregate.




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l# t l#relevant l#for l#the l#nurse l#to l#ask?
a. ―Whichl#groupsl#areratrthel#greatestl#riskrforl#problems?‖
b. ―Whichl#patientsl#shouldrIseel#firstl#asrIrbegin l#myday?‖
c. ―Withl#whichl#physicians l#will l#Ibel#mostrcloselycollaborating?‖
d. ―Withl#whichl#nursingrassistants l#will l#Ipartner l#the l#most?‖
ANS: l # A




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Askingwhichl#groupsl#arel#atrgreatestl#riskl#reflectsl#al#community-
oriented l#perspective. l#The l#incorrectrresponses l#reflect l#a l#focus l#onrindividualsrrather
l#thanrarcommun l#ity-orientedl#perspective.




11. Makingsurethat l#essential l#community-
orientedl#healthrservicesl#arel#availablel#definesl#whichofl#thercorel#publicrhealthrfunctions?
a. Policydevelopment
b. Assessment
c. Assurance
d. Scientificrknowledge-based l # care
ANS: l # C
Assurancerincludesmakingsurethat l # essential l#community-
oriented l#healthrservicesrare l#available l#in l#the l#community. l#The l#definition l#does l#not l#fit l#therterms
l#asses l#sment, l # policy l#development. l#Scientific l#knowledge-

based l#careris l#not l#a l#corerfunction l#of l#publicrhealth.
Assessment l#is l#systematic l#data l#collection l#onrtherpopulation, l#monitoringtherpopulation’s
l#healthrsta l#tus, l#andrmaking l#informationravailablerabout l#the l#health l#of l#the l#community. l#Policy

l#developmentrref l#ersrtorefforts l#tordevelop l#policies l#that l#supportrthe l#health l#of l#the l#population,

l#including l#usingrarscienti l#fic l#knowledgerbasertormake l#policydecisions.




12. When l#talking l#to l#awomen’s l#group l#at l#thesenior l#citizens’ l#center, l#the l#nurserreminded
l#themthatrthe l#onlywaythe l#center l#would l#berable l#to l#afford l#to l#providertransportation l#services
l#for l#themrwould l#be l#for l#them l#to l#continue l#to l#writerlettersrtortheir l#local l#city l#council

l#representatives l#requesting l#funding l#for l#such l#a l#service. l#What l#was l#the l#nurse l#trying l#to

l#accomplish l#through l#thisraction?

a. Ensurel#that l#the l#women l#did l#not l#expect l#the l#nursertorsolvertheir l#problem.
b. Demonstraterl#thatr l#ther nursNe l#u R
n l#dl#el#rIsl#tol#oGd l # thBe.wComM
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c. Expressrempathy, l#support, l#U S
and
l
# l N
# T
l#concern.
l
#


d. Help l#thel#women l#engage l#inrpoliticalraction.
ANS: l # D
Public l#health l#nursesrengage l#themselves l#and l#others l#in l#policydevelopment l#and l#encouragerand
l#assi l#strpersons l#torcommunicate l#their l#needs l#tothose l#withthe l#power l#totakeraction.

l#Thernurseisrdemonst l#ratingrthe l#role l#of l#advocate l#through l#this l#action, l#itrgoes l#beyond

l#merelyunderstanidng l#the l#women’s l#concern, l#and l#instead l#mobilizesrthem l#to l#take l#action. l#This

l#action l#doesrnotrdemonstrate l#the l#nurse l#sh l#owingrempathyrather l#thernurse l#is

l#empoweringrthese l#women.




13. The l#publicrhealthrnurse l#has l#arclear l#visionof l#what l#needs l#to l#be l#done l#andrwherertobegin l#to
l#impr l#ove l#the l#health l#of l#the l#community. l#Whywould l#thernurse l#spend l#time l#meeting l#with
l#community l#groups l#to l#discussrthe l#most l#important l#task l#to l#be l#addressed l#first?

a. To l#increase l#thel#group’s l#self-esteem
b. To l#maintainrcommunication l#links l#with l#the l#groups
c. Tol#makerthe l#groups l#feel l#good l#about l#their l#contribution
d. To l#work l#with l#thergroups,rnot l#forl#thergroups
ANS: l # D




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