NUR 388 MIDTERM EXAM - MODULES 1-3 (CHAPTERS 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 TESTBO
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a. A practice in which care is provided for
individuals and families.
Which statement best describes commu- By definition, community-based nursing
nity-based nursing? is a setting-specific practice in which
care is provided for "sick" individuals and
a. A practice in which care is provided for families where they live, work, and attend
individuals and families. school. The emphasis is on acute and
b. Providing care with a focus on the chronic care and the provision of com-
group's needs. prehensive, coordinated, and continuous
c. Giving care with a focus on the aggre- care. These nurses may be generalists or
gate's needs. specialists in maternal-infant, pediatric,
d. A value system in which all clients adult, or psychiatric mental health nurs-
receive optimal care. ing. Community-based nursing empha-
sizes acute and chronic care to individu-
als and families, rather than focusing on
groups, aggregates, or systems.
Which statement best describes the goal d. To preserve, protect, promote, or main-
of community-oriented nursing? tain health and prevent disease
a. Providing care to individuals and fam- By definition, community-oriented nurs-
ilies ing has the goal of preserving, protect-
b. Providing care to manage acute or ing, or maintaining health and preventing
chronic conditions disease to promote the quality of life. All
c. Giving direct care to ill individuals with- nurses may focus on individuals and fam-
in their family setting ilies, give direct care to ill persons with-
d. To preserve, protect, promote, or in their family setting, and help manage
maintain health and prevent disease acute or chronic conditions.
d. Health care of communities and popu-
lations
Which of the following is the primary fo-
cus of public health nursing? In public health nursing, the primary fo-
cus is on the health care of communities
a. Families and groups and populations rather than on individu-
b. Illness-oriented care als, groups, and families. The goal is to
prevent disease and preserve, promote,
restore, and protect health for the com-
, NUR 388 MIDTERM EXAM - MODULES 1-3 (CHAPTERS 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 TESTBO
TESTBANK & ATI QUESTIONS) ANSWERED CORRECTLY TO PASS!!
munity and the population within it. Com-
munity-based nurses deal primarily with
illness-oriented care of individuals and
c. Individuals within the family unit
families across the life span. The aim is
d. Health care of communities and pop-
to manage acute and chronic health con-
ulations
ditions in the community, and the focus
of practice is on individual or family-cen-
tered illness care.
c. Sanitation and other population-based
prevention programs
There has to be indisputable evidence
collected over time that public health poli-
cies and programs were primarily re-
Which of the following is responsible for
sponsible for increasing the average life
the dramatic increase in life expectancy
span from 47 in 1900 to 78.6 years in
during the 20th century?
2017, an increase of approximately 60%
in just over a century plus through im-
a. Technology increases in the field of
provements in (1) sanitation, (2) clean
medical laboratory research
water supplies, (3) making workplaces
b. Advances in surgical techniques and
safer, (4) improving food and drug safe-
procedures
ty, (5) immunizing children, and (6) im-
c. Sanitation and other population-based
proving nutrition, hygiene, and housing.
prevention programs
Although people are excited when a new
d. Use of antibiotics to fight infections
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 pop-
ulations that have come largely from pub-
lic health accomplishments.
A nurse is developing a plan to decrease b. To increase the number of individuals
the number of premature deaths in the with access to effective health care ben-
community. Which of the following inter- efits
ventions would most likely be implement-
ed by the nurse? The central feature in the Patient Pro-
tection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
a. Provide free healthcare to all citizens of 2010 are the mechanisms to increase
, NUR 388 MIDTERM EXAM - MODULES 1-3 (CHAPTERS 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 TESTBO
TESTBANK & ATI QUESTIONS) ANSWERED CORRECTLY TO PASS!!
b. To increase the number of individuals
the number of people with health insur-
with access to effective health care ben-
ance. The care provided is not neces-
efits
sarily free. While the cost of health care
c. Lower the cost of health care to the
and the burden it places on the American
American population
government are serious concerns, they
d. To lessen the governmental burden of
are not the primary focus of ACA.
providing health care to Americans
c. The health of individuals cannot be
separated from the health of the commu-
nity.
The major premise of Healthy People
2010 was that the health of the individ-
What is the basic assumption stated by ual cannot be entirely separate from the
Healthy People 2010 as it relates to pub- health of the larger community. Public
lic health efforts? health practice focuses on the commu-
nity as a whole, and the effect of the
a. Health disparities among any groups community's health status (resources)
are morally and legally wrong. on the health of individuals, families, and
b. Health care is the most important pri- groups. The goal is to prevent disease
ority in government planning and fund- and disability and promote and protect
ing. the health of the community as a whole.
c. The health of individuals cannot be Public health can be described as what
separated from the health of the commu- society collectively does to ensure that
nity. conditions exist in which people can be
d. The government is responsible for healthy. The basic assumptions of public
lengthening the life span of Americans. 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 responsibili-
ty for making healthy choices is the direc-
tive for lengthening life span not the role
of the government.
d. Working with community groups to cre-
Which of the following actions would ate policies to improve the environment
most likely be performed by a public
Although the public health nurse might
, NUR 388 MIDTERM EXAM - MODULES 1-3 (CHAPTERS 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 TESTBO
TESTBANK & ATI QUESTIONS) ANSWERED CORRECTLY TO PASS!!
engage in any of the tasks listed, he or
health nurse? she works primarily with members of the
community to carry out core public health
a. Asking community leaders what inter- functions, including assessment of the
ventions should be chosen population as a whole and engaging in
b. Assessing the community and decid- promoting health and improving the en-
ing on appropriate interventions vironment. The interventions of asking
c. Using data from the main health care community leaders which interventions
institutions in the community to deter- should be chosen, assessing the com-
mine munity and deciding on appropriate inter-
needed health services ventions, and using data from health care
d. Working with community groups to institutions do not demonstrate the en-
create policies to improve the environ- gagement of the community when mak-
ment ing decisions about what the community
actually wants and needs.
b. The nurse who spent the day attending
meetings of various health agencies
Any of these descriptions might repre-
Which public health nurse most clearly sent a nurse communicating, cooperat-
fulfills the responsibilities of this role? ing, or collaborating with community resi-
dents or groups about health concerns. A
a. The nurse who met with several major challenge for the future is the need
groups to discuss community recreation for public health nursing specialists to
issues be more aggressive in working collabora-
b. The nurse who spent the day attending tively with various groups in the commu-
meetings of various health agencies nity as well as professional colleagues in
c. The nurse who talked to several people institutional settings to deal with barriers
about their particular health concerns to health. However, the nurse who spent
d. The nurse who watched the city coun- the day attending meetings of various
cil meeting on local cable television health agencies is the most representa-
tive, because in public health, concerns
are addressed from a broader perspec-
tive. In public health, broad concerns of
the community should be addressed.
Which of the following best defines ag-
gregate?
TESTBANK & ATI QUESTIONS) ANSWERED CORRECTLY TO PASS!!
a. A practice in which care is provided for
individuals and families.
Which statement best describes commu- By definition, community-based nursing
nity-based nursing? is a setting-specific practice in which
care is provided for "sick" individuals and
a. A practice in which care is provided for families where they live, work, and attend
individuals and families. school. The emphasis is on acute and
b. Providing care with a focus on the chronic care and the provision of com-
group's needs. prehensive, coordinated, and continuous
c. Giving care with a focus on the aggre- care. These nurses may be generalists or
gate's needs. specialists in maternal-infant, pediatric,
d. A value system in which all clients adult, or psychiatric mental health nurs-
receive optimal care. ing. Community-based nursing empha-
sizes acute and chronic care to individu-
als and families, rather than focusing on
groups, aggregates, or systems.
Which statement best describes the goal d. To preserve, protect, promote, or main-
of community-oriented nursing? tain health and prevent disease
a. Providing care to individuals and fam- By definition, community-oriented nurs-
ilies ing has the goal of preserving, protect-
b. Providing care to manage acute or ing, or maintaining health and preventing
chronic conditions disease to promote the quality of life. All
c. Giving direct care to ill individuals with- nurses may focus on individuals and fam-
in their family setting ilies, give direct care to ill persons with-
d. To preserve, protect, promote, or in their family setting, and help manage
maintain health and prevent disease acute or chronic conditions.
d. Health care of communities and popu-
lations
Which of the following is the primary fo-
cus of public health nursing? In public health nursing, the primary fo-
cus is on the health care of communities
a. Families and groups and populations rather than on individu-
b. Illness-oriented care als, groups, and families. The goal is to
prevent disease and preserve, promote,
restore, and protect health for the com-
, NUR 388 MIDTERM EXAM - MODULES 1-3 (CHAPTERS 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 TESTBO
TESTBANK & ATI QUESTIONS) ANSWERED CORRECTLY TO PASS!!
munity and the population within it. Com-
munity-based nurses deal primarily with
illness-oriented care of individuals and
c. Individuals within the family unit
families across the life span. The aim is
d. Health care of communities and pop-
to manage acute and chronic health con-
ulations
ditions in the community, and the focus
of practice is on individual or family-cen-
tered illness care.
c. Sanitation and other population-based
prevention programs
There has to be indisputable evidence
collected over time that public health poli-
cies and programs were primarily re-
Which of the following is responsible for
sponsible for increasing the average life
the dramatic increase in life expectancy
span from 47 in 1900 to 78.6 years in
during the 20th century?
2017, an increase of approximately 60%
in just over a century plus through im-
a. Technology increases in the field of
provements in (1) sanitation, (2) clean
medical laboratory research
water supplies, (3) making workplaces
b. Advances in surgical techniques and
safer, (4) improving food and drug safe-
procedures
ty, (5) immunizing children, and (6) im-
c. Sanitation and other population-based
proving nutrition, hygiene, and housing.
prevention programs
Although people are excited when a new
d. Use of antibiotics to fight infections
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 pop-
ulations that have come largely from pub-
lic health accomplishments.
A nurse is developing a plan to decrease b. To increase the number of individuals
the number of premature deaths in the with access to effective health care ben-
community. Which of the following inter- efits
ventions would most likely be implement-
ed by the nurse? The central feature in the Patient Pro-
tection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
a. Provide free healthcare to all citizens of 2010 are the mechanisms to increase
, NUR 388 MIDTERM EXAM - MODULES 1-3 (CHAPTERS 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 TESTBO
TESTBANK & ATI QUESTIONS) ANSWERED CORRECTLY TO PASS!!
b. To increase the number of individuals
the number of people with health insur-
with access to effective health care ben-
ance. The care provided is not neces-
efits
sarily free. While the cost of health care
c. Lower the cost of health care to the
and the burden it places on the American
American population
government are serious concerns, they
d. To lessen the governmental burden of
are not the primary focus of ACA.
providing health care to Americans
c. The health of individuals cannot be
separated from the health of the commu-
nity.
The major premise of Healthy People
2010 was that the health of the individ-
What is the basic assumption stated by ual cannot be entirely separate from the
Healthy People 2010 as it relates to pub- health of the larger community. Public
lic health efforts? health practice focuses on the commu-
nity as a whole, and the effect of the
a. Health disparities among any groups community's health status (resources)
are morally and legally wrong. on the health of individuals, families, and
b. Health care is the most important pri- groups. The goal is to prevent disease
ority in government planning and fund- and disability and promote and protect
ing. the health of the community as a whole.
c. The health of individuals cannot be Public health can be described as what
separated from the health of the commu- society collectively does to ensure that
nity. conditions exist in which people can be
d. The government is responsible for healthy. The basic assumptions of public
lengthening the life span of Americans. 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 responsibili-
ty for making healthy choices is the direc-
tive for lengthening life span not the role
of the government.
d. Working with community groups to cre-
Which of the following actions would ate policies to improve the environment
most likely be performed by a public
Although the public health nurse might
, NUR 388 MIDTERM EXAM - MODULES 1-3 (CHAPTERS 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 TESTBO
TESTBANK & ATI QUESTIONS) ANSWERED CORRECTLY TO PASS!!
engage in any of the tasks listed, he or
health nurse? she works primarily with members of the
community to carry out core public health
a. Asking community leaders what inter- functions, including assessment of the
ventions should be chosen population as a whole and engaging in
b. Assessing the community and decid- promoting health and improving the en-
ing on appropriate interventions vironment. The interventions of asking
c. Using data from the main health care community leaders which interventions
institutions in the community to deter- should be chosen, assessing the com-
mine munity and deciding on appropriate inter-
needed health services ventions, and using data from health care
d. Working with community groups to institutions do not demonstrate the en-
create policies to improve the environ- gagement of the community when mak-
ment ing decisions about what the community
actually wants and needs.
b. The nurse who spent the day attending
meetings of various health agencies
Any of these descriptions might repre-
Which public health nurse most clearly sent a nurse communicating, cooperat-
fulfills the responsibilities of this role? ing, or collaborating with community resi-
dents or groups about health concerns. A
a. The nurse who met with several major challenge for the future is the need
groups to discuss community recreation for public health nursing specialists to
issues be more aggressive in working collabora-
b. The nurse who spent the day attending tively with various groups in the commu-
meetings of various health agencies nity as well as professional colleagues in
c. The nurse who talked to several people institutional settings to deal with barriers
about their particular health concerns to health. However, the nurse who spent
d. The nurse who watched the city coun- the day attending meetings of various
cil meeting on local cable television health agencies is the most representa-
tive, because in public health, concerns
are addressed from a broader perspec-
tive. In public health, broad concerns of
the community should be addressed.
Which of the following best defines ag-
gregate?
