Community Test 1 Questions With
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3. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bis bthe bprimary bfocus bof bpublic bhealth bnursing?
a. bFamilies band bgroups
b. bIllness-oriented bcare
c. bIndividuals bwithin bthe bfamily bunit
d. bPromotion bof bquality bof blife b- bAnswer b- bANS: bD
The bkey bdifference bbetween bcommunity-based band bcommunity-oriented bnursing bis bthat
bcommunity-based bnurses bdeal bprimarily bwith billness-oriented bcare, bwhereas bcommunity-oriented
bnursesor bpublic bhealth bnursesprovide bhealth bcare bto bpromote bquality bof blife.
1. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bbest bdescribes bcommunity-based bnursing?
a. bA bphilosophy bthat bguides bfamily-centered billness bcare
b. bProviding bcare bwith ba bfocus bon bthe bgroups bneeds
c. bGiving bcare bwith ba bfocus bon bthe baggregates bneeds
d. bA bvalue bsystem bin bwhich ball bclients breceive boptimal bcare b- bAnswer b- bANS: bA
,By bdefinition, bcommunity-based bnursing bis bnursing bthat bfocuses bon bfamily-centered billness bcare
bto bindividuals band bfamilies bin bthe bcommunity.
2. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bbest bdescribes bcommunity-oriented bnursing?
a. bFocusing bon bthe bprovision bof bcare bto bindividuals band bfamilies
b. bProviding bcare bto bmanage bacute bor bchronic bconditions
c. bGiving bdirect bcare bto bill bindividuals bwithin btheir bfamily bsetting
d. bHaving bthe bgoal bof bhealth bpromotion band bdisease bprevention b- bAnswer b- bANS: bD
By bdefinition, bcommunity-oriented bnursing bhas bthe bgoal bof bpreserving, bprotecting, bor
bmaintaining bhealth bto bpromote bthe bquality bof blife. bAll bnurses bmay bfocus bon bindividuals band
bfamilies, bgive bdirect bcare bto bill bpersons bwithin btheir bfamily bsetting, band bhelp bmanage bacute bor
bchronic bconditions.
4. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bis bresponsible bfor bthe bdramatic bincrease bin blife bexpectancy bduring
bthe btwentieth bcentury?
a. bTechnology bincreases bin bthe bfield bof bmedical blaboratory bresearch
b. bAdvances bin bsurgical btechniques band bprocedures
c. bSanitation band bother bpublic bhealth bactivities
d. bUse bof bantibiotics bto bfight binfections b- bAnswer b- bANS: bC
,Improvement bin bcontrol bof binfectious bdiseases bthrough bimmunizations, bsanitation, band bother
bpublic bhealth bactivities bled bto bthe bincrease bin blife bexpectancy bfrom bless bthan b50 byears bin
b1900 bto bmore bthan b77 byears bin b2002.
5. bA bnurse bis bdeveloping ba bplan bto bdecrease bthe bnumber bof bpremature bdeaths bin bthe
bcommunity. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing binterventions bwould bmost blikely bbe bimplemented bby bthe
bnurse?
a. bIncrease bthe bcommunitys bknowledge babout bhospice bcare.
b. bPromote bhealthy blifestyle bbehavior bchoices bamong bthe bcommunity bmembers.
c. bEncourage bemployers bto bhave bwellness bcenters bat beach bindustrial bsite.
d. bEnsure btimely band beffective bmedical bintervention band btreatment bfor bcommunity bmembers. b-
bAnswer b- bANS: bB
Public bhealth bapproaches bcould bhelp bprevent babout b70% bof bearly bdeaths bby binfluencing bthe
bway bpeople beat, bdrink, bdrive, bengage bin bexercise, band btreat bthe benvironment.
6. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bis ba bbasic bassumption bof bpublic bhealth befforts?
a. bHealth bdisparities bamong bany bgroups bare bmorally band blegally bwrong.
b. bHealth bcare bis bthe bmost bimportant bpriority bin bgovernment bplanning band bfunding.
c. bThe bhealth bof bindividuals bcannot bbe bseparated bfrom bthe bhealth bof bthe bcommunity.
d. bThe bgovernment bis bresponsible bfor blengthening bthe blife bspan bof bAmericans. b- bAnswer b- bANS:
bC
, Public bhealth bcan bbe bdescribed bas bwhat bsociety bcollectively bdoes bto bensure bthat bconditions
bexist bin bwhich bpeople bcan bbe bhealthy.
7. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bactions bwould bmost blikely bbe bperformed bby ba bpublic bhealth bnurse?
a. bAsking bcommunity bleaders bwhat binterventions bshould bbe bchosen
b. bAssessing bthe bcommunity band bdeciding bon bappropriate binterventions
c. bUsing bdata bfrom bthe bmain bhealth bcare binstitutions bin bthe bcommunity bto bdetermine bneeded
bhealth bservices
d. bWorking bwith bcommunity bgroups bto bcreate bpolicies bto bimprove bthe benvironment b- bAnswer b-
bANS: bD
Although bthe bpublic bhealth bnurse bmight bengage bin bany bof bthe btasks blisted, bhe bor bshe bworks
bprimarily bwith bmembers bof bthe bcommunity bto bcarry bout bcore bpublic bhealth bfunctions, bincluding
bassessment bof bthe bpopulation bas ba bwhole band bengaging bin bpromoting bhealth band bimproving
bthe benvironment.
8. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bpublic bhealth bnurses bmost bclearly bfulfills bthe bresponsibilities bof bthis
brole?
a. bThe bnurse bwho bmet bwith bseveral bgroups bto bdiscuss bcommunity brecreation bissues
b. bThe bnurse bwho bspent bthe bday battending bmeetings bof bvarious bhealth bagencies
c. bThe bnurse bwho btalked bto bseveral bpeople babout btheir bparticular bhealth bconcerns
d. bThe bnurse bwho bwatched bthe bcity bcouncil bmeeting bon blocal bcable btelevision b- bAnswer b- bANS:
bB
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3. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bis bthe bprimary bfocus bof bpublic bhealth bnursing?
a. bFamilies band bgroups
b. bIllness-oriented bcare
c. bIndividuals bwithin bthe bfamily bunit
d. bPromotion bof bquality bof blife b- bAnswer b- bANS: bD
The bkey bdifference bbetween bcommunity-based band bcommunity-oriented bnursing bis bthat
bcommunity-based bnurses bdeal bprimarily bwith billness-oriented bcare, bwhereas bcommunity-oriented
bnursesor bpublic bhealth bnursesprovide bhealth bcare bto bpromote bquality bof blife.
1. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bbest bdescribes bcommunity-based bnursing?
a. bA bphilosophy bthat bguides bfamily-centered billness bcare
b. bProviding bcare bwith ba bfocus bon bthe bgroups bneeds
c. bGiving bcare bwith ba bfocus bon bthe baggregates bneeds
d. bA bvalue bsystem bin bwhich ball bclients breceive boptimal bcare b- bAnswer b- bANS: bA
,By bdefinition, bcommunity-based bnursing bis bnursing bthat bfocuses bon bfamily-centered billness bcare
bto bindividuals band bfamilies bin bthe bcommunity.
2. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bbest bdescribes bcommunity-oriented bnursing?
a. bFocusing bon bthe bprovision bof bcare bto bindividuals band bfamilies
b. bProviding bcare bto bmanage bacute bor bchronic bconditions
c. bGiving bdirect bcare bto bill bindividuals bwithin btheir bfamily bsetting
d. bHaving bthe bgoal bof bhealth bpromotion band bdisease bprevention b- bAnswer b- bANS: bD
By bdefinition, bcommunity-oriented bnursing bhas bthe bgoal bof bpreserving, bprotecting, bor
bmaintaining bhealth bto bpromote bthe bquality bof blife. bAll bnurses bmay bfocus bon bindividuals band
bfamilies, bgive bdirect bcare bto bill bpersons bwithin btheir bfamily bsetting, band bhelp bmanage bacute bor
bchronic bconditions.
4. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bis bresponsible bfor bthe bdramatic bincrease bin blife bexpectancy bduring
bthe btwentieth bcentury?
a. bTechnology bincreases bin bthe bfield bof bmedical blaboratory bresearch
b. bAdvances bin bsurgical btechniques band bprocedures
c. bSanitation band bother bpublic bhealth bactivities
d. bUse bof bantibiotics bto bfight binfections b- bAnswer b- bANS: bC
,Improvement bin bcontrol bof binfectious bdiseases bthrough bimmunizations, bsanitation, band bother
bpublic bhealth bactivities bled bto bthe bincrease bin blife bexpectancy bfrom bless bthan b50 byears bin
b1900 bto bmore bthan b77 byears bin b2002.
5. bA bnurse bis bdeveloping ba bplan bto bdecrease bthe bnumber bof bpremature bdeaths bin bthe
bcommunity. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing binterventions bwould bmost blikely bbe bimplemented bby bthe
bnurse?
a. bIncrease bthe bcommunitys bknowledge babout bhospice bcare.
b. bPromote bhealthy blifestyle bbehavior bchoices bamong bthe bcommunity bmembers.
c. bEncourage bemployers bto bhave bwellness bcenters bat beach bindustrial bsite.
d. bEnsure btimely band beffective bmedical bintervention band btreatment bfor bcommunity bmembers. b-
bAnswer b- bANS: bB
Public bhealth bapproaches bcould bhelp bprevent babout b70% bof bearly bdeaths bby binfluencing bthe
bway bpeople beat, bdrink, bdrive, bengage bin bexercise, band btreat bthe benvironment.
6. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bis ba bbasic bassumption bof bpublic bhealth befforts?
a. bHealth bdisparities bamong bany bgroups bare bmorally band blegally bwrong.
b. bHealth bcare bis bthe bmost bimportant bpriority bin bgovernment bplanning band bfunding.
c. bThe bhealth bof bindividuals bcannot bbe bseparated bfrom bthe bhealth bof bthe bcommunity.
d. bThe bgovernment bis bresponsible bfor blengthening bthe blife bspan bof bAmericans. b- bAnswer b- bANS:
bC
, Public bhealth bcan bbe bdescribed bas bwhat bsociety bcollectively bdoes bto bensure bthat bconditions
bexist bin bwhich bpeople bcan bbe bhealthy.
7. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bactions bwould bmost blikely bbe bperformed bby ba bpublic bhealth bnurse?
a. bAsking bcommunity bleaders bwhat binterventions bshould bbe bchosen
b. bAssessing bthe bcommunity band bdeciding bon bappropriate binterventions
c. bUsing bdata bfrom bthe bmain bhealth bcare binstitutions bin bthe bcommunity bto bdetermine bneeded
bhealth bservices
d. bWorking bwith bcommunity bgroups bto bcreate bpolicies bto bimprove bthe benvironment b- bAnswer b-
bANS: bD
Although bthe bpublic bhealth bnurse bmight bengage bin bany bof bthe btasks blisted, bhe bor bshe bworks
bprimarily bwith bmembers bof bthe bcommunity bto bcarry bout bcore bpublic bhealth bfunctions, bincluding
bassessment bof bthe bpopulation bas ba bwhole band bengaging bin bpromoting bhealth band bimproving
bthe benvironment.
8. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bpublic bhealth bnurses bmost bclearly bfulfills bthe bresponsibilities bof bthis
brole?
a. bThe bnurse bwho bmet bwith bseveral bgroups bto bdiscuss bcommunity brecreation bissues
b. bThe bnurse bwho bspent bthe bday battending bmeetings bof bvarious bhealth bagencies
c. bThe bnurse bwho btalked bto bseveral bpeople babout btheir bparticular bhealth bconcerns
d. bThe bnurse bwho bwatched bthe bcity bcouncil bmeeting bon blocal bcable btelevision b- bAnswer b- bANS:
bB
