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,1. Whichof the followingbest describes community-based nursing?
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a. Aphilosophy that guides family-centered illness care
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b. Providing care with a focus on the groups needs
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c. Giving care with a focus on the aggregates needs
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d. A value system in whichall clients receive optimal care - CORRECT ANSWER -ANS: A
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By definition, community-based nursing is nursing that focuses on family-centered illness care to individuals
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and families in the community.
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2. Whichof the followingbest describes community-oriented nursing?
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a. Focusingon the provision of care to individuals and families
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b. Providing care to manage acute or chronic conditions
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,c. Giving direct care to ill individuals withintheir family setting
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d. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -ANS: D
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3. Which of the following is the primary focus of public health nursing?
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d. Promotion of quality of life - CORRECT ANSWER -ANS: D
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By definition, community-oriented nursing has the goal of preserving, protecting, or maintaining health to
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promote the quality of life. All nurses may focus on individuals and families, give direct care to ill persons
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within their family setting, and help manage acute or chronic conditions. The key difference between
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community-based and community-oriented nursing is that community-based nurses deal primarily with
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illness-oriented care, whereas community-oriented nursesor public health nursesprovide health care to
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promote quality of life.
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4. Which of the following is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectancy during the twentieth
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century?
a. Technology increases inthe fieldof medical laboratory research
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b. Advances insurgicaltechniques and procedures
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c. Sanitationandother public health activities
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, d. Use of antibiotics to fight infections - CORRECT ANSWER -ANS: C
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Improvement in control of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation, and other public health
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activities led to the increase in life expectancy from less than 50 years in 1900 to more than 77 years in 2002.
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5. A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of premature deaths in the community. Which of the
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following interventions would most likely be implemented by the nurse?
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a. Increasethe communitys knowledge about hospice care.
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b. Promotehealthy lifestyle behaviorchoices amongthe communitymembers.
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c. Encourage employersto have wellness centers at each industrial site.
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d. Ensure timely and effective medical intervention and treatment for community members. - CORRECT
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ANSWER -ANS: B j j
Public health approaches could help prevent about 70% of early deaths by influencing the way people eat,
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drink, drive, engage in exercise, and treat the environment.
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6. Whichof the following is a basic assumption of public health efforts?
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a. Health disparities among any groups are morally and legally wrong.
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b. Health care is the most important priority in governmentplanning and funding.
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Verified Questions & Answers
for Public Health Exam
Preparation
,1. Whichof the followingbest describes community-based nursing?
j j j j j j j
a. Aphilosophy that guides family-centered illness care
j j j j j j
b. Providing care with a focus on the groups needs
j j j j j j j j
c. Giving care with a focus on the aggregates needs
j j j j j j j j
d. A value system in whichall clients receive optimal care - CORRECT ANSWER -ANS: A
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By definition, community-based nursing is nursing that focuses on family-centered illness care to individuals
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
and families in the community.
j j j j
2. Whichof the followingbest describes community-oriented nursing?
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a. Focusingon the provision of care to individuals and families
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b. Providing care to manage acute or chronic conditions
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,c. Giving direct care to ill individuals withintheir family setting
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d. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -ANS: D
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3. Which of the following is the primary focus of public health nursing?
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a. Families and groups j j
b. Illness-oriented care j
c. Individuals withinthe family unit j j j j
d. Promotion of quality of life - CORRECT ANSWER -ANS: D
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By definition, community-oriented nursing has the goal of preserving, protecting, or maintaining health to
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
promote the quality of life. All nurses may focus on individuals and families, give direct care to ill persons
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
within their family setting, and help manage acute or chronic conditions. The key difference between
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
community-based and community-oriented nursing is that community-based nurses deal primarily with
j j j j j j j j j j j
illness-oriented care, whereas community-oriented nursesor public health nursesprovide health care to
j j j j j j j j j j j
promote quality of life.
j j j
4. Which of the following is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectancy during the twentieth
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
century?
a. Technology increases inthe fieldof medical laboratory research
j j j j j j j j
b. Advances insurgicaltechniques and procedures
j j j j j
c. Sanitationandother public health activities
j j j j j
, d. Use of antibiotics to fight infections - CORRECT ANSWER -ANS: C
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Improvement in control of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation, and other public health
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activities led to the increase in life expectancy from less than 50 years in 1900 to more than 77 years in 2002.
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
5. A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of premature deaths in the community. Which of the
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following interventions would most likely be implemented by the nurse?
j j j j j j j j j
a. Increasethe communitys knowledge about hospice care.
j j j j j j
b. Promotehealthy lifestyle behaviorchoices amongthe communitymembers.
j j j j j j j j
c. Encourage employersto have wellness centers at each industrial site.
j j j j j j j j j
d. Ensure timely and effective medical intervention and treatment for community members. - CORRECT
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ANSWER -ANS: B j j
Public health approaches could help prevent about 70% of early deaths by influencing the way people eat,
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
drink, drive, engage in exercise, and treat the environment.
j j j j j j j j
6. Whichof the following is a basic assumption of public health efforts?
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a. Health disparities among any groups are morally and legally wrong.
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b. Health care is the most important priority in governmentplanning and funding.
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