COMMUNITY TEST 1 - TEST BANK EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS A COMPLETE SOLUTION THAT
COVERS 2025/2026 BEST GRADED A+
The key difference between community-based and community-oriented nursing is that
community-based nurses deal primarily with illness-oriented care, whereas community-
oriented nursesor public health nursesprovide health care to promote quality of life.
1. Which of the following best describes community-based nursing?
a. A philosophy that guides family-centered illness care
b. Providing care with a focus on the groups needs
c. Giving care with a focus on the aggregates needs
d. A value system in which all clients receive optimal care - CORRECT ANSWERS ANS: A
By definition, community-based nursing is nursing that focuses on family-centered illness
care to individuals and families in the community.
2. Which of the following best describes community-oriented nursing?
a. Focusing on the provision of care to individuals and families
b. Providing care to manage acute or chronic conditions
c. Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting
d. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention - CORRECT ANSWERS ANS:
D
,By definition, community-oriented nursing has the goal of preserving, protecting, or
maintaining health to promote the quality of life. All nurses may focus on individuals and
families, give direct care to ill persons within their family setting, and help manage acute or
chronic conditions.
4. Which of the following is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectancy during
the twentieth century?
a. Technology increases in the field of medical laboratory research
b. Advances in surgical techniques and procedures
c. Sanitation and other public health activities
d. Use of antibiotics to fight infections - CORRECT ANSWERS ANS: C
Improvement in control of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation, and other
public health activities led to the increase in life expectancy from less than 50 years in 1900
to more than 77 years in 2002.
5. A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of premature deaths in the
community. Which of the following interventions would most likely be implemented by the
nurse?
a. Increase the communitys knowledge about hospice care.
b. Promote healthy lifestyle behavior choices among the community members.
c. Encourage employers to have wellness centers at each industrial site.
d. Ensure timely and effective medical intervention and treatment for community members.
- CORRECT ANSWERS ANS: B
,Public health approaches could help prevent about 70% of early deaths by influencing the
way people eat, drink, drive, engage in exercise, and treat the environment.
6. Which fof fthe ffollowing fis fa fbasic fassumption fof fpublic fhealth fefforts?
a. fHealth fdisparities famong fany fgroups fare fmorally fand flegally fwrong.
b. fHealth fcare fis fthe fmost fimportant fpriority fin fgovernment fplanning fand ffunding.
c. fThe fhealth fof findividuals fcannot fbe fseparated ffrom fthe fhealth fof fthe fcommunity.
d. fThe fgovernment fis fresponsible ffor flengthening fthe flife fspan fof fAmericans. f- f fCORRECT
fANSWERS f fANS: fC
Public fhealth fcan fbe fdescribed fas fwhat fsociety fcollectively fdoes fto fensure fthat
fconditions fexist fin fwhich fpeople fcan fbe fhealthy.
7. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing factions fwould fmost flikely fbe fperformed fby fa fpublic fhealth
fnurse?
a. fAsking fcommunity fleaders fwhat finterventions fshould fbe fchosen
b. fAssessing fthe fcommunity fand fdeciding fon fappropriate finterventions
c. fUsing fdata ffrom fthe fmain fhealth fcare finstitutions fin fthe fcommunity fto fdetermine
fneeded fhealth fservices
d. fWorking fwith fcommunity fgroups fto fcreate fpolicies fto fimprove fthe fenvironment f- f
fCORRECT fANSWERS f fANS: fD
Although fthe fpublic fhealth fnurse fmight fengage fin fany fof fthe ftasks flisted, fhe for fshe
fworks fprimarily fwith fmembers fof fthe fcommunity fto fcarry fout fcore fpublic fhealth
ffunctions, fincluding fassessment fof fthe fpopulation fas fa fwhole fand fengaging fin fpromoting
fhealth fand fimproving fthe fenvironment.
, 8. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing fpublic fhealth fnurses fmost fclearly ffulfills fthe fresponsibilities fof
fthis frole?
a. fThe fnurse fwho fmet fwith fseveral fgroups fto fdiscuss fcommunity frecreation fissues
b. fThe fnurse fwho fspent fthe fday fattending fmeetings fof fvarious fhealth fagencies
c. fThe fnurse fwho ftalked fto fseveral fpeople fabout ftheir fparticular fhealth fconcerns
d. fThe fnurse fwho fwatched fthe fcity fcouncil fmeeting fon flocal fcable ftelevision f- f fCORRECT
fANSWERS f fANS: fB
Any fof fthese fdescriptions fmight frepresent fa fnurse fcommunicating, fcooperating, for
fcollaborating fwith fcommunity fresidents for fgroups fabout fhealth fconcerns. fHowever, fthe
fnurse fwho fspent fthe fday fattending fmeetings fof fvarious fhealth fagencies fis fthe fmost
frepresentative, fbecause fin fpublic fhealth, fconcerns fare fbroader fthan frecreation,
findividual fconcerns fare fnot fas fimportant fas faggregate fpriorities, fand fwatching ftelevision
f(a fone-way fform fof fcommunication) fis fless feffective fthan finteracting fwith fothers.
9. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing fbest fdefines faggregate?
a. fA flarge fgroup fof fpersons
b. fA fcollection fof findividuals fand ffamilies
c. fA fgroup fof fpersons fwho fshare fone for fmore fcharacteristics
d. fAnother fname ffor fdemographic fgroup f- f fCORRECT fANSWERS f fANS: fC
An faggregate fis fdefined fas fa fcollection fof fpeople fwho fshare fone for fmore fpersonal for
fenvironmental fcharacteristics, fsuch fas fgeography for fspecial finterest.
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS A COMPLETE SOLUTION THAT
COVERS 2025/2026 BEST GRADED A+
The key difference between community-based and community-oriented nursing is that
community-based nurses deal primarily with illness-oriented care, whereas community-
oriented nursesor public health nursesprovide health care to promote quality of life.
1. Which of the following best describes community-based nursing?
a. A philosophy that guides family-centered illness care
b. Providing care with a focus on the groups needs
c. Giving care with a focus on the aggregates needs
d. A value system in which all clients receive optimal care - CORRECT ANSWERS ANS: A
By definition, community-based nursing is nursing that focuses on family-centered illness
care to individuals and families in the community.
2. Which of the following best describes community-oriented nursing?
a. Focusing on the provision of care to individuals and families
b. Providing care to manage acute or chronic conditions
c. Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting
d. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention - CORRECT ANSWERS ANS:
D
,By definition, community-oriented nursing has the goal of preserving, protecting, or
maintaining health to promote the quality of life. All nurses may focus on individuals and
families, give direct care to ill persons within their family setting, and help manage acute or
chronic conditions.
4. Which of the following is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectancy during
the twentieth century?
a. Technology increases in the field of medical laboratory research
b. Advances in surgical techniques and procedures
c. Sanitation and other public health activities
d. Use of antibiotics to fight infections - CORRECT ANSWERS ANS: C
Improvement in control of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation, and other
public health activities led to the increase in life expectancy from less than 50 years in 1900
to more than 77 years in 2002.
5. A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of premature deaths in the
community. Which of the following interventions would most likely be implemented by the
nurse?
a. Increase the communitys knowledge about hospice care.
b. Promote healthy lifestyle behavior choices among the community members.
c. Encourage employers to have wellness centers at each industrial site.
d. Ensure timely and effective medical intervention and treatment for community members.
- CORRECT ANSWERS ANS: B
,Public health approaches could help prevent about 70% of early deaths by influencing the
way people eat, drink, drive, engage in exercise, and treat the environment.
6. Which fof fthe ffollowing fis fa fbasic fassumption fof fpublic fhealth fefforts?
a. fHealth fdisparities famong fany fgroups fare fmorally fand flegally fwrong.
b. fHealth fcare fis fthe fmost fimportant fpriority fin fgovernment fplanning fand ffunding.
c. fThe fhealth fof findividuals fcannot fbe fseparated ffrom fthe fhealth fof fthe fcommunity.
d. fThe fgovernment fis fresponsible ffor flengthening fthe flife fspan fof fAmericans. f- f fCORRECT
fANSWERS f fANS: fC
Public fhealth fcan fbe fdescribed fas fwhat fsociety fcollectively fdoes fto fensure fthat
fconditions fexist fin fwhich fpeople fcan fbe fhealthy.
7. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing factions fwould fmost flikely fbe fperformed fby fa fpublic fhealth
fnurse?
a. fAsking fcommunity fleaders fwhat finterventions fshould fbe fchosen
b. fAssessing fthe fcommunity fand fdeciding fon fappropriate finterventions
c. fUsing fdata ffrom fthe fmain fhealth fcare finstitutions fin fthe fcommunity fto fdetermine
fneeded fhealth fservices
d. fWorking fwith fcommunity fgroups fto fcreate fpolicies fto fimprove fthe fenvironment f- f
fCORRECT fANSWERS f fANS: fD
Although fthe fpublic fhealth fnurse fmight fengage fin fany fof fthe ftasks flisted, fhe for fshe
fworks fprimarily fwith fmembers fof fthe fcommunity fto fcarry fout fcore fpublic fhealth
ffunctions, fincluding fassessment fof fthe fpopulation fas fa fwhole fand fengaging fin fpromoting
fhealth fand fimproving fthe fenvironment.
, 8. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing fpublic fhealth fnurses fmost fclearly ffulfills fthe fresponsibilities fof
fthis frole?
a. fThe fnurse fwho fmet fwith fseveral fgroups fto fdiscuss fcommunity frecreation fissues
b. fThe fnurse fwho fspent fthe fday fattending fmeetings fof fvarious fhealth fagencies
c. fThe fnurse fwho ftalked fto fseveral fpeople fabout ftheir fparticular fhealth fconcerns
d. fThe fnurse fwho fwatched fthe fcity fcouncil fmeeting fon flocal fcable ftelevision f- f fCORRECT
fANSWERS f fANS: fB
Any fof fthese fdescriptions fmight frepresent fa fnurse fcommunicating, fcooperating, for
fcollaborating fwith fcommunity fresidents for fgroups fabout fhealth fconcerns. fHowever, fthe
fnurse fwho fspent fthe fday fattending fmeetings fof fvarious fhealth fagencies fis fthe fmost
frepresentative, fbecause fin fpublic fhealth, fconcerns fare fbroader fthan frecreation,
findividual fconcerns fare fnot fas fimportant fas faggregate fpriorities, fand fwatching ftelevision
f(a fone-way fform fof fcommunication) fis fless feffective fthan finteracting fwith fothers.
9. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing fbest fdefines faggregate?
a. fA flarge fgroup fof fpersons
b. fA fcollection fof findividuals fand ffamilies
c. fA fgroup fof fpersons fwho fshare fone for fmore fcharacteristics
d. fAnother fname ffor fdemographic fgroup f- f fCORRECT fANSWERS f fANS: fC
An faggregate fis fdefined fas fa fcollection fof fpeople fwho fshare fone for fmore fpersonal for
fenvironmental fcharacteristics, fsuch fas fgeography for fspecial finterest.
