Test Bank for Community and Public Health Nursing 10th Edition by Cherie Rector & Mary Jo Stanley Chapter 1-30

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, Community and Public Health Nursing 10th Edition Rector Test
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Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
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After teaching a group of nursing students
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about the similarities and differences
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betweenpublic health and community health,
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1. which ofthe following statements by a
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nursing student would indicate knowledge of
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the similarities and differences between
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public health and x x


community health? x


―Community health nursing is defined as x x x x x


A) nursing care that is provided in a community
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setting, rather than an institutional setting.‖
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―Public health nursing is defined as nursing
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B) care that is provided in an institutional
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setting.‖
―Public health nursing is focused on the
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C)
health of individuals.‖
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―Community health nursing can shape the x x x x x x


D) quality of community health services and
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improve the health of the general public.‖
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Ans: D
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Operating within an environment of rapid x x x x x x


change and increasingly complex
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challenges, this nursing specialty holds the x x x x x x


potential to shape the quality of community
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health services and improve the health of the
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general
public.


Which of the following statements would best
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2. describe the difference between public health
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nursing and community health nursing?
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Public health nursing is focused on the
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privateaspects of health, and community
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A)
health nursing is focused on the public
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aspects of x


health.
In our textbook, the term community health
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practice refers to a focus on specific,
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B)
designated communities and is a part of the x x x x x x x


larger public health effort.
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, Public health nursing and community
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C) healthnursing relate to the very same types
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of
services and perspectives. x x


Both public health nursing and community
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D) health nursing are practiced exclusively
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within institutions. x


Ans: B
Feedback:
In this textbook, community health practice
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refers to a focus on specific, designated
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communities. It is a part of the larger public x x x x x x x x x


health effort and recognizes the fundamental
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concepts and principles of public health as
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its birthright and foundation for practice.
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Public health nursing is focused on the
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public aspectsof health. Public health nursing
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and community health nursing have
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distinctive types of services and perspectives. x x x x x x


Neither public health nursing nor community
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health nursing is practiced exclusively within
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institutions.


Which of the following is most accurate about
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3.
the concept of community?
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A community is a collection of people who
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A)
share some important features of their lives.
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Community members live in the same x x x x x
B)
geographic location. x


C) Community members are biologically related. x x x x


A community is made up of people who do
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not necessarily interact with one another
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D)
anddo not necessarily share a sense of
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belonging
to that group.
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Ans: A
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