Community and Public Health Nursing 10th Edition Rector Test Bank.
Community and Public Health Nursing 10th Edition Rector Test Bank
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
After teaching a group of nursing students
about the similarities and differences between
public health and community health, which of
1. the following statements by a nursing student
would indicate knowledge of the similarities
and differences between public health and
community health?
“Community health nursing is defined as
A) nursing care that is provided in a community
setting, rather than an institutional setting.”
“Public health nursing is defined as nursing
B) care that is provided in an institutional
setting.”
“Public health nursing is focused on the
C)
health of individuals.”
“Community health nursing can shape the
D) quality of community health services and
improve the health of the general public.”
Ans: D
Feedback:
Operating within an environment of rapid
change and increasingly complex challenges,
this nursing specialty holds the potential to
shape the quality of community health
services and improve the health of the general
public.
Which of the following statements would best
2. describe the difference between public health
nursing and community health nursing?
Public health nursing is focused on the private
aspects of health, and community health
A)
nursing is focused on the public aspects of
health.
In our textbook, the term community health
practice refers to a focus on specific,
B)
designated communities and is a part of the
larger public health effort.
,Community and Public Health Nursing 10th Edition Rector Test Bank.
Public health nursing and community health
C) nursing relate to the very same types of
services and perspectives.
Both public health nursing and community
D) health nursing are practiced exclusively
within institutions.
Ans: B
Feedback:
In this textbook, community health practice
refers to a focus on specific, designated
communities. It is a part of the larger public
health effort and recognizes the fundamental
concepts and principles of public health as its
birthright and foundation for practice. Public
health nursing is focused on the public aspects
of health. Public health nursing and
community health nursing have distinctive
types of services and perspectives. Neither
public health nursing nor community health
nursing is practiced exclusively within
institutions.
Which of the following is most accurate about
3.
the concept of community?
A community is a collection of people who
A)
share some important features of their lives.
Community members live in the same
B)
geographic location.
C) Community members are biologically related.
A community is made up of people who do
not necessarily interact with one another and
D)
do not necessarily share a sense of belonging
to that group.
Ans: A
Feedback:
,Community and Public Health Nursing 10th Edition Rector Test Bank.
The broad definition of a community is a
collection of people who share some
important features of their lives. Community
members may not live in the same geographic
location as in a common-interest community
or a community of solution. A population is
made up of people who do not necessarily
interact with one another and do not
necessarily share a sense of belonging to that
group.
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J forJa Jtest J on Jpopulations, Jcommunities, J and
4.
Jaggregates. J Which J of J the J following
J indicates
that J the J students J understand J these J concepts?
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A)
belonging.
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B)
aggregates.
Individuals J of J a J community J are J loosely
C)
connected.
D) Members J of J an J aggregate J share J a J strong
J bond.
Ans: B
Feedback:
An J aggregate J refers J to J a J mass J of
J grouping J of Jdistinct J individuals J who J are
J considered J as J a Jwhole Jand J who J are
J loosely J associated J with Jone J another.
J Communities J and J populations Jare J types
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J people J who J do J not J necessarily J interact
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Jcommunity J is J a J collection J of J people J who
Jchose J to J interact J with J one J another
J because J of Jcommon J interests,
J characteristics, J or J goals, Jwhich J form J the
J basis J for Ja J sense J of J unity J or
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Which J of J the J following J would J a
5. J communityJhealth J nurse Jidentify J as J a
J community J of
common J interest?
A) The J global J community
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B) Small J rural J town J in J a J northern J state
C) National J professional J organization
D) Counties J addressing J water J pollution
Ans: C
Feedback:
A Jcommon-interest J community J shares J a
Jcommon Jinterest Jor Jgoal Jthat Jbinds Jthe
Jmembers J together. J Membership J in J a
J national Jprofessional J organization J is J one
J example. J TheJglobal J community J and J a
J small J rural J town J in J a Jnorthern Jstate Jwould
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J Counties J addressing J aJwater J pollution
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of J a J community J of J solution.
The J nurse J is J working J with J a J community
6. J of Jsolution. JWhich J of J the J following J would
J the
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A) A Jhealth J problem J affecting J the J group
B) Common J goal J binding J members J together
C) Sharing J of J a J similar J goal
D) Locational J boundaries
Ans: A
Feedback:
A Jcommunity J of J solution J involves J a
J group J ofJpeople J coming J together J to J solve
J a J problem Jthat Jaffects Jthem. JA Jcommon-
interest Jcommunity J involves J a J collection
J of J people Jwidely J scattered J geographically
J who J have J anJinterest Jor Jgoal Jthat Jbinds
Jthe Jmembers Jtogether. JA Jgeographical
J community J is J one Jdefined J by J its
J geographical J or Jlocational
boundaries.
Which J one J of J the J following J statements
J madeJby Ja Jstudent Jwould Jthe Jnurse
7.
Jeducator Jrecognize Jas Jevidence Jthat Ja
Jstudent
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The J distinction J between J health J and J illness
A)
J is
well J demarcated.
Community and Public Health Nursing 10th Edition Rector Test Bank
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
After teaching a group of nursing students
about the similarities and differences between
public health and community health, which of
1. the following statements by a nursing student
would indicate knowledge of the similarities
and differences between public health and
community health?
“Community health nursing is defined as
A) nursing care that is provided in a community
setting, rather than an institutional setting.”
“Public health nursing is defined as nursing
B) care that is provided in an institutional
setting.”
“Public health nursing is focused on the
C)
health of individuals.”
“Community health nursing can shape the
D) quality of community health services and
improve the health of the general public.”
Ans: D
Feedback:
Operating within an environment of rapid
change and increasingly complex challenges,
this nursing specialty holds the potential to
shape the quality of community health
services and improve the health of the general
public.
Which of the following statements would best
2. describe the difference between public health
nursing and community health nursing?
Public health nursing is focused on the private
aspects of health, and community health
A)
nursing is focused on the public aspects of
health.
In our textbook, the term community health
practice refers to a focus on specific,
B)
designated communities and is a part of the
larger public health effort.
,Community and Public Health Nursing 10th Edition Rector Test Bank.
Public health nursing and community health
C) nursing relate to the very same types of
services and perspectives.
Both public health nursing and community
D) health nursing are practiced exclusively
within institutions.
Ans: B
Feedback:
In this textbook, community health practice
refers to a focus on specific, designated
communities. It is a part of the larger public
health effort and recognizes the fundamental
concepts and principles of public health as its
birthright and foundation for practice. Public
health nursing is focused on the public aspects
of health. Public health nursing and
community health nursing have distinctive
types of services and perspectives. Neither
public health nursing nor community health
nursing is practiced exclusively within
institutions.
Which of the following is most accurate about
3.
the concept of community?
A community is a collection of people who
A)
share some important features of their lives.
Community members live in the same
B)
geographic location.
C) Community members are biologically related.
A community is made up of people who do
not necessarily interact with one another and
D)
do not necessarily share a sense of belonging
to that group.
Ans: A
Feedback:
,Community and Public Health Nursing 10th Edition Rector Test Bank.
The broad definition of a community is a
collection of people who share some
important features of their lives. Community
members may not live in the same geographic
location as in a common-interest community
or a community of solution. A population is
made up of people who do not necessarily
interact with one another and do not
necessarily share a sense of belonging to that
group.
A Jgroup J of J students J are J reviewing J material
J forJa Jtest J on Jpopulations, Jcommunities, J and
4.
Jaggregates. J Which J of J the J following
J indicates
that J the J students J understand J these J concepts?
Members J of J a J population J share J a J sense J of
A)
belonging.
Communities J and J populations J are J types J of
B)
aggregates.
Individuals J of J a J community J are J loosely
C)
connected.
D) Members J of J an J aggregate J share J a J strong
J bond.
Ans: B
Feedback:
An J aggregate J refers J to J a J mass J of
J grouping J of Jdistinct J individuals J who J are
J considered J as J a Jwhole Jand J who J are
J loosely J associated J with Jone J another.
J Communities J and J populations Jare J types
J of J aggregates. JA Jpopulation J is J madeJup J of
J people J who J do J not J necessarily J interact
Jwith J one J another J and J do J not J necessarily
J shareJa Jsense Jof Jbelonging Jto Jthe Jgroup. JA
Jcommunity J is J a J collection J of J people J who
Jchose J to J interact J with J one J another
J because J of Jcommon J interests,
J characteristics, J or J goals, Jwhich J form J the
J basis J for Ja J sense J of J unity J or
belonging.
Which J of J the J following J would J a
5. J communityJhealth J nurse Jidentify J as J a
J community J of
common J interest?
A) The J global J community
, Community and Public Health Nursing 10th Edition Rector Test Bank.
B) Small J rural J town J in J a J northern J state
C) National J professional J organization
D) Counties J addressing J water J pollution
Ans: C
Feedback:
A Jcommon-interest J community J shares J a
Jcommon Jinterest Jor Jgoal Jthat Jbinds Jthe
Jmembers J together. J Membership J in J a
J national Jprofessional J organization J is J one
J example. J TheJglobal J community J and J a
J small J rural J town J in J a Jnorthern Jstate Jwould
Jbe Jexamples Jof Ja Jgeographic J community.
J Counties J addressing J aJwater J pollution
J problem J would J be J an J example
of J a J community J of J solution.
The J nurse J is J working J with J a J community
6. J of Jsolution. JWhich J of J the J following J would
J the
nurse J expect J to J find?
A) A Jhealth J problem J affecting J the J group
B) Common J goal J binding J members J together
C) Sharing J of J a J similar J goal
D) Locational J boundaries
Ans: A
Feedback:
A Jcommunity J of J solution J involves J a
J group J ofJpeople J coming J together J to J solve
J a J problem Jthat Jaffects Jthem. JA Jcommon-
interest Jcommunity J involves J a J collection
J of J people Jwidely J scattered J geographically
J who J have J anJinterest Jor Jgoal Jthat Jbinds
Jthe Jmembers Jtogether. JA Jgeographical
J community J is J one Jdefined J by J its
J geographical J or Jlocational
boundaries.
Which J one J of J the J following J statements
J madeJby Ja Jstudent Jwould Jthe Jnurse
7.
Jeducator Jrecognize Jas Jevidence Jthat Ja
Jstudent
understands J the J health J continuum?
The J distinction J between J health J and J illness
A)
J is
well J demarcated.
