Test Bank For Foundations for Population Health in Community /Public Health Nursing, 6th Edition

,Chapter 01: Community- and Prevention-Oriented Practice to Improve Population Health
Stanhope: Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health Nursing, 6th
Edition


MULTIPLEACHOICE

WhichAofAtheAfollowingAbestAdescribesAcommunity-basedAnursing?
AApracticeAinAwhichAcareAisAprovidedAforAindividualsAandAfamilies
ProvidingAcareAwithAaAfocusAonAtheAgroup’sAneeds
GivingAcareAwithAaAfocusAonAtheAaggregate’sAneeds
AAvalueAsystemAinAwhichAallAclientsAreceiveAoptimalAcare
ANS:AAA
ByAdefinition,Acommunity-basedAnursingAisAaAsetting-
specificApracticeAinAwhichAcareAisAprovidedAforA“sick”AindividualsAandAfamiliesAwhereAtheyAl
ive,Awork,AandAattendAschool.ATheAemphasisAisAonAacuteAandAchronicAcareAandAtheAprovision
AofAcomprehensive,Acoordinated,AandAcontinuousAcare.ATheseAnurAesAmayAbeAgeneralistsAorAs

pecialistsAinAmaternal–
infant,Apediatric,Aadult,AorApsychiatricAmentalAhealthAnursing.ACommunity-
basedAnursingAemphasizesAacuteAandAchronicAcareAtoAindividualsAandAfamilies,AratherAthanAf
ocusingAonAgroups,Aaggregates,AorAsystems.

2. WhichAofAtheAfollowingAbestAdesArAbes ommunity-orientedAnursing?
a.AFocusingAonAtheAprovisionAofAareAtoAiAdividualsAandAfamiliesA
b.AProvidingAcareAtoAmanageAacuteAorAhroAicAconditions
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c. A A AA A
Giving A
direct Acare to ill in div idua ls w ith i th eir family setting


UASAN
d. HavingAtheAgoalAofAhealthApromotionAaAdAdiseAseAprevention
ANS:AAD
ByAdefinition,Acommunity-
orientedAnursingAhasAtheAgoAlAofApreserving,Aprotecting,AorAmaintainingAhealthAandApreventing
AdiseaseAtoApromoteAtheAqualityAofAlife.AAllAnursesAmayAfocusAonAindividualsAandAfamilies,Agi

veAdirectAcareAtoAillApeAsonsAwithinAtheirAfamilyAsetting,AandAhelpAmanageAacuteAorAchronicAco
nditions.ATheseAdefinitionsAaAeAnotAspecificAtoAcommunity-orientedAnursing.

ЀĀ ȀĀ⸀Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ Ā ᜀ
hichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAprimaryAfocusAofApublicAhealthAnursing?
FamiliesAandAgroups
Illness-orientedAcare
IndividualsAwithinAtheAfamilyAunit
HealthAcareAofAcommunitiesAandApopulations
ANS:AD
InApublicAhealthAnursingAtheAprimaryAfocusAisAonAtheAhealthAcareAofAcommunitiesAandApopulati
onsAratherAthanAonAindividuals,Agroups,AandAfamilies.ATheAgoalAisAtoApreventAdiseaseAandApres
erve,Apromote,Arestore,AandAprotectAhealthAforAtheAcommunityAandAtheApopulationAwithinAit.AC
ommunity-basedAnursesAdealAprimarilyAwithAillness-
orientedAcareAofAindividualsAandAfamiliesAacorssAtheAlifeAspan.ATheAaimAisAtoAamanageAacuteAa

,ndAchronicAhealthAconditionsAinAtheAcommunity,AandAtheAfocusAofApracticeAisAonAindividualAorA
family-centeredAillnessAcare.

, WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAresponsibleAforAtheAdramaticAincreaseAinAlifeAexpectancyAduringAt
heA20thAcentury?
TechnologyAincreasesAinAtheAfieldAofAmedicalAlaboratoryAresearch
AdvancesAinAsurgicalAtechniquesAandAprocedures
SanitationAandAotherApopulation-basedApreventionAprograms
UseAofAantibioticsAtoAfightAinfections
ANS:AC
ImprovementsAinAcontrolAofAinfectiousAdiseasesAthroughAimmunizations,Asanitation,AandAother
Apopulation-

basedApreventionAprogramsAledAtoAtheAincreaseAinAlifeAexpectancyAfromAlessAthanA50AyearsAinA
1900AtoAmoreAthanA78AyearsAinA2013.AAlthoughApeopleAareAexcitedAwhenAaAnewAdrugAisAdisco
veredAthatAcuresAaAdiseaseAorAwhenAaAnewAwayAtoAtransplantAorgansAisAperfected,AitAisAimporta
ntAtoAknowAaboutAtheAsignificantAgainsAinAtheAhealthAofApopulationsAthatAhaveAcomeAlargelyAfr
omApublicAhealthAaccomplishments.

AAnurseAisAdevelopingAaAplanAtoAdecreaseAtheAnumberAofAprematureAdeathsAinAtheAcommunity.A
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAinterventionsAwouldAmostAlikelyAbeAimplementedAbyAtheAnurse?
IncreaseAtheAcommunity’sAknowledgeAaboutAhospiceAcare.
PromoteAhealthyAlifeAtyleAbehaviorAchoicesAamongAtheAcommunityAmembers.
EncourageAemployersAtoAhaveAwellnessAcentersAatAeachAindustrialAsite.
EnsureAtimelyAandAeffectAveAmedicalAinterventionAandAtreatmentAforAcommuni
tyAmembers.
ANS:AB
PublicAhealthAapproachesAcouldAhelpApreveAtAprematureAdeathsAbyAinfluencingAtheAwayApeop
leAeat,Adrink,Adrive,AengageAinAexerAise,AandAtreatAtheAenvironment.AIncreasingAknowledgeAof
AhospiceAcare,AencouragingAon-

siteAwellnessAceAters,AndAensuringAtimelyAtreatmentAofAmedical
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conditionsAdoAnotAaddressAtheAfocusAofAimproviAgAoverAllAhealthAthroughAhealthApromotionA
strategies.AThisAisAtheAmajorAmethodAthatAisAsuggestedAtoAdecreaseAtheAincidenceAofApremat
ureAdeath.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAbasicAassumptionAofApublicAhealthAefforts?
HealthAdisparitiesAamongAanyAgroupsAareAmorallyAandAlegallyAwrong.
HealthAcareAisAtheAmostAimportantApriorityAinAgoveAnmentAplanningAandAfunding.
TheAhealthAofAindividualsAcannotAbeAseparatedAfromAtheAhealthAofAtheAcommunity.
TheAgovernmentAisAresponsibleAforAlengtheningAtheAlifeAspanAofAAmericans.
ANS:AC
PublicAhealthApracticeAfocusesAonAtheAcommunityAasAaAwhole,AandAtheAeffectAofAtheAcommunit
y’sAhealthAstatusA(resources)AonAtheAhealthAofAindividuals,Afamilies,AandAgroups.ATheAgoalAisAto
ApreventAdiseaseAandAdisabilityAandApromoteAandAprotectAtheAhealthAofAtheAcommunityAasAaAwh

ole.APublicAhealthAcanAbeAdescribedAasAwhatAsocietyAcollectivelyAdoesAtoAensureAthatAcondition
sAexistAinAwhichApeopleAcanAbeAhealthy.ATheAbasicAassumptionsAofApublicAhealthAdoAnotAjudgeA
theAmoralityAofAhealthAdisparities.ATheAfocusAisAonApreventionAofAillnessAnotAonAspendingAmor
eAonAillnessAcare.AAdditionally,AindividualAresponsibilityAforAmakingAhealthyAchoicesAisAtheAdir
ectiveAforAlengtheningAlifeAspanAnotAtheAroleAofAtheAgovernment.

WhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAwouldAmostAlikelyAbeAperformedAbyAaApublicAhealthAnurse?
AskingAcommunityAleadersAwhatAinterventionsAshouldAbeAchosen
AssessingAtheAcommunityAandAdecidingAonAappropriateAinterventions
UsingAdataAfromAtheAmainAhealthAcareAinstitutionsAinAtheAcommunityAtoAdetermine