TEST BANK, FOR COMMUNITY
AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
10TH EDITION; BY CHERIE.
RECTOR, MARY JO STANLEY
LATEST EDITION 2025/2026
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. UNIT 1: Foundations of Community/Public Health Nursing
2. CHAPTER 1: The Journey Begins: Introduction
3. Community Health
4. The Concept of Community
5. The Concept of Health
6. Components of Community/Public Health Practice
7. Characteristics of Community/Public Health Nursing
8. CHAPTER 2: Public Health Nursing in the Community
9. Core Public Health Functions
10. Standards of Practice
11. Roles of C/PHNs
12. Settings for Community and Public Health Nursing Practice
13. CHAPTER 3: History and Evolution of Public Health Nursing
14. Historical Development of Community/Public Health Nursing
15. CHAPTER 4: Evidence-Based Practice and Ethics
16. Research That Makes a Difference: The Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)
17. Research and Evidence-Based Practice
18. Impact of Research on Community/Public Health and Nursing Practice
19. Values and Ethics in Community/Public Health Nursing
20. Values
21. Ethics
22. CHAPTER 5: Transcultural Nursing
23. The Concept of Culture
24. Characteristics of Culture
25. Ethnocultural Health Care Practices
26. Role and Preparation of the Community/Public Health Nurse
27. Transcultural Community/Public Health Nursing Principles
28. UNIT 2: Community/Public Health Essentials
29. CHAPTER 6: Structure and Economics of Community/Public Health Services
30. Historical Influences on Health Care
31. Health Care Organizations in the United States
32. International Health Organizations
33. Development of Today’s Health Care System
34. The Economics of Health Care
35. Sources of Health Care Financing: Public and Private
36. Trends and Issues Influencing Health Care Economics
37. Effects of Health Economics on Community/Public Health Practice
38. Implications for Community/Public Health Nursing
39. CHAPTER 7: Epidemiology in the Community
40. How Epidemiology Supports the Ten Essentials of Public Health Services
41. Historical Roots of Epidemiology
42. Concepts Basic to Epidemiology
43. Sources of Information for Epidemiologic Study
44. Methods in the Epidemiologic Investigative Process
45. Conducting Epidemiologic Research
46. CHAPTER 8: Communicable Disease
47. Basic Concepts Regarding Communicable Diseases
48. Major Communicable Diseases in the United States
49. Primary Prevention
50. Secondary Prevention
51. Tertiary Prevention
52. Legal and Ethical Issues in Communicable Disease Control
53. CHAPTER 9: Environmental Health and Safety
54. Environmental Health and Nursing
55. Concepts and Frameworks for Environmental Health
56. Core Functions of Public Health
57. Global Environmental Health
58. UNIT 3: Community/Public Health Nursing Toolbox
,59. CHAPTER 10: Communication, Collaboration, and Technology
60. Communication in Community/Public Health Nursing
61. Communicating with Groups
62. Contracting in Community/Public Health Nursing
63. Collaboration and Partnerships in Community/Public Health Nursing
64. Health Technology
65. CHAPTER 11: Health Promotion Through Education
66. Healthy People 2030 and Key Concepts Related to Health Promotion
67. Health Promotion Through Change
68. Change Through Health Education
69. CHAPTER 12: Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Community/Public Health Programs
70. Planning Community Health Programs: The Basics
71. Identifying Group or Community Health Problems
72. Evaluating Outcomes
73. Marketing and Community Health Programs
74. Securing Grants to Fund Community Health Programs
75. CHAPTER 13: Policy Making and Advocacy
76. Health in These United States: How Healthy Are We?
77. Health Policy Analysis
78. Policy Analysis for the PHN
79. Political Action and Advocacy for C/PHNs
80. Current US Health Policy Options
81. Power and Empowerment
82. UNIT 4: The Health of Our Population
83. CHAPTER 14: Family as Client
84. Family Health and Family Health Nursing
85. Family Characteristics and Dynamics
86. Family Health Nursing: Preparing for the Home Visit
87. Applying the Nursing Process to Family Health
88. CHAPTER 15: Community as Client
89. When the Client Is a Community: Characteristics of Community/Public Health Nurs ing Practice
90. Theories and Models for Community/Public Health Nursing Practice
91. Principles of Community/Public Health Nursing
92. What Is a Healthy Community?
93. Dimensions of the Community as Client
94. The Nursing Process Applied to the Community as Client
95. Types of Community Needs Assessment
96. Methods for Collecting Community Data
97. Sources of Community Data
98. Data Analysis and Diagnosis
99. Planning to Meet the Health Needs of the Community
100. Implementing Health Promotion Plans for the Community
101. Evaluation of Implemented Community Health Improvement Plans
102. CHAPTER 16: Global Health Nursing
103. A Framework for Global Health Nursing Assessment
104. Global Health Concepts
105. Global Health Trends
106. Global Health Ethics
107. CHAPTER 17: Disasters and Their Impact
108. Disasters
109. Terrorism and Wars
110. CHAPTER 18: Violence and Abuse
111. Dynamics and Characteristics of a Crisis
112. Overview of Violence Across the Life Cycle
113. History of Violence Against Women and Children
114. Violence Against Children
115. Intimate Partner Violence
116. Elder Abuse and Maltreatment of Older Adults
117. Other Forms of Violence
118. Healthy People 2030 and Violence Prevention
119. Levels of Prevention: Crisis Intervention and Family and Intimate Partner (IP) Violence
120. Violence From Outside the Home
121. The Nursing Process
, 122. UNIT 5: Aggregate Populations
123. CHAPTER 19: Maternal–Child Health
124. Health Status and Needs of Pregnant Women and Infants
125. Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
126. Health Services for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
127. Role of the C/PHN
128. CHAPTER 20: School-Age Children and Adolescents
129. School: Child’s Work
130. Poverty: A Major Social Determinant of Health in School-Age Children and Adolescents
131. Health Problems of School-Age Children
132. Adolescent Health
133. Health Services for School-Age Children and Adolescents
134. CHAPTER 21: Adult Health
135. Demographics of Adult Women and Men
136. Life Expectancy
137. Health Disparities
138. Health Literacy
139. Major Health Problems of Adults
140. Women’s Health
141. Men’s Health
142. Role of the Community Health Nurse
143. CHAPTER 22: Older Adults
144. Geriatrics and Gerontology
145. Health Status of Older Adults
146. Dispelling Ageism
147. Meeting the Health Needs of Older Adults
148. Levels of Prevention
149. Health Costs for Older Adults: Medicare and Medicaid
150. Elder Abuse
151. Approaches to Older Adult Care
152. Health Services for Older Adult Populations
153. End of Life: Advance Directives, Hospice, and Palliative Care
154. Care for the Caregiver
155. The Community Health Nurse in an Aging America
156. UNIT 6: Vulnerable Populations
157. CHAPTER 23: Working With Vulnerable People
158. The Concept of Vulnerable Populations
159. Vulnerability and Inequality in Health Care
160. Working With Vulnerable Populations
161. Social Justice and Public Health Nursing
162. CHAPTER 24: Clients With Disabilities
163. Perspectives on Disability and Health
164. Health Promotion and Prevention Needs of Persons With Disabilities
165. Civil Rights Legislation
166. Families of Persons With Disabilities
167. Universal Design
168. The Role of the Community/Public Health Nurse
169. CHAPTER 25: Behavioral Health in the Community
170. Contemporary Issues
171. Prevention of Substance Use and Mental Disorders
172. Mental Health
173. Substance Use
174. Tobacco Use
175. Community- and Population-Based Interventions
176. CHAPTER 26: Working with the Homeless
177. Scope of the Problem
178. HEALTH CARE AND THE HOMELESS
179. Resources To Combat Homelessness
180. Role Of The C/Phn
181. CHAPTER 27: Rural, Migrant, and Urban Communities
182. Definitions and Demographics
183. Rural Health
184. Migrant Health
AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
10TH EDITION; BY CHERIE.
RECTOR, MARY JO STANLEY
LATEST EDITION 2025/2026
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. UNIT 1: Foundations of Community/Public Health Nursing
2. CHAPTER 1: The Journey Begins: Introduction
3. Community Health
4. The Concept of Community
5. The Concept of Health
6. Components of Community/Public Health Practice
7. Characteristics of Community/Public Health Nursing
8. CHAPTER 2: Public Health Nursing in the Community
9. Core Public Health Functions
10. Standards of Practice
11. Roles of C/PHNs
12. Settings for Community and Public Health Nursing Practice
13. CHAPTER 3: History and Evolution of Public Health Nursing
14. Historical Development of Community/Public Health Nursing
15. CHAPTER 4: Evidence-Based Practice and Ethics
16. Research That Makes a Difference: The Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)
17. Research and Evidence-Based Practice
18. Impact of Research on Community/Public Health and Nursing Practice
19. Values and Ethics in Community/Public Health Nursing
20. Values
21. Ethics
22. CHAPTER 5: Transcultural Nursing
23. The Concept of Culture
24. Characteristics of Culture
25. Ethnocultural Health Care Practices
26. Role and Preparation of the Community/Public Health Nurse
27. Transcultural Community/Public Health Nursing Principles
28. UNIT 2: Community/Public Health Essentials
29. CHAPTER 6: Structure and Economics of Community/Public Health Services
30. Historical Influences on Health Care
31. Health Care Organizations in the United States
32. International Health Organizations
33. Development of Today’s Health Care System
34. The Economics of Health Care
35. Sources of Health Care Financing: Public and Private
36. Trends and Issues Influencing Health Care Economics
37. Effects of Health Economics on Community/Public Health Practice
38. Implications for Community/Public Health Nursing
39. CHAPTER 7: Epidemiology in the Community
40. How Epidemiology Supports the Ten Essentials of Public Health Services
41. Historical Roots of Epidemiology
42. Concepts Basic to Epidemiology
43. Sources of Information for Epidemiologic Study
44. Methods in the Epidemiologic Investigative Process
45. Conducting Epidemiologic Research
46. CHAPTER 8: Communicable Disease
47. Basic Concepts Regarding Communicable Diseases
48. Major Communicable Diseases in the United States
49. Primary Prevention
50. Secondary Prevention
51. Tertiary Prevention
52. Legal and Ethical Issues in Communicable Disease Control
53. CHAPTER 9: Environmental Health and Safety
54. Environmental Health and Nursing
55. Concepts and Frameworks for Environmental Health
56. Core Functions of Public Health
57. Global Environmental Health
58. UNIT 3: Community/Public Health Nursing Toolbox
,59. CHAPTER 10: Communication, Collaboration, and Technology
60. Communication in Community/Public Health Nursing
61. Communicating with Groups
62. Contracting in Community/Public Health Nursing
63. Collaboration and Partnerships in Community/Public Health Nursing
64. Health Technology
65. CHAPTER 11: Health Promotion Through Education
66. Healthy People 2030 and Key Concepts Related to Health Promotion
67. Health Promotion Through Change
68. Change Through Health Education
69. CHAPTER 12: Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Community/Public Health Programs
70. Planning Community Health Programs: The Basics
71. Identifying Group or Community Health Problems
72. Evaluating Outcomes
73. Marketing and Community Health Programs
74. Securing Grants to Fund Community Health Programs
75. CHAPTER 13: Policy Making and Advocacy
76. Health in These United States: How Healthy Are We?
77. Health Policy Analysis
78. Policy Analysis for the PHN
79. Political Action and Advocacy for C/PHNs
80. Current US Health Policy Options
81. Power and Empowerment
82. UNIT 4: The Health of Our Population
83. CHAPTER 14: Family as Client
84. Family Health and Family Health Nursing
85. Family Characteristics and Dynamics
86. Family Health Nursing: Preparing for the Home Visit
87. Applying the Nursing Process to Family Health
88. CHAPTER 15: Community as Client
89. When the Client Is a Community: Characteristics of Community/Public Health Nurs ing Practice
90. Theories and Models for Community/Public Health Nursing Practice
91. Principles of Community/Public Health Nursing
92. What Is a Healthy Community?
93. Dimensions of the Community as Client
94. The Nursing Process Applied to the Community as Client
95. Types of Community Needs Assessment
96. Methods for Collecting Community Data
97. Sources of Community Data
98. Data Analysis and Diagnosis
99. Planning to Meet the Health Needs of the Community
100. Implementing Health Promotion Plans for the Community
101. Evaluation of Implemented Community Health Improvement Plans
102. CHAPTER 16: Global Health Nursing
103. A Framework for Global Health Nursing Assessment
104. Global Health Concepts
105. Global Health Trends
106. Global Health Ethics
107. CHAPTER 17: Disasters and Their Impact
108. Disasters
109. Terrorism and Wars
110. CHAPTER 18: Violence and Abuse
111. Dynamics and Characteristics of a Crisis
112. Overview of Violence Across the Life Cycle
113. History of Violence Against Women and Children
114. Violence Against Children
115. Intimate Partner Violence
116. Elder Abuse and Maltreatment of Older Adults
117. Other Forms of Violence
118. Healthy People 2030 and Violence Prevention
119. Levels of Prevention: Crisis Intervention and Family and Intimate Partner (IP) Violence
120. Violence From Outside the Home
121. The Nursing Process
, 122. UNIT 5: Aggregate Populations
123. CHAPTER 19: Maternal–Child Health
124. Health Status and Needs of Pregnant Women and Infants
125. Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
126. Health Services for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
127. Role of the C/PHN
128. CHAPTER 20: School-Age Children and Adolescents
129. School: Child’s Work
130. Poverty: A Major Social Determinant of Health in School-Age Children and Adolescents
131. Health Problems of School-Age Children
132. Adolescent Health
133. Health Services for School-Age Children and Adolescents
134. CHAPTER 21: Adult Health
135. Demographics of Adult Women and Men
136. Life Expectancy
137. Health Disparities
138. Health Literacy
139. Major Health Problems of Adults
140. Women’s Health
141. Men’s Health
142. Role of the Community Health Nurse
143. CHAPTER 22: Older Adults
144. Geriatrics and Gerontology
145. Health Status of Older Adults
146. Dispelling Ageism
147. Meeting the Health Needs of Older Adults
148. Levels of Prevention
149. Health Costs for Older Adults: Medicare and Medicaid
150. Elder Abuse
151. Approaches to Older Adult Care
152. Health Services for Older Adult Populations
153. End of Life: Advance Directives, Hospice, and Palliative Care
154. Care for the Caregiver
155. The Community Health Nurse in an Aging America
156. UNIT 6: Vulnerable Populations
157. CHAPTER 23: Working With Vulnerable People
158. The Concept of Vulnerable Populations
159. Vulnerability and Inequality in Health Care
160. Working With Vulnerable Populations
161. Social Justice and Public Health Nursing
162. CHAPTER 24: Clients With Disabilities
163. Perspectives on Disability and Health
164. Health Promotion and Prevention Needs of Persons With Disabilities
165. Civil Rights Legislation
166. Families of Persons With Disabilities
167. Universal Design
168. The Role of the Community/Public Health Nurse
169. CHAPTER 25: Behavioral Health in the Community
170. Contemporary Issues
171. Prevention of Substance Use and Mental Disorders
172. Mental Health
173. Substance Use
174. Tobacco Use
175. Community- and Population-Based Interventions
176. CHAPTER 26: Working with the Homeless
177. Scope of the Problem
178. HEALTH CARE AND THE HOMELESS
179. Resources To Combat Homelessness
180. Role Of The C/Phn
181. CHAPTER 27: Rural, Migrant, and Urban Communities
182. Definitions and Demographics
183. Rural Health
184. Migrant Health
