BUTTARO 6TH EDITION PRIMARY CARE
INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATIVE
PRACTICE TEST BANK 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS
3. Which of the following is the primary focus of public health nursing?
a. Families and groups
b. Illness-oriented care
c. Individuals within the family unit
d. Promotion of quality of life Answer; D
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 Answer;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
Answer;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 Answer;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. Answer;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 of the following is a basic assumption of public health
efforts?
a. Health disparities among any groups are morally and legally wrong.
INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATIVE
PRACTICE TEST BANK 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS
3. Which of the following is the primary focus of public health nursing?
a. Families and groups
b. Illness-oriented care
c. Individuals within the family unit
d. Promotion of quality of life Answer; D
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 Answer;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
Answer;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 Answer;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. Answer;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 of the following is a basic assumption of public health
efforts?
a. Health disparities among any groups are morally and legally wrong.
