Test Bank for Community/Public Health Nursing: Promotin
Health of Populations, 7th Edition by Mary A. Nies and Me
McEwen
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-ANS: D
The key difference between community-based and community-oriented nursing is that comm
based nurses deal primarily with illness-oriented care, whereas community-oriented nurseso
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
,By definition, community-based nursing is nursing that focuses on family-centered illness car
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 maintain
health to promote the quality of life. All nurses may focus on individuals and families, give di
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 th
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
,5. A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of premature deaths in the communi
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.
ANS: B
Public health approaches could help prevent about 70% of early deaths by influencing the wa
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.
b. Health care is the most important priority in government planning and funding.
c. The health of individuals cannot be separated from the health of the community.
d. The government is responsible for lengthening the life span of Americans. - answer-ANS: C
Public health can be described as what society collectively does to ensure that conditions exi
which people can be healthy.
, b. Assessing the community and deciding on appropriate interventions
c. Using data from the main health care institutions in the community to determine needed h
services
d. Working with community groups to create policies to improve the environment - answer-A
Although the public health nurse might engage in any of the tasks listed, he or she works prim
with members of the community to carry out core public health functions, including assessm
population as a whole and engaging in promoting health and improving the environment.
8. Which of the following public health nurses most clearly fulfills the responsibilities of this r
a. The nurse who met with several groups to discuss community recreation issues
b. The nurse who spent the day attending meetings of various health agencies
c. The nurse who talked to several people about their particular health concerns
d. The nurse who watched the city council meeting on local cable television - answer-ANS: B
Any of these descriptions might represent a nurse communicating, cooperating, or collabora
community residents or groups about health concerns. However, the nurse who spent the da
attending meetings of various health agencies is the most representative, because in public h
concerns are broader than recreation, individual concerns are not as important as aggregate
and watching television (a one-way form of communication) is less effective than interacting
others.
Health of Populations, 7th Edition by Mary A. Nies and Me
McEwen
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-ANS: D
The key difference between community-based and community-oriented nursing is that comm
based nurses deal primarily with illness-oriented care, whereas community-oriented nurseso
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
,By definition, community-based nursing is nursing that focuses on family-centered illness car
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 maintain
health to promote the quality of life. All nurses may focus on individuals and families, give di
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 th
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
,5. A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of premature deaths in the communi
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.
ANS: B
Public health approaches could help prevent about 70% of early deaths by influencing the wa
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.
b. Health care is the most important priority in government planning and funding.
c. The health of individuals cannot be separated from the health of the community.
d. The government is responsible for lengthening the life span of Americans. - answer-ANS: C
Public health can be described as what society collectively does to ensure that conditions exi
which people can be healthy.
, b. Assessing the community and deciding on appropriate interventions
c. Using data from the main health care institutions in the community to determine needed h
services
d. Working with community groups to create policies to improve the environment - answer-A
Although the public health nurse might engage in any of the tasks listed, he or she works prim
with members of the community to carry out core public health functions, including assessm
population as a whole and engaging in promoting health and improving the environment.
8. Which of the following public health nurses most clearly fulfills the responsibilities of this r
a. The nurse who met with several groups to discuss community recreation issues
b. The nurse who spent the day attending meetings of various health agencies
c. The nurse who talked to several people about their particular health concerns
d. The nurse who watched the city council meeting on local cable television - answer-ANS: B
Any of these descriptions might represent a nurse communicating, cooperating, or collabora
community residents or groups about health concerns. However, the nurse who spent the da
attending meetings of various health agencies is the most representative, because in public h
concerns are broader than recreation, individual concerns are not as important as aggregate
and watching television (a one-way form of communication) is less effective than interacting
others.
