COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
10TH EDITION RECTOR TEST BANK (Chapter 1-
30) With Complete Solutions)
Contents
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
Chapter 2 Public Health Nursing in the Community
Chapter 3 History and Evolution of Public Health Nursing
Chapter 4 Evidence-Based Practice and Ethics in Community/Public Health
Chapter 5 Transcultural Nursing
Chapter 6 Structure and Economics of Community/Public Health Services
Chapter 7 Epidemiology in the Community
Chapter 8 Communicable Disease
Chapter 9 Environmental Health & Safety
Chapter 10 Communication, Collaboration, and Technology
Chapter 11 Health Promotion Through Education
Chapter 12 Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Community/Public Health Programs
Chapter 13 Policy Making and Advocacy
Chapter 14 Family as Client
Chapter 15 Community as Client
Chapter 16 Global Health Nursing
Chapter 17 Disasters and Their Impact
Chapter 18 Violence & Abuse
Chapter 19 Maternal-Child Health
Chapter 20 School-Age Children and Adolescents
Chapter 21 Adult Health
Chapter 22 Older Adults
Chapter 23 Working with Vulnerable Populations
Chapter 24 Clients with Disabilities
Chapter 25 Behavioral Health in the Community
Chapter 26 Homeless Populations
Chapter 27 Rural, Migrant, and Urban Health Care
Chapter 28 Public Settings
Chapter 29 Private Settings
Chapter 30 Home Health and Hospice Care
,Chapter 1: The Journe y Begins: Introduction
Multiple Choices
1. Afterteaching agroup of nursing students about the similarities and differences between public
heal th and community health, whi ch of the following statements by anursing student would indicate
knowledge of the similarities and differences betweenpublichealth and community health?
A) “Communi ty health nursing is definedas
nursing care that i s provided in acommunity setting, ratherthan an institutionalsetting.”
B) “Publichealth nursing is definedas nursingcare that i s provided inan i nstitutional setting.” C)
“Publichealth nursing is focusedon the
heal th of individuals.”
D) “Communi ty health nursing can shapethe qualityof community health services and improvethe
heal th 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 healthservices and
improve the health of thegeneral publ ic.
2. Which of the following statements wouldbest
describe the difference between publichealth nursing and community health nursing?
A) Publichealth nursing i s focused on the private aspectsof health, and community health nursing i s
focused on the publicaspects of
health.
B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to afocus on specific, designated
communities and i s apart of the
largerpublichealth effort.
C) Publichealth nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of services and
perspectives.
D) Both publichealth nursing and community health nursing are practiced exclusively within
institutions.
Ans: B
Feedback:
,In this textbook, community healthpractice refers to afocus on specific, designated communities. It is a
part of the largerpublichealth effort and recognizes the fundamental concepts and principles of public
heal th as i ts birthright and foundation forpracti ce. Publichealth nursingis focused on the publicaspects of
health. Publichealthnursing and community healthnursing have distinctive types of services and
perspectives. Neitherpublichealthnursing norcommunity healthnursing ispracticedexclusively within
institutions.
3. Which of the following i s most accurate about the concept of community?
A) A communi ty i s acollection of people who share some important features of theirlives. B)
Communi ty members livein thesame geographiclocation.
C) Communi ty members are biologically related.
D) A communi ty i s made up of people who do not necessarily interact wi th oneanotherand do not
necessarily share asenseof belonging
to that group.
Ans: A
Feedback:
The broad definition of acommunity is acol lection of people who share some important features of their
lives. Community members may not livein thesame geographiclocation as in acommon -interest
communi ty ora communi ty of solution. A population ismadeup of people
who do not necessarily interact wi thone anotherand do not necessarily share asense of belonging to that
group.
4. A group of students are reviewing materialforatest on populations, communities, and aggre gates.
Which of the following indicates
that the students understand theseconcepts?
A) Me mbers of a population share asense of belonging.
B) Communities and populations are types of aggre gates. C) Individuals of acommunity are loosely
connected.
D) Me mbers of an aggre gate share astrong bond.
Ans: B
Feedback:
An aggregate refers to amass of grouping of distinct i ndividuals who are considered as a
whole and who are looselyassociated wi thone another. Communities and populations are types of
aggregates. A population is madeup of pe ople who do not necessarily interact wi th one anotherand do
not necessarily share asenseof belonging to the group.A communi ty is a
collection of peoplewho chose to interact wi th one anotherbecause of common interests, characteristics,
orgoals, which form thebasis forasense of unity or
belonging.
5. Which of the following wouldacommunity health nurse identify as acommuni ty of common
interest?
, A) The global communi ty
B) Small rural town in a northern state C) National professional organization D) Counties
addressing waterpollution
Ans: C
Feedback:
A common-interest community shares acommon interest orgoal that binds the members
together. Membership in anational professional organization is oneexample. The gl obal community and a
small rural town in anorthern state would be examples of ageographiccommunity. Counties addressing a
waterpollution problemwould be an example
of a communi ty of solution.
6. The nurse i s working wi th acommunity of solution.Whichof the following would the nurse expect
to find?
A) A heal th problemaffecting the group
B) Common goal binding members together
C) Sharing of a similargoal D) Locational boundaries
Ans: A
Feedback:
A communi ty of solutioninvolves agroup of pe ople coming together to solveaproblem
that affects them. A common-interest community involvesacol lection of people widely scattered
geographically who havean interest orgoal that binds themembers together. A geographical community
is one defined by its geographical orlocational
boundaries.
7. Which one of the following statements made by astudent would the nurse e ducator recognize as
evidence that astudent
understands the healthconti nuum?
A) The distinction betweenhealthand i llness i swell demarcated. B) Illnessrefersto astate of being
relatively unhealthy.
C) The term heal th i slimitedto reflectan individual's state. D) Treatme nt of acute conditions
reflects the
curre nt focus of heal thcare .
Ans: B
Feedback:
Although society typicallydepictsan absolute lineof difference between being either
well ori ll,health is considered arelative term. Thus, illness is viewed as astate of being relatively
unhealthy. Health is typically described as acontinuum that involves arange of degreesfrom optimal
heal th at one end to total disability ordeath at the other. Thelineof demarcation is not clear. Health
applies to i ndividuals, families, and communities. Traditionally, most health care has focused on the
10TH EDITION RECTOR TEST BANK (Chapter 1-
30) With Complete Solutions)
Contents
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
Chapter 2 Public Health Nursing in the Community
Chapter 3 History and Evolution of Public Health Nursing
Chapter 4 Evidence-Based Practice and Ethics in Community/Public Health
Chapter 5 Transcultural Nursing
Chapter 6 Structure and Economics of Community/Public Health Services
Chapter 7 Epidemiology in the Community
Chapter 8 Communicable Disease
Chapter 9 Environmental Health & Safety
Chapter 10 Communication, Collaboration, and Technology
Chapter 11 Health Promotion Through Education
Chapter 12 Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Community/Public Health Programs
Chapter 13 Policy Making and Advocacy
Chapter 14 Family as Client
Chapter 15 Community as Client
Chapter 16 Global Health Nursing
Chapter 17 Disasters and Their Impact
Chapter 18 Violence & Abuse
Chapter 19 Maternal-Child Health
Chapter 20 School-Age Children and Adolescents
Chapter 21 Adult Health
Chapter 22 Older Adults
Chapter 23 Working with Vulnerable Populations
Chapter 24 Clients with Disabilities
Chapter 25 Behavioral Health in the Community
Chapter 26 Homeless Populations
Chapter 27 Rural, Migrant, and Urban Health Care
Chapter 28 Public Settings
Chapter 29 Private Settings
Chapter 30 Home Health and Hospice Care
,Chapter 1: The Journe y Begins: Introduction
Multiple Choices
1. Afterteaching agroup of nursing students about the similarities and differences between public
heal th and community health, whi ch of the following statements by anursing student would indicate
knowledge of the similarities and differences betweenpublichealth and community health?
A) “Communi ty health nursing is definedas
nursing care that i s provided in acommunity setting, ratherthan an institutionalsetting.”
B) “Publichealth nursing is definedas nursingcare that i s provided inan i nstitutional setting.” C)
“Publichealth nursing is focusedon the
heal th of individuals.”
D) “Communi ty health nursing can shapethe qualityof community health services and improvethe
heal th 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 healthservices and
improve the health of thegeneral publ ic.
2. Which of the following statements wouldbest
describe the difference between publichealth nursing and community health nursing?
A) Publichealth nursing i s focused on the private aspectsof health, and community health nursing i s
focused on the publicaspects of
health.
B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to afocus on specific, designated
communities and i s apart of the
largerpublichealth effort.
C) Publichealth nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of services and
perspectives.
D) Both publichealth nursing and community health nursing are practiced exclusively within
institutions.
Ans: B
Feedback:
,In this textbook, community healthpractice refers to afocus on specific, designated communities. It is a
part of the largerpublichealth effort and recognizes the fundamental concepts and principles of public
heal th as i ts birthright and foundation forpracti ce. Publichealth nursingis focused on the publicaspects of
health. Publichealthnursing and community healthnursing have distinctive types of services and
perspectives. Neitherpublichealthnursing norcommunity healthnursing ispracticedexclusively within
institutions.
3. Which of the following i s most accurate about the concept of community?
A) A communi ty i s acollection of people who share some important features of theirlives. B)
Communi ty members livein thesame geographiclocation.
C) Communi ty members are biologically related.
D) A communi ty i s made up of people who do not necessarily interact wi th oneanotherand do not
necessarily share asenseof belonging
to that group.
Ans: A
Feedback:
The broad definition of acommunity is acol lection of people who share some important features of their
lives. Community members may not livein thesame geographiclocation as in acommon -interest
communi ty ora communi ty of solution. A population ismadeup of people
who do not necessarily interact wi thone anotherand do not necessarily share asense of belonging to that
group.
4. A group of students are reviewing materialforatest on populations, communities, and aggre gates.
Which of the following indicates
that the students understand theseconcepts?
A) Me mbers of a population share asense of belonging.
B) Communities and populations are types of aggre gates. C) Individuals of acommunity are loosely
connected.
D) Me mbers of an aggre gate share astrong bond.
Ans: B
Feedback:
An aggregate refers to amass of grouping of distinct i ndividuals who are considered as a
whole and who are looselyassociated wi thone another. Communities and populations are types of
aggregates. A population is madeup of pe ople who do not necessarily interact wi th one anotherand do
not necessarily share asenseof belonging to the group.A communi ty is a
collection of peoplewho chose to interact wi th one anotherbecause of common interests, characteristics,
orgoals, which form thebasis forasense of unity or
belonging.
5. Which of the following wouldacommunity health nurse identify as acommuni ty of common
interest?
, A) The global communi ty
B) Small rural town in a northern state C) National professional organization D) Counties
addressing waterpollution
Ans: C
Feedback:
A common-interest community shares acommon interest orgoal that binds the members
together. Membership in anational professional organization is oneexample. The gl obal community and a
small rural town in anorthern state would be examples of ageographiccommunity. Counties addressing a
waterpollution problemwould be an example
of a communi ty of solution.
6. The nurse i s working wi th acommunity of solution.Whichof the following would the nurse expect
to find?
A) A heal th problemaffecting the group
B) Common goal binding members together
C) Sharing of a similargoal D) Locational boundaries
Ans: A
Feedback:
A communi ty of solutioninvolves agroup of pe ople coming together to solveaproblem
that affects them. A common-interest community involvesacol lection of people widely scattered
geographically who havean interest orgoal that binds themembers together. A geographical community
is one defined by its geographical orlocational
boundaries.
7. Which one of the following statements made by astudent would the nurse e ducator recognize as
evidence that astudent
understands the healthconti nuum?
A) The distinction betweenhealthand i llness i swell demarcated. B) Illnessrefersto astate of being
relatively unhealthy.
C) The term heal th i slimitedto reflectan individual's state. D) Treatme nt of acute conditions
reflects the
curre nt focus of heal thcare .
Ans: B
Feedback:
Although society typicallydepictsan absolute lineof difference between being either
well ori ll,health is considered arelative term. Thus, illness is viewed as astate of being relatively
unhealthy. Health is typically described as acontinuum that involves arange of degreesfrom optimal
heal th at one end to total disability ordeath at the other. Thelineof demarcation is not clear. Health
applies to i ndividuals, families, and communities. Traditionally, most health care has focused on the
