NUR 206 COMMUNITY EXAM 1
2025
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Question 1
After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences between
public health and community health, which of the following statements by a nursing student
would indicate knowledge of the similarities and differences between public health and
community health?
A) "Community health nursing is defined as
nursing care that is provided in a community setting, rather than an institutional setting."
B) "Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in an institutional
setting."
C) "Public health nursing is focused on the
health of individuals."
D) "Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and
improve the health of the general public."
Correct Answer
D) "Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and
improve the health of the general public."
Question 2
Which of the following statements would best describe the difference between public health
nursing and community health nursing?
A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and community health
nursing is focused on the public aspects of health.
B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus on specific,
designated communities and is a part of the larger public health effort.
C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of
services and perspectives.
D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are practiced exclusively within
institutions.
Correct Answer
B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus on specific,
designated communities and is a part of the larger public health effort.
Question 3
Which of the following is most accurate about the concept of community?
A) A community is a collection of people who share some important features of their lives.
B) Community members live in the same
geographic location.
C) Community members are biologically related.
D) A community is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another and
do not necessarily share a sense of belonging
to that group.
Correct Answer
A.) A community is a collection of people who share some important features of their lives.
, Question 4
A group of students are reviewing material for a test on populations, communities, and
aggregates. Which of the following indicates that the students understand these concepts?
A) Members of a population share a sense of belonging.
B) Communities and populations are types of aggregates.
C) Individuals of a community are loosely
connected.
D) Members of an aggregate share a strong bond.
Correct Answer
B.) Communities and populations are types of aggregates
Question 5
Which of the following would a community health nurse identify as a community of
common interest?
A) The global community
B) Small rural town in a northern state
C) National professional organization
D) Counties addressing water pollution
Correct Answer
C.) National professional organization
Question 6
The nurse is working with a community of solution. Which of the following would the
nurse expect to find?
A) A health problem affecting the group
B) Common goal binding members together
C) Sharing of a similar goal
D) Locational boundaries
Correct Answer
A.) A health problem affecting the group
Question 7
Which one of the following statements made by a student would the nurse educator
recognize as evidence that a student understands the health continuum?
A) The distinction between health and illness is well demarcated.
B) Illness refers to a state of being relatively unhealthy.
C) The term health is limited to reflect an
individual's state.
D) Treatment of acute conditions reflects the current focus of health care
Correct Answer
B. Illness refers to a state of being relatively unhealthy.
2025
For more info:
, NUR 206 Community Exam 1
Question 1
After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences between
public health and community health, which of the following statements by a nursing student
would indicate knowledge of the similarities and differences between public health and
community health?
A) "Community health nursing is defined as
nursing care that is provided in a community setting, rather than an institutional setting."
B) "Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in an institutional
setting."
C) "Public health nursing is focused on the
health of individuals."
D) "Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and
improve the health of the general public."
Correct Answer
D) "Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and
improve the health of the general public."
Question 2
Which of the following statements would best describe the difference between public health
nursing and community health nursing?
A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and community health
nursing is focused on the public aspects of health.
B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus on specific,
designated communities and is a part of the larger public health effort.
C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of
services and perspectives.
D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are practiced exclusively within
institutions.
Correct Answer
B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus on specific,
designated communities and is a part of the larger public health effort.
Question 3
Which of the following is most accurate about the concept of community?
A) A community is a collection of people who share some important features of their lives.
B) Community members live in the same
geographic location.
C) Community members are biologically related.
D) A community is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another and
do not necessarily share a sense of belonging
to that group.
Correct Answer
A.) A community is a collection of people who share some important features of their lives.
, Question 4
A group of students are reviewing material for a test on populations, communities, and
aggregates. Which of the following indicates that the students understand these concepts?
A) Members of a population share a sense of belonging.
B) Communities and populations are types of aggregates.
C) Individuals of a community are loosely
connected.
D) Members of an aggregate share a strong bond.
Correct Answer
B.) Communities and populations are types of aggregates
Question 5
Which of the following would a community health nurse identify as a community of
common interest?
A) The global community
B) Small rural town in a northern state
C) National professional organization
D) Counties addressing water pollution
Correct Answer
C.) National professional organization
Question 6
The nurse is working with a community of solution. Which of the following would the
nurse expect to find?
A) A health problem affecting the group
B) Common goal binding members together
C) Sharing of a similar goal
D) Locational boundaries
Correct Answer
A.) A health problem affecting the group
Question 7
Which one of the following statements made by a student would the nurse educator
recognize as evidence that a student understands the health continuum?
A) The distinction between health and illness is well demarcated.
B) Illness refers to a state of being relatively unhealthy.
C) The term health is limited to reflect an
individual's state.
D) Treatment of acute conditions reflects the current focus of health care
Correct Answer
B. Illness refers to a state of being relatively unhealthy.
