COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSING 9TH EDITION RECTOR TEST
BANK EXAM REVIEW PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
⩥ populations. Answer: Community/Public Health Nursing has the
major goal to preserve the health of the community and surrounding ___
⩥ maintence. Answer: Community/Public Health Nursing focuses on
health promotion, prevention, and health ___
⩥ risk. Answer: Community/Public Health Nursing is associated with
health and identification of populations at ___ rather than an episodic
response to patient demand
⩥ -preventing disease
-prolonging life
-promoting health through organized community efforts to benefit each
citizen. Answer: public health is described as the art and science of what
3 things
⩥ Health Care Reform. Answer: ___ is defined as the costs of caring for
the sick which account for the majority of escalating health care dollars,
,which increased from 5.7% of the gross domestic product in 1965 to
17.8% in 2015
⩥ health-oriented. Answer: Community/public health nurses are in a
position to assist the U.S. health care system to transition from being
disease-oriented to a ___ system
⩥ public health. Answer: the mission of ___ is social justice, which
entitles all people to basic necessities such as adequate income and
health protection and accepts collective burdens to make this possible.
⩥ Health Expenditures. Answer: ___ is the total amount spent on
healthcare by a country.
⩥ below. Answer: despite high hospital and physician expenditures, U.S.
health indicators such as life expectancy and infant mortality rate remain
considerably ___ the health indicators of many other countries
⩥ poorer. Answer: the health status of the population within the US
varies markedly across the areas of the country and among groups. For
example, the economically disadvantaged and many cultural and ethnic
groups have ___ overall health status compared with middle-class
caucasians
⩥ -health promotion
, -preventive. Answer: the decline in the percentage of nurses employed in
hospitals and the subsequent increase in nurses employed community
setting suggest a shift in focus from illness and institutional based care
to ____ and ____ care
⩥ Individual, families, and groups. Answer: the major goal of
community/public health nursing is to preserve the health of the
community and surrounding populations by focusing on health
promotion and health maintenance of ___, ___, and ___ within a
community
⩥ social justic. Answer: the mission of public health is ___, which
entitles all people the basic necessities such as adequate income and
health protection and accepts collective burdens to make it possible
⩥ Societies. Answer: public health assumes that it is ___ responsibility
to meet the basic need of the people. thus there is a greater need for
public funding of prevention efforts to enhance the health of our
population
⩥ health. Answer: ___ is a state of complete physical, mental, and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
⩥ Social Health. Answer: ___ is positive interaction among groups
within the community, with an emphasis on health promotion and illness
prevention
NURSING 9TH EDITION RECTOR TEST
BANK EXAM REVIEW PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
⩥ populations. Answer: Community/Public Health Nursing has the
major goal to preserve the health of the community and surrounding ___
⩥ maintence. Answer: Community/Public Health Nursing focuses on
health promotion, prevention, and health ___
⩥ risk. Answer: Community/Public Health Nursing is associated with
health and identification of populations at ___ rather than an episodic
response to patient demand
⩥ -preventing disease
-prolonging life
-promoting health through organized community efforts to benefit each
citizen. Answer: public health is described as the art and science of what
3 things
⩥ Health Care Reform. Answer: ___ is defined as the costs of caring for
the sick which account for the majority of escalating health care dollars,
,which increased from 5.7% of the gross domestic product in 1965 to
17.8% in 2015
⩥ health-oriented. Answer: Community/public health nurses are in a
position to assist the U.S. health care system to transition from being
disease-oriented to a ___ system
⩥ public health. Answer: the mission of ___ is social justice, which
entitles all people to basic necessities such as adequate income and
health protection and accepts collective burdens to make this possible.
⩥ Health Expenditures. Answer: ___ is the total amount spent on
healthcare by a country.
⩥ below. Answer: despite high hospital and physician expenditures, U.S.
health indicators such as life expectancy and infant mortality rate remain
considerably ___ the health indicators of many other countries
⩥ poorer. Answer: the health status of the population within the US
varies markedly across the areas of the country and among groups. For
example, the economically disadvantaged and many cultural and ethnic
groups have ___ overall health status compared with middle-class
caucasians
⩥ -health promotion
, -preventive. Answer: the decline in the percentage of nurses employed in
hospitals and the subsequent increase in nurses employed community
setting suggest a shift in focus from illness and institutional based care
to ____ and ____ care
⩥ Individual, families, and groups. Answer: the major goal of
community/public health nursing is to preserve the health of the
community and surrounding populations by focusing on health
promotion and health maintenance of ___, ___, and ___ within a
community
⩥ social justic. Answer: the mission of public health is ___, which
entitles all people the basic necessities such as adequate income and
health protection and accepts collective burdens to make it possible
⩥ Societies. Answer: public health assumes that it is ___ responsibility
to meet the basic need of the people. thus there is a greater need for
public funding of prevention efforts to enhance the health of our
population
⩥ health. Answer: ___ is a state of complete physical, mental, and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
⩥ Social Health. Answer: ___ is positive interaction among groups
within the community, with an emphasis on health promotion and illness
prevention
