Chap 12 Stanhope Latest Exam Bank
Questions and Correct Answers 2026
Updated.
Which of the following is the best brief definition of community?
a) A geographic area or political division under common leadership
b) A group sharing a common bond such as a profession or occupation
c) A group working together to confront a common problem
d) A social group with common goals within a geographic area - Answer D
According to WHO, "A community is a social group determined by geographic boundaries
and/or common values and interests. Its members know and interact with one another. It
functions within a particular social structure and exhibits and creates norms, values and social
institutions." The correct answer includes aspects of people, place, and function or aims.
A nurse is practicing in the community but also has the community as the target of practice.
Which of the following best describes the activities of this nurse?
a) Providing care to an active caseload of 50 families in the neighborhood
b) Inviting all the parents of asthmatic children in the school to meet together for mutual
support
c) Sharing assessment findings and health goals with every community group that will listen
d) Writing articles for the local newspaper highlighting the various programs and services of the
local health department - Answer C
Although it is not possible to know the nurse's goals from the nurse's behavior, giving care to
select groups does not represent the whole community. Publicizing services increases
knowledge but doesn't necessarily help eligible clients access care. Meeting with all interested
community groups is the only way to keep the focus on the community rather than on
individuals.
, Persons often point out that smokers choose to light their cigarettes, alcoholics lift the glass to
their mouth, and drug addicts inject or ingest their drugs. Which of the following statements
best describes why nurses don't simply focus on helping persons who engage in poor health
behaviors to behave appropriately?
a) Addicts don't have the willpower to change their behavior
b) It is too rewarding to continue the behavior for a person to be able to change
c) Laws and policies must reward good healthy behaviors and punish unhealthy behaviors to
help individuals recognize the importance of change
d) Society must offer healthy choices, offer support, and practice helpful policies - Answer D
Change for the benefit of the community client often must occur at several levels, ranging from
the individual to society as a whole. Lifestyle-induced health problems cannot be solved simply
by asking or encouraging individuals to choose health-promoting habits. Society also must
provide healthy choices. Most individuals cannot change their habits alone; they require the
support of family members, friends, community health care systems, and relevant social
policies.
A nurse is focusing on the process dimension of a community's health. Which of the following
interventions will the nurse most likely implement?
a) Assessing the health care services available in a community
b) Establishing screening programs to diagnosis diseases as early as possible so treatment can
begin
c) Implementing health promotion activities such as education programs
d) Planning for new programs to be developed based on identified needs - Answer C
When the emphasis is on the process dimension—usually the level of intervention of the nurse
in community health—the best strategy is usually health promotion, such as various primary
prevention strategies.
A nurse has invited community members to participate as full partners in creating changes to
improve the health of the community. Which of the following may be an unexpected
consequence of this action?
Questions and Correct Answers 2026
Updated.
Which of the following is the best brief definition of community?
a) A geographic area or political division under common leadership
b) A group sharing a common bond such as a profession or occupation
c) A group working together to confront a common problem
d) A social group with common goals within a geographic area - Answer D
According to WHO, "A community is a social group determined by geographic boundaries
and/or common values and interests. Its members know and interact with one another. It
functions within a particular social structure and exhibits and creates norms, values and social
institutions." The correct answer includes aspects of people, place, and function or aims.
A nurse is practicing in the community but also has the community as the target of practice.
Which of the following best describes the activities of this nurse?
a) Providing care to an active caseload of 50 families in the neighborhood
b) Inviting all the parents of asthmatic children in the school to meet together for mutual
support
c) Sharing assessment findings and health goals with every community group that will listen
d) Writing articles for the local newspaper highlighting the various programs and services of the
local health department - Answer C
Although it is not possible to know the nurse's goals from the nurse's behavior, giving care to
select groups does not represent the whole community. Publicizing services increases
knowledge but doesn't necessarily help eligible clients access care. Meeting with all interested
community groups is the only way to keep the focus on the community rather than on
individuals.
, Persons often point out that smokers choose to light their cigarettes, alcoholics lift the glass to
their mouth, and drug addicts inject or ingest their drugs. Which of the following statements
best describes why nurses don't simply focus on helping persons who engage in poor health
behaviors to behave appropriately?
a) Addicts don't have the willpower to change their behavior
b) It is too rewarding to continue the behavior for a person to be able to change
c) Laws and policies must reward good healthy behaviors and punish unhealthy behaviors to
help individuals recognize the importance of change
d) Society must offer healthy choices, offer support, and practice helpful policies - Answer D
Change for the benefit of the community client often must occur at several levels, ranging from
the individual to society as a whole. Lifestyle-induced health problems cannot be solved simply
by asking or encouraging individuals to choose health-promoting habits. Society also must
provide healthy choices. Most individuals cannot change their habits alone; they require the
support of family members, friends, community health care systems, and relevant social
policies.
A nurse is focusing on the process dimension of a community's health. Which of the following
interventions will the nurse most likely implement?
a) Assessing the health care services available in a community
b) Establishing screening programs to diagnosis diseases as early as possible so treatment can
begin
c) Implementing health promotion activities such as education programs
d) Planning for new programs to be developed based on identified needs - Answer C
When the emphasis is on the process dimension—usually the level of intervention of the nurse
in community health—the best strategy is usually health promotion, such as various primary
prevention strategies.
A nurse has invited community members to participate as full partners in creating changes to
improve the health of the community. Which of the following may be an unexpected
consequence of this action?
