CATALANO NURSING NOW 8TH
EDITION STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ What percentage of the Gross Domestic Product did health care costs
account for in 1965? Answer: 5.7%.
◉ What percentage of the Gross Domestic Product did health care costs
account for in 2015? Answer: 17.8%.
◉ Why is a nurse's involvement in lobbying for health care changes
important? Answer: Nurses are the largest segment of health care
providers and are informed about the current health care system.
◉ What misconception does the new health care system address
regarding services offered to Americans? Answer: The new health care
system will change access and availability but will not necessarily offer
free services.
◉ What cognitive level is assessed in the question about the primary
reason for health care concern? Answer: Understand (Comprehension).
◉ What role do politicians and media play in Americans' perceptions of
health care? Answer: They influence perceptions but are not the primary
reason for concern.
,◉ What is the focus of Chapter 01 in the Community Public Health
Nursing textbook? Answer: Health: A Community View.
◉ What is the title of Chapter 05 in the Community Public Health
Nursing textbook? Answer: Epidemiology.
◉ What is the focus of Chapter 10 in the Community Public Health
Nursing textbook? Answer: Policy, Politics, Legislation, and
Community Health Nursing.
◉ What chapter discusses Cultural Diversity and Community Health
Nursing? Answer: Chapter 13.
◉ What is the focus of Chapter 22 in the Community Public Health
Nursing textbook? Answer: Veterans Health.
◉ Which chapter covers Homeless Populations? Answer: Chapter 23.
◉ What is the focus of Chapter 26 in the Community Public Health
Nursing textbook? Answer: Communicable Disease.
◉ What chapter addresses Substance Abuse? Answer: Chapter 27.
,◉ What is the focus of Chapter 29 in the Community Public Health
Nursing textbook? Answer: Natural and Man-Made Disasters.
◉ What is the primary focus of Chapter 04? Answer: Health Promotion
and Risk Reduction.
◉ What is the focus of Chapter 06 in the Community Public Health
Nursing textbook? Answer: Community Assessment.
◉ What chapter discusses Community Health Education? Answer:
Chapter 08.
◉ What is the focus of Chapter 16 in the Community Public Health
Nursing textbook? Answer: Child and Adolescent Health.
◉ What chapter covers Women's Health? Answer: Chapter 17.
◉ What is the focus of Chapter 18 in the Community Public Health
Nursing textbook? Answer: Men's Health.
◉ What chapter discusses Senior Health? Answer: Chapter 19.
◉ What is the focus of Chapter 21 in the Community Public Health
Nursing textbook? Answer: Populations Affected by Disabilities.
, ◉ What does the American Nurses Association (ANA) emphasize about
health care? Answer: Health care is a right, not a privilege.
◉ How can nurses influence the health care delivery system? Answer:
By working politically to create a system that meets health needs.
◉ What trend is observed in the employment of nurses? Answer: There
is a trend toward consolidation of health care into large central medical
centers.
◉ What is the increased emphasis in health care delivery? Answer:
Community-based health care.
◉ What role do Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) have in
employing nurses? Answer: MCOs employ nurses to improve customer
relations.
◉ What is the expected trend in health care employment despite hospital
closures? Answer: Growth in employment in health care is expected.
◉ Where are nurses increasingly being employed? Answer: In
community settings rather than hospitals.
◉ What does the shift towards community-based care reflect? Answer:
A move away from hospital-based tertiary care.
EDITION STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ What percentage of the Gross Domestic Product did health care costs
account for in 1965? Answer: 5.7%.
◉ What percentage of the Gross Domestic Product did health care costs
account for in 2015? Answer: 17.8%.
◉ Why is a nurse's involvement in lobbying for health care changes
important? Answer: Nurses are the largest segment of health care
providers and are informed about the current health care system.
◉ What misconception does the new health care system address
regarding services offered to Americans? Answer: The new health care
system will change access and availability but will not necessarily offer
free services.
◉ What cognitive level is assessed in the question about the primary
reason for health care concern? Answer: Understand (Comprehension).
◉ What role do politicians and media play in Americans' perceptions of
health care? Answer: They influence perceptions but are not the primary
reason for concern.
,◉ What is the focus of Chapter 01 in the Community Public Health
Nursing textbook? Answer: Health: A Community View.
◉ What is the title of Chapter 05 in the Community Public Health
Nursing textbook? Answer: Epidemiology.
◉ What is the focus of Chapter 10 in the Community Public Health
Nursing textbook? Answer: Policy, Politics, Legislation, and
Community Health Nursing.
◉ What chapter discusses Cultural Diversity and Community Health
Nursing? Answer: Chapter 13.
◉ What is the focus of Chapter 22 in the Community Public Health
Nursing textbook? Answer: Veterans Health.
◉ Which chapter covers Homeless Populations? Answer: Chapter 23.
◉ What is the focus of Chapter 26 in the Community Public Health
Nursing textbook? Answer: Communicable Disease.
◉ What chapter addresses Substance Abuse? Answer: Chapter 27.
,◉ What is the focus of Chapter 29 in the Community Public Health
Nursing textbook? Answer: Natural and Man-Made Disasters.
◉ What is the primary focus of Chapter 04? Answer: Health Promotion
and Risk Reduction.
◉ What is the focus of Chapter 06 in the Community Public Health
Nursing textbook? Answer: Community Assessment.
◉ What chapter discusses Community Health Education? Answer:
Chapter 08.
◉ What is the focus of Chapter 16 in the Community Public Health
Nursing textbook? Answer: Child and Adolescent Health.
◉ What chapter covers Women's Health? Answer: Chapter 17.
◉ What is the focus of Chapter 18 in the Community Public Health
Nursing textbook? Answer: Men's Health.
◉ What chapter discusses Senior Health? Answer: Chapter 19.
◉ What is the focus of Chapter 21 in the Community Public Health
Nursing textbook? Answer: Populations Affected by Disabilities.
, ◉ What does the American Nurses Association (ANA) emphasize about
health care? Answer: Health care is a right, not a privilege.
◉ How can nurses influence the health care delivery system? Answer:
By working politically to create a system that meets health needs.
◉ What trend is observed in the employment of nurses? Answer: There
is a trend toward consolidation of health care into large central medical
centers.
◉ What is the increased emphasis in health care delivery? Answer:
Community-based health care.
◉ What role do Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) have in
employing nurses? Answer: MCOs employ nurses to improve customer
relations.
◉ What is the expected trend in health care employment despite hospital
closures? Answer: Growth in employment in health care is expected.
◉ Where are nurses increasingly being employed? Answer: In
community settings rather than hospitals.
◉ What does the shift towards community-based care reflect? Answer:
A move away from hospital-based tertiary care.
