COMMUNITY NUR 206 EXAM 1 ACTUAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A PLUS
Question:
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.
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:
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.
Answer:
A.) A community is a collection of people who share some important features of their lives.
Question:
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.
Answer:
B.) Communities and populations are types of aggregates
,Question:
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
Answer:
C.) National professional organization
Question:
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
Answer:
A.) A health problem affecting the group 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
Question:
Answer:
B. Illness refers to a state of being relatively unhealthy.
Question:
When discussing the concept of the health continuum with a class, the nurse educator would be
certain to include which statement in the description? A) Wellness is a relative concept, not an
absolute, and illness is a state of being relatively unhealthy. B) A client's placement on the health
continuum is static throughout time. C) Health is best described as cyclic. D) The health continuum
can only be applied to individuals.
Answer:
, A.) Wellness is a relative concept, not an absolute, and illness is a state of being relatively
unhealthy.
Question:
After discussing the leading health indicators with a class, which condition if stated by the class as
one of these indicators suggests that the class has understood the information? A) Cardiac disease B)
Mental health C) Sedentary lifestyle D) Maternal health care
Answer:
B.) Mental health
Question:
Which of the following statements about health promotion and disease prevention is the most
accurate? A) Health promotion and disease prevention include all efforts that seek to move people
closer to optimal well-being or higher levels of wellness. B) Disease prevention differs from health
promotion in that disease prevention is targeted toward a specific disease or diseases. C) Health
promotion can be described in terms of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. D) The goal of
disease prevention is to raise levels of wellness for individuals, families, populations, and
communities.
Answer:
B. Disease prevention differs from health promotion in that disease prevention is targeted toward a
specific disease or diseases.
Question:
A group of community health nursing students design a health education program for a group of
pregnant teens that includes teaching nutrition during pregnancy, demonstrating helpful exercises,
and discussing their concerns. This is an example of which of the following? A) Health promotion
B) Treatment of disorders C) Rehabilitation D) Evaluation
Answer:
A. Health promotion
Question:
GRADED A PLUS
Question:
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.
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:
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.
Answer:
A.) A community is a collection of people who share some important features of their lives.
Question:
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.
Answer:
B.) Communities and populations are types of aggregates
,Question:
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
Answer:
C.) National professional organization
Question:
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
Answer:
A.) A health problem affecting the group 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
Question:
Answer:
B. Illness refers to a state of being relatively unhealthy.
Question:
When discussing the concept of the health continuum with a class, the nurse educator would be
certain to include which statement in the description? A) Wellness is a relative concept, not an
absolute, and illness is a state of being relatively unhealthy. B) A client's placement on the health
continuum is static throughout time. C) Health is best described as cyclic. D) The health continuum
can only be applied to individuals.
Answer:
, A.) Wellness is a relative concept, not an absolute, and illness is a state of being relatively
unhealthy.
Question:
After discussing the leading health indicators with a class, which condition if stated by the class as
one of these indicators suggests that the class has understood the information? A) Cardiac disease B)
Mental health C) Sedentary lifestyle D) Maternal health care
Answer:
B.) Mental health
Question:
Which of the following statements about health promotion and disease prevention is the most
accurate? A) Health promotion and disease prevention include all efforts that seek to move people
closer to optimal well-being or higher levels of wellness. B) Disease prevention differs from health
promotion in that disease prevention is targeted toward a specific disease or diseases. C) Health
promotion can be described in terms of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. D) The goal of
disease prevention is to raise levels of wellness for individuals, families, populations, and
communities.
Answer:
B. Disease prevention differs from health promotion in that disease prevention is targeted toward a
specific disease or diseases.
Question:
A group of community health nursing students design a health education program for a group of
pregnant teens that includes teaching nutrition during pregnancy, demonstrating helpful exercises,
and discussing their concerns. This is an example of which of the following? A) Health promotion
B) Treatment of disorders C) Rehabilitation D) Evaluation
Answer:
A. Health promotion
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