Public / Community Health and Nursing Practice: Caring for
Populations, 2nd Edition TEST BANK by Christine L. Savage,
Verified Chapters 1 - 22, Complete Newest Version
___ is the synthesis of nursing practice and public health practice - ANSWER:
Community/Public Health Nursing
Community/Public Health Nursing has the major goal to preserve the health of the
community and surrounding ___ - ANSWER: populations
Community/Public Health Nursing focuses on health promotion, prevention, and
health ___ - ANSWER: maintence
Community/Public Health Nursing is associated with health and identification of
populations at ___ rather than an episodic response to patient demand - ANSWER:
risk
public health is described as the art and science of what 3 things - ANSWER: -
preventing disease
-prolonging life
-promoting health through organized community efforts to benefit each citizen
___ 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 - ANSWER: Health Care Reform
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 - ANSWER: health-
oriented
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. - ANSWER: public health
___ is the total amount spent on healthcare by a country. - ANSWER: Health
Expenditures
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 - ANSWER: below
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 - ANSWER: poorer
, 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 - ANSWER: -health promotion
-preventive
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 - ANSWER: Individual,
families, and groups
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 - ANSWER: social justic
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 - ANSWER: Societies
___ is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity - ANSWER: health
___ is positive interaction among groups within the community, with an emphasis on
health promotion and illness prevention - ANSWER: Social Health
-food banks
-violence prevention programs
these are examples of ___ - ANSWER: social health
___ is a collection of people who interact with one another and whose common
interests or characteristics form the basis for a sense of unity and belonging. more
local - ANSWER: community
___ is a community-wide effort to monitor and promote the welfare of the
population. much broader - ANSWER: public health
___ is a set of disease prevention and health promotion objectives for Americans to
meet during the second decade of the new millennium. - ANSWER: Healthy People
2020
what are 5 determinants for the health outcomes of Healthy People 2020 - ANSWER:
-physical environment
-social environment
-individual behavior
-health services
-biology and genetics
Populations, 2nd Edition TEST BANK by Christine L. Savage,
Verified Chapters 1 - 22, Complete Newest Version
___ is the synthesis of nursing practice and public health practice - ANSWER:
Community/Public Health Nursing
Community/Public Health Nursing has the major goal to preserve the health of the
community and surrounding ___ - ANSWER: populations
Community/Public Health Nursing focuses on health promotion, prevention, and
health ___ - ANSWER: maintence
Community/Public Health Nursing is associated with health and identification of
populations at ___ rather than an episodic response to patient demand - ANSWER:
risk
public health is described as the art and science of what 3 things - ANSWER: -
preventing disease
-prolonging life
-promoting health through organized community efforts to benefit each citizen
___ 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 - ANSWER: Health Care Reform
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 - ANSWER: health-
oriented
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. - ANSWER: public health
___ is the total amount spent on healthcare by a country. - ANSWER: Health
Expenditures
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 - ANSWER: below
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 - ANSWER: poorer
, 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 - ANSWER: -health promotion
-preventive
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 - ANSWER: Individual,
families, and groups
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 - ANSWER: social justic
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 - ANSWER: Societies
___ is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity - ANSWER: health
___ is positive interaction among groups within the community, with an emphasis on
health promotion and illness prevention - ANSWER: Social Health
-food banks
-violence prevention programs
these are examples of ___ - ANSWER: social health
___ is a collection of people who interact with one another and whose common
interests or characteristics form the basis for a sense of unity and belonging. more
local - ANSWER: community
___ is a community-wide effort to monitor and promote the welfare of the
population. much broader - ANSWER: public health
___ is a set of disease prevention and health promotion objectives for Americans to
meet during the second decade of the new millennium. - ANSWER: Healthy People
2020
what are 5 determinants for the health outcomes of Healthy People 2020 - ANSWER:
-physical environment
-social environment
-individual behavior
-health services
-biology and genetics
