,
,Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
l l l l l
1. After lteaching la lgroup lof lnursing lstudents labout lthe lsimilarities land ldifferences
lbetween lpublic lhealth land lcommunity lhealth, lwhich lof lthe lfollowing lstatements lby la lnursing
lstudent lwould lindicate lknowledge lof lthe lsimilarities land ldifferences lbetween lpublic lhealth
land lcommunity lhealth?
A) ―Community lhealth lnursing lis ldefined las
nursing lcare lthat lis lprovided lin la lcommunity lsetting, lrather lthan lan linstitutional lsetting.‖
B) ―Public lhealth lnursing lis ldefined las lnursing lcare lthat lis lprovided lin lan linstitutional
lsetting.‖
C) ―Public lhealth lnursing lis lfocused lon lthe
lhealth lof lindividuals.‖
D) ―Community lhealth lnursing lcan lshape lthe lquality lof lcommunity lhealth lservices land
limprove lthe lhealth lof lthe lgeneral lpublic.‖
Ans: D
Feedback:
Operating lwithin lan lenvironment lof lrapid lchange land lincreasingly lcomplex
lchallenges, lthis lnursing lspecialty lholds lthe lpotential lto lshape lthe lquality lof lcommunity
lhealth lservices land limprove lthe lhealth lof lthe lgeneral
public.
2. Which lof lthe lfollowing lstatements lwould lbest
describe lthe ldifference lbetween lpublic lhealth lnursing land lcommunity lhealth lnursing?
A) Public lhealth lnursing lis lfocused lon lthe lprivate laspects lof lhealth, land lcommunity
lhealth lnursing lis lfocused lon lthe lpublic laspects lof
health.
B) In lour ltextbook, lthe lterm lcommunity lhealth lpractice lrefers lto la lfocus lon
lspecific, ldesignated lcommunities land lis la lpart lof lthe
larger lpublic lhealth leffort.
C) Public lhealth lnursing land lcommunity lhealth lnursing lrelate lto lthe lvery lsame ltypes
lof lservices land lperspectives.
D) Both lpublic lhealth lnursing land lcommunity lhealth lnursing lare lpracticed lexclusively
lwithin linstitutions.
Ans: B
Feedback:
, In lthis ltextbook, lcommunity lhealth lpractice lrefers lto la lfocus lon lspecific, ldesignated
lcommunities. lIt lis la lpart lof lthe llarger lpublic lhealth leffort land lrecognizes lthe lfundamental
lconcepts land lprinciples lof lpublic lhealth las lits lbirthright land lfoundation lfor lpractice. lPublic
lhealth lnursing lis lfocused lon lthe lpublic laspects lof lhealth. lPublic lhealth lnursing land
lcommunity lhealth lnursing lhave ldistinctive ltypes lof lservices land lperspectives. lNeither lpublic
lhealth lnursing lnor lcommunity lhealth lnursing lis lpracticed lexclusively lwithin
institutions.
3. Which lof lthe lfollowing lis lmost laccurate labout
lthe lconcept lof lcommunity?
A) A lcommunity lis la lcollection lof lpeople lwho
lshare lsome limportant lfeatures lof ltheir llives.
B) Community lmembers llive lin lthe lsame
lgeographic llocation.
C) Community lmembers lare lbiologically lrelated.
D) A lcommunity lis lmade lup lof lpeople lwho ldo lnot lnecessarily linteract lwith lone lanother
land ldo lnot lnecessarily lshare la lsense lof lbelonging
to lthat lgroup.
lAns: A
Feedback:
The lbroad ldefinition lof la lcommunity lis la lcollection lof lpeople lwho lshare lsome
limportant lfeatures lof ltheir llives. lCommunity lmembers lmay lnot llive lin lthe lsame lgeographic
llocation las lin la lcommon-interest lcommunity lor la lcommunity lof lsolution. lA lpopulation lis
lmade lup lof lpeople lwho ldo lnot lnecessarily linteract lwith lone lanother land ldo lnot lnecessarily
lshare la lsense lof lbelonging lto lthat
group.
4. A lgroup lof lstudents lare lreviewing lmaterial lfor la ltest lon lpopulations, lcommunities,
land laggregates. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lindicates
that lthe lstudents lunderstand lthese lconcepts?
A) Members lof la lpopulation lshare la lsense lof
lbelonging.
B) Communities land lpopulations lare ltypes lof
laggregates.
C) Individuals lof la lcommunity lare lloosely
lconnected.
D) Members lof lan laggregate lshare la lstrong lbond.
lAns: B
Feedback:
An laggregate lrefers lto la lmass lof lgrouping lof ldistinct lindividuals lwho lare lconsidered las
la lwhole land lwho lare lloosely lassociated lwith lone lanother. lCommunities land lpopulations lare
ltypes lof laggregates. lA lpopulation lis lmade lup lof lpeople lwho ldo lnot lnecessarily linteract lwith
lone lanother land ldo lnot lnecessarily lshare la lsense lof lbelonging lto lthe lgroup. lA lcommunity lis la
,Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
l l l l l
1. After lteaching la lgroup lof lnursing lstudents labout lthe lsimilarities land ldifferences
lbetween lpublic lhealth land lcommunity lhealth, lwhich lof lthe lfollowing lstatements lby la lnursing
lstudent lwould lindicate lknowledge lof lthe lsimilarities land ldifferences lbetween lpublic lhealth
land lcommunity lhealth?
A) ―Community lhealth lnursing lis ldefined las
nursing lcare lthat lis lprovided lin la lcommunity lsetting, lrather lthan lan linstitutional lsetting.‖
B) ―Public lhealth lnursing lis ldefined las lnursing lcare lthat lis lprovided lin lan linstitutional
lsetting.‖
C) ―Public lhealth lnursing lis lfocused lon lthe
lhealth lof lindividuals.‖
D) ―Community lhealth lnursing lcan lshape lthe lquality lof lcommunity lhealth lservices land
limprove lthe lhealth lof lthe lgeneral lpublic.‖
Ans: D
Feedback:
Operating lwithin lan lenvironment lof lrapid lchange land lincreasingly lcomplex
lchallenges, lthis lnursing lspecialty lholds lthe lpotential lto lshape lthe lquality lof lcommunity
lhealth lservices land limprove lthe lhealth lof lthe lgeneral
public.
2. Which lof lthe lfollowing lstatements lwould lbest
describe lthe ldifference lbetween lpublic lhealth lnursing land lcommunity lhealth lnursing?
A) Public lhealth lnursing lis lfocused lon lthe lprivate laspects lof lhealth, land lcommunity
lhealth lnursing lis lfocused lon lthe lpublic laspects lof
health.
B) In lour ltextbook, lthe lterm lcommunity lhealth lpractice lrefers lto la lfocus lon
lspecific, ldesignated lcommunities land lis la lpart lof lthe
larger lpublic lhealth leffort.
C) Public lhealth lnursing land lcommunity lhealth lnursing lrelate lto lthe lvery lsame ltypes
lof lservices land lperspectives.
D) Both lpublic lhealth lnursing land lcommunity lhealth lnursing lare lpracticed lexclusively
lwithin linstitutions.
Ans: B
Feedback:
, In lthis ltextbook, lcommunity lhealth lpractice lrefers lto la lfocus lon lspecific, ldesignated
lcommunities. lIt lis la lpart lof lthe llarger lpublic lhealth leffort land lrecognizes lthe lfundamental
lconcepts land lprinciples lof lpublic lhealth las lits lbirthright land lfoundation lfor lpractice. lPublic
lhealth lnursing lis lfocused lon lthe lpublic laspects lof lhealth. lPublic lhealth lnursing land
lcommunity lhealth lnursing lhave ldistinctive ltypes lof lservices land lperspectives. lNeither lpublic
lhealth lnursing lnor lcommunity lhealth lnursing lis lpracticed lexclusively lwithin
institutions.
3. Which lof lthe lfollowing lis lmost laccurate labout
lthe lconcept lof lcommunity?
A) A lcommunity lis la lcollection lof lpeople lwho
lshare lsome limportant lfeatures lof ltheir llives.
B) Community lmembers llive lin lthe lsame
lgeographic llocation.
C) Community lmembers lare lbiologically lrelated.
D) A lcommunity lis lmade lup lof lpeople lwho ldo lnot lnecessarily linteract lwith lone lanother
land ldo lnot lnecessarily lshare la lsense lof lbelonging
to lthat lgroup.
lAns: A
Feedback:
The lbroad ldefinition lof la lcommunity lis la lcollection lof lpeople lwho lshare lsome
limportant lfeatures lof ltheir llives. lCommunity lmembers lmay lnot llive lin lthe lsame lgeographic
llocation las lin la lcommon-interest lcommunity lor la lcommunity lof lsolution. lA lpopulation lis
lmade lup lof lpeople lwho ldo lnot lnecessarily linteract lwith lone lanother land ldo lnot lnecessarily
lshare la lsense lof lbelonging lto lthat
group.
4. A lgroup lof lstudents lare lreviewing lmaterial lfor la ltest lon lpopulations, lcommunities,
land laggregates. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lindicates
that lthe lstudents lunderstand lthese lconcepts?
A) Members lof la lpopulation lshare la lsense lof
lbelonging.
B) Communities land lpopulations lare ltypes lof
laggregates.
C) Individuals lof la lcommunity lare lloosely
lconnected.
D) Members lof lan laggregate lshare la lstrong lbond.
lAns: B
Feedback:
An laggregate lrefers lto la lmass lof lgrouping lof ldistinct lindividuals lwho lare lconsidered las
la lwhole land lwho lare lloosely lassociated lwith lone lanother. lCommunities land lpopulations lare
ltypes lof laggregates. lA lpopulation lis lmade lup lof lpeople lwho ldo lnot lnecessarily linteract lwith
lone lanother land ldo lnot lnecessarily lshare la lsense lof lbelonging lto lthe lgroup. lA lcommunity lis la
