Chapter A Q 1 A Q The A Q Journey A Q Begins: A Q Introduction
After AQteaching AQa AQgroup AQof AQnursing
AQstudents AQabout AQthe AQsimilarities AQand
AQdifferences AQbetween AQpublic AQhealth AQand
1. AQcommunity AQhealth, AQwhich AQof AQthe
AQfollowing AQstatements AQby AQa AQnursing
AQstudent AQwould AQindicate AQknowledge AQof
AQthe AQsimilarities AQand AQdifferences AQbetween
AQpublic AQhealth AQand
community A Q health?
―Community A Q health A Q nursing A Q is A Q defined
A) A Q as
nursing AQcare AQthat AQis AQprovided AQin AQa
AQcommunity AQsetting, AQrather AQthan AQan
AQinstitutional AQsetting.‖
―Public AQhealth AQnursing AQis AQdefined AQas
B) AQnursing AQcare AQthat AQis AQprovided AQin AQan
AQinstitutional
setting.‖
―Public AQ health A Q nursing A Q is A Q focused A Q on
C)
A Q the
health AQof AQ individuals.‖
―Community AQhealth AQnursing AQcan AQshape
D) AQthe AQquality AQof AQcommunity AQhealth
AQservices AQand
improve AQ the AQ health AQ of AQ the AQ general
A Q public.‖
Ans: D
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Operating AQwithin AQan AQenvironment AQof
AQrapid AQchange AQand AQincreasingly AQcomplex
AQchallenges, AQthis AQnursing AQspecialty AQholds
AQthe AQpotential AQto AQshape AQthe AQquality AQof
AQcommunity AQhealth A Q services AQand
AQimprove AQthe AQhealth AQof AQthe AQgeneral
public.
Which A Q of A Q the AQ following A Q statements
2. A Q would AQ best
describe AQthe AQdifference AQbetween AQpublic
AQhealth AQnursing AQand AQcommunity AQhealth
, nursing?
AQ
Public AQhealth AQnursing AQis AQfocused AQon AQthe
AQprivate AQaspects AQof AQhealth, AQand
A)
AQcommunity AQhealth AQnursing AQis AQfocused
AQon AQthe AQpublic AQaspects AQof
health.
In AQour AQtextbook, AQthe AQterm AQcommunity
AQhealth AQpractice AQrefers AQto AQa AQfocus AQon
B)
AQspecific, AQdesignated AQcommunities AQand AQis
AQa AQpart AQof AQthe
larger AQ public AQ health A Q effort.
Public AQhealth AQnursing AQand AQcommunity
C) AQhealth AQnursing AQrelate AQto AQthe AQvery AQsame
AQtypes AQof
services AQand AQperspectives.
Both AQpublic AQhealth AQnursing AQand
D) AQcommunity AQhealth AQnursing AQare AQpracticed
AQexclusively
within A Q institutions.
Ans: B
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In AQthis AQtextbook, AQcommunity AQhealth
AQpractice AQrefers AQto AQa AQfocus AQon AQspecific,
AQdesignated AQcommunities. AQIt AQis AQa AQpart
AQof AQthe AQlarger AQpublic AQhealth AQeffort AQand
AQrecognizes AQthe AQfundamental AQconcepts
AQand AQprinciples AQof AQpublic AQhealth AQas AQits
AQbirthright AQand AQfoundation AQfor AQpractice.
AQPublic AQhealth AQnursing AQis AQfocused AQon
AQthe AQpublic AQaspects AQof AQhealth. AQPublic
AQhealth AQnursing AQand A Q community AQhealth
AQnursing AQhave AQdistinctive AQtypes AQof
AQservices AQand AQperspectives. AQNeither
AQpublic AQhealth AQnursing AQnor AQcommunity
AQhealth AQnursing AQis AQpracticed AQexclusively
AQwithin
institutions.
Which AQ of A Q the A Q following AQ is A Q most
3.
AQ accurate AQ about
the AQconcept AQof AQ community?
, A AQcommunity AQ is AQ a AQ collection A Q of AQ people
A)
AQ who
share AQ some A Q important AQ features A Q of AQ their
A Q lives.
Community AQ members A Q live AQ in AQ the AQ same
B)
geographic A Q location.
C) Community A Q members A Q are A Q biologically
A Q related.
A AQcommunity AQis AQmade AQup AQof AQpeople
AQwho AQdo AQnot AQnecessarily AQinteract AQwith
D)
AQone AQanother AQand AQdo AQ not AQ necessarily
AQ share AQ a AQ sense AQ of AQ belonging
to AQthat AQgroup.
Ans: A
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