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DITION BY MARCIA STANHOPE
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,Stanhope: Foundations of Population Health for Community/Public Health Nursing, 5th Edition
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Contents:
Part I: Perspectives in Health Care Delivery and Nursing
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Chapter 1. Community and Prevention Oriented Practice to Improve Population Health
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Chapter 2. The History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing
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Chapter 3. The Changing U.S. Health and Public Health Care Systems
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Part II: Influences on Health Care Delivery and Nursing
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Chapter 4. Ethics in Public and Community Health Nursing Practice
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Chapter 5. Cultural Influences in Nursing in Community Health
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Chapter 6. Environmental Health
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Chapter 7. Government, the Law, and Policy Activism
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Chapter 8. Economic Influences
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Part III: Conceptual Frameworks Applied to Nursing Practice in the Community
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Chapter 9. Epidemiological Applications
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Chapter 10. Evidence-Based Practice
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Chapter 11. Using Health Education and Groups in the Community
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Part IV: Issues and Approaches in Health Care of Populations
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Chapter 12. Community Assessment and Evaluation
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Chapter 13. Case Management
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Chapter 14. Disaster Management
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Chapter 15. Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
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Chapter 16. Program Management
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Chapter 17. Managing Quality and Safety
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Part V: Issues and Approaches in Family and Individual Health Care
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Chapter 18. Family Development and Family Nursing Assessment
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Chapter 19. Family Health Risks
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Chapter 20. Health Risks Across the Life Span
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Part VI: Vulnerability: Predisposing Factors
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Chapter 21. Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations: An Overview
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Chapter 22. Rural Health and Migrant Health
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Chapter 23. Poverty, Homelessness, Teen Pregnancy, and Mental Illness
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Chapter 24. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems in the Community
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Chapter 25. Violence and Human Abuse
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Chapter 26. Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
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Chapter 27. HIV Infection, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Part VII: Nursing Practice in the Community: Roles and Functions
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Chapter 28. Nursing Practice at the Local, State, and National Levels in Public Health
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Chapter 29. The Faith Community Nurse
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Chapter 30. The Nurse in Home Health and Hospice
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Chapter 31. The Nurse in the Schools
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Chapter 32. The Nurse in Occupational Health
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Chapter 01: Community and Prevention Oriented Practice to Improve Population Health
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MULTIPLE CHOICE wl
1. Which of the following best describes community-based nursing?
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a. A practice in which care is provided for individuals and families
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b. Providing care with a focus on the group’s needs wl wl wl wl wl wl wl wl
c. Giving care with a focus on the aggregate’s needs
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d. A value system in which all clients receive optimal care
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specific practice in which care is provided for ―sick‖ individuals and families where they
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live, work, and attend school. The emphasis is on acute and chronic care and the provisio
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n of comprehensive, coordinated, andcontinuous care. These nurses may be generalists or
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based nursing emphasizes acute andchronic care to individuals and families, rather than f
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ocusing on groups, aggregates, or systems.
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d. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention
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ve direct care to ill persons within their family setting, and helpmanage acute or chronic co
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nditions. These definitions are not specific to community-orientednursing.
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tions rather than on individuals, groups, and families. The goal is to prevent disease andpres
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erve, promote, restore, and protect health for the community and the population within it.
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and chronic health conditions in the community, and the focus of practice is on individual
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or family-centered illness care.
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1900 to more than 78 years in 2013. Although people are excited when a new drug isdisc
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overed that cures a disease or when a new way to transplant organs is perfected, it is impo
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rtant to know about the significant gains in the health of populations that have come largel
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y from public health accomplishments.
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ty.Which of the following interventions would most likely be implemented by the nurse?
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of hospice care, encouraging on-
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or method that is suggested to decrease the incidence of premature death.
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6. Which of the following is a basic assumption of public health efforts?
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a. Health disparities among any groups are morally and legally wrong.
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b. Health care is the most important priority in government planning and funding.
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c. The health of individuals cannot be separated from the health of the community.
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d. The government is responsible for lengthening the life span of Americans.
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ity’s health status (resources) on the health of individuals, families, and groups. The goal is
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to prevent disease and disability and promote and protect the health of the community as a
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whole. Public health can be described as what society collectively does to ensure that con
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ditions exist in which people can be healthy. The basic assumptions of public health do notj
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udge the morality of health disparities. The focus is on prevention of illness not on spendin
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g more on illness care. Additionally, individual responsibility for making healthy choices is
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the directive for lengthening life span not the role of the government.
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7. Which of the following actions would most likely be performed by a public health nurse?
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a. Asking community leaders what interventions should be chosen
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c. Using data from the main health care institutions in the community to determine
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FOUNDATIONS FOR POPULATI wl wl
ON HEALTH IN COMMUNITY/ P
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UBLIC HEALTHNURSING, 5TH E
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DITION BY MARCIA STANHOPE
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,Stanhope: Foundations of Population Health for Community/Public Health Nursing, 5th Edition
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Contents:
Part I: Perspectives in Health Care Delivery and Nursing
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Chapter 1. Community and Prevention Oriented Practice to Improve Population Health
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Chapter 2. The History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing
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Chapter 3. The Changing U.S. Health and Public Health Care Systems
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Part II: Influences on Health Care Delivery and Nursing
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Chapter 4. Ethics in Public and Community Health Nursing Practice
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Chapter 5. Cultural Influences in Nursing in Community Health
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Chapter 6. Environmental Health
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Chapter 7. Government, the Law, and Policy Activism
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Chapter 8. Economic Influences
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Part III: Conceptual Frameworks Applied to Nursing Practice in the Community
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Chapter 9. Epidemiological Applications
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Chapter 10. Evidence-Based Practice
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Chapter 11. Using Health Education and Groups in the Community
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Part IV: Issues and Approaches in Health Care of Populations
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Chapter 12. Community Assessment and Evaluation
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Chapter 13. Case Management
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Chapter 14. Disaster Management
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Chapter 15. Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
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Chapter 16. Program Management
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Chapter 17. Managing Quality and Safety
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Part V: Issues and Approaches in Family and Individual Health Care
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Chapter 18. Family Development and Family Nursing Assessment
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Chapter 19. Family Health Risks
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Chapter 20. Health Risks Across the Life Span
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Part VI: Vulnerability: Predisposing Factors
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Chapter 21. Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations: An Overview
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Chapter 22. Rural Health and Migrant Health
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Chapter 23. Poverty, Homelessness, Teen Pregnancy, and Mental Illness
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Chapter 24. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems in the Community
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Chapter 25. Violence and Human Abuse
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Chapter 26. Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
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Chapter 27. HIV Infection, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Part VII: Nursing Practice in the Community: Roles and Functions
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Chapter 28. Nursing Practice at the Local, State, and National Levels in Public Health
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Chapter 29. The Faith Community Nurse
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Chapter 30. The Nurse in Home Health and Hospice
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Chapter 31. The Nurse in the Schools
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Chapter 32. The Nurse in Occupational Health
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Chapter 01: Community and Prevention Oriented Practice to Improve Population Health
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MULTIPLE CHOICE wl
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b. Providing care with a focus on the group’s needs wl wl wl wl wl wl wl wl
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d. A value system in which all clients receive optimal care
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ANS: w l A
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specific practice in which care is provided for ―sick‖ individuals and families where they
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live, work, and attend school. The emphasis is on acute and chronic care and the provisio
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n of comprehensive, coordinated, andcontinuous care. These nurses may be generalists or
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specialists in maternal– wl wl
infant, pediatric,adult, or psychiatric mental health nursing. Community-
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ocusing on groups, aggregates, or systems.
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d. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention
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ve direct care to ill persons within their family setting, and helpmanage acute or chronic co
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nditions. These definitions are not specific to community-orientednursing.
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3. Which of the following is the primary focus of public health nursing?
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a. Families and groups wl wl
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tions rather than on individuals, groups, and families. The goal is to prevent disease andpres
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erve, promote, restore, and protect health for the community and the population within it.
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and chronic health conditions in the community, and the focus of practice is on individual
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or family-centered illness care.
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the20th century?
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b. Advances in surgical techniques and procedures wl wl wl wl wl
c. Sanitation and other population-based prevention programs wl wl wl wl wl
d. Use of antibiotics to fight infections
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ANS: C wl
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r population-
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based prevention programs led to the increase in life expectancy from less than 50years in
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1900 to more than 78 years in 2013. Although people are excited when a new drug isdisc
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overed that cures a disease or when a new way to transplant organs is perfected, it is impo
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rtant to know about the significant gains in the health of populations that have come largel
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y from public health accomplishments.
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ty.Which of the following interventions would most likely be implemented by the nurse?
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a. Increase the community’s knowledge about hospice care. wl wl wl wl wl wl
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d. Ensure timely and effective medical intervention and treatment for communi
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pleeat, drink, drive, engage in exercise, and treat the environment. Increasing knowledge
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of hospice care, encouraging on-
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he focus of improving overall health through health promotion strategies. This is the maj
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or method that is suggested to decrease the incidence of premature death.
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6. Which of the following is a basic assumption of public health efforts?
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a. Health disparities among any groups are morally and legally wrong.
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d. The government is responsible for lengthening the life span of Americans.
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ity’s health status (resources) on the health of individuals, families, and groups. The goal is
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whole. Public health can be described as what society collectively does to ensure that con
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udge the morality of health disparities. The focus is on prevention of illness not on spendin
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7. Which of the following actions would most likely be performed by a public health nurse?
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a. Asking community leaders what interventions should be chosen
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c. Using data from the main health care institutions in the community to determine
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