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1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdescribesgcommunity-basedgnursing?
a. Agpracticegingwhichgcaregisgprovidedgforgindividualsgandgfamilies
b. Providinggcaregwithgagfocusgongtheggroup’sgneeds
c. Givinggcaregwithgagfocusgongthegaggregate’sgneeds
d. Agvaluegsystemgingwhichgallgclientsgreceivegoptimalgcare
ANS:g A
Bygdefinition,gcommunity-basedgnursinggisgagsetting-
specificgpracticegingwhichgcaregisgprovidedgforg“sick”gindividualsgandgfamiliesgwheregtheygli
ve,gwork,gandgattendgschool.gThegemphasisgisgongacutegandgchronicgcaregandgthegprovisiongo
fgcomprehensive,gcoordinated,gandgcontinuousgcare.gThesegnursesgmaygbeggeneralistsgorgspe
cialistsgingmaternal–
infant,gpediatric,gadult,gorgpsychiatricgmentalghealthgnursing.gCommunity-
basedgnursinggemphasizesgacutegandgchronicgcaregtogindividualsgandgfamilies,grathergthangfo
cusinggonggroups,gaggregates,gorgsystems.
2. Whichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdescribesgcommunity-orientedgnursing?
a. Focusinggongthegprovisiongofgcaregtogindividualsgandgfamilies
b. Providinggcaregtogmanagegacutegorgchronicgconditions
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d. Havinggtheggoalgofghealthgpromotiongandgdiseasegprevention
ANS:g D
Bygdefinition,gcommunity-
orientedgnursingghasgtheggoalgofgpreserving,gprotecting,gorgmaintainingghealthgandgpreventing
gdiseasegtogpromotegthegqualitygofglife.gAllgnursesgmaygfocusgongindividualsgandgfamilies,ggive
gdirectgcaregtogillgpersonsgwithingtheirgfamilygsetting,gandghelpgmanagegacutegorgchronicgcondi
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tions.gThesegdefinitionsgaregnotgspecificgtogcommunity-orientedgnursing.
3. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegprimarygfocusgofgpublicghealthgnursing?
a. Familiesgandggroups
b. Illness-orientedgcare
c. Individualsgwithingthegfamilygunit
d. Healthgcaregofgcommunitiesgandgpopulations
ANS:g D
Ingpublicghealthgnursinggthegprimarygfocusgisgongtheghealthgcaregofgcommunitiesgandgpopulati
onsgrathergthangongindividuals,ggroups,gandgfamilies.gTheggoalgisgtogpreventgdiseasegandgpreser
ve,gpromote,grestore,gandgprotectghealthgforgthegcommunitygandgthegpopulationgwithingit.gCom
munity-basedgnursesgdealgprimarilygwithgillness-
orientedgcaregofgindividualsgandgfamiliesgacorssgtheglifegspan.gThegaimgisgtogamanagegacutegan
dgchronicghealthgconditionsgingthegcommunity,gandgthegfocusgofgpracticegisgongindividualgorgfa
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4. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgresponsiblegforgthegdramaticgincreaseginglifegexpectancygduringgt
heg20thgcentury?
a. Technologygincreasesgingthegfieldgofgmedicalglaboratorygresearch
b. Advancesgingsurgicalgtechniquesgandgprocedures
c. Sanitationgandgothergpopulation-basedgpreventiongprograms
d. Usegofgantibioticsgtogfightginfections
ANS:g C
Improvementsgingcontrolgofginfectiousgdiseasesgthroughgimmunizations,gsanitation,gandgother
gpopulation-
basedgpreventiongprogramsgledgtogthegincreaseginglifegexpectancygfromglessgthang50gyearsging1
900gtogmoregthang78gyearsging2013.gAlthoughgpeoplegaregexcitedgwhengagnewgdruggisgdiscove
redgthatgcuresgagdiseasegorgwhengagnewgwaygtogtransplantgorgansgisgperfected,gitgisgimportantg
togknowgaboutgthegsignificantggainsgingtheghealthgofgpopulationsgthatghavegcomeglargelygfrom
gpublicghealthgaccomplishments.
5. Agnursegisgdevelopinggagplangtogdecreasegthegnumbergofgprematuregdeathsgingthegcommunit
y.gWhichgofgthegfollowingginterventionsgwouldgmostglikelygbegimplementedgbygthegnurse?
a. Increasegthegcommunity’sgknowledgegaboutghospicegcare.
b. Promoteghealthyglifestylegbehaviorgchoicesgamonggthegcommunitygmembers.
c. Encouragegemployersgtoghavegwellnessgcentersgatgeachgindustrialgsite.
d. Ensuregtimelygandgeffectivegmedicalginterventiongandgtreatmentgforgcommunit
ygmembers.
ANS:g B
Publicghealthgapproachesgcouldghelpgpreventgprematuregdeathsgbyginfluencinggthegwaygpeopl
egeat,gdrink,gdrive,gengagegingexercise,gandgtreatgthegenvironment.gIncreasinggknowledgegofg
hospicegcare,gencouraginggon-
sitegwellnessgcenters,gandgensuringgtimelygtreatmentgofgmedical
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egies.gThisgisgthegmajorgmethodgthatgisgsuggestedgtogdecreasegthegincidencegofgpremature
death.
6. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgagbasicgassumptiongofgpublicghealthgefforts?
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a. Healthgdisparitiesgamongganyggroupsgaregmorallygandglegallygwrong.
b. Healthgcaregisgthegmostgimportantgpriorityginggovernmentgplanninggandgfunding.
c. Theghealthgofgindividualsgcannotgbegseparatedgfromgtheghealthgofgthegcommunity.
d. TheggovernmentgisgresponsiblegforglengtheninggtheglifegspangofgAmericans.
ANS:g C
Publicghealthgpracticegfocusesgongthegcommunitygasgagwhole,gandgthegeffectg ofgthegcommunit
y’sghealthgstatusg(resources)gongtheghealthgofgindividuals,gfamilies,gandggroups.gTheggoalgisgto
gpreventgdiseasegandgdisabilitygandgpromotegandgprotectgtheghealthgofgthegcommunitygasgagwh
ole.gPublicghealthgcangbegdescribedgasgwhatgsocietygcollectivelygdoesgtogensuregthatgcondition
sgexistgingwhichgpeoplegcangbeghealthy.gThegbasicgassumptionsgofgpublicghealthgdognotgjudgegt
hegmoralitygofghealthgdisparities.gThegfocusgisgongpreventiongofgillnessgnotgongspendinggmoreg
ongillnessgcare.gAdditionally,gindividualgresponsibilitygforgmakingghealthygchoicesgisgthegdirec
tivegforglengtheningglifegspangnotgthegrolegofgtheggovernment.
7. Whichgofgthegfollowinggactionsgwouldgmostglikelygbegperformedgbygagpublicghealthgnurse?
a. Askinggcommunitygleadersgwhatginterventionsgshouldgbegchosen
b. Assessinggthegcommunitygandgdecidinggongappropriateginterventions
c. Usinggdatagfromgthegmainghealthgcareginstitutionsgingthegcommunitygtogdetermine
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dition
1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdescribesgcommunity-basedgnursing?
a. Agpracticegingwhichgcaregisgprovidedgforgindividualsgandgfamilies
b. Providinggcaregwithgagfocusgongtheggroup’sgneeds
c. Givinggcaregwithgagfocusgongthegaggregate’sgneeds
d. Agvaluegsystemgingwhichgallgclientsgreceivegoptimalgcare
ANS:g A
Bygdefinition,gcommunity-basedgnursinggisgagsetting-
specificgpracticegingwhichgcaregisgprovidedgforg“sick”gindividualsgandgfamiliesgwheregtheygli
ve,gwork,gandgattendgschool.gThegemphasisgisgongacutegandgchronicgcaregandgthegprovisiongo
fgcomprehensive,gcoordinated,gandgcontinuousgcare.gThesegnursesgmaygbeggeneralistsgorgspe
cialistsgingmaternal–
infant,gpediatric,gadult,gorgpsychiatricgmentalghealthgnursing.gCommunity-
basedgnursinggemphasizesgacutegandgchronicgcaregtogindividualsgandgfamilies,grathergthangfo
cusinggonggroups,gaggregates,gorgsystems.
2. Whichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdescribesgcommunity-orientedgnursing?
a. Focusinggongthegprovisiongofgcaregtogindividualsgandgfamilies
b. Providinggcaregtogmanagegacutegorgchronicgconditions
c. GivinggdirectgcaregtogillginNdivR
iduaIlsgw
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UgSgNgT
d. Havinggtheggoalgofghealthgpromotiongandgdiseasegprevention
ANS:g D
Bygdefinition,gcommunity-
orientedgnursingghasgtheggoalgofgpreserving,gprotecting,gorgmaintainingghealthgandgpreventing
gdiseasegtogpromotegthegqualitygofglife.gAllgnursesgmaygfocusgongindividualsgandgfamilies,ggive
gdirectgcaregtogillgpersonsgwithingtheirgfamilygsetting,gandghelpgmanagegacutegorgchronicgcondi
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tions.gThesegdefinitionsgaregnotgspecificgtogcommunity-orientedgnursing.
3. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegprimarygfocusgofgpublicghealthgnursing?
a. Familiesgandggroups
b. Illness-orientedgcare
c. Individualsgwithingthegfamilygunit
d. Healthgcaregofgcommunitiesgandgpopulations
ANS:g D
Ingpublicghealthgnursinggthegprimarygfocusgisgongtheghealthgcaregofgcommunitiesgandgpopulati
onsgrathergthangongindividuals,ggroups,gandgfamilies.gTheggoalgisgtogpreventgdiseasegandgpreser
ve,gpromote,grestore,gandgprotectghealthgforgthegcommunitygandgthegpopulationgwithingit.gCom
munity-basedgnursesgdealgprimarilygwithgillness-
orientedgcaregofgindividualsgandgfamiliesgacorssgtheglifegspan.gThegaimgisgtogamanagegacutegan
dgchronicghealthgconditionsgingthegcommunity,gandgthegfocusgofgpracticegisgongindividualgorgfa
mily-centeredgillnessgcare.
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4. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgresponsiblegforgthegdramaticgincreaseginglifegexpectancygduringgt
heg20thgcentury?
a. Technologygincreasesgingthegfieldgofgmedicalglaboratorygresearch
b. Advancesgingsurgicalgtechniquesgandgprocedures
c. Sanitationgandgothergpopulation-basedgpreventiongprograms
d. Usegofgantibioticsgtogfightginfections
ANS:g C
Improvementsgingcontrolgofginfectiousgdiseasesgthroughgimmunizations,gsanitation,gandgother
gpopulation-
basedgpreventiongprogramsgledgtogthegincreaseginglifegexpectancygfromglessgthang50gyearsging1
900gtogmoregthang78gyearsging2013.gAlthoughgpeoplegaregexcitedgwhengagnewgdruggisgdiscove
redgthatgcuresgagdiseasegorgwhengagnewgwaygtogtransplantgorgansgisgperfected,gitgisgimportantg
togknowgaboutgthegsignificantggainsgingtheghealthgofgpopulationsgthatghavegcomeglargelygfrom
gpublicghealthgaccomplishments.
5. Agnursegisgdevelopinggagplangtogdecreasegthegnumbergofgprematuregdeathsgingthegcommunit
y.gWhichgofgthegfollowingginterventionsgwouldgmostglikelygbegimplementedgbygthegnurse?
a. Increasegthegcommunity’sgknowledgegaboutghospicegcare.
b. Promoteghealthyglifestylegbehaviorgchoicesgamonggthegcommunitygmembers.
c. Encouragegemployersgtoghavegwellnessgcentersgatgeachgindustrialgsite.
d. Ensuregtimelygandgeffectivegmedicalginterventiongandgtreatmentgforgcommunit
ygmembers.
ANS:g B
Publicghealthgapproachesgcouldghelpgpreventgprematuregdeathsgbyginfluencinggthegwaygpeopl
egeat,gdrink,gdrive,gengagegingexercise,gandgtreatgthegenvironment.gIncreasinggknowledgegofg
hospicegcare,gencouraginggon-
sitegwellnessgcenters,gandgensuringgtimelygtreatmentgofgmedical
conditionsgdognotgaddressgtheNfU
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ggO
egies.gThisgisgthegmajorgmethodgthatgisgsuggestedgtogdecreasegthegincidencegofgpremature
death.
6. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgagbasicgassumptiongofgpublicghealthgefforts?
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a. Healthgdisparitiesgamongganyggroupsgaregmorallygandglegallygwrong.
b. Healthgcaregisgthegmostgimportantgpriorityginggovernmentgplanninggandgfunding.
c. Theghealthgofgindividualsgcannotgbegseparatedgfromgtheghealthgofgthegcommunity.
d. TheggovernmentgisgresponsiblegforglengtheninggtheglifegspangofgAmericans.
ANS:g C
Publicghealthgpracticegfocusesgongthegcommunitygasgagwhole,gandgthegeffectg ofgthegcommunit
y’sghealthgstatusg(resources)gongtheghealthgofgindividuals,gfamilies,gandggroups.gTheggoalgisgto
gpreventgdiseasegandgdisabilitygandgpromotegandgprotectgtheghealthgofgthegcommunitygasgagwh
ole.gPublicghealthgcangbegdescribedgasgwhatgsocietygcollectivelygdoesgtogensuregthatgcondition
sgexistgingwhichgpeoplegcangbeghealthy.gThegbasicgassumptionsgofgpublicghealthgdognotgjudgegt
hegmoralitygofghealthgdisparities.gThegfocusgisgongpreventiongofgillnessgnotgongspendinggmoreg
ongillnessgcare.gAdditionally,gindividualgresponsibilitygforgmakingghealthygchoicesgisgthegdirec
tivegforglengtheningglifegspangnotgthegrolegofgtheggovernment.
7. Whichgofgthegfollowinggactionsgwouldgmostglikelygbegperformedgbygagpublicghealthgnurse?
a. Askinggcommunitygleadersgwhatginterventionsgshouldgbegchosen
b. Assessinggthegcommunitygandgdecidinggongappropriateginterventions
c. Usinggdatagfromgthegmainghealthgcareginstitutionsgingthegcommunitygtogdetermine
