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COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 10TH
EDITION RECTOR TEST BANK
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
1. After teaching a group ofnursing students about the similarities and differences between
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public health and community health, which of the following statements by a nursing student would
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indicate knowledge of the similarities and differences between public health and community
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health?

A) “Community healthnursing is defined as j j j j j




nursing care that is provided in a communitysetting, rather than an institutional setting.”
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B) “Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in an institutional
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setting.”
C) “Public healthnursing is focused onthe j j j j j j j




health of individuals.”
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D) “Community health nursing can shape the quality ofcommunity health services and j j j j j j j j j j j j




improve the health of the general public.”
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Ans: D j j




Feedback:
Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasinglycomplex challenges, this j j j j j j j j j j j j




nursing specialty holds the potential to shape the quality of community health services and improve
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the health of the general
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public.

2. Which ofthe following statements would best j j j j j j




describe the difference between public health nursing and community health nursing?
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A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects ofhealth, and community health
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nursing is focused on the public aspects of
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health.

B) In our textbook, the termcommunity health practice refers to a focus on specific,
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designated communities and is a part of the j j j j j j j




larger public health effort.
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C) Public health nursing and communityhealth nursing relate to the verysame types of
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services and perspectives. j j




D) Bothpublic health nursing and communityhealth nursing are practiced exclusively
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within institutions.
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Ans: B j j




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In this textbook, community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated
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communities. It is a part of the larger public health effort and recognizes the fundamental concepts
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and principles of public health as its birthright and foundation for practice. Public health nursing is
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focused on the public aspects of health. Public health nursing and community health nursing have
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distinctive types ofservices and perspectives. Neither public health nursing nor community health
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nursing is practiced exclusively within
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institutions.

3. Whichofthe following is most accurate about j j j j j j j j




the concept of community?
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A) A communityis a collection ofpeople who
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share some important features of their lives.
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B) Communitymembers live inthesame j j j j j j




geographic location. j




C) Communitymembers are biologically related. j j j j




D) A communityis made up ofpeople who do not necessarilyinteract with one another and do
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not necessarily share a sense of belonging
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to that group.
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Ans: A
Feedback:

The broad definition of a community is a collection of people who share some important
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features oftheir lives. Community members maynot live in the same geographic location as in a
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common-interest community or a community of solution. A population is made up of people who do j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j




not necessarily interact with one another and do not necessarily share a sense of belonging to that
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group.

4. A group ofstudents are reviewing material for a test onpopulations, communities, and
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aggregates. Which of the following indicates j j j j j




that the students understand these concepts?
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A) Members ofa population share a sense of j j j j j j j j




belonging.
B) Communities and populations are types of j j j j j j




aggregates.
C) Individuals ofa communityare loosely j j j j j j




connected.
D) Members ofan aggregate share a strong bond. j j j j j j j j




Ans: B
Feedback:
An aggregate refers to a mass ofgrouping ofdistinct individuals who are considered as a
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whole and who are loosely associated with one another. Communities and populations are types of
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aggregates. A population is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another and
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do not necessarily share a sense of belonging to the group. A community is a
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collection ofpeople who chose to interact with one another because ofcommon interests,
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characteristics, or goals, which form the basis for a sense of unity or j j j j j j j j j j j j




belonging.

5. Which ofthe following would a community health nurse identifyas a communityof
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common interest? j




A) The global community j j




B) Small rural town in a northern state j j j j j j




C) National professionalorganization j j




D) Countiesaddressingwaterpollution j j j j




Ans: C
Feedback:
Acommon-interest communityshares a common interest or goalthat binds the members
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together. Membership in a national professional organization is one example. The global
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community and a small rural town in a northern state would be examples of a geographic
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community. Counties addressing a water pollution problem would be an example
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of a community of solution.
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6. The nurse is working with a communityofsolution. Which ofthe following would the nurse
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expect to find?
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A) A health problem affecting the group
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B) Common goalbinding members together j j j j




C) Sharing of a similar goal j j j j




D) Locationalboundaries j j




Ans: A
Feedback:
A communityof solution involves a groupof people coming together to solve a problem that
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affects them. A common-interest community involves a collection of people widely scattered
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geographically who have an interest or goal that binds the members together. A geographical
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community is one defined by its geographical or locational
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boundaries.

7. Which one ofthe following statements made bya student would the nurse educator
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recognize as evidence that a studentj j j j j




understands the health continuum? j j j




A) The distinction between healthand illness is
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well demarcated.
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B) Illness refers to astateof being relatively j j j j j j j j




unhealthy.

C) The termhealth is limited to reflect an
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individual's state. j




D) Treatment ofacute conditions reflectsthe j j j j j j




current focus of health care.
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Ans: B




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