Test Bank for Community and Public Health Nursing 10th Edition by Cherie Rector & Mary Jo Stanley Chapter 1-30

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, Community and Public Health Nursing 10th Edition Rector Test Bank
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Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
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After teaching a group of nursing students abou
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t the similarities and differences betweenpublic
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health and community health, which ofthe foll
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1. owing statements by a nursing student would in
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dicate knowledge of the similarities and differe
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nces between public health and
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community health? x


―Community health nursing is defined as x x x x x


A) nursing care that is provided in a communityset
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ting, rather than an institutional setting.‖
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―Public health nursing is defined as nursingcare
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B) that is provided in an institutional
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setting.‖
―Public health nursing is focused on the x x x x x x
C)
health of individuals.‖ x x


―Community health nursing can shape thequali x x x x x x


D) ty of community health services and
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improve the health of the general public.‖ x x x x x x


Ans: D
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Operating within an environment of rapid chan x x x x x x


ge and increasingly complex challenges, this n
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ursing specialty holds the potential to shape the
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quality of community health services and impr
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ove the health of the general
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public.


Which of the following statements would best
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2. describe the difference between public healthn x x x x x x


ursing and community health nursing? x x x x


Public health nursing is focused on the privatea
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spects of health, and community health nursing
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A)
is focused on the public aspects of
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health.
In our textbook, the term community healthpra
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ctice refers to a focus on specific, designated co
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B)
mmunities and is a part of the x x x x x x


larger public health effort. x x x

, Public health nursing and community health
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C) nursing relate to the very same types ofx x x x x x x


services and perspectives. x x


Both public health nursing and communityheal
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D) th nursing are practiced exclusively
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within institutions. x


Ans: B
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In this textbook, community health practice refe
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rs to a focus on specific, designated communitie
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s. It is a part of the larger public health effort an
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d recognizes the fundamental concepts and prin
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ciples of public health as its birthright and foun
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dation for practice. Public health nursing is foc
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used on the public aspectsof health. Public heal
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th nursing and community health nursing have
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distinctive types of services and perspectives. N x x x x x x


either public health nursing nor community hea
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lth nursing is practiced exclusively within
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institutions.




Which of the following is most accurate about
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3.
the concept of community?
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A community is a collection of people who
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A)
share some important features of their lives.
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Community members live in the same x x x x x
B)
geographic location. x


C) Community members are biologically related. x x x x


A community is made up of people who do not
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xnecessarily interact with one another anddo n x x x x x x x
D)
ot necessarily share a sense of belonging
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to that group.
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Ans: A
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