TEST BANK
Public/Community Health and Nursing Practice: Caring for
Populations
Christine L. Savage, Gordon L. Gillespie, and Erin Whitehouse
3rd Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Public Health and Nursing Practice 1
Chapter 02 Optimizing Population Health 14
Chapter 03 Epidemiology and Nursing Practice 28
Chapter 04 Introduction to Community Assessment 43
Chapter 05 Health Program Planning 57
Chapter 06 Environmental Health 71
Chapter 07 Health Disparities and the Social Determinants of Health 85
Chapter 08 Health and Vulnerable Populations 101
Chapter 09 Communicable Diseases 114
Chapter 10 Noncommunicable Diseases 126
Chapter 11 Mental Health 138
Chapter 12 Substance Use and the Health of Communities 152
Chapter 13 Injury and Violence 165
Chapter 14 Health Planning for Local Public Health Departments 181
Chapter 15 Health Planning for Acute Care Settings 197
Chapter 16 Health Planning for Primary Care Settings 213
Chapter 17 Health Planning with Rural and Urban Communities 229
Chapter 18 Health Planning for Maternal-Infant and Child Health Settings 245
Chapter 19 Health Planning for School Settings 259
Chapter 20 Health Planning for Occupational and Environmental Health 275
Chapter 21 Health Planning, Public Health Policy, and Finance 290
Chapter 22 Health Planning for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management 305
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Test Bank - Public/Community Health and Nursing Practice: Caring for Populations, 3rd Edition (Savage, 2024)
Chapter 1: Public Health and Nursing Practice
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Public health nurses (PHNs) rely on public health models to understand population-level
health. One model combines an understanding of social conditions and physical conditions
to better understand the factors that contribute to health and disease. Which model is this?
A. The miasma model
B. The germ model
C. The epidemiological model
D. The ecological model
ANS: D
Objective: 2. Describe public health in terms of current frameworks, community
partnerships, and the concept of population health.
Page: 5
Heading: Emerging Public Health Frameworks
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: N/A
Cognitive Level: Knowledge
Concept: Critical Thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Feedback
A The miasma model precedes our understanding of communicable diseases and
pathogens and reflects a belief that disease was related to an oppressive or
unpleasant atmosphere such as noxious vapors.
B The germ model emerged with the arrival of microscopes that helped to establish
the link between pathogens and disease.
C The epidemiological model reflects the role of agent, host, and environment.
D The ecological model is based on the assumption that health is influenced at
several levels: individuals, families, communities, organizations, and social
systems.
PTS: 1 REF: 5 CON: Promoting Health | Critical Thinking
2. A nursing student is studying public health. She learns that, according to C. E. A. Winslow’s
definition, some of the goals of public health include disease prevention, promoting health,
control of communicable infections, and _______________.
A. Risk assessment for disease
B. Promotion of primary care
C. Organization of medical and nursing services for the early diagnosis and
preventive treatment of disease
D. Governmental safety regulations
ANS: C
Objective: 2. Describe public health in terms of current frameworks, community
partnerships, and the concept of population health.
Page: 11
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Test Bank - Public/Community Health and Nursing Practice: Caring for Populations, 3rd Edition (Savage, 2024)
Heading: Public Health Science and Practice
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Cognitive Level: Knowledge
Concept: Infection; Nursing Roles; Promoting Health
Difficulty: Easy
Feedback
A Risk assessment is considered a part of disease prevention.
B Promotion of primary care occurred through the Alma Ata WHO conference, not
Winslow’s definition.
C Health-care providers are an essential component of public health.
D The goal of public health is to guide governmental policy but not to create
regulations.
PTS: 1 REF: 11
CON: Infection | Nursing Roles | Promoting Health
3. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) had a pivotal role.
This organization is _______________.
A. The public health arm of the United Nations
B. Working to improve health and well-being for the global population
C. Working with nurses to promote public health interventions
D. All of the above
ANS: D
Objective: 2. Describe public health in terms of current frameworks, community
partnerships, and the concept of population health.
Page: 3
Heading: Public Health Science and Nursing Practice
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
Cognitive Level: Application [Applying]
Concept: Promoting Health; Health-Care System; Management; Safety
Difficulty: Easy
Feedback
A The WHO is the “directing and coordinating authority for health within the
United Nations system.”
B The WHO has the capability to monitor global epidemiological situations.
C The WHO brings resources and knowledge to nurses who are working directly
with patients for them to make informed decisions.
D The WHO is the public health arm of the United Nations and works toward both
of the previously mentioned goals.
PTS: 1 REF: 3
CON: Promoting Health | Health-Care System | Management | Safety
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Public/Community Health and Nursing Practice: Caring for
Populations
Christine L. Savage, Gordon L. Gillespie, and Erin Whitehouse
3rd Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Public Health and Nursing Practice 1
Chapter 02 Optimizing Population Health 14
Chapter 03 Epidemiology and Nursing Practice 28
Chapter 04 Introduction to Community Assessment 43
Chapter 05 Health Program Planning 57
Chapter 06 Environmental Health 71
Chapter 07 Health Disparities and the Social Determinants of Health 85
Chapter 08 Health and Vulnerable Populations 101
Chapter 09 Communicable Diseases 114
Chapter 10 Noncommunicable Diseases 126
Chapter 11 Mental Health 138
Chapter 12 Substance Use and the Health of Communities 152
Chapter 13 Injury and Violence 165
Chapter 14 Health Planning for Local Public Health Departments 181
Chapter 15 Health Planning for Acute Care Settings 197
Chapter 16 Health Planning for Primary Care Settings 213
Chapter 17 Health Planning with Rural and Urban Communities 229
Chapter 18 Health Planning for Maternal-Infant and Child Health Settings 245
Chapter 19 Health Planning for School Settings 259
Chapter 20 Health Planning for Occupational and Environmental Health 275
Chapter 21 Health Planning, Public Health Policy, and Finance 290
Chapter 22 Health Planning for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management 305
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Test Bank - Public/Community Health and Nursing Practice: Caring for Populations, 3rd Edition (Savage, 2024)
Chapter 1: Public Health and Nursing Practice
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Public health nurses (PHNs) rely on public health models to understand population-level
health. One model combines an understanding of social conditions and physical conditions
to better understand the factors that contribute to health and disease. Which model is this?
A. The miasma model
B. The germ model
C. The epidemiological model
D. The ecological model
ANS: D
Objective: 2. Describe public health in terms of current frameworks, community
partnerships, and the concept of population health.
Page: 5
Heading: Emerging Public Health Frameworks
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: N/A
Cognitive Level: Knowledge
Concept: Critical Thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Feedback
A The miasma model precedes our understanding of communicable diseases and
pathogens and reflects a belief that disease was related to an oppressive or
unpleasant atmosphere such as noxious vapors.
B The germ model emerged with the arrival of microscopes that helped to establish
the link between pathogens and disease.
C The epidemiological model reflects the role of agent, host, and environment.
D The ecological model is based on the assumption that health is influenced at
several levels: individuals, families, communities, organizations, and social
systems.
PTS: 1 REF: 5 CON: Promoting Health | Critical Thinking
2. A nursing student is studying public health. She learns that, according to C. E. A. Winslow’s
definition, some of the goals of public health include disease prevention, promoting health,
control of communicable infections, and _______________.
A. Risk assessment for disease
B. Promotion of primary care
C. Organization of medical and nursing services for the early diagnosis and
preventive treatment of disease
D. Governmental safety regulations
ANS: C
Objective: 2. Describe public health in terms of current frameworks, community
partnerships, and the concept of population health.
Page: 11
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Test Bank - Public/Community Health and Nursing Practice: Caring for Populations, 3rd Edition (Savage, 2024)
Heading: Public Health Science and Practice
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Cognitive Level: Knowledge
Concept: Infection; Nursing Roles; Promoting Health
Difficulty: Easy
Feedback
A Risk assessment is considered a part of disease prevention.
B Promotion of primary care occurred through the Alma Ata WHO conference, not
Winslow’s definition.
C Health-care providers are an essential component of public health.
D The goal of public health is to guide governmental policy but not to create
regulations.
PTS: 1 REF: 11
CON: Infection | Nursing Roles | Promoting Health
3. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) had a pivotal role.
This organization is _______________.
A. The public health arm of the United Nations
B. Working to improve health and well-being for the global population
C. Working with nurses to promote public health interventions
D. All of the above
ANS: D
Objective: 2. Describe public health in terms of current frameworks, community
partnerships, and the concept of population health.
Page: 3
Heading: Public Health Science and Nursing Practice
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
Cognitive Level: Application [Applying]
Concept: Promoting Health; Health-Care System; Management; Safety
Difficulty: Easy
Feedback
A The WHO is the “directing and coordinating authority for health within the
United Nations system.”
B The WHO has the capability to monitor global epidemiological situations.
C The WHO brings resources and knowledge to nurses who are working directly
with patients for them to make informed decisions.
D The WHO is the public health arm of the United Nations and works toward both
of the previously mentioned goals.
PTS: 1 REF: 3
CON: Promoting Health | Health-Care System | Management | Safety
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