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Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health
Nursing
Marcia Stanhope and Jeanette Lancaster
5th Edition
,Table44of44Contents
Chapter440144Community-and44Prevention-Oriented44Practice44to44Improve44Population44Health 2
Chapter440244The44History44of44Public44Health44and44Public44and44Community44Health44Nursing 8
Chapter440344The44Changing44U.S.44Health44and44Public44Health44Care44Systems 15
Chapter440444Ethics44in44Public44and44Community44Health44Nursing44Practice 21
Chapter440544Cultural44Influences44in44Nursing44in44Community44Health 29
Chapter440644Environmental44Health 38
Chapter440744Government,44the44Law,44and44Policy44Activism 45
Chapter440844Economic44Influences 53
Chapter440944Epidemiological44Applications 62
Chapter441044Evidence-Based44Practice 75
Chapter441144Using44Health44Education44and44Groups44in44the44Community 82
Chapter441244Community44Assessment44and44Evaluation 90
Chapter441344Case44Management 99
Chapter441444Disaster44Management 106
Chapter441544Surveillance44and44Outbreak44Investigation 114
Chapter441644Program44Management 119
Chapter441744Managing44Quality44and44Safety 126
Chapter441844Family44Development44and44Family44Nursing44Assessment 135
Chapter441944Family44Health44Risks 144
Chapter442044Health44Risks44Across44the44Life44Span 155
Chapter442144Vulnerability44and44Vulnerable44Populations44An44Overview 167
Chapter442244Rural44Health44and44Migrant44Health 173
Chapter442344Poverty,44Homelessness,44Teen44Pregnancy,44and44Mental44Illness 179
Chapter442444Alcohol,44Tobacco,44and44Other44Drug44Problems44in44the44Community 188
Chapter442544Violence44and44Human44Abuse 197
Chapter442644Infectious44Disease44Prevention44and44Control 204
Chapter442744HIV44Infection,44Hepatitis,44Tuberculosis,44and44Sexually44Transmitted44Diseases 214
Chapter442844Nursing44Practice44at44the44Local,44State,44and44National44Levels44in44Public44Health 224
Chapter442944The44Faith44Community44Nurse 232
Chapter443044The44Nurse44in44Home44Health44and44Hospice 239
Chapter443144The44Nurse44in44the44Schools 249
Chapter443244The44Nurse44in44Occupational44Health 261
,Test44Bank44-
44Foundations44for44Population44Health44in44Community/Public44Health44Nursing,445e44(Stanhope,44
Chapter4401:44Community-44and44Prevention-
2018)
Oriented44Practice44to44Improve44Population44Health
Stanhope:44Foundations44for44Population44Health44in44Community/Public44Health44Nu
rsing,445th44Edition
MULTIPLE4 4 CHOICE
1. Which44 of44 the44 following44 best44 describes44 community-based44 nursing?
a. A44 practice44in44 which44 care44 is44provided44 for44 individuals44 and44 families
b. Providing44 care44 with44 a44 focus44on44 the44 group’s44 needs
c. Giving44care44 with44 a44 focus44 on44 the44 aggregate’s44 needs
d. A44 value44 system44 in44 which44 all44 clients44 receive44 optimal44 care
ANS:4 4 A
By44definition,44community-based44nursing44is44a44setting-
specific44practice44in44which44care44is44provided44for44“sick”44individuals44and44families44
where44they44live,44work,44and44attend44school.44The44emphasis44is44on44acute44and44chroni
c44care44and44the44provision44of44comprehensive,44coordinated,44and44continuous44care.44Th
ese44nurses44may44be44generalists44or44specialists44in44maternal–
infant,44pediatric,44adult,44or44psychiatric44mental44health44nursing.44Community-
based44nursing44emphasizes44acute44and44chronic44care44to44individuals44and44families,44rat
her44than44focusing44on44groups,44aggregates,44or44systems.
2. Which44 of44 the44 following44 best44 describes44 community-oriented44 nursing?
a. Focusing44 on44 the44 provision44 of44 care44 to44 individuals44 and44 families
b. Providing44 care44to44 manage44 acute44 or44 chronic44 conditions
c. Giving44 direct44 care44to44 ill44 individuals44 within44their44 family44 setting
d. Having44 the44 goal44 of44 health44 promotion44 and44 disease44 prevention
ANS:4 4 D
By44definition,44community-
oriented44nursing44has44the44goal44of44preserving,44protecting,44or44maintaining44health44an
d44preventing44disease44to44promote44the44quality44of44life.44All44nurses44may44focus44on44in
dividuals44and44families,44give44direct44care44to44ill44persons44within44their44family44setting,
44and44help44manage44acute44or44chronic44conditions.44These44definitions44are44not44specific
44to44community-oriented44nursing.
3. Which44 of44 the44 following44is44 the44 primary44focus44 of44 public44health44 nursing?
a. Families44 and44 groups
b. Illness-oriented44 care
c. Individuals44 within44 the44 family44 unit
d. Health44 care44 of44 communities44 and44 populations
ANS:4 4 D
In4 4 public44health44nursing4 4 the44primary44focus4 4 is44on4 4 the44health4 4 care44of44commun
ities4 4 and44populations44rather44than44on44individuals,44groups,44and44families.44The44goal44i
s44to44prevent44disease44and44preserve,44promote,44restore,44and44protect44health44for44the44c
ommunity44and44the44population44within44it.44Community-
based44nurses44deal44primarily44with44illness-
oriented44care44of44individuals44and44families44acorss44the44life44span.44The44aim44is44to44a
manage44acute44and44chronic44health44conditions44in44the44community,44and44the44focus44of4
4practice44is44on44individual44or44family-centered44illness44care.
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44Foundations44for44Population44Health44in44Community/Public44Health44Nursing,445e44(Stanhope,44
2018) 4. Which44of44the44following44is44responsible44for44the44dramatic44increase44in44life44expecta
ncy44during44the4420th44century?
a. Technology44 increases44in44 the44 field44 of44 medical44laboratory44 research
b. Advances44in44 surgical44techniques44 and44 procedures
c. Sanitation44 and44 other44 population-based44 prevention44 programs
d. Use44of44 antibiotics44to44fight44infections
ANS:4 4 C
Improvements44in44control44of44infectious44diseases44through44immunizations,44sanitation,44
and44other44population-
based44prevention44programs44led44to44the44increase44in44life44expectancy44from44less44than4
45044years44in44190044to44more44than447844years44in442013.44Although44people44are44excited
44when44a44new44drug44is44discovered44that44cures44a44disease44or44when44a44new44way44to
44transplant44organs44is44perfected,44it44is44important44to44know44about44the44significant44ga
ins44in44the44health44of44populations44that44have44come44largely44from44public44health44acc
omplishments.
5. A44nurse44is44developing44a44plan44to44decrease44the44number44of44premature44deaths44in4
4the44community.44Which44of44the44following44interventions44would44most44likely44be44i
mplemented44by44the44nurse?
a. Increase44the44 community’s44 knowledge44 about44 hospice44 care.
b. Promote44 healthy44 lifestyle44 behavior44 choices44 among44 the44 community44 members.
c. Encourage44employers44 to44 have44 wellness44 centers44 at44 each44industrial44 site.
d. Ensure44timely44and44effective44medical44intervention44and44treatment44for44c
ommunity44members.
ANS:4 4 B
Public44health44approaches44could44help44prevent44premature44deaths44by44influencing44the44
way44people44eat,44drink,44drive,44engage44in44exercise,44and44treat44the44environment.44Inc
reasing44knowledge44of44hospice44care,44encouraging44on-
site44wellness44centers,44and44ensuring44timely44treatment44of44medical44conditions44do44not
44address44the44focus44of44improving44overall44health44through44health44promotion44strategi
es.44This44is44the44major44method44that44is44suggested44to44decrease44the44incidence44of44pr
emature44death.
6. Which44 of44 the44following44is44 a44 basic44 assumption44 of44 public44 health44 efforts?
a. Health44 disparities44 among44 any44 groups44 are44 morally44 and44 legally44 wrong.
b. Health44 care44 is44 the44 most44 important44 priority44 in44 government44 planning44 and44 funding.
c. The44health44of44 individuals44 cannot44 be44 separated44 from44 the44 health44 of44 the44 community.
d. The44 government44 is44 responsible44 for44 lengthening44 the44 life44span44 of44 Americans.
ANS:4 4 C
Public44health44practice44focuses44on44the44community44as44a44whole,44and44the44effect44of4
4the44community’s44health44status44(resources)44on44the44health44of44individuals,44families,44
and44groups.44The
goal4 4 is4 4 to44 prevent4 4 disease4 4 and4 4 disability4 4 and4 4 promote44and44 protect4 4 the4 4 health4 4
of4 4 the4 4 community44as44a44whole.44Public44health44can44be44described44as44what44society44c
ollectively44does44to44ensure44that44conditions44exist44in44which44people44can44be44healthy.44T
he44basic44assumptions44of44public44health44do44not44judge44the44morality44of44health44disparit
ies.44The44focus44is44on44prevention44of44illness44not44on44spending44more44on44illness44care.4
4Additionally,44individual44responsibility44for44making44healthy44choices44is44the44directive44f
or44lengthening44life44span44not44the44role44of44the44government.
7. Which44 of44 the44 following44 actions44 would44 most44 likely44 be44 performed44 by44a44 public44 health44 nurs
e?
a. Asking44 community44 leaders44 what44 interventions44 should44 be44 chosen
b. Assessing44 the44 community44 and44 deciding44 on44 appropriate44 interventions
c. Using44 data44 from44 the44 main44 health44 care44 institutions44 in44 the44 community44to44 determine
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Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health
Nursing
Marcia Stanhope and Jeanette Lancaster
5th Edition
,Table44of44Contents
Chapter440144Community-and44Prevention-Oriented44Practice44to44Improve44Population44Health 2
Chapter440244The44History44of44Public44Health44and44Public44and44Community44Health44Nursing 8
Chapter440344The44Changing44U.S.44Health44and44Public44Health44Care44Systems 15
Chapter440444Ethics44in44Public44and44Community44Health44Nursing44Practice 21
Chapter440544Cultural44Influences44in44Nursing44in44Community44Health 29
Chapter440644Environmental44Health 38
Chapter440744Government,44the44Law,44and44Policy44Activism 45
Chapter440844Economic44Influences 53
Chapter440944Epidemiological44Applications 62
Chapter441044Evidence-Based44Practice 75
Chapter441144Using44Health44Education44and44Groups44in44the44Community 82
Chapter441244Community44Assessment44and44Evaluation 90
Chapter441344Case44Management 99
Chapter441444Disaster44Management 106
Chapter441544Surveillance44and44Outbreak44Investigation 114
Chapter441644Program44Management 119
Chapter441744Managing44Quality44and44Safety 126
Chapter441844Family44Development44and44Family44Nursing44Assessment 135
Chapter441944Family44Health44Risks 144
Chapter442044Health44Risks44Across44the44Life44Span 155
Chapter442144Vulnerability44and44Vulnerable44Populations44An44Overview 167
Chapter442244Rural44Health44and44Migrant44Health 173
Chapter442344Poverty,44Homelessness,44Teen44Pregnancy,44and44Mental44Illness 179
Chapter442444Alcohol,44Tobacco,44and44Other44Drug44Problems44in44the44Community 188
Chapter442544Violence44and44Human44Abuse 197
Chapter442644Infectious44Disease44Prevention44and44Control 204
Chapter442744HIV44Infection,44Hepatitis,44Tuberculosis,44and44Sexually44Transmitted44Diseases 214
Chapter442844Nursing44Practice44at44the44Local,44State,44and44National44Levels44in44Public44Health 224
Chapter442944The44Faith44Community44Nurse 232
Chapter443044The44Nurse44in44Home44Health44and44Hospice 239
Chapter443144The44Nurse44in44the44Schools 249
Chapter443244The44Nurse44in44Occupational44Health 261
,Test44Bank44-
44Foundations44for44Population44Health44in44Community/Public44Health44Nursing,445e44(Stanhope,44
Chapter4401:44Community-44and44Prevention-
2018)
Oriented44Practice44to44Improve44Population44Health
Stanhope:44Foundations44for44Population44Health44in44Community/Public44Health44Nu
rsing,445th44Edition
MULTIPLE4 4 CHOICE
1. Which44 of44 the44 following44 best44 describes44 community-based44 nursing?
a. A44 practice44in44 which44 care44 is44provided44 for44 individuals44 and44 families
b. Providing44 care44 with44 a44 focus44on44 the44 group’s44 needs
c. Giving44care44 with44 a44 focus44 on44 the44 aggregate’s44 needs
d. A44 value44 system44 in44 which44 all44 clients44 receive44 optimal44 care
ANS:4 4 A
By44definition,44community-based44nursing44is44a44setting-
specific44practice44in44which44care44is44provided44for44“sick”44individuals44and44families44
where44they44live,44work,44and44attend44school.44The44emphasis44is44on44acute44and44chroni
c44care44and44the44provision44of44comprehensive,44coordinated,44and44continuous44care.44Th
ese44nurses44may44be44generalists44or44specialists44in44maternal–
infant,44pediatric,44adult,44or44psychiatric44mental44health44nursing.44Community-
based44nursing44emphasizes44acute44and44chronic44care44to44individuals44and44families,44rat
her44than44focusing44on44groups,44aggregates,44or44systems.
2. Which44 of44 the44 following44 best44 describes44 community-oriented44 nursing?
a. Focusing44 on44 the44 provision44 of44 care44 to44 individuals44 and44 families
b. Providing44 care44to44 manage44 acute44 or44 chronic44 conditions
c. Giving44 direct44 care44to44 ill44 individuals44 within44their44 family44 setting
d. Having44 the44 goal44 of44 health44 promotion44 and44 disease44 prevention
ANS:4 4 D
By44definition,44community-
oriented44nursing44has44the44goal44of44preserving,44protecting,44or44maintaining44health44an
d44preventing44disease44to44promote44the44quality44of44life.44All44nurses44may44focus44on44in
dividuals44and44families,44give44direct44care44to44ill44persons44within44their44family44setting,
44and44help44manage44acute44or44chronic44conditions.44These44definitions44are44not44specific
44to44community-oriented44nursing.
3. Which44 of44 the44 following44is44 the44 primary44focus44 of44 public44health44 nursing?
a. Families44 and44 groups
b. Illness-oriented44 care
c. Individuals44 within44 the44 family44 unit
d. Health44 care44 of44 communities44 and44 populations
ANS:4 4 D
In4 4 public44health44nursing4 4 the44primary44focus4 4 is44on4 4 the44health4 4 care44of44commun
ities4 4 and44populations44rather44than44on44individuals,44groups,44and44families.44The44goal44i
s44to44prevent44disease44and44preserve,44promote,44restore,44and44protect44health44for44the44c
ommunity44and44the44population44within44it.44Community-
based44nurses44deal44primarily44with44illness-
oriented44care44of44individuals44and44families44acorss44the44life44span.44The44aim44is44to44a
manage44acute44and44chronic44health44conditions44in44the44community,44and44the44focus44of4
4practice44is44on44individual44or44family-centered44illness44care.
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44Foundations44for44Population44Health44in44Community/Public44Health44Nursing,445e44(Stanhope,44
2018) 4. Which44of44the44following44is44responsible44for44the44dramatic44increase44in44life44expecta
ncy44during44the4420th44century?
a. Technology44 increases44in44 the44 field44 of44 medical44laboratory44 research
b. Advances44in44 surgical44techniques44 and44 procedures
c. Sanitation44 and44 other44 population-based44 prevention44 programs
d. Use44of44 antibiotics44to44fight44infections
ANS:4 4 C
Improvements44in44control44of44infectious44diseases44through44immunizations,44sanitation,44
and44other44population-
based44prevention44programs44led44to44the44increase44in44life44expectancy44from44less44than4
45044years44in44190044to44more44than447844years44in442013.44Although44people44are44excited
44when44a44new44drug44is44discovered44that44cures44a44disease44or44when44a44new44way44to
44transplant44organs44is44perfected,44it44is44important44to44know44about44the44significant44ga
ins44in44the44health44of44populations44that44have44come44largely44from44public44health44acc
omplishments.
5. A44nurse44is44developing44a44plan44to44decrease44the44number44of44premature44deaths44in4
4the44community.44Which44of44the44following44interventions44would44most44likely44be44i
mplemented44by44the44nurse?
a. Increase44the44 community’s44 knowledge44 about44 hospice44 care.
b. Promote44 healthy44 lifestyle44 behavior44 choices44 among44 the44 community44 members.
c. Encourage44employers44 to44 have44 wellness44 centers44 at44 each44industrial44 site.
d. Ensure44timely44and44effective44medical44intervention44and44treatment44for44c
ommunity44members.
ANS:4 4 B
Public44health44approaches44could44help44prevent44premature44deaths44by44influencing44the44
way44people44eat,44drink,44drive,44engage44in44exercise,44and44treat44the44environment.44Inc
reasing44knowledge44of44hospice44care,44encouraging44on-
site44wellness44centers,44and44ensuring44timely44treatment44of44medical44conditions44do44not
44address44the44focus44of44improving44overall44health44through44health44promotion44strategi
es.44This44is44the44major44method44that44is44suggested44to44decrease44the44incidence44of44pr
emature44death.
6. Which44 of44 the44following44is44 a44 basic44 assumption44 of44 public44 health44 efforts?
a. Health44 disparities44 among44 any44 groups44 are44 morally44 and44 legally44 wrong.
b. Health44 care44 is44 the44 most44 important44 priority44 in44 government44 planning44 and44 funding.
c. The44health44of44 individuals44 cannot44 be44 separated44 from44 the44 health44 of44 the44 community.
d. The44 government44 is44 responsible44 for44 lengthening44 the44 life44span44 of44 Americans.
ANS:4 4 C
Public44health44practice44focuses44on44the44community44as44a44whole,44and44the44effect44of4
4the44community’s44health44status44(resources)44on44the44health44of44individuals,44families,44
and44groups.44The
goal4 4 is4 4 to44 prevent4 4 disease4 4 and4 4 disability4 4 and4 4 promote44and44 protect4 4 the4 4 health4 4
of4 4 the4 4 community44as44a44whole.44Public44health44can44be44described44as44what44society44c
ollectively44does44to44ensure44that44conditions44exist44in44which44people44can44be44healthy.44T
he44basic44assumptions44of44public44health44do44not44judge44the44morality44of44health44disparit
ies.44The44focus44is44on44prevention44of44illness44not44on44spending44more44on44illness44care.4
4Additionally,44individual44responsibility44for44making44healthy44choices44is44the44directive44f
or44lengthening44life44span44not44the44role44of44the44government.
7. Which44 of44 the44 following44 actions44 would44 most44 likely44 be44 performed44 by44a44 public44 health44 nurs
e?
a. Asking44 community44 leaders44 what44 interventions44 should44 be44 chosen
b. Assessing44 the44 community44 and44 deciding44 on44 appropriate44 interventions
c. Using44 data44 from44 the44 main44 health44 care44 institutions44 in44 the44 community44to44 determine
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