, TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Community and Public Health Nursing: Promoting the Public’s Health
• History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing
• Public Health and Primary Health Care Systems and Practice
• Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Risk Reduction
• Evidence-Based Practice
• Epidemiology: The Science of Prevention
• Communicable and Infectious Disease Risks
• Community Health Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
• Environmental Health and Safety
• Policy, Politics, and Reform
• The Economics of Health Care
• Cultural Diversity and Community Health Nursing
• Ethical and Legal Issues in Community Health Nursing Practice
• Families in the Community
• Groups in the Community
• Rural and Migrant Health
• Urban Health
• The Child and Adolescent in the Community
• The Young and Middle-Aged Adult in the Community
• The Older Adult in the Community
• Mental Health in the Community
• Violence and Abuse
• Substance Use and Community Health Nursing
,• Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
• Global Health and International Community Health Nursing
COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 10TH EDITION RECTOR TEST BANK
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
Q1.
Which of the following best differentiates public health nursing from community health nursing?
A. Public health nursing focuses on individuals; community health nursing emphasizes populations.
B. Community health nursing focuses on designated communities; public health nursing emphasizes the
health of entire populations.
C. Both terms are interchangeable with no differences.
D. Public health nursing primarily occurs in hospitals; community health nursing occurs in homes.
Answer: B
Rationale: Public health nursing emphasizes population-level health promotion and protection, while
community health nursing narrows to specific designated communities as part of the larger public health
system. Options A and D are inaccurate distinctions, and C ignores the nuanced difference.
Q2.
Which concept best defines a community of solution?
A. People living in the same geographic location
B. People sharing common ancestry and genetics
C. A group formed to address a shared health concern
D. A professional organization with common goals
Answer: C
Rationale: A community of solution is formed when people unite to address a shared health problem
(e.g., tackling water pollution). A = geographic, B = biologically related, D = professional group, none
of which define the concept.
Q3.
, On the health–illness continuum, illness is best described as:
A. An absolute state opposite to health
B. A state of being relatively unhealthy within a dynamic continuum
C. The absence of wellness
D. A permanent, irreversible condition
Answer: B
Rationale: Health and illness exist on a continuum; illness is a relative state, not an absolute or static
condition. A, C, and D incorrectly present health and illness as mutually exclusive or permanent.
Q4.
Which of the following is a leading health indicator as identified by Healthy People initiatives?
A. Maternal mortality
B. Tobacco use
C. Genetic predisposition
D. Access to tertiary care
Answer: B
Rationale: Leading health indicators include tobacco use, obesity, physical activity, immunization, and
access to primary care. Maternal mortality is an outcome, genetic predisposition is not modifiable, and
tertiary care is not a primary prevention indicator.
Q5.
A nurse designs a program for primary prevention. Which of the following activities applies?
A. Screening for hypertension at a health fair
B. Teaching high school students about safe sexual practices
C. Rehabilitation after a stroke
D. Tuberculosis skin testing for school-aged children
Answer: B
Rationale: Primary prevention prevents disease before it occurs (health teaching, immunizations). A
and D are secondary prevention (screening), and C is tertiary prevention (rehabilitation).
Q6.
Which ethical principle underpins the nurse’s role in informed consent?
A. Justice
B. Fidelity
• Community and Public Health Nursing: Promoting the Public’s Health
• History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing
• Public Health and Primary Health Care Systems and Practice
• Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Risk Reduction
• Evidence-Based Practice
• Epidemiology: The Science of Prevention
• Communicable and Infectious Disease Risks
• Community Health Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
• Environmental Health and Safety
• Policy, Politics, and Reform
• The Economics of Health Care
• Cultural Diversity and Community Health Nursing
• Ethical and Legal Issues in Community Health Nursing Practice
• Families in the Community
• Groups in the Community
• Rural and Migrant Health
• Urban Health
• The Child and Adolescent in the Community
• The Young and Middle-Aged Adult in the Community
• The Older Adult in the Community
• Mental Health in the Community
• Violence and Abuse
• Substance Use and Community Health Nursing
,• Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
• Global Health and International Community Health Nursing
COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 10TH EDITION RECTOR TEST BANK
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
Q1.
Which of the following best differentiates public health nursing from community health nursing?
A. Public health nursing focuses on individuals; community health nursing emphasizes populations.
B. Community health nursing focuses on designated communities; public health nursing emphasizes the
health of entire populations.
C. Both terms are interchangeable with no differences.
D. Public health nursing primarily occurs in hospitals; community health nursing occurs in homes.
Answer: B
Rationale: Public health nursing emphasizes population-level health promotion and protection, while
community health nursing narrows to specific designated communities as part of the larger public health
system. Options A and D are inaccurate distinctions, and C ignores the nuanced difference.
Q2.
Which concept best defines a community of solution?
A. People living in the same geographic location
B. People sharing common ancestry and genetics
C. A group formed to address a shared health concern
D. A professional organization with common goals
Answer: C
Rationale: A community of solution is formed when people unite to address a shared health problem
(e.g., tackling water pollution). A = geographic, B = biologically related, D = professional group, none
of which define the concept.
Q3.
, On the health–illness continuum, illness is best described as:
A. An absolute state opposite to health
B. A state of being relatively unhealthy within a dynamic continuum
C. The absence of wellness
D. A permanent, irreversible condition
Answer: B
Rationale: Health and illness exist on a continuum; illness is a relative state, not an absolute or static
condition. A, C, and D incorrectly present health and illness as mutually exclusive or permanent.
Q4.
Which of the following is a leading health indicator as identified by Healthy People initiatives?
A. Maternal mortality
B. Tobacco use
C. Genetic predisposition
D. Access to tertiary care
Answer: B
Rationale: Leading health indicators include tobacco use, obesity, physical activity, immunization, and
access to primary care. Maternal mortality is an outcome, genetic predisposition is not modifiable, and
tertiary care is not a primary prevention indicator.
Q5.
A nurse designs a program for primary prevention. Which of the following activities applies?
A. Screening for hypertension at a health fair
B. Teaching high school students about safe sexual practices
C. Rehabilitation after a stroke
D. Tuberculosis skin testing for school-aged children
Answer: B
Rationale: Primary prevention prevents disease before it occurs (health teaching, immunizations). A
and D are secondary prevention (screening), and C is tertiary prevention (rehabilitation).
Q6.
Which ethical principle underpins the nurse’s role in informed consent?
A. Justice
B. Fidelity
