TEST BANK for Foundations for PopulationHealthin
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Community/Public Health Nursing 6th Edition by Marcia
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Stanhope & Jeanette Lancaster
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, Table of Contents n n
Chapter 1. Community and Prevention Oriented Practice to Improve Population Health
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n Chapter 2. The History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing Chapter 3.
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n The Changing U.S. Health and Public Health Care Systems
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Chapter 4. Ethics in Public and Community Health Nursing Practice
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n Chapter 5. Cultural Influences in Nursing in Community Health Chapter
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n 6. Environmental Health
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Chapter 7. Government, the Law, and Policy Activism
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n Chapter 8. Economic Influences n n n
Chapter 9.Epidemiological Applications
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n Chapter 10. Evidence-Based Practice
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Chapter 11. Using Health Education and Groups in the Community
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n Chapter 12. Community Assessment and Evaluation
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Chapter 13. Case Management Chapter
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14. DisasterManagement
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Chapter 15. Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
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n Chapter 16. Program Management n n n
Chapter 17. Managing Quality and Safety
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Chapter 18. Family Development and Family Nursing Assessment Chapter
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n 19. Family Health Risks
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Chapter 20. Health Risks Across the Life Span
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Chapter 21. Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations: An Overview
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n Chapter 22. Rural Health and Migrant Health
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Chapter 23. Poverty, Homelessness, Teen Pregnancy, and Mental Illness Chapter
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24. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems in the Community
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,Chapter 25. Violence and Human Abuse
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Chapter 26. Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
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Chapter 27. HIV Infection, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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n Chapter 28. Nursing Practice at the Local, State, and National Levels in Public Health
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n Chapter 29. The Faith Community Nurse
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Chapter 30. The Nurse in Home Health and Hospice
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n Chapter 31. The Nurse in the Schools
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Chapter 32. The Nurse in Occupational Health
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, Chapter 01: Public Health Nursing and Population Health MULTIPLE n n n n n n n n
n CHOICE
1. Which statement best describes community-based nursing?
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a. A practice in which care is provided for individuals and families.
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b. Providing care with a focus on the group‘s needs. n n n n n n n n
c. Giving care with a focus on the aggregate‘s needs.
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d. A value system in which all clients receive optimal care.
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ACCURATE ANSWER: A n n
By definition, community-based nursing is a setting-specific practice in which care is provided for ―sick‖
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individuals and families where they live, work, and attend school. The emphasis is on acute and chronic care
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and the provision of comprehensive, coordinated, and continuous care. These nurses may be generalists or
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specialists in maternal–infant, pediatric, adult, or psychiatric mental health nursing.
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Community-based nursing emphasizes acute and chronic care to individuals and families, rather than focusing
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on groups, aggregates, or systems.
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2. Which statement best describes the goal of community-oriented nursing?
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a. Providing care to individuals and families n n n n n
b. Providing care to manage acute or chronic conditions n n n n n n n
c. Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting
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d. To preserve, protect, promote, or maintain health and prevent disease
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n ACCURATE ANSWER: D n n
By definition, community-oriented nursing has the goal of preserving, protecting, or maintaining health and
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preventing disease to promote the quality of life. All nurses may focus on individuals and families, give direct
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care to ill persons within their family setting, and help manage acute or chronic conditions. These definitions
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are not specific to community-oriented nursing.
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3. Which of the following is the primary focus of public health nursing?
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a. Families and groups n n
b. Illness-oriented care n
c. Individuals within the family unit n n n n
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Community/Public Health Nursing 6th Edition by Marcia
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Stanhope & Jeanette Lancaster
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Page 1 of 332
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, Table of Contents n n
Chapter 1. Community and Prevention Oriented Practice to Improve Population Health
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n Chapter 2. The History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing Chapter 3.
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n The Changing U.S. Health and Public Health Care Systems
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Chapter 4. Ethics in Public and Community Health Nursing Practice
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n Chapter 5. Cultural Influences in Nursing in Community Health Chapter
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n 6. Environmental Health
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Chapter 7. Government, the Law, and Policy Activism
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n Chapter 8. Economic Influences n n n
Chapter 9.Epidemiological Applications
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n Chapter 10. Evidence-Based Practice
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Chapter 11. Using Health Education and Groups in the Community
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n Chapter 12. Community Assessment and Evaluation
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Chapter 13. Case Management Chapter
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14. DisasterManagement
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Chapter 15. Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
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n Chapter 16. Program Management n n n
Chapter 17. Managing Quality and Safety
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Chapter 18. Family Development and Family Nursing Assessment Chapter
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n 19. Family Health Risks
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Chapter 20. Health Risks Across the Life Span
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Chapter 21. Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations: An Overview
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n Chapter 22. Rural Health and Migrant Health
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Chapter 23. Poverty, Homelessness, Teen Pregnancy, and Mental Illness Chapter
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24. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems in the Community
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,Chapter 25. Violence and Human Abuse
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Chapter 26. Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
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Chapter 27. HIV Infection, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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n Chapter 28. Nursing Practice at the Local, State, and National Levels in Public Health
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n Chapter 29. The Faith Community Nurse
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Chapter 30. The Nurse in Home Health and Hospice
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n Chapter 31. The Nurse in the Schools
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Chapter 32. The Nurse in Occupational Health
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, Chapter 01: Public Health Nursing and Population Health MULTIPLE n n n n n n n n
n CHOICE
1. Which statement best describes community-based nursing?
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a. A practice in which care is provided for individuals and families.
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b. Providing care with a focus on the group‘s needs. n n n n n n n n
c. Giving care with a focus on the aggregate‘s needs.
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d. A value system in which all clients receive optimal care.
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ACCURATE ANSWER: A n n
By definition, community-based nursing is a setting-specific practice in which care is provided for ―sick‖
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individuals and families where they live, work, and attend school. The emphasis is on acute and chronic care
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and the provision of comprehensive, coordinated, and continuous care. These nurses may be generalists or
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specialists in maternal–infant, pediatric, adult, or psychiatric mental health nursing.
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Community-based nursing emphasizes acute and chronic care to individuals and families, rather than focusing
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on groups, aggregates, or systems.
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2. Which statement best describes the goal of community-oriented nursing?
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a. Providing care to individuals and families n n n n n
b. Providing care to manage acute or chronic conditions n n n n n n n
c. Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting
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d. To preserve, protect, promote, or maintain health and prevent disease
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n ACCURATE ANSWER: D n n
By definition, community-oriented nursing has the goal of preserving, protecting, or maintaining health and
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preventing disease to promote the quality of life. All nurses may focus on individuals and families, give direct
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care to ill persons within their family setting, and help manage acute or chronic conditions. These definitions
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are not specific to community-oriented nursing.
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3. Which of the following is the primary focus of public health nursing?
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a. Families and groups n n
b. Illness-oriented care n
c. Individuals within the family unit n n n n
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