Test Bank – Public Health Nursing and Population Hea
Foundations for Population Health in Community/P
Nursing, 6th Edition
, Chapteri 01:i Publici Healthi Nursingi andi Populationi Health
q q q q q q q
Stanhope:iFoundationsiforiPopulationiHealthiiniCommunity/PubliciHealthiNursing,i6thiEdi
MULTIPLEiCHOIC q
E
1. Whichistatementibestidescribesicommunity-basedinursing?
a. Aipracticeiiniwhichicareiisiprovidediforiindividualsiandifamilies.
b. Providingicareiwithiaifocusionitheigroup’sineeds.
c. Givingicareiwithiaifocusionitheiaggregate’sineeds.
d. Aivalueisystemiiniwhichialliclientsireceiveioptimalicare.
ANS:i A
q
Byidefinition,icommunity-basedinursingiisiaisetting- q
specificipracticeiiniwhichicareiisiprovidedifori“sick”iindividualsiandifamiliesiwhereitheyilive,iwor
ol.iTheiemphasisiisioniacuteiandichronicicareianditheiprovisionioficomprehensive,icoordinated,ian
Theseinursesimayibeigeneralistsiorispecialistsiinimaternal– q
infant,ipediatric,iadult,ioripsychiatricimentalihealthinursing.iCommunity- q
basedinursingiemphasizesiacuteiandichronicicareitoiindividualsiandifamilies,iratherithanifocusingi
tes,iorisystems.
2. Whichistatementibestidescribesitheigoalioficommunity-orientedinursing?
a. Providingicareitoiindividualsiandifamilies
b. Providingicareitoimanageiacuteiorichroniciconditions
c. Givingidirecticareitoiilliindividualsiwithinitheirifamilyisetting
d. Toipreserve,iprotect,ipromote,iorimaintainihealthiandipreventidisease
ANS:i D
q
Byidefinition,icommunity- q
orientedinursingihasitheigoaliofipreserving,iprotecting,iorimaintainingihealthiandipreventingidisea
ualityiofilife.iAllinursesimayifocusioniindividualsiandifamilies,igiveidirecticareitoiillipersonsiwithi
ng,iandihelpimanageiacuteiorichroniciconditions.iTheseidefinitionsiareinotispecificitoicommunity-
3. Whichiofitheifollowingiisitheiprimaryifocusiofipublicihealthinursing?
a. Familiesiandigroups
b. Illness-orientedicare
c. Individualsiwithinitheifamilyiunit
d. Healthicareioficommunitiesiandipopulations
ANS:i D
q
Inipublicihealthinursing,itheiprimaryifocusiisionitheihealthicareioficommunitiesiandipopulationsira
duals,igroups,iandifamilies.iTheigoaliisitoipreventidiseaseiandipreserve,ipromote,irestore,iandiprot
ommunityianditheipopulationiwithiniit.iCommunity-basedinursesidealiprimarilyiwithiillness- q
orientedicareiofiindividualsiandifamiliesiacrossitheilifeispan.iTheiaimiisitoimanageiacuteiandichro
nsiinitheicommunity,ianditheifocusiofipracticeiisioniindividualior
family-centerediillnessicare.
4. Whichiofitheifollowingiisiresponsibleiforitheidramaticiincreaseiinilifeiexpectancyiduringithei20thi
a. Technologyiincreasesiinitheifieldiofimedicalilaboratoryiresearch
b. Advancesiinisurgicalitechniquesiandiprocedures
c. Sanitationiandiotheripopulation-basedipreventioniprograms
d. Useiofiantibioticsitoifightiinfections
ANS:i C
q
Thereihasitoibeiindisputableievidenceicollectedioveritimeithatipublicihealthipoliciesiandiprograms
sibleiforiincreasingitheiaverageilifeispanifromi47iini1900itoi78.6iyearsiini2017,ianiincreaseiofiapp
,Copyrighti©i2022,iElsevieriInc.iAllirightsireserved.
, 6. WhatiisitheibasiciassumptionistatedibyiHealthyiPeoplei2010iasiitirelatesitoipublicihealthiefforts?
a. Healthidisparitiesiamongianyigroupsiareimorallyiandilegallyiwrong.
b. Healthicareiisitheimostiimportantipriorityiinigovernmentiplanningiandifunding.
c. Theihealthiofiindividualsicannotibeiseparatedifromitheihealthiofitheicommunity.
d. TheigovernmentiisiresponsibleiforilengtheningitheilifeispaniofiAmericans.
ANS:i Cq
TheimajoripremiseiofiHealthyiPeoplei2010iwasithatitheihealthiofitheiindividualicannotibeientirelyiseparat
gericommunity.iPublicihealthipracticeifocusesionitheicommunityiasiaiwhole,ianditheieffectiofitheicommu
ces)ionitheihealthiofiindividuals,ifamilies,iandigroups.iTheigoaliisitoipreventidiseaseiandidisabilityiandipr
hiofitheicommunityiasiaiwhole.iPublicihealthicanibeidescribediasiwhatisocietyicollectivelyidoesitoiensure
ichipeopleicanibeihealthy.iTheibasiciassumptionsiofipublicihealthidoinotijudgeitheimoralityiofihealthidisp
ventioniofiillnessinotionispendingimoreioniillnessicare.iAdditionally,iindividualiresponsibilityiforimaking
ctiveiforilengtheningilifeispaninotitheiroleiofitheigovernment.
7. Whichiofitheifollowingiactionsiwouldimostilikelyibeiperformedibyiaipublicihealthinurse?
a. Askingicommunityileadersiwhatiinterventionsishouldibeichosen
b. Assessingitheicommunityiandidecidingioniappropriateiinterventions
c. Usingidataifromitheimainihealthicareiinstitutionsiinitheicommunityitoideterminei q
neededihealthiservices
d. Workingiwithicommunityigroupsitoicreateipoliciesitoiimproveitheienvironment
ANS:i Dq
Althoughitheipublicihealthinurseimightiengageiinianyiofitheitasksilisted,iheiorisheiworksiprimarilyiwithim
oicarryiouticoreipublicihealthifunctions,iincludingiassessmentiofitheipopulationiasiaiwholeiandiengagingii
provingitheienvironment.iTheiinterventionsiofiaskingicommunityileadersiwhichiinterventionsishouldibeic
unityiandidecidingioniappropriateiinterventions,iandiusingidataifromihealthicareiinstitutionsidoinotidemon
heicommunityiwhenimakingidecisionsiaboutiwhatitheicommunityiactuallyiwantsiandineeds.
8. Whichipublicihealthinurseimosticlearlyifulfillsitheiresponsibilitiesiofithisirole?
a. Theinurseiwhoimetiwithiseveraligroupsitoidiscussicommunityirecreationiissues
b. Theinurseiwhoispentitheidayiattendingimeetingsiofivariousihealthiagencies
c. Theinurseiwhoitalkeditoiseveralipeopleiaboutitheiriparticularihealthiconcerns
d. Theinurseiwhoiwatcheditheicityicouncilimeetingionilocalicableitelevision
ANS:i Bq
Anyiofitheseidescriptionsimightirepresentiainurseicommunicating,icooperating,ioricollaboratingiwithicom
siaboutihealthiconcerns.iAimajorichallengeiforitheifutureiisitheineediforipublicihealthinursingispecialistsit
orkingicollaborativelyiwithivariousigroupsiinitheicommunityiasiwelliasiprofessionalicolleaguesiiniinstitut
barriersitoihealth.iHowever,itheinurseiwhoispentitheidayiattendingimeetingsiofivariousihealthiagenciesiisi
causeiinipublicihealth,iconcernsiareiaddressedifromiaibroaderiperspective.iInipublicihealth,ibroadiconcern
ibeiaddressed.iConcernsiareibroaderithanirecreation,iindividualiconcernsiareinotiasiimportantiasiaggregate
levisioni(aione-wayiformioficommunication)iisilessieffectiveithaniinteractingiwithiothers.
9. Whichiofitheifollowingibestidefinesiaggregate?
a. Ailargeigroupiofipersons
b. Aicollectioniofiindividualsiandifamilies
c. Aicollectioniofipeopleiwhoishareioneiorimoreicharacteristics
d. Anotherinameiforidemographicigroup
ANS:i Cq
Aniaggregateiisidefinediaicollectioniofipeopleiwhoishareioneiorimoreipersonaliorienvironmentalicharacte
munityicanibeidefinediinitermsiofieitherigeographyi(e.g.,iaicounty,iaigroupioficounties,ioriaistate)ioriaispe
attendingiaiparticularischool).iTheseimembersimakeiupiaipopulation.iTheitermipopulationimayibeiusediin
miaggregate.iAilargeigroupiofipersons,iaicollectioniofiindividualsiandifamilies,iandianotherinameiforidem
curateidefinitionsiofitheitermiaggregate.
10. Whichiquestioniaskedibyiainoviceinurseiwouldibeitheimostireflectiveiofianiunderstandingiofitheiroleiofiai
a. “Whichigroupsiareiatitheigreatestiriskiforiproblems?”
b. “WhichipatientsishouldiIiseeifirstiasiIibeginimyiday?”
Foundations for Population Health in Community/P
Nursing, 6th Edition
, Chapteri 01:i Publici Healthi Nursingi andi Populationi Health
q q q q q q q
Stanhope:iFoundationsiforiPopulationiHealthiiniCommunity/PubliciHealthiNursing,i6thiEdi
MULTIPLEiCHOIC q
E
1. Whichistatementibestidescribesicommunity-basedinursing?
a. Aipracticeiiniwhichicareiisiprovidediforiindividualsiandifamilies.
b. Providingicareiwithiaifocusionitheigroup’sineeds.
c. Givingicareiwithiaifocusionitheiaggregate’sineeds.
d. Aivalueisystemiiniwhichialliclientsireceiveioptimalicare.
ANS:i A
q
Byidefinition,icommunity-basedinursingiisiaisetting- q
specificipracticeiiniwhichicareiisiprovidedifori“sick”iindividualsiandifamiliesiwhereitheyilive,iwor
ol.iTheiemphasisiisioniacuteiandichronicicareianditheiprovisionioficomprehensive,icoordinated,ian
Theseinursesimayibeigeneralistsiorispecialistsiinimaternal– q
infant,ipediatric,iadult,ioripsychiatricimentalihealthinursing.iCommunity- q
basedinursingiemphasizesiacuteiandichronicicareitoiindividualsiandifamilies,iratherithanifocusingi
tes,iorisystems.
2. Whichistatementibestidescribesitheigoalioficommunity-orientedinursing?
a. Providingicareitoiindividualsiandifamilies
b. Providingicareitoimanageiacuteiorichroniciconditions
c. Givingidirecticareitoiilliindividualsiwithinitheirifamilyisetting
d. Toipreserve,iprotect,ipromote,iorimaintainihealthiandipreventidisease
ANS:i D
q
Byidefinition,icommunity- q
orientedinursingihasitheigoaliofipreserving,iprotecting,iorimaintainingihealthiandipreventingidisea
ualityiofilife.iAllinursesimayifocusioniindividualsiandifamilies,igiveidirecticareitoiillipersonsiwithi
ng,iandihelpimanageiacuteiorichroniciconditions.iTheseidefinitionsiareinotispecificitoicommunity-
3. Whichiofitheifollowingiisitheiprimaryifocusiofipublicihealthinursing?
a. Familiesiandigroups
b. Illness-orientedicare
c. Individualsiwithinitheifamilyiunit
d. Healthicareioficommunitiesiandipopulations
ANS:i D
q
Inipublicihealthinursing,itheiprimaryifocusiisionitheihealthicareioficommunitiesiandipopulationsira
duals,igroups,iandifamilies.iTheigoaliisitoipreventidiseaseiandipreserve,ipromote,irestore,iandiprot
ommunityianditheipopulationiwithiniit.iCommunity-basedinursesidealiprimarilyiwithiillness- q
orientedicareiofiindividualsiandifamiliesiacrossitheilifeispan.iTheiaimiisitoimanageiacuteiandichro
nsiinitheicommunity,ianditheifocusiofipracticeiisioniindividualior
family-centerediillnessicare.
4. Whichiofitheifollowingiisiresponsibleiforitheidramaticiincreaseiinilifeiexpectancyiduringithei20thi
a. Technologyiincreasesiinitheifieldiofimedicalilaboratoryiresearch
b. Advancesiinisurgicalitechniquesiandiprocedures
c. Sanitationiandiotheripopulation-basedipreventioniprograms
d. Useiofiantibioticsitoifightiinfections
ANS:i C
q
Thereihasitoibeiindisputableievidenceicollectedioveritimeithatipublicihealthipoliciesiandiprograms
sibleiforiincreasingitheiaverageilifeispanifromi47iini1900itoi78.6iyearsiini2017,ianiincreaseiofiapp
,Copyrighti©i2022,iElsevieriInc.iAllirightsireserved.
, 6. WhatiisitheibasiciassumptionistatedibyiHealthyiPeoplei2010iasiitirelatesitoipublicihealthiefforts?
a. Healthidisparitiesiamongianyigroupsiareimorallyiandilegallyiwrong.
b. Healthicareiisitheimostiimportantipriorityiinigovernmentiplanningiandifunding.
c. Theihealthiofiindividualsicannotibeiseparatedifromitheihealthiofitheicommunity.
d. TheigovernmentiisiresponsibleiforilengtheningitheilifeispaniofiAmericans.
ANS:i Cq
TheimajoripremiseiofiHealthyiPeoplei2010iwasithatitheihealthiofitheiindividualicannotibeientirelyiseparat
gericommunity.iPublicihealthipracticeifocusesionitheicommunityiasiaiwhole,ianditheieffectiofitheicommu
ces)ionitheihealthiofiindividuals,ifamilies,iandigroups.iTheigoaliisitoipreventidiseaseiandidisabilityiandipr
hiofitheicommunityiasiaiwhole.iPublicihealthicanibeidescribediasiwhatisocietyicollectivelyidoesitoiensure
ichipeopleicanibeihealthy.iTheibasiciassumptionsiofipublicihealthidoinotijudgeitheimoralityiofihealthidisp
ventioniofiillnessinotionispendingimoreioniillnessicare.iAdditionally,iindividualiresponsibilityiforimaking
ctiveiforilengtheningilifeispaninotitheiroleiofitheigovernment.
7. Whichiofitheifollowingiactionsiwouldimostilikelyibeiperformedibyiaipublicihealthinurse?
a. Askingicommunityileadersiwhatiinterventionsishouldibeichosen
b. Assessingitheicommunityiandidecidingioniappropriateiinterventions
c. Usingidataifromitheimainihealthicareiinstitutionsiinitheicommunityitoideterminei q
neededihealthiservices
d. Workingiwithicommunityigroupsitoicreateipoliciesitoiimproveitheienvironment
ANS:i Dq
Althoughitheipublicihealthinurseimightiengageiinianyiofitheitasksilisted,iheiorisheiworksiprimarilyiwithim
oicarryiouticoreipublicihealthifunctions,iincludingiassessmentiofitheipopulationiasiaiwholeiandiengagingii
provingitheienvironment.iTheiinterventionsiofiaskingicommunityileadersiwhichiinterventionsishouldibeic
unityiandidecidingioniappropriateiinterventions,iandiusingidataifromihealthicareiinstitutionsidoinotidemon
heicommunityiwhenimakingidecisionsiaboutiwhatitheicommunityiactuallyiwantsiandineeds.
8. Whichipublicihealthinurseimosticlearlyifulfillsitheiresponsibilitiesiofithisirole?
a. Theinurseiwhoimetiwithiseveraligroupsitoidiscussicommunityirecreationiissues
b. Theinurseiwhoispentitheidayiattendingimeetingsiofivariousihealthiagencies
c. Theinurseiwhoitalkeditoiseveralipeopleiaboutitheiriparticularihealthiconcerns
d. Theinurseiwhoiwatcheditheicityicouncilimeetingionilocalicableitelevision
ANS:i Bq
Anyiofitheseidescriptionsimightirepresentiainurseicommunicating,icooperating,ioricollaboratingiwithicom
siaboutihealthiconcerns.iAimajorichallengeiforitheifutureiisitheineediforipublicihealthinursingispecialistsit
orkingicollaborativelyiwithivariousigroupsiinitheicommunityiasiwelliasiprofessionalicolleaguesiiniinstitut
barriersitoihealth.iHowever,itheinurseiwhoispentitheidayiattendingimeetingsiofivariousihealthiagenciesiisi
causeiinipublicihealth,iconcernsiareiaddressedifromiaibroaderiperspective.iInipublicihealth,ibroadiconcern
ibeiaddressed.iConcernsiareibroaderithanirecreation,iindividualiconcernsiareinotiasiimportantiasiaggregate
levisioni(aione-wayiformioficommunication)iisilessieffectiveithaniinteractingiwithiothers.
9. Whichiofitheifollowingibestidefinesiaggregate?
a. Ailargeigroupiofipersons
b. Aicollectioniofiindividualsiandifamilies
c. Aicollectioniofipeopleiwhoishareioneiorimoreicharacteristics
d. Anotherinameiforidemographicigroup
ANS:i Cq
Aniaggregateiisidefinediaicollectioniofipeopleiwhoishareioneiorimoreipersonaliorienvironmentalicharacte
munityicanibeidefinediinitermsiofieitherigeographyi(e.g.,iaicounty,iaigroupioficounties,ioriaistate)ioriaispe
attendingiaiparticularischool).iTheseimembersimakeiupiaipopulation.iTheitermipopulationimayibeiusediin
miaggregate.iAilargeigroupiofipersons,iaicollectioniofiindividualsiandifamilies,iandianotherinameiforidem
curateidefinitionsiofitheitermiaggregate.
10. Whichiquestioniaskedibyiainoviceinurseiwouldibeitheimostireflectiveiofianiunderstandingiofitheiroleiofiai
a. “Whichigroupsiareiatitheigreatestiriskiforiproblems?”
b. “WhichipatientsishouldiIiseeifirstiasiIibeginimyiday?”
