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Chapter 01: Community- and Prevention-Oriented Practice to Improve
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Population Health
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MULTIPLE QOCHOICE
1. Which QOof QOthe QOfollowing QObest QOdescribes QOcommunity-based QOnursing?
a. A QOpractice QOin QOwhich QOcare QOis QOprovided QOfor QOindividuals QOand QOfamilies
b. Providing QOcare QOwith QOa QOfocus QOon QOthe QOgroup’s QOneeds
c. Giving QOcare QOwith QOa QOfocus QOon QOthe QOaggregate’s QOneeds
d. A QOvalue QOsystem QOin QOwhich QOall QOclients QOreceive QOoptimal QOcare
ANS: Q O A
By QOdefinition, QOcommunity-based QOnursing QOis QOa QOsetting-specific QOpractice QOin QOwhich
QOcare QOis QOprovided QOfor QO―sick‖ QOindividuals QOand QOfamilies QOwhere QOthey QOlive, QOwork, QOand
QOattend QOschool. QOThe QOemphasis QOis QOon QOacute QOand QOchronic QOcare QOand QOthe QOprovision QOof
QOcomprehensive, QOcoordinated, QOand QOcontinuous QOcare. QOThese QOnurses QOmay QObe QOgeneralists
QOor QOspecialists QOin QOmaternal–infant, QOpediatric, QOadult, QOor QOpsychiatric QOmental QOhealth
QOnursing. QOCommunity-based QOnursing QOemphasizes QOacute QOand QOchronic QOcare QOto
QOindividuals QOand QOfamilies, QOrather QOthan QOfocusing QOon QOgroups, QOaggregates, QOor QOsystems.
2. Which QOof QOthe QOfollowing QObest QOdescribes QOcommunity-oriented QOnursing?
a. Focusing QOon QOthe QOprovision QOof QOcare QOto QOindividuals QOand QOfamilies
b. Providing QOcare QOto QOmanage QOacute QOor QOchronic QOconditions
c. GivingQOdirect Q O careQOto Q O ill QOinNdivR Ils Q O wGithBin.thCeir Mfamily QOsetting
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d. Having QOthe QOgoal QOof QOhealth QOpromotion QOand QOdisease QOprevention
ANS: Q O D
By QOdefinition, QOcommunity-oriented QOnursing QOhas QOthe QOgoal QOof QOpreserving, QOprotecting,
QOor QOmaintaining QOhealth QOand QOpreventing QOdisease QOto QOpromote QOthe QOquality QOof QOlife. QOAll
QOnurses QOmay QOfocus QOon QOindividuals QOand QOfamilies, QOgive QOdirect QOcare QOto QOill QOpersons
QOwithin QOtheir QOfamily QOsetting, QOand QOhelp QOmanage QOacute QOor QOchronic QOconditions. QOThese
QOdefinitions QOare QOnot QOspecific QOto QOcommunity-oriented QOnursing.
3. Which QOof QOthe QOfollowing QOis QOthe QOprimary QOfocus QOof QOpublic QOhealth QOnursing?
a. Families QOand QOgroups
b. Illness-oriented QOcare
c. Individuals QOwithin QOthe QOfamily QOunit
d. Health QOcare QOof QOcommunities QOand QOpopulations
ANS: QO D
In QOpublic QOhealth QOnursing QOthe QOprimary QOfocus QOis QOon QOthe QOhealth QOcare QOof QOcommunities
QOand QOpopulations QOrather QOthan QOon QOindividuals, QOgroups, QOand QOfamilies. QOThe QOgoal QOis QOto
QOprevent QOdisease QOand QOpreserve, QOpromote, QOrestore, QOand QOprotect QOhealth QOfor QOthe
QOcommunity QOand QOthe QOpopulation QOwithin QOit. QOCommunity-based QOnurses QOdeal QOprimarily
QOwith QOillness-oriented QOcare QOof QOindividuals QOand QOfamilies QOacorss QOthe QOlife QOspan. QOThe
QOaim QOis QOto QOamanage QOacute QOand QOchronic QOhealth QOconditions QOin QOthe QOcommunity, QOand
QOthe QOfocus QOof QOpractice QOis QOon QOindividual QOor QOfamily-centered QOillness QOcare.
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4. Which QOof QOthe QOfollowing QOis QOresponsible QOfor QOthe QOdramatic QOincrease QOin QOlife
QOexpectancy QOduring QOthe QO20th QOcentury?
a. Technology QOincreases QOin QOthe QOfield QOof QOmedical QOlaboratory QOresearch
b. Advances QOin QOsurgical QOtechniques QOand QOprocedures
c. Sanitation QOand QOother QOpopulation-based QOprevention QOprograms
d. Use QOof QOantibiotics QOto QOfight QOinfections
ANS: QO C
Improvements QOin QOcontrol QOof QOinfectious QOdiseases QOthrough QOimmunizations, QOsanitation,
QOand QOother QOpopulation-based QOprevention QOprograms QOled QOto QOthe QOincrease QOin QOlife
QOexpectancy QOfrom QOless QOthan QO50 QOyears QOin QO1900 QOto QOmore QOthan QO78 QOyears QOin QO2013.
QOAlthough QOpeople QOare QOexcited QOwhen QOa QOnew QOdrug QOis QOdiscovered QOthat QOcures QOa
QOdisease QOor QOwhen QOa QOnew QOway QOto QOtransplant QOorgans QOis QOperfected, QOit QOis QOimportant
QOto QOknow QOabout QOthe QOsignificant QOgains QOin QOthe QOhealth QOof QOpopulations QOthat QOhave
QOcome QOlargely QOfrom QOpublic QOhealth QOaccomplishments.
5. A QOnurse QOis QOdeveloping QOa QOplan QOto QOdecrease QOthe QOnumber QOof QOpremature QOdeaths QOin
QOthe QOcommunity. QOWhich QOof QOthe QOfollowing QOinterventions QOwould QOmost QOlikely QObe
QOimplemented QOby QOthe QOnurse?
a. Increase QOthe QOcommunity’s QOknowledge QOabout QOhospice QOcare.
b. Promote QOhealthy QOlifestyle QObehavior QOchoices QOamong QOthe QOcommunity QOmembers.
c. Encourage QOemployers QOto QOhave QOwellness QOcenters QOat QOeach QOindustrial QOsite.
d. Ensure QOtimely QOand QOeffective QOmedical QOintervention QOand QOtreatment QOfor
QOcommunity QOmembers.
ANS: Q O B
Public QOhealth QOapproaches QOcould QOhelp QOprevent QOpremature QOdeaths QOby QOinfluencing QOthe
QOway QOpeople QOeat, QOdrink, QOdrive, QOengage QOin QOexercise, QOand QOtreat QOthe QOenvironment.
QOIncreasing QOknowledge QOof QOhospice QOcare, QOencouraging QOon-site QOwellness QOcenters, QOand
QOensuring QOtimely QOtreatment QOof QOmedical
conditions QOdo QOnot QOaddress QOtheNfU
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QOpromotion QOstrategies. QOThis QOis QOthe QOmajor QOmethod QOthat QOis QOsuggested QOto QOdecrease QOthe
QOincidence QOof QOpremature
death.
6. Which QOof QOthe QOfollowing QOis QOa QObasic QOassumption QOof QOpublic QOhealth QOefforts?
a. Health QOdisparities QOamong QOany QOgroups QOare QOmorally QOand QOlegally QOwrong.
b. Health QOcare QOis QOthe QOmost QOimportant QOpriority QOin QOgovernment QOplanning QOand QOfunding.
c. The QOhealth QOof QOindividuals QOcannot QObe QOseparated QOfrom QOthe QOhealth QOof QOthe
community.
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d. The QOgovernment QOis QOresponsible QOfor QOlengthening QOthe QOlife QOspan QOof QOAmericans.
ANS: QO C
Public QOhealth QOpractice QOfocuses QOon QOthe QOcommunity QOas QOa QOwhole, QOand QOthe QOeffect Q O of
QOthe QOcommunity’s QOhealth QOstatus QO(resources) QOon QOthe QOhealth QOof QOindividuals, QOfamilies,
QOand QOgroups. QOThe QOgoal QOis QOto QOprevent QOdisease QOand QOdisability QOand QOpromote QOand
QOprotect QOthe QOhealth QOof QOthe QOcommunity QOas QOa QOwhole. QOPublic QOhealth QOcan QObe
QOdescribed QOas QOwhat QOsociety QOcollectively QOdoes QOto QOensure QOthat QOconditions QOexist QOin
QOwhich QOpeople QOcan QObe QOhealthy. QOThe QObasic QOassumptions QOof QOpublic QOhealth QOdo QOnot
QOjudge QOthe QOmorality QOof QOhealth QOdisparities. QOThe QOfocus QOis QOon QOprevention QOof QOillness
QOnot QOon QOspending QOmore QOon QOillness QOcare. QOAdditionally, QOindividual QOresponsibility QOfor
QOmaking QOhealthy QOchoices QOis QOthe QOdirective QOfor QOlengthening QOlife QOspan QOnot QOthe QOrole
QOof QOthe QOgovernment.
7. Which QOof QOthe QOfollowing QOactions QOwould QOmost QOlikely QObe QOperformed QOby QOa QOpublic QOhealth
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QOnurse?
a. Asking QOcommunity QOleaders QOwhat QOinterventions QOshould QObe QOchosen
b. Assessing QOthe QOcommunity QOand QOdeciding QOon QOappropriate QOinterventions
c. Using QOdata QOfrom QOthe QOmain QOhealth QOcare QOinstitutions QOin QOthe QOcommunity QOto
QOdetermine
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