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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 3
Chapter 2 Public Health Nursing in the Community ...................................................................................................... 12
Chapter 3 History and Evolution of Public Health Nursing .......................................................................................... 23
Chapter 4 Evidence-Based Practice and Ethics in Community/Public Health ........................................................... 32
Chapter 5 Transcultural Nursing ...................................................................................................................................... 44
Chapter 6 Structure and Economics of Community/Public Health Services .............................................................. 55
Chapter 7 Epidemiology in the Community .................................................................................................................... 68
Chapter 8 Communicable Disease .......................................................................................................................... 79
Chapter 9 Environmental Health & Safety ...................................................................................................................... 91
Chapter 10 Communication, Collaboration, and Technology ................................................................................ 99
Chapter 11 Health Promotion Through Education .............................................................................................. 110
Chapter 12 Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Community/Public Health Programs.............................. 125
Chapter 13 Policy Making and Advocacy ....................................................................................................................... 137
Chapter 14 Family as Client ................................................................................................................................. 148
Chapter 15 Community as Client .................................................................................................................................... 159
Chapter 16 Global Health Nursing .................................................................................................................................. 168
Chapter 17 Disasters and Their Impact ......................................................................................................................... 180
Chapter 18 Violence & Abuse .......................................................................................................................................... 191
Chapter 19 Maternal-Child Health .................................................................................................................................. 201
Chapter 20 School-Age Children and Adolescents ....................................................................................................... 213
Chapter 22 Older Adults ................................................................................................................................................... 232
Chapter 23 Working with Vulnerable Populations .............................................................................................. 244
Chapter 24 Clients with Disabilities ............................................................................................................................... 253
Chapter 25 Behavioral Health in the Community......................................................................................................... 265
Chapter 26 Homeless Populations .................................................................................................................................. 276
Chapter 27 Rural, Migrant, and Urban Health Care ..................................................................................................... 286
Chapter 28 Public Settings ............................................................................................................................................... 297
Chapter 29 Private Settings ............................................................................................................................................. 308
Chapter 30 Home Health and Hospice Care .................................................................................................................. 321
, Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and
differences between public health and community health, which of the following
statements by a nursing student would indicate knowledge of the similarities and
differences between public health and community health?
A) “Community health nursing is defined as
nursing care that is provided in a community setting, rather than an institutional setting.”
B) “Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in an institutional
setting.”
C) “Public health nursing is focused on the
health of individuals.”
D) “Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and
improve the health of the general public.”
Ans: D
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Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly complex challenges,
this nursing specialty holds the potential to shape the quality of community health services and
improve the health of the general
public.
2. Which of the following statements would best
describe the difference between public health nursing and community health nursing?
A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and community health
nursing is focused on the public aspects of
health.
B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus on specific,
designated communities and is a part of the
larger public health effort.
C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of
services and perspectives.
D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are practiced exclusively
within institutions.
Ans: B
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In this textbook, community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated
communities. It is a part of the larger public health effort and recognizes the fundamental
concepts and principles of public health as its birthright and foundation for practice. Public
health nursing is focused on the public aspects of health. Public health nursing and community
health nursing have distinctive types of services and perspectives. Neither public health nursing
nor community health nursing is practiced exclusively within
institutions.
TEST BANK
,
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 3
Chapter 2 Public Health Nursing in the Community ...................................................................................................... 12
Chapter 3 History and Evolution of Public Health Nursing .......................................................................................... 23
Chapter 4 Evidence-Based Practice and Ethics in Community/Public Health ........................................................... 32
Chapter 5 Transcultural Nursing ...................................................................................................................................... 44
Chapter 6 Structure and Economics of Community/Public Health Services .............................................................. 55
Chapter 7 Epidemiology in the Community .................................................................................................................... 68
Chapter 8 Communicable Disease .......................................................................................................................... 79
Chapter 9 Environmental Health & Safety ...................................................................................................................... 91
Chapter 10 Communication, Collaboration, and Technology ................................................................................ 99
Chapter 11 Health Promotion Through Education .............................................................................................. 110
Chapter 12 Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Community/Public Health Programs.............................. 125
Chapter 13 Policy Making and Advocacy ....................................................................................................................... 137
Chapter 14 Family as Client ................................................................................................................................. 148
Chapter 15 Community as Client .................................................................................................................................... 159
Chapter 16 Global Health Nursing .................................................................................................................................. 168
Chapter 17 Disasters and Their Impact ......................................................................................................................... 180
Chapter 18 Violence & Abuse .......................................................................................................................................... 191
Chapter 19 Maternal-Child Health .................................................................................................................................. 201
Chapter 20 School-Age Children and Adolescents ....................................................................................................... 213
Chapter 22 Older Adults ................................................................................................................................................... 232
Chapter 23 Working with Vulnerable Populations .............................................................................................. 244
Chapter 24 Clients with Disabilities ............................................................................................................................... 253
Chapter 25 Behavioral Health in the Community......................................................................................................... 265
Chapter 26 Homeless Populations .................................................................................................................................. 276
Chapter 27 Rural, Migrant, and Urban Health Care ..................................................................................................... 286
Chapter 28 Public Settings ............................................................................................................................................... 297
Chapter 29 Private Settings ............................................................................................................................................. 308
Chapter 30 Home Health and Hospice Care .................................................................................................................. 321
, Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and
differences between public health and community health, which of the following
statements by a nursing student would indicate knowledge of the similarities and
differences between public health and community health?
A) “Community health nursing is defined as
nursing care that is provided in a community setting, rather than an institutional setting.”
B) “Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in an institutional
setting.”
C) “Public health nursing is focused on the
health of individuals.”
D) “Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and
improve the health of the general public.”
Ans: D
Feedback
Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly complex challenges,
this nursing specialty holds the potential to shape the quality of community health services and
improve the health of the general
public.
2. Which of the following statements would best
describe the difference between public health nursing and community health nursing?
A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and community health
nursing is focused on the public aspects of
health.
B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus on specific,
designated communities and is a part of the
larger public health effort.
C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of
services and perspectives.
D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are practiced exclusively
within institutions.
Ans: B
Feedback
In this textbook, community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated
communities. It is a part of the larger public health effort and recognizes the fundamental
concepts and principles of public health as its birthright and foundation for practice. Public
health nursing is focused on the public aspects of health. Public health nursing and community
health nursing have distinctive types of services and perspectives. Neither public health nursing
nor community health nursing is practiced exclusively within
institutions.
