Community Test 1 - Test Bank
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3.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegprimarygfocusgofgpublicghealthgnursing?
a.gFamiliesgandggroups
b.gIllness-orientedgcare
c.gIndividualsgwithingthegfamilygunit
d.gPromo ongofgqualitygofglifeg-gANS:gD
Thegkeygdifferencegbetweengcommunity-basedgandgcommunity-orientedgnursinggisgthatgcommunity-
basedgnursesgdealgprimarilygwithgillness-orientedgcare,gwhereasgcommunity-
orientedgnursesorgpublicghealthgnursesprovideghealthgcaregtogpromotegqualitygofglife.
1.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdescribesgcommunity-basedgnursing?
a.gAgphilosophygthatgguidesgfamily-centeredgillnessgcare
b.gProvidinggcaregwithgagfocusgongtheggroupsgneeds
c.gGivinggcaregwithgagfocusgongthegaggregatesgneeds
d.gAgvaluegsystemgingwhichgallgclientsgreceivegop malgcareg-gANS:gA
Bygdefini on,gcommunity-basedgnursinggisgnursinggthatgfocusesgongfamily-
centeredgillnessgcaregtogindividualsgandgfamiliesgingthegcommunity.
,2.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdescribesgcommunity-orientedgnursing?
a.gFocusinggongthegprovisiongofgcaregtogindividualsgandgfamilies
b.gProvidinggcaregtogmanagegacutegorgchronicgcondi ons
c.gGivinggdirectgcaregtogillgindividualsgwithingtheirgfamilygse ng
d.gHavinggtheggoalgofghealthgpromo ongandgdiseasegpreven ong-gANS:gD
Bygdefini on,gcommunity-
orientedgnursingghasgtheggoalgofgpreserving,gprotec ng,gorgmaintainingghealthgtogpromotegthegqualitygofgli
fe.gAllgnursesgmaygfocusgongindividualsgandgfamilies,ggivegdirectgcaregtogillgpersonsgwithingtheirgfamilygse n
g,gandghelpgmanagegacutegorgchronicgcondi ons.
4.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgresponsiblegforgthegdrama cgincreaseginglifegexpectancygduringgthegtwen ethg
century?
a.gTechnologygincreasesgingthegfieldgofgmedicalglaboratorygresearch
b.gAdvancesgingsurgicalgtechniquesgandgprocedures
c.gSanita ongandgothergpublicghealthgac vi es
d.gUsegofgan bio csgtogfightginfec onsg-gANS:gC
Improvementgingcontrolgofginfec ousgdiseasesgthroughgimmuniza ons,gsanita on,gandgothergpublicghealth
gac vi esgledgtogthegincreaseginglifegexpectancygfromglessgthang50gyearsging1900gtogmoregthang77gyearsging2
002.
,5.gAgnursegisgdevelopinggagplangtogdecreasegthegnumbergofgprematuregdeathsgingthegcommunity.gWhichgofg
thegfollowingginterven onsgwouldgmostglikelygbegimplementedgbygthegnurse?
a.gIncreasegthegcommunitysgknowledgegaboutghospicegcare.
b.gPromoteghealthyglifestylegbehaviorgchoicesgamonggthegcommunitygmembers.
c.gEncouragegemployersgtoghavegwellnessgcentersgatgeachgindustrialgsite.
d.gEnsureg melygandgeffec vegmedicalginterven ongandgtreatmentgforgcommunitygmembers.g-gANS:gB
Publicghealthgapproachesgcouldghelpgpreventgaboutg70%gofgearlygdeathsgbyginfluencinggthegwaygpeoplegea
t,gdrink,gdrive,gengagegingexercise,gandgtreatgthegenvironment.
6.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgagbasicgassump ongofgpublicghealthgefforts?
a.gHealthgdispari esgamongganyggroupsgaregmorallygandglegallygwrong.
b.gHealthgcaregisgthegmostgimportantgpriorityginggovernmentgplanninggandgfunding.
c.gTheghealthgofgindividualsgcannotgbegseparatedgfromgtheghealthgofgthegcommunity.
d.gTheggovernmentgisgresponsiblegforglengtheninggtheglifegspangofgAmericans.g-gANS:gC
Publicghealthgcangbegdescribedgasgwhatgsocietygcollec velygdoesgtogensuregthatgcondi onsgexistgingwhichgp
eoplegcangbeghealthy.
7.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggac onsgwouldgmostglikelygbegperformedgbygagpublicghealthgnurse?
a.gAskinggcommunitygleadersgwhatginterven onsgshouldgbegchosen
, b.gAssessinggthegcommunitygandgdecidinggongappropriateginterven ons
c.gUsinggdatagfromgthegmainghealthgcaregins tu onsgingthegcommunitygtogdeterminegneededghealthgservic
es
d.gWorkinggwithgcommunityggroupsgtogcreategpoliciesgtogimprovegthegenvironmentg-gANS:gD
Althoughgthegpublicghealthgnursegmightgengageginganygofgthegtasksglisted,ghegorgshegworksgprimarilygwithg
membersgofgthegcommunitygtogcarrygoutgcoregpublicghealthgfunc ons,gincludinggassessmentgofgthegpopula
ongasgagwholegandgengaginggingpromo ngghealthgandgimprovinggthegenvironment.
8.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggpublicghealthgnursesgmostgclearlygfulfillsgthegresponsibili esgofgthisgrole?
a.gThegnursegwhogmetgwithgseveralggroupsgtogdiscussgcommunitygrecrea ongissues
b.gThegnursegwhogspentgthegdayga endinggmee ngsgofgvariousghealthgagencies
c.gThegnursegwhogtalkedgtogseveralgpeoplegaboutgtheirgpar cularghealthgconcerns
d.gThegnursegwhogwatchedgthegcitygcouncilgmee nggonglocalgcablegtelevisiong-gANS:gB
Anygofgthesegdescrip onsgmightgrepresentgagnursegcommunica ng,gcoopera ng,gorgcollabora nggwithgco
mmunitygresidentsgorggroupsgaboutghealthgconcerns.gHowever,gthegnursegwhogspentgthegdayga endinggme
e ngsgofgvariousghealthgagenciesgisgthegmostgrepresenta ve,gbecausegingpublicghealth,gconcernsgaregbroad
ergthangrecrea on,gindividualgconcernsgaregnotgasgimportantgasgaggregategpriori es,gandgwatchinggtelevisi
ong(agone-waygformgofgcommunica on)gisglessgeffec vegthanginterac nggwithgothers.
9.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdefinesgaggregate?
a.gAglargeggroupgofgpersons
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3.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegprimarygfocusgofgpublicghealthgnursing?
a.gFamiliesgandggroups
b.gIllness-orientedgcare
c.gIndividualsgwithingthegfamilygunit
d.gPromo ongofgqualitygofglifeg-gANS:gD
Thegkeygdifferencegbetweengcommunity-basedgandgcommunity-orientedgnursinggisgthatgcommunity-
basedgnursesgdealgprimarilygwithgillness-orientedgcare,gwhereasgcommunity-
orientedgnursesorgpublicghealthgnursesprovideghealthgcaregtogpromotegqualitygofglife.
1.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdescribesgcommunity-basedgnursing?
a.gAgphilosophygthatgguidesgfamily-centeredgillnessgcare
b.gProvidinggcaregwithgagfocusgongtheggroupsgneeds
c.gGivinggcaregwithgagfocusgongthegaggregatesgneeds
d.gAgvaluegsystemgingwhichgallgclientsgreceivegop malgcareg-gANS:gA
Bygdefini on,gcommunity-basedgnursinggisgnursinggthatgfocusesgongfamily-
centeredgillnessgcaregtogindividualsgandgfamiliesgingthegcommunity.
,2.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdescribesgcommunity-orientedgnursing?
a.gFocusinggongthegprovisiongofgcaregtogindividualsgandgfamilies
b.gProvidinggcaregtogmanagegacutegorgchronicgcondi ons
c.gGivinggdirectgcaregtogillgindividualsgwithingtheirgfamilygse ng
d.gHavinggtheggoalgofghealthgpromo ongandgdiseasegpreven ong-gANS:gD
Bygdefini on,gcommunity-
orientedgnursingghasgtheggoalgofgpreserving,gprotec ng,gorgmaintainingghealthgtogpromotegthegqualitygofgli
fe.gAllgnursesgmaygfocusgongindividualsgandgfamilies,ggivegdirectgcaregtogillgpersonsgwithingtheirgfamilygse n
g,gandghelpgmanagegacutegorgchronicgcondi ons.
4.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgresponsiblegforgthegdrama cgincreaseginglifegexpectancygduringgthegtwen ethg
century?
a.gTechnologygincreasesgingthegfieldgofgmedicalglaboratorygresearch
b.gAdvancesgingsurgicalgtechniquesgandgprocedures
c.gSanita ongandgothergpublicghealthgac vi es
d.gUsegofgan bio csgtogfightginfec onsg-gANS:gC
Improvementgingcontrolgofginfec ousgdiseasesgthroughgimmuniza ons,gsanita on,gandgothergpublicghealth
gac vi esgledgtogthegincreaseginglifegexpectancygfromglessgthang50gyearsging1900gtogmoregthang77gyearsging2
002.
,5.gAgnursegisgdevelopinggagplangtogdecreasegthegnumbergofgprematuregdeathsgingthegcommunity.gWhichgofg
thegfollowingginterven onsgwouldgmostglikelygbegimplementedgbygthegnurse?
a.gIncreasegthegcommunitysgknowledgegaboutghospicegcare.
b.gPromoteghealthyglifestylegbehaviorgchoicesgamonggthegcommunitygmembers.
c.gEncouragegemployersgtoghavegwellnessgcentersgatgeachgindustrialgsite.
d.gEnsureg melygandgeffec vegmedicalginterven ongandgtreatmentgforgcommunitygmembers.g-gANS:gB
Publicghealthgapproachesgcouldghelpgpreventgaboutg70%gofgearlygdeathsgbyginfluencinggthegwaygpeoplegea
t,gdrink,gdrive,gengagegingexercise,gandgtreatgthegenvironment.
6.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgagbasicgassump ongofgpublicghealthgefforts?
a.gHealthgdispari esgamongganyggroupsgaregmorallygandglegallygwrong.
b.gHealthgcaregisgthegmostgimportantgpriorityginggovernmentgplanninggandgfunding.
c.gTheghealthgofgindividualsgcannotgbegseparatedgfromgtheghealthgofgthegcommunity.
d.gTheggovernmentgisgresponsiblegforglengtheninggtheglifegspangofgAmericans.g-gANS:gC
Publicghealthgcangbegdescribedgasgwhatgsocietygcollec velygdoesgtogensuregthatgcondi onsgexistgingwhichgp
eoplegcangbeghealthy.
7.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggac onsgwouldgmostglikelygbegperformedgbygagpublicghealthgnurse?
a.gAskinggcommunitygleadersgwhatginterven onsgshouldgbegchosen
, b.gAssessinggthegcommunitygandgdecidinggongappropriateginterven ons
c.gUsinggdatagfromgthegmainghealthgcaregins tu onsgingthegcommunitygtogdeterminegneededghealthgservic
es
d.gWorkinggwithgcommunityggroupsgtogcreategpoliciesgtogimprovegthegenvironmentg-gANS:gD
Althoughgthegpublicghealthgnursegmightgengageginganygofgthegtasksglisted,ghegorgshegworksgprimarilygwithg
membersgofgthegcommunitygtogcarrygoutgcoregpublicghealthgfunc ons,gincludinggassessmentgofgthegpopula
ongasgagwholegandgengaginggingpromo ngghealthgandgimprovinggthegenvironment.
8.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggpublicghealthgnursesgmostgclearlygfulfillsgthegresponsibili esgofgthisgrole?
a.gThegnursegwhogmetgwithgseveralggroupsgtogdiscussgcommunitygrecrea ongissues
b.gThegnursegwhogspentgthegdayga endinggmee ngsgofgvariousghealthgagencies
c.gThegnursegwhogtalkedgtogseveralgpeoplegaboutgtheirgpar cularghealthgconcerns
d.gThegnursegwhogwatchedgthegcitygcouncilgmee nggonglocalgcablegtelevisiong-gANS:gB
Anygofgthesegdescrip onsgmightgrepresentgagnursegcommunica ng,gcoopera ng,gorgcollabora nggwithgco
mmunitygresidentsgorggroupsgaboutghealthgconcerns.gHowever,gthegnursegwhogspentgthegdayga endinggme
e ngsgofgvariousghealthgagenciesgisgthegmostgrepresenta ve,gbecausegingpublicghealth,gconcernsgaregbroad
ergthangrecrea on,gindividualgconcernsgaregnotgasgimportantgasgaggregategpriori es,gandgwatchinggtelevisi
ong(agone-waygformgofgcommunica on)gisglessgeffec vegthanginterac nggwithgothers.
9.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdefinesgaggregate?
a.gAglargeggroupgofgpersons
