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Oriented Practice to Improve PopulationHealth Stanhope: Foundations for Populat
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9. Whichnofnthenfollowingnbestndefinesnaggregate?
a. Anlargengroupnofnpersons
b. Ancollectionnofnindividualsnandnfamilies
c. Ancollectionnofnpeoplenwhonsharenonenornmorencharacteristics
d. Anothernnamenforndemographicngroup
ANS:nC
Annaggregatenisndefinednancollectionnofnpeoplenwhonsharenonenornmorenpersonalnornenvironmen
talncharacteristics.nMembersnofnancommunityncannbendefinedninntermsnofneitherngeographyn(e.g.
,nancounty,nangroupnofncounties,nornanstate)nornanspecialninterestn(e.g.,nchildrennattendingnanpartic
ularnschool).nThesenmembersnmakenupnanpopulation.nThentermnpopulationnmaynbenusedninterch
angeablynwithnthentermnaggregate.nAnlargengroupnofnpersons,nancollectionnofnindividualsnandnfa
milies,nandnanothernnamenforndemograhpicngroupnarennotnaccuratendefinitionsnofnthentermnaggr
egate.
10. Anregisterednnursenwasnjustnemployednasnanpublicnhealthnnurse.nWhichnquestionnwouldnbenthen
mostnrelevantnfornthennursentonask?
a. “Whichngroupsnarenatnthengreatestnrisknfornproblems?”
b. “WhichnpatientsnshouldnInseenfirstnasnInbeginnmynday?”
c. “WithnwhichnphysiciansnwillnInbenmostncloselyncollaborating?”
d. “WithnwhichnnursingnassistantsnwillnInpartnernthenmost?”
ANS:nA
Askingnwhichngroupsnarenatngreatestnrisknreflectsnancommunity-
orientednperspective.nThenincorrectnresponsesnreflectnanfocusnonnindividualsnrathernthannanc
ommunity-orientednperspective.
11. Makingnsurenthatnessentialncommunity-
orientednhealthnservicesnarenavailablendefinesnwhichnofnthencorenpublicnhealthnfunctions?na.nPolic
yndevelopment
b. Assessment
c. Assurance
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d. Scientificnknowledge-basedncare
ANS:nC
Assurancenincludesnmakingnsurenthatnessentialncommunity-
orientednhealthnservicesnarenavailableninnthencommunity.nThendefinitionndoesnnotnfitnthentermsnass
essment,npolicyndevelopment.nScientificnknowledge-
basedncarenisnnotnancorenfunctionnofnpublicnhealth.nAssessmentnisnsystematicndatancollectionnonnth
enpopulation,nmonitoringnthenpopulation’snhealthnstatus,nandnmakingninformationnavailablenaboutn
thenhealthnofnthencommunity.nPolicyndevelopmentnrefersntoneffortsntondevelopnpoliciesnthatnsuppo
rtnthenhealthnofnthenpopulation,nincludingnusingnanscientificnknowledgenbasentonmakenpolicyndecis
ions.
12. Whenntalkingntonanwomen’sngroupnatnthenseniorncitizens’ncenter,nthennursenremindednthemnthatntheno
nlynwaynthencenternwouldnbenablentonaffordntonprovidentransportationnservicesnfornthemnwouldnben
fornthemntoncontinuentonwritenlettersntontheirnlocalncityncouncilnrepresentativesnrequestingnfundin
gnfornsuchnanservice.nWhatnwasnthennursentryingntonaccomplishnthroughnthisnaction?
a. Ensurenthatnthenwomenndidnnotnexpectnthennursentonsolventheirnproblem.
b.c.n Demonstratenthatnthennursenunderstoodnthenwomen’snconcernsnandnneeds.Expressnempathy,ns
upport,nandnconcern.NURSINGTBn.COM
d.nHelpnthenwomennengageninnpoliticalnaction.
ANS:nD
Publicnhealthnnursesnengagenthemselvesnandnothersninnpolicyndevelopmentnandnencouragenandna
ssistnpersonsntoncommunicatentheirnneedsntonthosenwithnthenpowerntontakenaction.nThennursenisnde
monstratingnthenrolenofnadvocatenthroughnthisnaction,nitngoesnbeyondnmerelynunderstanidngnthen
women’snconcern,nandninsteadnmobilizesnthemntontakenaction.nThisnactionndoesnnotndemonstrate
nthennursenshowingnempathynrathernthennursenisnempoweringnthesenwomen.
13. Thenpublicnhealthnnursenhasnanclearnvisionnofnwhatnneedsntonbendonenandnwherentonbeginntoni
mproventhenhealthnofnthencommunity.nWhynwouldnthennursenspendntimenmeetingnwithnco
mmunityngroupsntondiscussnthenmostnimportantntaskntonbenaddressednfirst?na.nTonincreasen
thengroup’snself-esteem
b. Tonmaintainncommunicationnlinksnwithnthengroups
c. Tonmakenthengroupsnfeelngoodnaboutntheirncontribution
d. Tonworknwithnthengroups,nnotnfornthengroups
ANS:nD
Historically,nhealthncarenprovidersnhavenbeennaccusednofnprovidingncarenfornorntonpeoplenwithou
tnactuallyninvolvingnthenrecipientsninnthendecisions.nPublicnhealthnnursingnisnan“withnthenpeople”
—notnan“tonthenpeople”norn“fornthenpeople”—approachntonplanning.nThenpurposenof
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meetingnwithncommunityngroupsnisnnotntonincreasentheirnself-
esteemnornmakenthemnfeelngoodnaboutntheirncontribution,nrathernitnisntonallownthemntonactnfornthe
mselvesntonsolventhenproblemsntheynarenfacing.nThenfirstntasknofnworkingnwithnthengroupnshouldn
occurnbeforenaddressingnmaintainingncommunicationnlinks.
14. Thennursenoftennhasntonmakenresourcenallocationndecisions.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnbestndescribesnt
hencriterionnthennursenshouldnuseninnsuchncases?
a. Thenspecificnmoralnornethicalnprinciplenrelatedntonthensituation
b. Thencheapest,nmostneconomicalnapproach
c. Thenmostnrationalnprobablenoutcome
d. Thenneedsnofnthenaggregatenrathernthannanfewnindividuals
ANS:nD
Thendominantnneedsnofnthenpopulationnoutweighnthenexpressednneedsnofnonenornanfewnpeople.n
Allnofnthenchoicesnrepresentncomponentsnofnandecisionnthatnthennursenmightnconsiderninndeterm
iningnthenneedsnofnthenaggregate.
15. Whichnofnthenfollowingnactionsnbestnrepresentsnpublicnhealthnnursing?
a. Assessingntheneffectivenessnofnthenhighnschoolnhealthnclinic
b. Caringnfornclientsninntheirnhomenfollowingntheirnoutpatientnsurgeries
c. Providingncarentonchildrennandntheirnfamiliesnatnthenschoolnclinic
d. Administeringnfollow-upncarenfornpediatricnclientsnatnannoutpatientnclinic
ANS:nA
AnpublicnhealthnornpopulationN-
focusednapproachnwouldnlooknatnthenentirengroupnofnchildrennURSINGTB.COMnbeingnserv
edntondeterminenwhethernavailablenservicesnareneffectiveninnachievingnthengoalnofnimprovingnthenh
ealthnofnthenschoolnpopulation.nCaringnfornclientsnandntheirnfamiliesnfocusesnonnindividualsnandnf
amiliesnandnnotnonnthenentirenpopulation.nPublicnhealthnfocusesnonncarenofnpopulations.
16. Twonnursesnplanntonwalknundernanhugendowntownnbridgenwherenvariousnhomelessnpersonsnlive.n
Whynwouldnthennursesngontonsuchnannunsafenarea?
a. Tonassessnthenneedsnofnthenhomelessnwhonliventhere
b. Tondemonstratentheirncouragenandncommitment
c. Tondistributensomenofntheirnownnsurplusnclothesntonthosenwhoncannusenthem
d. Tonsharenwithnvariousnchurchesnandnotherncharitiesnwhatnisnneeded
ANS:nA
Innmostnnursingnpractices,nthenclientnseeksnoutnandnrequestsnassistance.nInnpublicnhealthnnursing,n
thennursenoftennreachesnoutntonthosenwhonmightnbenefitnfromnanservicenornintervention,
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, FoundationsnfornPopulationnHealthninnCommunitynPublicnHealthnNursingn5thnEditionnStanhopenTestnBank
beginningnwithnassessmentnofnneeds.nThenothernanswersnreflectnresponsesnwherenthennursenisntr
yingntongivenassistancentonthisnpopulationnthatnmaynornmaynnotnbenhelpfulnornwelcomed.
MULTIPLEnRESPONSE
1. Whichnofnthenfollowingnvariablesnhavenledntonanstrongerncommitmentntonpopulation-
focusednservices?n(Selectnallnthatnapply.)
a. Economicnturmoilnandndemandnfornhigh-technologyncare
b. Emergencenofnnewnorndrug-resistantninfectiousndiseases
c. Emphasisnonnoverallnhealthncarenneedsnrathernthannonlynonnacutencarentreatmentnd.nThreatnofnb
ioterrorism
ANS:nB,nC,nD
AsnoverallnhealthnneedsnbecomenthenfocusnofncareninnthenUnitednStates,nanstrongerncommitmentnt
onpopulation-
focusednservicesnisnemerging.nThreatsnofnbioterrorism,nanthraxnscares,nandnthenemergencenofnm
odern-daynepidemicsnhavendrawnnattentionntonpopulation-
focusednsafetynandnservices.nEconomicnturmoilnandndemandnfornhigh-
technologyncarenhavennotncontributedntonanstrongerncommitmentntonpopulation-
focusednservices,nrathernitnhasnoccurrednasnoverallnhealthnneedsnhavenbecomenthenfocusnofncare.
2. Whichnofnthenfollowingnactionsndemonstrateneffectivenpublicnhealthnnursingnpracticeninnthenc
ommunity?n(Selectnallnthatnapply.)
a. Epidemiologicninvestigationsnexaminenthenenvironmentnfornhealthnhazards.
b. Newnservicesnarenorganizednwherenparticularnvulnerablenpopulationsnlive.
c. Partnershipsnarenestablishednwithncommunityncoalitions.
d. Staffnmembersnatnthenpublicnhealthnagencyncontinuentonincreaseninnnumber.
ANS:nA,nB,nC
Evidencenthatnpublicnhealthnnursesnarenpracticingneffectivelyninnthencommunitynwouldnincludenor
ganizingnservicesnwherenpeoplenlive,nwork,nplay,nandnlearn;nworkingninnpartnershipsnandnwithncoa
litions;nandnparticipatingninnepidemiologicnstudies.nIncreasingnnumbernofnstaffndoesnnotnhavenanre
lationshipntontheneffectivenessnofnpublicnhealthnnursingnpractice.
3. Whynarennursesnincreasinglynprovidingncareninnclients’nhomesnrathernthanninnhospitals?n(
Selectnallnthatnapply.)n NURSINGTB.COM
a. Homencarenisnlessnexpensive.
b. Itnisnmuchnmorenefficientntongivencareninnthenhome.
c. Nursesnpreferntongivenhomencarenwithnindividualnattention.
d. Peoplenpreferntonreceivencareninntheirnhomesnrathernthanninnhospitals.
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