, Community and Public Health Nursing 10th Edition Rector Test Bank
x x x x x x x x x
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
x x x x x
After teaching a group of nursing students abou
x x x x x x x
t the similarities and differences betweenpublic
x x x x x x
health and community health, which ofthe foll
x x x x x x x x
1. owing statements by a nursing student would in
x x x x x x x
dicate knowledge of the similarities and differe
x x x x x x
nces between public health and
x x x x
community health? x
―Community health nursing is defined as x x x x x
A) nursing care that is provided in a communityset
x x x x x x x x
ting, rather than an institutional setting.‖
x x x x x
―Public health nursing is defined as nursingcare
x x x x x x x
B) that is provided in an institutional
x x x x x x
setting.‖
―Public health nursing is focused on the x x x x x x
C)
health of individuals.‖ x x
―Community health nursing can shape thequali x x x x x x
D) ty of community health services and
x x x x x
improve the health of the general public.‖ x x x x x x
Ans: D
Feedback:
Operating within an environment of rapid chan x x x x x x
ge and increasingly complex challenges, this n
x x x x x x
ursing specialty holds the potential to shape the
x x x x x x x
quality of community health services and impr
x x x x x x x
ove the health of the general
x x x x x
public.
Which of the following statements would best
x x x x x x
2. describe the difference between public healthn x x x x x x
ursing and community health nursing? x x x x
Public health nursing is focused on the privatea
x x x x x x x x
spects of health, and community health nursing
x x x x x x x
A)
is focused on the public aspects of
x x x x x x
health.
In our textbook, the term community healthpra
x x x x x x x
ctice refers to a focus on specific, designated co
x x x x x x x x
B)
mmunities and is a part of the x x x x x x
larger public health effort. x x x
, Public health nursing and community health
x x x x x x
C) nursing relate to the very same types ofx x x x x x x
services and perspectives. x x
Both public health nursing and communityheal
x x x x x x
D) th nursing are practiced exclusively
x x x x
within institutions. x
Ans: B
Feedback:
In this textbook, community health practice refe
x x x x x x
rs to a focus on specific, designated communitie
x x x x x x x
s. It is a part of the larger public health effort an
x x x x x x x x x x x
d recognizes the fundamental concepts and prin
x x x x x x
ciples of public health as its birthright and foun
x x x x x x x x
dation for practice. Public health nursing is foc
x x x x x x x
used on the public aspectsof health. Public heal
x x x x x x x x
th nursing and community health nursing have
x x x x x x x
distinctive types of services and perspectives. N x x x x x x
either public health nursing nor community hea
x x x x x x
lth nursing is practiced exclusively within
x x x x x
institutions.
Which of the following is most accurate about
x x x x x x x
3.
the concept of community?
x x x
A community is a collection of people who
x x x x x x x
A)
share some important features of their lives.
x x x x x x
Community members live in the same x x x x x
B)
geographic location. x
C) Community members are biologically related. x x x x
A community is made up of people who do not
x x x x x x x x x
xnecessarily interact with one another anddo n x x x x x x x
D)
ot necessarily share a sense of belonging
x x x x x x
to that group.
x x
Ans: A
Feedback:
, The broad definition of a community is a collec
x x x x x x x x
tion of people who share some important featur
x x x x x x x
es of their lives. Community members may not
x x x x x x x x
live in the same geographiclocation as in a com
x x x x x x x x x
mon-
interest community or a community of solution
x x x x x x
. A population is made up of people who do not
x x x x x x x x x x x
necessarily interact with one another and do not x x x x x x x
xnecessarily share a sense of belonging to that x x x x x x x
group.
A group of students are reviewing material fora
x x x x x x x x
test on populations, communities, and aggregat
x x x x x x
4.
es. Which of the following indicates
x x x x x
that the students understand these concepts?
x x x x x
Members of a population share a sense of x x x x x x x
A)
belonging.
Communities and populations are types of x x x x x
B)
aggregates.
Individuals of a community are loosely x x x x x
C)
connected.
D) Members of an aggregate share a strong bond. x x x x x x x
Ans: B
Feedback:
An aggregate refers to a mass of grouping of di
x x x x x x x x x
stinct individuals who are considered as a whol
x x x x x x x
e and who are loosely associated with one anot
x x x x x x x x
her. Communities and populations are types of
x x x x x x
aggregates. A population is madeup of people
x x x x x x x x x
who do not necessarily interact with one anoth
x x x x x x x
er and do not necessarily sharea sense of belon
x x x x x x x x x
ging to the group. A community is a collection
x x x x x x x x x
of people who chose to interact with one anoth
x x x x x x x x
er because of common interests, characteristics
x x x x x
, or goals, which form the basis for a sense of u
x x x x x x x x x x x
nity or x
belonging.
Which of the following would a communityhea
x x x x x x x
5. lth nurse identify as a community of
x x x x x x
common interest? x
A) The global community x x
x x x x x x x x x
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
x x x x x
After teaching a group of nursing students abou
x x x x x x x
t the similarities and differences betweenpublic
x x x x x x
health and community health, which ofthe foll
x x x x x x x x
1. owing statements by a nursing student would in
x x x x x x x
dicate knowledge of the similarities and differe
x x x x x x
nces between public health and
x x x x
community health? x
―Community health nursing is defined as x x x x x
A) nursing care that is provided in a communityset
x x x x x x x x
ting, rather than an institutional setting.‖
x x x x x
―Public health nursing is defined as nursingcare
x x x x x x x
B) that is provided in an institutional
x x x x x x
setting.‖
―Public health nursing is focused on the x x x x x x
C)
health of individuals.‖ x x
―Community health nursing can shape thequali x x x x x x
D) ty of community health services and
x x x x x
improve the health of the general public.‖ x x x x x x
Ans: D
Feedback:
Operating within an environment of rapid chan x x x x x x
ge and increasingly complex challenges, this n
x x x x x x
ursing specialty holds the potential to shape the
x x x x x x x
quality of community health services and impr
x x x x x x x
ove the health of the general
x x x x x
public.
Which of the following statements would best
x x x x x x
2. describe the difference between public healthn x x x x x x
ursing and community health nursing? x x x x
Public health nursing is focused on the privatea
x x x x x x x x
spects of health, and community health nursing
x x x x x x x
A)
is focused on the public aspects of
x x x x x x
health.
In our textbook, the term community healthpra
x x x x x x x
ctice refers to a focus on specific, designated co
x x x x x x x x
B)
mmunities and is a part of the x x x x x x
larger public health effort. x x x
, Public health nursing and community health
x x x x x x
C) nursing relate to the very same types ofx x x x x x x
services and perspectives. x x
Both public health nursing and communityheal
x x x x x x
D) th nursing are practiced exclusively
x x x x
within institutions. x
Ans: B
Feedback:
In this textbook, community health practice refe
x x x x x x
rs to a focus on specific, designated communitie
x x x x x x x
s. It is a part of the larger public health effort an
x x x x x x x x x x x
d recognizes the fundamental concepts and prin
x x x x x x
ciples of public health as its birthright and foun
x x x x x x x x
dation for practice. Public health nursing is foc
x x x x x x x
used on the public aspectsof health. Public heal
x x x x x x x x
th nursing and community health nursing have
x x x x x x x
distinctive types of services and perspectives. N x x x x x x
either public health nursing nor community hea
x x x x x x
lth nursing is practiced exclusively within
x x x x x
institutions.
Which of the following is most accurate about
x x x x x x x
3.
the concept of community?
x x x
A community is a collection of people who
x x x x x x x
A)
share some important features of their lives.
x x x x x x
Community members live in the same x x x x x
B)
geographic location. x
C) Community members are biologically related. x x x x
A community is made up of people who do not
x x x x x x x x x
xnecessarily interact with one another anddo n x x x x x x x
D)
ot necessarily share a sense of belonging
x x x x x x
to that group.
x x
Ans: A
Feedback:
, The broad definition of a community is a collec
x x x x x x x x
tion of people who share some important featur
x x x x x x x
es of their lives. Community members may not
x x x x x x x x
live in the same geographiclocation as in a com
x x x x x x x x x
mon-
interest community or a community of solution
x x x x x x
. A population is made up of people who do not
x x x x x x x x x x x
necessarily interact with one another and do not x x x x x x x
xnecessarily share a sense of belonging to that x x x x x x x
group.
A group of students are reviewing material fora
x x x x x x x x
test on populations, communities, and aggregat
x x x x x x
4.
es. Which of the following indicates
x x x x x
that the students understand these concepts?
x x x x x
Members of a population share a sense of x x x x x x x
A)
belonging.
Communities and populations are types of x x x x x
B)
aggregates.
Individuals of a community are loosely x x x x x
C)
connected.
D) Members of an aggregate share a strong bond. x x x x x x x
Ans: B
Feedback:
An aggregate refers to a mass of grouping of di
x x x x x x x x x
stinct individuals who are considered as a whol
x x x x x x x
e and who are loosely associated with one anot
x x x x x x x x
her. Communities and populations are types of
x x x x x x
aggregates. A population is madeup of people
x x x x x x x x x
who do not necessarily interact with one anoth
x x x x x x x
er and do not necessarily sharea sense of belon
x x x x x x x x x
ging to the group. A community is a collection
x x x x x x x x x
of people who chose to interact with one anoth
x x x x x x x x
er because of common interests, characteristics
x x x x x
, or goals, which form the basis for a sense of u
x x x x x x x x x x x
nity or x
belonging.
Which of the following would a communityhea
x x x x x x x
5. lth nurse identify as a community of
x x x x x x
common interest? x
A) The global community x x
