Test Bank Foundations For Population Health In Community/Public Health Nursing By Marcia Stanhope, Jeanette Lancaster, 6th edition 2025 Latest corrected version.

Foundations For Population Health In Community/PublicHealthNursing6th
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bEdition By Marcia Stanhope
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,CH:01:Community-andPrevention-OrientedPracticetoImprovePopulationHealth
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Stanhope: Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health Nursing, 6TH
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1. Whichofthe following best describescommunity-basednursing?
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a. Apractice inwhichcare isprovided forindividuals and families
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b. Providingcarewith afocusonthegroup’sneeds b b b b b b b b




c. Givingcarewith afocus ontheaggregate’s needs b b b b b b b b




d. Avaluesystem inwhichall hospital clients receiveoptimalcare
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PRECISE CHOICE:-A
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Reasoning:->>>By definition, community-based nursing is a setting-specific practice in which b b b b b b b b b




care is provided for “sick” individuals and families where they live, work, and attend school. The
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emphasis is on acute and chronic care and the provision of comprehensive, coordinated, and
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continuouscare.Thesenursing attendants maybegeneralistsorspecialists in maternal–infant,
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pediatric, adult, or psychiatric mental health nursing. Community-based nursing emphasizes
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acute and chronic care to individuals and families, rather than focusing on groups, aggregates, or
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systems.
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2. Whichofthefollowing best describescommunity-orientednursing?
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a. Focusing ontheprovision ofcare to individuals and families b b b b b b b b b




b. Providingcareto manageacuteorchronic conditions b b b b b b b




c. GivingdirectcaretoilinNdivRiduaIlswGithBin.thCeirMfamilyseting
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PRECISE CHOICE:-D b




Reasoning:->>>By definition, community-oriented nursing has the goal of preserving, b b b b b b b b




protecting, or maintaining health and preventing disease to promotethe qualityof life. All nursing
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attendants may focus on individuals and families, give direct care to sick persons withintheir
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familysetting, andhelp manageacuteorchronicconditions. Thesedefinitions are not specific to
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community-oriented nursing.
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3. Whichofthe following is theprimaryfocus ofpublic healthnursing?
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a. Familiesand groups b b




b. Sickness-oriented care b




c. Individualswithinthe familyunit b b b b




d. Healthcare ofcommunities andpopulations b b b b b




PRECISE CHOICE:-D b




Reasoning:->>>In public health nursing the primary focus is on the health care of communities and b b b b b b b b b b b b b b




populations rather than on individuals, groups, and families. The goal is to prevent disease and
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preserve, promote, restore, and protect health for the communityand the population within it.
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Community-based nursing attendants deal primarily with sickness- orientedcareofindividualsand
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families acorssthelifespan.The aim is to amanageacuteand chronic health conditions in the
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community, and the focus of practice is on individual or family-centered sickness care.
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,4. Whichofthe following isresponsibleforthedramatic increaseinlifeexpectancyduring the
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20th century?
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a. Technologyincreases inthefieldofmedicallaboratoryresearch b b b b b b b b




b. Advances insurgicaltechniquesandprocedures b b b b b




c. Sanitationandotherpopulation-basedpreventionprograms b b b b b




d. Useofantibioticsto fight infections b b b b b




PRECISE CHOICE:-C b




Reasoning:->>>Improvements in control of infectious diseases through immunizations, b b b b b b b




sanitation, and other population-based prevention programs led to the increase in life expectancy
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from less than 50 years in 1900 to more than 78 years in 2013. Although people are excited when a
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new drug is discovered that cures a disease or when a new wayto transplant organsisperfected, it is
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importanttoknow aboutthesignificant gains inthehealth of populations that have come largely
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from public health accomplishments.
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5. Anursing attendant isdevelopingaplanto reducethenumberofprematuredeaths inthe
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community. Which of the following interventions would most likely be implemented by the
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nursing attendant?
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a. Increasethecommunity’sknowledgeaboutcliniccare. b b b b b b




b. Promotehealthylifestyle behavior choices amongthecommunitymembers. b b b b b b b b




c. Encourageemployers tohavewellnesscentersat eachindustrialsite. b b b b b b b b b




d. Ensuretimelyandeffectivemedicalinterventionandtreatment forcommunity b b b b b b b b b




members. b




PRECISE CHOICE:-B b




Reasoning:->>>Publichealthapproachescouldhelpprevent prematuredeathsbyinfluencing the b b b b b b b b b b




waypeople eat, drink, drive, engage in exercise, and treat the environment. Increasing knowledge
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of clinic care, encouraging on-site wellness centers, and ensuring timely treatment of medical
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conditionsdonotaddresstheNfUocRusSoIfNimGpTroBv.inCgOovMerall healththrough health b b b b b b b b b b b b




promotion
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strategies. Thisisthemajor methodthatissuggestedtoreducetheincidenceofpremature death. b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b




6. Whichofthe following is abasic assumptionofpublic health efforts?
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a. Healthdisparities among anygroupsare morallyand legallywrong. b b b b b b b b b




b. Healthcare isthemost important priorityingovernment planning and funding. b b b b b b b b b b b




c. Thehealthofindividuals cannot be separated fromthe healthofthecommunity.
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d. Thegovernment isresponsible forlengtheningthelife spanofAmericans.
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PRECISE CHOICE:-C b




Reasoning:->>>Public healthpractice focuses onthe communityasa whole, and the effect of the b b b b b b b b b b b b b b




bcommunity’s health status (resources) on the health of individuals, families, and groups. The goal is b b b b b b b b b b b b b b




to prevent disease and disability and promote and protect the health of the community as a whole.
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Public health can be described as what society collectively does to ensure that conditions exist in
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which people can be healthy. The basic assumptions ofpublic healthdo not judge the moralityof
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healthdisparities. The focus is onpreventionof sickness not on spending more on sickness care.
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Additionally, individual responsibility for making healthy choices is the directive for lengthening
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life span not the role of the government.
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7. Whichofthe following actionswould most likelybeperformed byapublichealthnursing attendant?
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, a. Askingcommunityleaderswhat interventionsshould bechosen b b b b b b b




b. Assessingthecommunityanddeciding onappropriate interventions b b b b b b b




c. Usingdatafromthe main healthcare institutions inthe communitytodetermine
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neededhealthservices b b




d. Workingwithcommunitygroupsto createpoliciesto improvetheenvironment b b b b b b b b b b




PRECISE CHOICE:-D b




Reasoning:->>>Although the public health nursing attendant might engage in any of the tasks b b b b b b b b b b b b




listed, he or she works primarily with members ofthe community to carry out core public health
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functions, including assessment of the population as a whole and engaging in promoting health and
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improving the environment. The interventions of asking community leaders which interventions
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should be chosen, asessing the community and deciding on appropriate interventions, and using
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datafromhealthcareinstitutionsdo not demonstratethe engagement of the community when
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making decisions about what the community actually wants and needs.
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8. Whichofthefollowing public healthnursing attendantsmost clearlyfulfillsthe
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responsibilities of this role?
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a. Thenursing attendant who met withseveralgroupsto discusscommunityrecreation issues
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b. Thenursing attendantwho spent the dayattending meetingsofvarious health agencies
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c. Thenursing attendantwho talked to severalpeople abouttheirparticular healthconcerns
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d. Thenursing attendant who watched thecitycouncilmeeting onlocalcable television
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PRECISE CHOICE:-B b




Reasoning:->>>Any of these descriptions might represent a nursing attendant communicating, b b b b b b b b b




cooperating, or collaborating with community residents or groups about healthconcerns.
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However,thenursing attendant who spent thedayattending meetingsof various health agencies is
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the most representative, because in public health, concerns are addressed from a broader
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perspective. In public health, broad concerns of the community should be addressed. Concerns are
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broader than recreation, individualconcerns are not as important as aggregate priorities, and
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watching television (a one-way form of communication) is less effective than interacting with
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others.
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9. Whichofthe following best defines aggregate?
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a. A large groupofpersons
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b. Acollectionofindividuals and families
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c. Acollection ofpeople who share oneormore characteristics
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d. Anothername fordemographic group b b b b




PRECISE CHOICE:-C b




Reasoning:->>>An aggregate is defined a collection of people who share one or more personal or b b b b b b b b b b b b b b




environmental characteristics. Members of a community can be defined in terms of either
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geography (e.g., a county, a group of counties, or a state) or a special interest (e.g., children attending
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a particular school). These members make up a population. The term population maybeused
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interchangeablywiththetermaggregate. Alargegroupofpersons, a collection of individuals and
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families, and another name for demograhpic group are not accurate definitions of the term
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aggregate.
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10. Aregisterednursing attendantwasjust employed asapublichealthnursing attendant. Which
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question would be the most relevant for the nursing attendant to ask?
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a. “Whichgroupsare atthe greatest risk forproblems?” b b b b b b b b




b. “Whichvictims should I seefirst asI beginmyday?” b b b b b b b b b b




c. “WithwhichphysicianswillI be most closelycollaborating?” b b b b b b b b




d. “Withwhich nursing assistantswillIpartner themost?” b b b b b b b b




PRECISE CHOICE:-A b