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FLASHCARDS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATIONALES 2026
the public health nurse has a clear vision of what needs to be
done and where to begin to improve the health of the community.
why would the nurse spend time meeting with community groups
to discuss the most important task to be addressed first?
a.to increase the group's self-esteem
b.to maintain communication links with the groups
c.to make the groups feel good about their contribution
d.to work with the groups, not for the groups -answer:-d
public health nursing is a "with the people"—not a "to the people"
or "for the people"—approach to planning.
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the nurse often has to make resource allocation decisions. which
of the following best describes the criterion the nurse should use
in such cases?
a.the specific moral or ethical principle related to the situation
b.the cheapest, most economical approach
c.the most rational probable outcome
d.the needs of the aggregate rather than a few individuals -
answer:-d
the dominant needs of the population outweigh the expressed
needs of one or a few people.
which of the following actions best represents public health
nursing?
a.assessing the effectiveness of the high school health clinic
b.caring for clients in their home following their outpatient
surgeries
c.providing care to children and their families at the school clinic
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COMMUNITY HEALTH TEST BANKS
FLASHCARDS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATIONALES 2026
the public health nurse has a clear vision of what needs to be
done and where to begin to improve the health of the community.
why would the nurse spend time meeting with community groups
to discuss the most important task to be addressed first?
a.to increase the group's self-esteem
b.to maintain communication links with the groups
c.to make the groups feel good about their contribution
d.to work with the groups, not for the groups -answer:-d
public health nursing is a "with the people"—not a "to the people"
or "for the people"—approach to planning.
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, lOMoARcPSD|26582732
the nurse often has to make resource allocation decisions. which
of the following best describes the criterion the nurse should use
in such cases?
a.the specific moral or ethical principle related to the situation
b.the cheapest, most economical approach
c.the most rational probable outcome
d.the needs of the aggregate rather than a few individuals -
answer:-d
the dominant needs of the population outweigh the expressed
needs of one or a few people.
which of the following actions best represents public health
nursing?
a.assessing the effectiveness of the high school health clinic
b.caring for clients in their home following their outpatient
surgeries
c.providing care to children and their families at the school clinic
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