NURSING TEST

Community Nursing Exam 1 Questions and Answers Geographic Community Defined by geographic boundaries: -neighborhoods -zip codes -cities/towns Examples: -rate of death and disease -rankings of zip codes Common- Interest Community or Goal -Defined as a group of people who have a common interest of goal that binds the members together Examples: -congregations who have members dispersed throughout a region -people who are connected because of a common health history -Mother's ...

Community Nursing Chapter 14 Questions and Answers correct Which statement best describes the relationship between the environment and health? a. Because of the large number of variables involved, the relationship between environment and health cannot be researched. b. Because the environment has such long-term effects on health, research findings are not yet available. c. Research shows that a healthy environment has limited impact on one's health. d. Research shows that a healthy e...

Population Community Nursing- Exam #1 Questions & Answers correct Public Health care what society does collectively to ensure that conditions exist in which people can be healthy community based nursing minor acute and chronic care that is comprehensive and coordinated where people work live and attend school (disease care outside of the acute setting/primary care in the community) Community oriented care use of systematic processes to deliver care to individuals families and c...

Community Nursing Exam #1 Questions and Answers 3. Which of the following is the primary focus of public health nursing? a. Families and groups b. Illness-oriented care c. Individuals within the family unit d. Promotion of quality of life ANS: D The key difference between community-based and community-oriented nursing is that community-based nurses deal primarily with illness-oriented care, whereas community-oriented nursesor public health nursesprovide health care to promote qu...

Community Nursing Final Exam Questions & Answers correct Which factor was the most significant feature associated with district nursing? Teaching hygiene and cleanliness In their early stages, district nursing was sponsored by which of the following? Religious organizations Which of the following would characterize the public health stage of community health nursing? Family considered as the primary unit of care At which time did the focus of district nursing broadened t...

Community Nursing Chapter 3 Questions and Answers correct A public health agency is planning to implement the electronic health record. Which of the following is a benefit of this choice? a. Facilitation of interprofessional care b. Improved client compliance with medical regimens c. Cost savings to the agency d. Compliance with JCAHO standards ANS: A The electronic medical record facilitates interprofessional care in chronic disease management and coordination of referrals; 24-hour avail...

Chapter 2 Public Health Nursing in the Community Questions and Answers correct A community health nurse is engaging in assurance activities. Which of the following would best explain these activities? A)Gathering and analyzing information that will affect the health of the people to be served B)Providing leadership in facilitating community groups toward meeting their needs, often involving changes in and additions to existing laws C)Being involved in activities to make certain that necessar...

Community Health Nursing Questions and Answers correct Population based Care: Concentrates on health protection, health promotion and disease prevention of a population. Public Health: considered the umbrella term for health care initiatives focused on nursing care aimed at populations and encompasses community and global health. Each of these concepts of care has a main goal of promoting, preserving, and maintaining community health. POPULATION AS A WHOLE Community Health Nu...

Community Nursing Exam 2 Questions & Answers Chemical, biological, and radiological exposure affect our health, other factors include physical, social, and psychosocial environmental health Elevated lead levels may be r/t soil from garden The Healthy Communities and Cities (HCC) movement can best be described as which of the following? a. Movement that began in Europe in 1986, which is now an international movement of communities and cities focused on mobilizing local resource...

Community Nursing Final Exam Questions and Answers correct After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences between public health and community health which of the following statements by a nursing student would indicate knowledge of the similarities and differences between public health and community health? Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and improve the health of the general public. Which of the following st...

Community Nursing Exam 2 Questions & Answers The nurse working in the community is aware that there are different models for studying the epidemiology of a health condition in a population. One model of investigation of the interrelationships and characteristics of disease is the epidemiologic triangle. This model analyzes what three elements? A) Incidence, prevalence, and etiology B) Agent, host, and environment C) Person, place, and time D) Virus, bacteria, and fungus B) Agent, host, ...

Community Nursing-Chapter 16 Questions and Answers Which group of children is at the highest risk to have poor health? a. African American children living in a suburb b. Asian children living in an outer urban area c. Hispanic children living in the inner city d. White children living in a rural area ANS: C Significant disparities persist in health status of white children versus children of color. However, children living in suburban areas and most outer urban areas experience super...

Community Nursing Exam #2 Questions and Answers correct The public health nurse surveys a group of seniors on their perceptions of sexually transmitted diseases. The nurse is using which step of the Omaha System? A. Stating the problem. B. Evaluating the problem outcome. C. Planning and intervention. D. Collection and assessment of data. D. Collection and assessment of data. What was an early focus of environmental health practice? A) Control of communicable disease B) Maternal-in...

Community Health Nursing FINAL EXAM Questions and Answers correct Studies in analytic epidemiology differ from descriptive epidemiology because they seek to answer what kind of questions? The WHY questions. Descriptive epidemiology describes the distribution of disease, death, and other health outcomes in the population according to person, place, and time—the who, where, and when of disease patterns. Analytic epidemiology, by contrast, searches for the determinants of the patterns observ...

PNLE Community Health Nursing Exam 1 Questions & Answers correct Which is the primary goal of community health nursing? To support and supplement the efforts of the medical profession in the promotion of health and prevention of illness To enhance the capacity of individuals, families and communities to cope with their health needs To increase the productivity of the people by providing them with services that will increase their level of health To contribute to national development throu...

EDAPT Community Health Nursing Questions and Answers correct __________ is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. __________ is a group of individuals that share a geographic location, common interests, characteristics, values, and goals while __________ is a group of people with common personal or environmental characteristics. Health Community Population What is included in the scope of public health? Select all that apply. Living conditions Environmental san...

Community Health Nursing Question & Answers correct Population based Care: Concentrates on health protection, health promotion and disease prevention of a population. Public Health: considered the umbrella term for health care initiatives focused on nursing care aimed at populations and encompasses community and global health. Each of these concepts of care has a main goal of promoting, preserving, and maintaining community health. POPULATION AS A WHOLE Community Health Nursi...

community nursing quiz 1 Questions and Answers correct Define community health and distinguish it from public health. Community health —"identification of needs and the protection and improvement of collective health within a geographically defined area" •Public health —"activities that society undertakes to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy" •Public health nursing —nursing that is community based and, most importantly, it is population focused ...

Principles in Community and Public Health Nursing Questions & Answers correct A public health nurse has been assigned to call a client who speaks a different language than the nurse. Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrates cultural competency? a. Ask the client's family member to help with interpretation. b. Ask the office receptionist who can speak multiple languages to help with interpretation. c. Use the organization's interpretation or translation service for thi...

Community Exam 1 Practice Questions and Answers correct Jennifer is a community health nurse in a large metropolitan area. According to the American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics (2015), community health nurses must align themselves with public health programs that promote and preserve the health of populations by influencing Socioeconomic issues Psychosocial issues Sociocultural issues Developmental issues Sociocultural Mary is a nursing student doing her senior pr...