Community and Public Health Nursing, 10th Edition – Rector Test Bank (2025)

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1. Aftergteachinggaggroupgofgnursinggstudentsgaboutgthegsimilaritiesgandgdifferencesgbet
weengpublicghealthgandgcommunityghealth,gwhichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgbygagnursingg
studentgwouldgindicategknowledgegofgthegsimilaritiesgandgdifferencesgbetweengpublicghealth
gandgcommunityghealth?



A) “Communityghealthgnursinggisgdefinedgas
nursinggcareg thatgisg providedgingagcommunitygsetting,grathergthanganginstitutionalgsetting.”

B) “Publicghealthgnursinggisgdefinedgasgnursinggcaregthatgisg providedginganginstitutional
setting.”
C) “Publicghealthgnursinggisgfocusedgongthe
ghealthgofgindividuals.”



D) “Communityghealthgnursinggcangshapegthegqualitygofgcommunityghealthgservicesgand
gimprovegtheghealthgofgtheggeneralgpublic.”

Ans:g DgFeedback:
Operatinggwithingangenvironmentgofgrapidgchangegandgincreasinglygcomplexgchallenges,gt
hisgnursingspecialtygholdsgthegpotentialgtogshapegthegqualitygofgcommunityghealthgservicesg
and
improvegtheghealthgofgtheggeneralgpublic.

2. Whichgofg thegfollowinggstatementsgwouldgbest
describegthegdifferencegbetweengpublicghealthgnursinggandgcommunityghealthgnursing?

A) Publicghealthgnursinggisgfocusedgongthegprivategaspectsgofghealth,gandgcommunityghealt
hgnursinggisfocusedgongthegpublicgaspectsgof
health.

B) Ingourgtextbook,gthegtermgcommunityghealthgpracticegrefersgtogagfocusgongspecific
,gdesignatedcommunitiesgandgisgapartgofgthe
largergpublicghealthgeffort.
C) Publicghealthgnursinggandgcommunityghealthgnursinggrelategtogthegverygsamegtypesgo
fgservicesgandperspectives.

D) Bothgpublicghealthgnursinggandgcommunityghealthgnursinggaregpracticed
gexclusivelygwithininstitutions.

Ans:g BgFeedback:

,Ingthisgtextbook,gcommunityghealthgpracticegrefersgtogagfocusgongspecific,gdesignatedgcommun
ities.gItgisgagpartgofgtheglargergpublicghealthgeffortgandgrecognizesgthegfundamentalgconceptsga
ndgprinciplesgofgpublicghealthgasgitsgbirthrightgandgfoundationgforgpractice.gPublicghealthgnursi
nggisgfocusedgongthegpublicgaspectsgofghealth.gPublicghealthgnursinggandgcommunityghealthgnur
singghavegdistinctivegtypesgofgservicesgandgperspectives.gNeithergpublicghealthgnursinggnorgco
mmunityghealthgnursinggisgpracticedgexclgusivelygwithinginstitutions.

3. Whichgofg thegfollowinggisgmostgaccurategaboutgthegconceptgofg community?
A) Ag communitygisgagcollectiongofgpeoplegwhogsharegsomegimportantgfeaturesgofgtheirglives.
B) Communitygmembersglivegingthegsameggeographicglocation.
C) Communitygmembersgaregbiologicallygrelated.

D) Ag communitygisgmadegupgofgpeoplegwhogdognotgnecessarilyginteractgwithgoneganothe
rgandgdognotgnecessarilygsharegagsensegofgbelonging
togthatggroup.gAns:
AFeedback:

Thegbroadgdefinitiongofgagcommunitygisgagcollectiongofgpeoplegwhogsharegsomegimportantgfeat
uresgofgtheirglives.gCommunitygmembersgmaygnotglivegingthegsameggeographicglocationgasginga
gcommon-

interestcommunitygorag communitygofgsolution.gAgpopulationgisgmadegupgofgpeoplegwhogdognotg
necessarilyginteractgwithgoneganothergandgdognotgnecessarilygsharega
sensegofbelonginggtogthatggroup.

4. Aggroupgofgstudentsgaregreviewinggmaterialgforgagtestgongpopulations,
gcommunities,gandaggregates.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggindicates

thatgthegstudentsgunderstandgthesegconcepts?
A) Membersgofgag populationgsharegagsensegofgbelonging.
B) Communitiesgandgpopulationsgaregtypesgofgaggregates.
C) Individualsgofgagcommunitygareglooselygconnected.
D) Membersgofgangaggregategsharegagstronggbond.
gAns:gBFeedback:

Angaggregategrefersgtogagmassgofg groupinggofgdistinctgindividualsgwhogaregconsideredgasgagwh
olegandgwhogareglooselygassociatedgwithgoneganother.gCommunitiesgandgpopulationsgaregtyp
esgofgaggregates.gAgpopulationgisgmadegupgofgpeoplegwhogdognotgnecessarilyginteractgwithgon
eganothergandgdonotgnecessarilygsharegagsensegofgbelonginggtogtheggroup.gAgcommunitygisga

collectiongofgpeoplegwhogchosegtoginteractgwithgoneganothergbecausegofgcommongi
nterests,gcharacteristics,gorgoals,gwhichgformgthegbasisgforgagsensegofgunitygorgbel
onging.

5. Whichgofgthegfollowinggwouldgagcommunityghealthgnursegidentifygasgagcommunitygo
fgcommoninterest?

, A) Theg globalgcommunity

B) SmallgruralgtowngingagnortherngstategC)NationalgprofessionalgorganizationgD)
gCountiesaddressinggwaterpollutiongAns:gC

Feedback:
Ag common-
interestgcommunitygsharesgagcommonginterestgorggoalgthatgbindsgthegmembersgtogether.g
Membershipgingagnationalgprofessionalgorganizationgisgonegexample.gThegglobalgcommuni
tyandagsmallgruralgtowngingagnortherngstategwouldgbegexamplesgofgaggeographicgcommu
nity.gCountiesgaddressinggawaterpollutiongproblemgwouldgbegangexample
ofg agcommunitygofgsolution.

6. Thegnursegisgworkinggwithgagcommunitygofgsolution.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggwould
gthegnurseexpecttogfind?

A) Ag healthgproblemgaffectinggtheggroup
B) Commonggoalgbindinggmembersgtogether
C) Sharinggofgag similarggoal
D) Locationalgb
oundariesgAns:gAg
Feedback:
Ag communitygofgsolutionginvolvesgaggroupgofgpeoplegcominggtogethergtogsolvegagproblem
thatgaffectsgthem.gAgcommon-
interestgcommunityginvolvesgagcollectiongofgpeoplegwidelygscatteredgeographicallygwhoghavegangin
terestgorggoalgthatgbindsgthegmembersgtogether.
Aggeographicalgcommunitygisgonegdefinedgbygitsggeographicalgorlocationalgboundari
es.

7. Whichgonegofgthegfollowinggstatementsgmadegbygagstudentgwouldgthegnursegeducato
rgrecognizegasevidencegthatgagstudent
understandsgtheghealthgcontinuum?
A) Theg distinctiongbetweenghealthgandgillnessgisgwellgdemarcated.
B) Illnessgrefersgtogagstategofg beinggrelativelygunhealthy.

C) Thegtermghealthgisglimitedgtogreflectgangindividual'sgstate.
D) Treatmentgofgacutegconditionsgref
lectsgthecurrentgfocusgofghealthgcare.gA
ns:g B

Feedback:
Althoughgsocietygtypicallygdepictsgangabsoluteglinegofgdifferencegbetweengbeinggeithergw
ellgorgill,ghealthgisgconsideredgagrelativegterm.gThus,gillnessgisgviewedgasgagstategofgbeingg
relativelygunhealthy.gHealthgisgtypicallygdescribedgasgagcontinuumgthatginvolvesgagrangegof
degreesgfromgoptimalhealthgatgonegendgtogtotalgdisabilityorgdeathgatgthegother.gTheglinegofgdemar
cationgisgnotgclear.gHealthgappliesgtogindividuals,gfamilies,gandgcommunities.
Traditionally,gmostghealthgcareghasgfocusedgongthe