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6th Edition
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Chapter 01: Community- and Prevention-
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Oriented Practice to Improve Population Health
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MULTIPLEMCHOICE

1. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMbestMdescribesMcommunity-basedMnursing?
a. AMpracticeMinMwhichMcareMisMprovidedMforMindividualsMandMfamilies
b. ProvidingMcareMwithMaMfocusMonMtheMgroup’sMneeds
c. GivingMcareMwithMaMfocusMonMtheMaggregate’sMneeds
d. AMvalueMsystemMinMwhichMallMclientsMreceiveMoptimalMcare
ANS:M A
ByMdefinition,Mcommunity-basedMnursingMisMaMsetting-
specificMpracticeMinMwhichMcareMisMprovidedMforM“sick”MindividualsMandMfamiliesMwhereMthey
Mlive,Mwork,MandMattendMschool.MTheMemphasisMisMonMacuteMandMchronicMcareMandMtheMprovisi

onMofMcomprehensive,Mcoordinated,MandMcontinuousMcare.MTheseMnursesMmayMbeMgeneralistsM
orMspecialistsMinMmaternal–
infant,Mpediatric,Madult,MorMpsychiatricMmentalMhealthMnursing.MCommunity-
basedMnursingMemphasizesMacuteMandMchronicMcareMtoMindividualsMandMfamilies,MratherMthanMf
ocusingMonMgroups,Maggregates,MorMsystems.

2. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMbestMdescribesMcommunity-orientedMnursing?
a. FocusingMonMtheMprovisionMofMcareMtoMindividualsMandMfamilies
b. ProvidingMcareMtoMmanageMacuteMorMchronicMconditions
c. GivingMdirectM careMtoM illM inNdivR
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d. HavingMtheMgoalMofMhealthMU MSMN
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ANS:M D
ByMdefinition,Mcommunity-
orientedMnursingMhasMtheMgoalMofMpreserving,Mprotecting,MorMmaintainingMhealthMandMpreventi
ngMdiseaseMtoMpromoteMtheMqualityMofMlife.MAllMnursesMmayMfocusMonMindividualsMandMfamilie
s,MgiveMdirectMcareMtoMillMpersonsMwithinMtheirMfamilyMsetting,MandMhelpMmanageMacuteMorMchr
onicMconditions.MTheseMdefinitionsMareMnotMspecificMtoMcommunity-orientedMnursing.

3. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMtheMprimaryMfocusMofMpublicMhealthMnursing?
a. FamiliesMandMgroups
b. Illness-orientedM care
c. IndividualsMwithinMtheMfamilyMunit
d. HealthMcareMofMcommunitiesMandMpopulations

ANS:M D
InMpublicMhealthMnursingMtheMprimaryMfocusMisMonMtheMhealthMcareMofMcommunitiesMandMpopul
ationsMratherMthanMonMindividuals,Mgroups,MandMfamilies.MTheMgoalMisMtoMpreventMdiseaseMandM
preserve,Mpromote,Mrestore,MandMprotectMhealthMforMtheMcommunityMandMtheMpopulationMwithi
nMit.MCommunity-basedMnursesMdealMprimarilyMwithMillness-
orientedMcareMofMindividualsMandMfamiliesMacorssMtheMlifeMspan.MTheMaimMisMtoMamanageMacut
eMandMchronicMhealthMconditionsMinMtheMcommunity,MandMtheMfocusMofMpracticeMisMonMindividu
alMorMfamily-centeredMillnessMcare.
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, 4. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMresponsibleMforMtheMdramaticMincreaseMinMlifeMexpectancyMduring
MtheM20thMcentury?
a. TechnologyMincreasesMinMtheMfieldMofMmedicalMlaboratoryMresearch
b. AdvancesMinMsurgicalMtechniquesMandMprocedures
c. SanitationMandMotherMpopulation-basedMpreventionMprograms
d. UseMofMantibioticsMtoMfightMinfections
ANS:M C
ImprovementsMinMcontrolMofMinfectiousMdiseasesMthroughMimmunizations,Msanitation,MandMoth
erMpopulation-
basedMpreventionMprogramsMledMtoMtheMincreaseMinMlifeMexpectancyMfromMlessMthanM50MyearsMi
nM1900MtoMmoreMthanM78MyearsMinM2013.MAlthoughMpeopleMareMexcitedMwhenMaMnewMdrugMisM
discoveredMthatMcuresMaMdiseaseMorMwhenMaMnewMwayMtoMtransplantMorgansMisMperfected,MitMis
MimportantMtoMknowMaboutMtheMsignificantMgainsMinMtheMhealthMofMpopulationsMthatMhaveMcom

eMlargelyMfromMpublicMhealthMaccomplishments.

5. AMnurseMisMdevelopingMaMplanMtoMdecreaseMtheMnumberMofMprematureMdeathsMinMtheMcommu
nity.MWhichMofMtheMfollowingMinterventionsMwouldMmostMlikelyMbeMimplementedMbyMtheMn
urse?
a. IncreaseMtheMcommunity’sMknowledgeMaboutMhospiceMcare.
b. PromoteMhealthyMlifestyleMbehaviorMchoicesMamongMtheMcommunityMmembers.
c. EncourageMemployersMtoMhaveMwellnessMcentersMatMeachMindustrialMsite.
d. EnsureMtimelyMandMeffectiveMmedicalMinterventionMandMtreatmentMforMcommun
ityMmembers.
ANS:M B
PublicMhealthMapproachesMcouldMhelpMpreventMprematureMdeathsMbyMinfluencingMtheMwayMpeo
pleMeat,Mdrink,Mdrive,MengageMinMexercise,MandMtreatMtheMenvironment.MIncreasingMknowledge
MofMhospiceMcare,MencouragingMon-

siteMwellnessMcenters,MandMensuringMtimelyMtreatmentMofMmedical
conditionsMdoMnotMaddressMtheNfU
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strategies.MThisMisMtheMmajorMmethodMthatMisMsuggestedMtoMdecreaseMtheMincidenceMofMprematu
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death.
6. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMaMbasicMassumptionMofMpublicMhealthMefforts?
a. HealthMdisparitiesMamongManyMgroupsMareMmorallyMandMlegallyMwrong.
b. HealthMcareMisMtheMmostMimportantMpriorityMinMgovernmentMplanningMandMfunding.
c. TheMhealthMofMindividualsMcannotMbeMseparatedMfromMtheMhealthMofMtheMcommunity.
d. TheMgovernmentMisMresponsibleMforMlengtheningMtheMlifeMspanMofMAmericans.

ANS:M C
PublicMhealthMpracticeMfocusesMonMtheMcommunityMasMaMwhole,MandMtheMeffectM ofMtheMcommu
nity’sMhealthMstatusM(resources)MonMtheMhealthMofMindividuals,Mfamilies,MandMgroups.MTheMgoal
MisMtoMpreventMdiseaseMandMdisabilityMandMpromoteMandMprotectMtheMhealthMofMtheMcommunityM

asMaMwhole.MPublicMhealthMcanMbeMdescribedMasMwhatMsocietyMcollectivelyMdoesMtoMensureMthat
MconditionsMexistMinMwhichMpeopleMcanMbeMhealthy. MTheMbasicMassumptionsMofMpublicMhealthMd

oMnotMjudgeMtheMmoralityMofMhealthMdisparities.MTheMfocusMisMonMpreventionMofMillnessMnotMon
MspendingMmoreMonMillnessMcare.MAdditionally,MindividualMresponsibilityMforMmakingMhealthyM

choicesMisMtheMdirectiveMforMlengtheningMlifeMspanMnotMtheMroleMofMtheMgovernment.

7. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMactionsMwouldMmostMlikelyMbeMperformedMbyMaMpublicMhealthMnurse?
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, a. AskingMcommunityMleadersMwhatMinterventionsMshouldMbeMchosen
b. AssessingMtheMcommunityMandMdecidingMonMappropriateMinterventions
c. UsingMdataMfromMtheMmainMhealthMcareMinstitutionsMinMtheMcommunityMtoMdetermine




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