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What is an aggregate?
A. A community of people with common characteristics
B. A set of data collected about a community of patients
C. A selection of people of the same gender in a particular age range
D. A group of nurses and other providers engaged in research together - Answer A. A
community of people with common characteristics.
Rationale: An aggregate is a community of people with common characteristics. It is not
a set of data. A selection of people of the same gender and/or in a particular age range
is an example of an aggregate, but an aggregate can be based on many other
characteristics. A research team is not an example of an aggregate.
Living conditions are an example of which type of determinant?
A. Health services
B. Individual behavior
C. Social environment
D. Physical environment - Answer D. Physical Environment.
Rationale: Physical environment determinants include living conditions, crowding, and
pollution. Health services determinants include access to quality healthcare and
insurance coverage. Individual behavior includes alcohol use, drug use, unprotected
sex, smoking, and activity level. Discrimination, income, & gender are examples of
social environment determinants.
What is an example of a social environment determinant of health?
A. Age
B. Gender
C. Alcohol use
D. Access to health insurance - Answer B. Gender
Rationale: Social environment determinants of health include gender, discrimination,
and income. Age is an example of biology or genetics. Alcohol use is an example of
individual behavior. Access to health insurance is an example of health services.
During the engagement phase, what does the community assessment team do?
, A. Collects data by participating in a windshield survey
B. Organizes with community leader to create a timeline
C. Talks with key informants about concerns in the community
D. Identifies populations and subpopulations in the community - Answer D. Identifies
populations and subpopulations in the community
Rationale: During engagement, the team will identify populations and subpopulations in
the community. During the planning phase, the team will create a timeline for the
assessment. The team will talk with key informants during later steps of the community
assessment model. A windshield survey is a way of gathering information about a
community, but it does not involve any engagement with the community, only
observation.
Which is the best description of prevalence?
A. Rates of chronic illness within a population that is usually underreported
B. Number of deaths from a certain illness during a specified period of time
C. Number of all cases of a specific disease in a population during a certain period of
time
D. Number of new cases of a disease that occurred in a community over a period of
time - Answer C. Number of all cases of a specific disease in a population during a
certain period of time
Rationale: The definition of prevalence is the number of all cases of a certain disease
within a population over a specified time frame. Rate of chronic illnesses that often go
underreported is morbidity. Number of deaths is mortality rate. Number of new cases
within a community is incidence.
In Labonte's (1994) empowerment model, which sphere is concerned with small group
development?
A. Intergroup
B. Intragroup
C. Interpersonal
D. Interorganizational - Answer B. Intragroup
Rationale: The intragroup sphere is concerned with small-group development. The
intergroup sphere is concerned with community collaboration. The interpersonal sphere
is concerned with personal empowerment. The interorganizational sphere is concerned
with coalition-building.
The nurse's careful analysis of vital statistics or census data can reveal small groups of
people with special needs who may be overlooked by the "Rule of Utility." What term
describes these groups?