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NUR 444 PRACTICE 2026 LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
1. Which of the following best describes community-based
nursing?
a. A philosophy that guides family-centered illness care
b. Providing care with a focus on the groups needs
c. Giving care with a focus on the aggregates needs
d. A value system in which all clients receive optimal care -
correct answer -ANS: A
By definition, community-based nursing is nursing that focuses on
family-centered illness care to individuals and families in the
community.
2. Which of the following best describes community-oriented
nursing?
a. Focusing on the provision of care to individuals and families
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b. Providing care to manage acute or chronic conditions
c. Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting
d. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention -
correct answer -ANS: D
By definition, community-oriented nursing has the goal of
preserving, protecting, or maintaining health to promote the
quality of life. All nurses may focus on individuals and families,
give direct care to ill persons within their family setting, and help
manage acute or chronic conditions.
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 - correct answer -ANS: D
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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 quality of life.
4. Which of the following is responsible for the dramatic increase
in life expectancy during the twentieth century?
a. Technology increases in the field of medical laboratory
research
b. Advances in surgical techniques and procedures
c. Sanitation and other public health activities
d. Use of antibiotics to fight infections - correct answer -ANS: C
Improvement in control of infectious diseases through
immunizations, sanitation, and other public health activities led to
the increase in life expectancy from less than 50 years in 1900 to
more than 77 years in 2002.
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5. A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of
premature deaths in the community. Which of the following
interventions would most likely be implemented by the nurse?
a. Increase the communitys knowledge about hospice care.
b. Promote healthy lifestyle behavior choices among the
community members.
c. Encourage employers to have wellness centers at each
industrial site.
d. Ensure timely and effective medical intervention and treatment
for community members. - correct answer -ANS: B
Public health approaches could help prevent about 70% of early
deaths by influencing the way people eat, drink, drive, engage in
exercise, and treat the environment.
6. Which of the following is a basic assumption of public health
efforts?
a. Health disparities among any groups are morally and legally
wrong.
NUR 444 PRACTICE 2026 LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
1. Which of the following best describes community-based
nursing?
a. A philosophy that guides family-centered illness care
b. Providing care with a focus on the groups needs
c. Giving care with a focus on the aggregates needs
d. A value system in which all clients receive optimal care -
correct answer -ANS: A
By definition, community-based nursing is nursing that focuses on
family-centered illness care to individuals and families in the
community.
2. Which of the following best describes community-oriented
nursing?
a. Focusing on the provision of care to individuals and families
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b. Providing care to manage acute or chronic conditions
c. Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting
d. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention -
correct answer -ANS: D
By definition, community-oriented nursing has the goal of
preserving, protecting, or maintaining health to promote the
quality of life. All nurses may focus on individuals and families,
give direct care to ill persons within their family setting, and help
manage acute or chronic conditions.
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 - correct answer -ANS: D
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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 quality of life.
4. Which of the following is responsible for the dramatic increase
in life expectancy during the twentieth century?
a. Technology increases in the field of medical laboratory
research
b. Advances in surgical techniques and procedures
c. Sanitation and other public health activities
d. Use of antibiotics to fight infections - correct answer -ANS: C
Improvement in control of infectious diseases through
immunizations, sanitation, and other public health activities led to
the increase in life expectancy from less than 50 years in 1900 to
more than 77 years in 2002.
, Page | 4
5. A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of
premature deaths in the community. Which of the following
interventions would most likely be implemented by the nurse?
a. Increase the communitys knowledge about hospice care.
b. Promote healthy lifestyle behavior choices among the
community members.
c. Encourage employers to have wellness centers at each
industrial site.
d. Ensure timely and effective medical intervention and treatment
for community members. - correct answer -ANS: B
Public health approaches could help prevent about 70% of early
deaths by influencing the way people eat, drink, drive, engage in
exercise, and treat the environment.
6. Which of the following is a basic assumption of public health
efforts?
a. Health disparities among any groups are morally and legally
wrong.
