FOUNDATIONS FOR n n
POPULATION HEALTH IN n n n
COMMUNITY/ PUBLIC HEALTH
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NURSING, 5TH EDITION BY
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MARCIA STANHOPE
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,Stanhope:n Foundationsn ofn Populationn Healthn forn Community/Publicn Healthn Nursing,n 5thn Edition
Contents:
Partn I:n Perspectivesn inn Healthn Caren Deliveryn andn Nursing
Chaptern 1.n Communityn andn Preventionn Orientedn Practicen ton Improven Populationn Health
Chaptern 2.n Then Historyn ofn Publicn Healthn andn Publicn andn Communityn Healthn Nursing
Chaptern 3.n Then Changingn U.S.n Healthn andn Publicn Healthn Caren Systems
Partn II:n Influencesn onn Healthn Caren Deliveryn andn Nursing
Chaptern 4.n Ethicsn inn Publicn andn Communityn Healthn Nursingn Practice
Chaptern 5.n Culturaln Influencesn inn Nursingn inn Communityn Health
Chaptern 6.n Environmentaln Health
Chaptern 7.n Government,n then Law,n andn Policyn Activism
Chaptern 8.n Economicn Influences
Partn III:n Conceptualn Frameworksn Appliedn ton Nursingn Practicen inn then Community
Chaptern 9.n Epidemiologicaln Applications
Chaptern 10.n Evidence-Basedn Practice
Chaptern 11.n Usingn Healthn Educationn andn Groupsn inn then Community
Partn IV:n Issuesn andn Approachesn inn Healthn Caren ofn Populations
Chaptern 12.n Communityn Assessmentn andn Evaluation
Chaptern 13.n Casen Management
Chaptern 14.n Disastern Management
Chaptern 15.n Surveillancen andn Outbreakn Investigation
Chaptern 16.n Programn Management
Chaptern 17.n Managingn Qualityn andn Safety
Partn V:n Issuesn andn Approachesn inn Familyn andn Individualn Healthn Care
Chaptern 18.n Familyn Developmentn andn Familyn Nursingn Assessment
Chaptern 19.n Familyn Healthn Risks
Chaptern 20.n Healthn Risksn Acrossn then Lifen Span
Partn VI:n Vulnerability:n Predisposingn Factors
Chaptern 21.n Vulnerabilityn andn Vulnerablen Populations:n Ann Overview
Chaptern 22.n Ruraln Healthn andn Migrantn Health
Chaptern 23.n Poverty,n Homelessness,n Teenn Pregnancy,n andn Mentaln Illness
Chaptern 24.n Alcohol,n Tobacco,n andn Othern Drugn Problemsn inn then Community
Chaptern 25.n Violencen andn Humann Abuse
Chaptern 26.n Infectiousn Diseasen Preventionn andn Control
Chaptern 27.n HIVn Infection,n Hepatitis,n Tuberculosis,n andn Sexuallyn Transmittedn Diseases
Partn VII:n Nursingn Practicen inn then Community:n Rolesn andn Functions
Chaptern 28.n Nursingn Practicen atn then Local,n State,n andn Nationaln Levelsn inn Publicn Health
Chaptern 29.n Then Faithn Communityn Nurse
Chaptern 30.n Then Nursen inn Homen Healthn andn Hospice
Chaptern 31.n Then Nursen inn then Schools
Chaptern 32.n Then Nursen inn Occupationaln Health
,Stanhope:n Foundationsn forn Populationn Healthn inn Community/Publicn HealthNursing,n 5thn Edition
Chaptern01:n Communityn andn Preventionn Orientedn Practicen ton Improven Populationn Health
MULTIPLEn CHOICE
1. n Whichn ofn then followingn bestn describesn community-basedn nursing?
a. An practicen inn whichn caren isn providedn forn individualsn andn families
b. Providingn caren withn an focusn onn then group’sn needs
c. Givingn caren withn an focusn onn then aggregate’sn needs
d. An valuen systemn inn whichn alln clientsn receiven optimaln care
ANS:n A
Byn definition,n community-basedn nursingn isn an setting-specificn practicen inn whichn caren isn
providedn forn “sick”n individualsn andn familiesn wheren theyn live,n work,n andn attendn school.n Then
emphasisn isn onn acuten andn chronicn caren andn then provisionn ofn comprehensive,n coordinated,n
andn continuousn care.n Thesen nursesn mayn ben generalistsn orn specialistsn inn maternal–infant,n
pediatric,n adult,n orn psychiatricn mentaln healthn nursing.n Community-basedn nursingn emphasizesn
acuten andn chronicn caren ton individualsn andn families,n rathern thann focusingn onn groups,n
aggregates,n orn systems.
2. Whichn ofn then followingn bestn describesn community-orientedn nursing?
a. Focusingn onn then provisionn ofn caren ton individualsn andn families
b. Providingn caren ton managen acuten orn chronicn conditions
c. Givingn directn caren ton illn individualsn withinn theirn familynsetting
d. Havingn then goaln ofn healthn promotionn andn diseasen prevention
ANS:n D
Byn definition,n community-orientedn nursingn hasn then goaln ofn preserving,n protecting,n orn
maintainingn healthn andn preventingn diseasen ton promoten then qualitynofn life.n Alln nursesn mayn
focusn onn individualsn andn families,n given directn caren ton illn personsn withinn theirn familynsetting,n
andn helpn managen acuten orn chronicn conditions.n Thesen definitionsn aren notn specificn ton
community-orientedn nursing.
3. Whichn ofn then followingn isn then primaryn focusn ofn publicn healthn nursing?
a. Familiesn andn groups
b. Illness-orientedn care
c. Individualsn withinn then familynunit
d. Healthn caren ofn communitiesn andn populations
ANS:n D
Inn publicn healthn nursingn then primaryn focusn isn onn then healthn caren ofn communitiesn andn
populationsn rathernthann onn individuals,n groups,n andn families.n Then goaln isn ton preventn diseasen
andn preserve,n promote,n restore,n andn protectn healthn forn then communityn andn then populationn
withinn it.n Community-basedn nursesn dealn primarilyn withn illness-orientedn caren ofn individualsn
andn familiesn acorssn then lifen span.n Then aimn isn ton amanagen acuten andn chronicn healthn
conditionsn inn then community,n andn then focusn ofn practicen isn onn individualn orn family-centeredn
illnessn care.
, 4. Whichn ofn then followingn isn responsiblen forn then dramaticn increasen inn lifen expectancyn duringn
then 20thn century?
a. Technologynincreasesn inn then fieldn ofn medicaln laboratoryn research
b. Advancesn inn surgicaln techniquesn andn procedures
c. Sanitationn andn othern population-basedn preventionn programs
d. Usenofn antibioticsn ton fightn infections
ANS:n C
Improvementsn inn controln ofn infectiousn diseasesn throughn immunizations,n sanitation,n andn
othern population-basedn preventionn programsn ledn ton then increasen inn lifen expectancyn fromn lessn
thann 50n yearsn inn 1900n ton moren thann 78n yearsn inn 2013.n Althoughn peoplen aren excitedn whenn an
newn drugn isn discoveredn thatn curesn an diseasen orn whenn an newn wayn ton transplantn organsn isn
perfected,n itn isn importantn ton known aboutn then significantn gainsn inn then healthn ofn populationsn
thatn haven comen largelyn fromn publicn healthn accomplishments.
5. An nursen isn developingn an plann ton decreasen then numbern ofn prematuren deathsn inn then
community.n Whichn ofn then followingn interventionsn wouldn mostn likelyn ben implementedn byn
then nurse?
a. Increasen then community’sn knowledgen aboutn hospicen care.
b. Promoten healthyn lifestylen behaviorn choicesn amongn then communitynmembers.
c. Encouragenemployersn ton haven wellnessn centersn atn eachn industrialn site.
d. Ensuren timelyn andn effectiven medicaln interventionn andn treatmentn forn
communityn members.
ANS:n B
Publicnhealthn approachesn couldn helpn preventn prematuren deathsn byninfluencingn then waynpeoplen
eat,n drink,n drive,n engagen inn exercise,n andn treatn then environment.n Increasingn knowledgen ofn
hospicencare,n encouragingn on-siten wellnessn centers,n andn ensuringn timelyntreatmentn ofn medicaln
conditionsn don notn addressn then focusn ofn improvingn overalln healthn throughn healthn promotionn
strategies.n Thisn isn then majorn methodn thatn isn suggestedn ton decreasen then incidencen ofn
prematuren death.
6. Whichn ofn then followingn isn an basicn assumptionn ofn publicn healthn efforts?
a. Healthn disparitiesn amongn anyn groupsn aren morallyn andn legallyn wrong.
b. Healthn caren isn then mostn importantn priorityninn governmentn planningn andn funding.
c. Then healthn ofn individualsn cannotn ben separatedn fromn then healthn ofn then community.
d. Then governmentn isn responsiblen forn lengtheningn then lifen spann ofn Americans.
ANS:n C
Publicn healthn practicen focusesn onn then communityn asn an whole,n andn then effectn ofn then
community’sn healthn statusn (resources)n onn then healthn ofn individuals,n families,n andn groups.n
Then goaln isn ton preventn diseasen andn disabilityn andn promoten andn protectn then healthn ofn then
communityn asn an whole.n Publicn healthn cann ben describedn asn whatn societyn collectivelyn doesn ton
ensuren thatn conditionsn existn inn whichn peoplen cann ben healthy.n Then basicn assumptionsn ofn publicn
healthn don notn judgen then moralityn ofn healthn disparities.n Then focusn isn onn preventionn ofn illnessn
notn onn spendingn moren onn illnessn care.n Additionally,n individualn responsibilityn forn makingn
healthyn choicesn isn then directiven forn lengtheningn lifen spann notn then rolen ofn then government.
7. Whichn ofn then followingn actionsn wouldn mostn likelyn ben performedn byn an publicn healthn nurse?
a. Askingn communitynleadersn whatn interventionsn shouldn ben chosen
b. Assessingn then communityn andn decidingn onn appropriaten interventions
c. Usingn datan fromn then mainn healthn caren institutionsn inn then communitynton determine