Community Health Exam 1 Questions With Multiple Choices |Verified & Revised Answers (New)!!!

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Whichnstatementnbestndescribesncommunity-basednnursing?

A.nAnpracticeninnwhichncarenisnprovidednfornindividualsnandnfamilies.

b.nProvidingncarenwithnanfocusnonnthengroup'snneeds.

c.nGivingncarenwithnanfocusnonnthenaggregate'snneeds.

d.nAnvaluensystemninnwhichnallnclientsnreceivenoptimalncare.n-nCORRECTnANSWERnANS:nA

Byndefinition,ncommunity-basednnursingnisnansetting-
specificnpracticeninnwhichncarenisnprovidednforn"sick"nindividualsnandnfamilies

wherentheynlive,nwork,nandnattendnschool.nThenemphasisnisnonnacutenandnchronicncarenandnthenpro
visionnofncomprehensive,

coordinated,nandncontinuousncare.nThesennursesnmaynbengeneralistsnornspecialistsninnmaternal-
infant,npediatric,nadult,nornpsychiatric

mentalnhealthnnursing.nCommunity-
basednnursingnemphasizesnacutenandnchronicncarentonindividualsnandnfamilies,nrathernthan

focusingnonngroups,naggregates,nornsystems



Whichnstatementnbestndescribesnthengoalnofncommunity-orientednnursing?

A.nProvidingncarentonindividualsnandnfamilies

b.nProvidingncarentonmanagenacutenornchronicnconditions

c.nGivingndirectncarentonillnindividualsnwithinntheirnfamilynsetting

d.nTonpreserve,nprotect,npromote,nornmaintainnhealthnandnpreventndiseasen-
nCORRECTnANSWERnANS:nD

,Byndefinition,ncommunity-
orientednnursingnhasnthengoalnofnpreserving,nprotecting,nornmaintainingnhealthnandnpreventingndis
easento

promotenthenqualitynofnlife.nAllnnursesnmaynfocusnonnindividualsnandnfamilies,ngivendirectncarentonill
npersonsnwithinntheirnfamily



setting,nandnhelpnmanagenacutenornchronicnconditions.nThesendefinitionsnarennotnspecificntoncom
munity-orientednnursing



Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnthenprimarynfocusnofnpublicnhealthnnursing?

A.nFamiliesnandngroups

b.nIllness-orientedncare

c.nIndividualsnwithinnthenfamilynunit

d.nHealthncarenofncommunitiesnandnpopulationsn-nCORRECTnANSWERnANS:nD

Innpublicnhealthnnursing,nthenprimarynfocusnisnonnthenhealthncarenofncommunitiesnandnpopulations
nrathernthannonnindividuals,ngroups,



andnfamilies.nThengoalnisntonpreventndiseasenandnpreserve,npromote,nrestore,nandnprotectnhealthnf
ornthencommunitynandnthenpopulation

withinnit.nCommunity-basednnursesndealnprimarilynwithnillness-
orientedncarenofnindividualsnandnfamiliesnacrossnthenlifenspan.nThe

aimnisntonmanagenacutenandnchronicnhealthnconditionsninnthencommunity,nandnthenfocusnofnpractic
enisnonnindividualnor

family-centerednillnessncare.



Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnresponsiblenfornthendramaticnincreaseninnlifenexpectancynduringnthen20th
ncentury?



a.nTechnologynincreasesninnthenfieldnofnmedicalnlaboratorynresearch

b.nAdvancesninnsurgicalntechniquesnandnprocedures

c.nSanitationnandnothernpopulation-basednpreventionnprograms

d.nUsenofnantibioticsntonfightninfectionsn-nCORRECTnANSWERnANS:nC

,Therenhasntonbenindisputablenevidencencollectednoverntimenthatnpublicnhealthnpoliciesnandnprogra
msnwerenprimarilynresponsiblenfor

increasingnthenaveragenlifenspannfromn47ninn1900nton78.6nyearsninn2017,nannincreasenofnapproximat
elyn60%ninnjustnovernancenturynplus

throughnimprovementsninn(1)nsanitation,n(2)ncleannwaternsupplies,n(3)nmakingnworkplacesnsafer,n(4
)nimprovingnfoodnandndrugnsafety,

(5)nimmunizingnchildren,nandn(6)nimprovingnnutrition,nhygiene,nandnhousing.nAlthoughnpeoplenare
nexcitednwhennannewndrugnis



discoverednthatncuresnandiseasenornwhennannewnwayntontransplantnorgansnisnperfected,nitnisnimport
antntonknownaboutnthensignificant

gainsninnthenhealthnofnpopulationsnthatnhavencomenlargelynfromnpublicnhealthnaccomplishments



Annursenisndevelopingnanplanntondecreasenthennumbernofnprematurendeathsninnthencommunity.nWh
ichnofnthenfollowingninterventions

wouldnmostnlikelynbenimplementednbynthennurse?

a.nProvidenfreenhealthncarentonallncitizens

b.nTonincreasenthennumbernofnindividualsnwithnaccessntoneffectivenhealthncarenbenefits

c.nLowernthencostnofnhealthncarentonthenAmericannpopulation

d.nTonlessennthengovernmentalnburdennofnprovidingnhealthncarentonAmericansn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnANS:nB



ThencentralnfeatureninnthenPatientnProtectionnandnAffordablenCarenActn(ACA)nofn2010narenthenmec
hanismsntonincreasenthennumbernof

peoplenwithnhealthninsurance.nThencarenprovidednisnnotnnecessarilynfree.nWhilenthencostnofnhealthn
carenandnthenburdennitnplacesnonnthe

Americanngovernmentnarenseriousnconcerns,ntheynarennotnthenprimarynfocusnofnACA



WhatnisnthenbasicnassumptionnstatednbynHealthynPeoplen2010nasnitnrelatesntonpublicnhealthnefforts
?

a.nHealthndisparitiesnamongnanyngroupsnarenmorallynandnlegallynwrong.

, b.nHealthncarenisnthenmostnimportantnpriorityninngovernmentnplanningnandnfunding.

c.nThenhealthnofnindividualsncannotnbenseparatednfromnthenhealthnofnthencommunity.

d.nThengovernmentnisnresponsiblenfornlengtheningnthenlifenspannofnAmericansn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnANS:nC



ThenmajornpremisenofnHealthynPeoplen2010nwasnthatnthenhealthnofnthenindividualncannotnbenentir
elynseparatenfromnthenhealthnofnthe

largerncommunity.nPublicnhealthnpracticenfocusesnonnthencommunitynasnanwhole,nandntheneffectnof
nthencommunity'snhealthnstatus



(resources)nonnthenhealthnofnindividuals,nfamilies,nandngroups.nThengoalnisntonpreventndiseasenandn
disabilitynandnpromotenandnprotect

thenhealthnofnthencommunitynasnanwhole.nPublicnhealthncannbendescribednasnwhatnsocietyncollectiv
elyndoesntonensurenthatnconditions

existninnwhichnpeoplencannbenhealthy.nThenbasicnassumptionsnofnpublicnhealthndonnotnjudgenthenm
oralitynofnhealthndisparities.nThe

focusnisnonnpreventionnofnillnessnnotnonnspendingnmorenonnillnessncare.nAdditionally,nindividualnres
ponsibilitynfornmakingnhealthy

choicesnisnthendirectivenfornlengtheningnlifenspannnotnthenrolenofnthengovernment



Whichnofnthenfollowingnactionsnwouldnmostnlikelynbenperformednbynanpublicnhealthnnurse?

a.nAskingncommunitynleadersnwhatninterventionsnshouldnbenchosen

b.nAssessingnthencommunitynandndecidingnonnappropriateninterventions

c.nUsingndatanfromnthenmainnhealthncareninstitutionsninnthencommunityntondetermine

needednhealthnservices

d.nWorkingnwithncommunityngroupsntoncreatenpoliciesntonimproventhenenvironmentn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnANS:nD



Althoughnthenpublicnhealthnnursenmightnengageninnanynofnthentasksnlisted,nhenornshenworksnprimari
lynwithnmembersnofnthencommunity

toncarrynoutncorenpublicnhealthnfunctions,nincludingnassessmentnofnthenpopulationnasnanwholenandn
engagingninnpromotingnhealthnand