WGU D450 CHAPTER 1 COMMUNITY &
PREVENTION ORIENTED POPULATION
FOCUSED PRACTICE THE FOUNDATION OF
SPECIALIZATION IN PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
ANS: A
By definition, community-based nursing is nursing that focuses
on family-centered illness care to individuals and families in
the community. - CORRECT ANSWER 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:
ANS: B, C, D
As overall health needs become the focus of care in the United States, a stronger
commitment to population-focused services is emerging. Threats of bio-terrorism,
anthrax scares, and the emergence of modern-day epidemics have drawn
attention to population-focused safety and services - CORRECT ANSWER Which of
the following variables have led to a stronger
commitment to population-focused services? (Select all
that apply.)
,a. Economic turmoil and demand for high-technology care
b. Emergence of new or drug-resistant infectious diseases
c. Emphasis on overall health care needs rather than only
on acute care treatment
d. Threat of bio-terrorism:
ANS: A, B, C
Evidence that public health nurses are practicing effectively in the community
would include these: organizing services where people live, work, play, and learn;
working in partnerships and with coalitions; and participating in epidemiological
studies - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following actions demonstrate(s)
effective
public health nursing practice in the community? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Epidemiological investigations examine the environment
for health hazards.
b. New services are organized where particular vulnerable
populations live.
c. Partnerships are established with community coalitions.
d. Staff members at the public health agency continue to
increase in number
,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. - CORRECT ANSWER Which
of the following best describes community-oriented
nursing?
a. Focusing on the provision of care to individuals and
families
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:
ANS: D
The key difference between community-based and community oriented nursing is
that community-based nurses deal primarily with illness-oriented care, whereas
community oriented nurses or public health nurses provide health care to
promote quality of life - CORRECT ANSWER 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:
ANS: A, D
An increasing number of clients are receiving care in the home
because it is less expensive and clients prefer to receive care
in familiar and comfortable settings. It is not more efficient nor more convenient,
since travel time has to be considered. Nurses differ as to their preferred
employment setting. - CORRECT ANSWER Why are nurses increasingly providing
care in clients
homes rather than in hospitals? (Select all that apply.)
a. Home care is less expensive.
b. It is much more efficient to give care in the home.
c. Nurses prefer to give home care with individual attention.
d. People prefer to receive care in their homes rather than
in hospitals.:
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
PREVENTION ORIENTED POPULATION
FOCUSED PRACTICE THE FOUNDATION OF
SPECIALIZATION IN PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
ANS: A
By definition, community-based nursing is nursing that focuses
on family-centered illness care to individuals and families in
the community. - CORRECT ANSWER 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:
ANS: B, C, D
As overall health needs become the focus of care in the United States, a stronger
commitment to population-focused services is emerging. Threats of bio-terrorism,
anthrax scares, and the emergence of modern-day epidemics have drawn
attention to population-focused safety and services - CORRECT ANSWER Which of
the following variables have led to a stronger
commitment to population-focused services? (Select all
that apply.)
,a. Economic turmoil and demand for high-technology care
b. Emergence of new or drug-resistant infectious diseases
c. Emphasis on overall health care needs rather than only
on acute care treatment
d. Threat of bio-terrorism:
ANS: A, B, C
Evidence that public health nurses are practicing effectively in the community
would include these: organizing services where people live, work, play, and learn;
working in partnerships and with coalitions; and participating in epidemiological
studies - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following actions demonstrate(s)
effective
public health nursing practice in the community? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Epidemiological investigations examine the environment
for health hazards.
b. New services are organized where particular vulnerable
populations live.
c. Partnerships are established with community coalitions.
d. Staff members at the public health agency continue to
increase in number
,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. - CORRECT ANSWER Which
of the following best describes community-oriented
nursing?
a. Focusing on the provision of care to individuals and
families
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:
ANS: D
The key difference between community-based and community oriented nursing is
that community-based nurses deal primarily with illness-oriented care, whereas
community oriented nurses or public health nurses provide health care to
promote quality of life - CORRECT ANSWER 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:
ANS: A, D
An increasing number of clients are receiving care in the home
because it is less expensive and clients prefer to receive care
in familiar and comfortable settings. It is not more efficient nor more convenient,
since travel time has to be considered. Nurses differ as to their preferred
employment setting. - CORRECT ANSWER Why are nurses increasingly providing
care in clients
homes rather than in hospitals? (Select all that apply.)
a. Home care is less expensive.
b. It is much more efficient to give care in the home.
c. Nurses prefer to give home care with individual attention.
d. People prefer to receive care in their homes rather than
in hospitals.:
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
