WGU D450 STANHOPE CH. 1 FOUNDATION OF
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
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 group's needs
c) Giving care with a focus on the aggregate's needs
d) A value system in which all clients receive optimal care
D
By definition, community-oriented nursing has the goal of preserving, protecting,
or maintaining health to promote the quality of life. - 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
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 healthcare 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
C
,Improvement in control of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation,
and other public health activities led to the increase in left expectancy from less
than 50 years in 1900 to more than 77 years in 2002. - CORRECT ANSWER Which 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
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. - CORRECT ANSWER 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 community's 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
C
Public health can be described as what society collectively does to ensure that
conditions exist in which people can be healthy. - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the
following is a basic assumption of public health efforts?
a) Health disparities among any groups are morally and legally wrong
b) Healthcare is the most important in government planning and funding
c) The health of individuals cannot be separated from the health of the
community
d) The government is responsible for lengthening the life span of Americans
D
Although the public health nurse might engage in any of the tasks listed, he or she
works primarily with members of the community to carry out core public health
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
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 group's needs
c) Giving care with a focus on the aggregate's needs
d) A value system in which all clients receive optimal care
D
By definition, community-oriented nursing has the goal of preserving, protecting,
or maintaining health to promote the quality of life. - 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
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 healthcare 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
C
,Improvement in control of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation,
and other public health activities led to the increase in left expectancy from less
than 50 years in 1900 to more than 77 years in 2002. - CORRECT ANSWER Which 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
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. - CORRECT ANSWER 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 community's 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
C
Public health can be described as what society collectively does to ensure that
conditions exist in which people can be healthy. - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the
following is a basic assumption of public health efforts?
a) Health disparities among any groups are morally and legally wrong
b) Healthcare is the most important in government planning and funding
c) The health of individuals cannot be separated from the health of the
community
d) The government is responsible for lengthening the life span of Americans
D
Although the public health nurse might engage in any of the tasks listed, he or she
works primarily with members of the community to carry out core public health
