Test Bank
For Community and
Public Health Nursing
3rd Edition
By Rosanna DeMarco;
Judith Healey-Walsh
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,Test Bank For Community and Public Health Nursing 3rd Edition By Rosanna DeMarco,Judith Healey-Walsh
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Public Health Nursing: Present, Past, and Future
Chapter 2 Public Health Systems
Chapter 3 Health Policy, Politics, and Reform
Chapter 4 Health and the Global Environment
Chapter 5 Frameworks for Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Risk Reduction
Chapter 6 Epidemiology: The Science of Prevention
Chapter 7 Describing Health Conditions: Understanding and Using Rates
Chapter 8 Gathering Evidence for Public Health Practice
Chapter 9 Planning for Community Change
Chapter 10 Cultural Diversity and Values
Chapter 11 Community Assessment
Chapter 12 Care Management, Case Management, and Home Healthcare
Chapter 13 Family Assessment
Chapter 14 Risk of Infectious and Communicable Diseases
Chapter 15 Emerging Infectious Diseases
Chapter 16 Violence and Abuse
Chapter 17 Substance Use
Chapter 18 Underserved Populations
Chapter 19 Environmental Health
Chapter 20 Community Preparedness: Disaster and Terrorism
Chapter 21 Community Mental Health
Chapter 22 School Health
Chapter 23 Faith-Oriented Communities and Health Ministries in Faith Communities
Chapter 24 Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Chapter 25 Occupational Health Nursing
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Origin: Chapter 1- ublic Health Nur ing, 1
1. A nur e i triving to practice patient-centered care at a ho pital. Which action be t
exemplifie providing patient centered care?
A) Having a client complete a elf-reported functional tatu indicator and then
reviewing it with the client
B) Explaining to a client the benefit of computer-a i ted robotic urgical
technique , which the h pital recently implemented
C) Recording a client' ign and ymptom in an electronic health record
D) erforming continuou luco e monitoring of a client while the client i in the
ho pital
An : A Fee ac :
atient-centered care con iders cultural tradition , per onal preference , value , familie ,
and life tyle . Clients become active participant in their own care, and mo itoring health
become the client' re pon ibility. To help client and their healthcare provider make
better deci ion , the Agency for Healthcare Re earch an Quality (AHRQ) ha developed
a erie of tool that empower client and a i t provider in achieving de ired outcome ,
including client-reported functional tatu indicator . Computer-a i ted robotic urgical
technique , electronic health record and co tinuou gluco e monitoring in the ho pital
are all technological advance in healthcare, but they do not help the client become a
more active participant in hi o he care, and thu are not good example of patient-
centered care.
Origin: Chapter 1- ublic Health Nur ing, 2
2. A nur e i caring for an older client who i truggling to manage her type 2 diabete
mellitu . The nur e hould recognize which ocial determinant of thi client' health?
(Select all that apply.)
A) Hou ehold income of $ 3,000 per year B) Reading level of a third grader
C) edication ineffective due to error in pre cription D) Originally from
udan
E) No family in the area An : A, B, D, E Fee ac :
The ocial condition in which people live, their income, ocial tatu , education, literacy,
home and work envir nment, upport network , gender, culture, and availability of health
ervice are the ocial determinant of health. The e conditions ha e an impact on the
extent to which a per on or community po e e the phy ical, ocial, and per onal
re ource nece ary to attain and maintain health. A medical erro on the part of the
client' primary care provider or nur e would not con titute a ocial determinant of the
client' health.
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Origin: Chapter 1- ublic Health Nur ing, 3
3. A nur e ucce fully per uade an obe e client to perform a weekly weigh-in at home
u ing a digital cale and record the weight in a log. Thi trategy i an example of:
A) Telehealth
B) Health information technology C) er onal re pon ibility for health D)
Evidence-ba ed nur ing
An : C Fee ac :
er onal re pon ibility for health involve active participation in one' own health
through education and life tyle change . In thi ca e, the client make a po itive change
in life tyle by monitoring body weight weekly. Telehealth i the u e of electronic
information and telecommunication technologie to upport long-di tance clinical
healthcare, client and profe i nal health-related education, public health, and health
admini tration. Health information technology (HIT) i defined a the comprehen i e
management of health information and it exchange between con umer , provider ,
government, and in urer in a ecure manner. Evidence-ba ed nur ing i the integration
of the be t evidence available with clinical experti e and the value of the client to
increa e the quality of care.
Origin: Chapter 1- ublic Health Nur ing, 4
4. A nur e perform a variety of ta k a part of the nur e' po ition at a ho pital. Which
ta k be t exemplifie public health?
A) Reading current nur ing journal and integrating the late t re earch into daily
practice
B) In tructing a client on how to be t care for a uture ite at home
C) articipating in a videoconference call with a client who live in a remote area D)
acilitating a community-wide moking ce ation program one month out of the
year An : D Fee ac :
ublic health i what ociety oe collectively to en ure the condition exi t in which
pe ple can be healthy. A community-wide moking ce ation program i a great example
of a public health intervention, in that it involve the collective effort of ociety to
improve the health of it member . Reading and applying the late t nur ing re earch i
an example of evidence-ba ed nur ing. In tructing a client on how to be t care fo a
uture ite at home i an exam le of per onal re pon ibility for health, but it i not
focu ed on the health of the greater community. articipating in a videoconference call
with a client who live in a remote area i an example of patient-centered care and an
effective implementation of technology, but it i not particularly related to public health.
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