FoundationswforwPopulationwHealthwinwCommunitywPublicwHealthwNursingw5thwEditionwStanhopewTestwBank
Foundations for Population Health in Community
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Public Health Nursing 5th Edition Stanhope Test
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Chapter 01: Community- and Prevention-
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Oriented Practice to Improve Population Health
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MULTIPLEwCHOICE
1. Whichwofwthewfollowingwbestwdescribeswcommunity-basedwnursing?
a. Awpracticewinwwhichwcarewiswprovidedwforwindividualswandwfamilies
b. Providingwcarewwithwawfocuswonwthewgroup’swneeds
c. Givingwcarewwithwawfocuswonwthewaggregate’swneeds
d. Awvaluewsystemwinwwhichwallwclientswreceivewoptimalwcare
ANS:w A
Bywdefinition,wcommunity-basedwnursingwiswawsetting-
specificwpracticewinwwhichwcarewiswprovidedwforw―sick‖windividualswandwfamilieswwherewtheywli
ve,wwork,wandwattendwschool.wThewemphasiswiswonwacutewandwchronicwcarewandwthewprovisionwof
wcomprehensive,wcoordinated,wandwcontinuouswcare.wThesewnurseswmaywbewgeneralistsworwspeci
alistswinwmaternal–infant,wpediatric,wadult,worwpsychiatricwmentalwhealthwnursing.wCommunity-
basedwnursingwemphasizeswacutewandwchronicwcarewtowindividualswandwfamilies,wratherwthanwfoc
usingwonwgroups,waggregates,worwsystems.
,FoundationswforwPopulationwHealthwinwCommunitywPublicwHealthwNursingw5thwEditionwStanhopewTestwBank
2. Whichwofwthewfollowingwbestwdescribeswcommunity-orientedwnursing?
a. Focusingwonwthewprovisionwofwcarewtowindividualswandwfamilies
b. Providingwcarewtowmanagewacuteworwchronicwconditions
c. GivingwdirectwcarewtowillwinNdU
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d. Havingwthewgoalwofwhealthwpromotionwandwdiseasewprevention
ANS:w D
Bywdefinition,wcommunity-
orientedwnursingwhaswthewgoalwofwpreserving,wprotecting,worwmaintainingwhealthwandwpreventingw
diseasewtowpromotewthewqualitywofwlife.wAllwnurseswmaywfocuswonwindividualswandwfamilies,wgivew
directwcarewtowillwpersonswwithinwtheirwfamilywsetting,wandwhelpwmanagewacuteworwchronicwcondit
ions.wThesewdefinitionswarewnotwspecificwtowcommunity-orientedwnursing.
3. Whichwofwthewfollowingwiswthewprimarywfocuswofwpublicwhealthwnursing?
a. Familieswandwgroups
b. Illness-orientedwcare
c. Individualswwithinwthewfamilywunit
d. Healthwcarewofwcommunitieswandwpopulations
ANS:w D
Inwpublicwhealthwnursingwthewprimarywfocuswiswonwthewhealthwcarewofwcommunitieswandwpopulati
onswratherwthanwonwindividuals,wgroups,wandwfamilies.wThewgoalwiswtowpreventwdiseasewandwprese
rve,wpromote,wrestore,wandwprotectwhealthwforwthewcommunitywandwthewpopulationwwithinwit.wCo
mmunity-basedwnurseswdealwprimarilywwithwillness-
orientedwcarewofwindividualswandwfamilieswacorsswthewlifewspan.wThewaimwiswtowamanagewacutewa
ndwchronicwhealthwconditionswinwthewcommunity,wandwthewfocuswofwpracticewiswonwindividualworw
family-centeredwillnesswcare.
4. Whichwofwthewfollowingwiswresponsiblewforwthewdramaticwincreasewinwlifewexpectancywduringwt
,FoundationswforwPopulationwHealthwinwCommunitywPublicwHealthwNursingw5thwEditionwStanhopewTestwBank
hew20thwcentury?
, FoundationswforwPopulationwHealthwinwCommunitywPublicwHealthwNursingw5thwEditionwStanhopewTestwBank
a. Technologywincreaseswinwthewfieldwofwmedicalwlaboratorywresearch
b. Advanceswinwsurgicalwtechniqueswandwprocedures
c. Sanitationwandwotherwpopulation-basedwpreventionwprograms
d. Usewofwantibioticswtowfightwinfections
ANS:w C
Improvementswinwcontrolwofwinfectiouswdiseaseswthroughwimmunizations,wsanitation,wandwother
wpopulation-
basedwpreventionwprogramswledwtowthewincreasewinwlifewexpectancywfromwlesswthanw50wyearswinw
1900wtowmorewthanw78wyearswinw2013.wAlthoughwpeoplewarewexcitedwwhenwawnewwdrugwiswdisco
veredwthatwcureswawdiseaseworwwhenwawnewwwaywtowtransplantworganswiswperfected,witwiswimporta
ntwtowknowwaboutwthewsignificantwgainswinwthewhealthwofwpopulationswthatwhavewcomewlargelywfr
omwpublicwhealthwaccomplishments.
5. Awnursewiswdevelopingwawplanwtowdecreasewthewnumberwofwprematurewdeathswinwthewcommunity.
Whichwofwthewfollowingwinterventionswwouldwmostwlikelywbewimplementedwbywthewnurse?
a. Increasewthewcommunity’swknowledgewaboutwhospicewcare.
b. Promotewhealthywlifestylewbehaviorwchoiceswamongwthewcommunitywmembers.
c. Encouragewemployerswtowhavewwellnesswcenterswatweachwindustrialwsite.
d. Ensurewtimelywandweffectivewmedicalwinterventionwandwtreatmentwforwcommunit
ywmembers.
ANS:w B
Publicwhealthwapproacheswcouldwhelpwpreventwprematurewdeathswbywinfluencingwthewwaywpeople
weat,wdrink,wdrive,wengagewinwexercise,wandwtreatwthewenvironment.wIncreasingwknowledgewofwho
spicewcare,wencouragingwon-
sitewwellnesswcenters,wandwensuringwtimelywtreatmentwofwmedicalwconditionswdownotwaddresswtheNfU
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Foundations for Population Health in Community
w w w w w w
Public Health Nursing 5th Edition Stanhope Test
w w w w w w w
Bank
Chapter 01: Community- and Prevention-
w w w w
Oriented Practice to Improve Population Health
w w w w w
MULTIPLEwCHOICE
1. Whichwofwthewfollowingwbestwdescribeswcommunity-basedwnursing?
a. Awpracticewinwwhichwcarewiswprovidedwforwindividualswandwfamilies
b. Providingwcarewwithwawfocuswonwthewgroup’swneeds
c. Givingwcarewwithwawfocuswonwthewaggregate’swneeds
d. Awvaluewsystemwinwwhichwallwclientswreceivewoptimalwcare
ANS:w A
Bywdefinition,wcommunity-basedwnursingwiswawsetting-
specificwpracticewinwwhichwcarewiswprovidedwforw―sick‖windividualswandwfamilieswwherewtheywli
ve,wwork,wandwattendwschool.wThewemphasiswiswonwacutewandwchronicwcarewandwthewprovisionwof
wcomprehensive,wcoordinated,wandwcontinuouswcare.wThesewnurseswmaywbewgeneralistsworwspeci
alistswinwmaternal–infant,wpediatric,wadult,worwpsychiatricwmentalwhealthwnursing.wCommunity-
basedwnursingwemphasizeswacutewandwchronicwcarewtowindividualswandwfamilies,wratherwthanwfoc
usingwonwgroups,waggregates,worwsystems.
,FoundationswforwPopulationwHealthwinwCommunitywPublicwHealthwNursingw5thwEditionwStanhopewTestwBank
2. Whichwofwthewfollowingwbestwdescribeswcommunity-orientedwnursing?
a. Focusingwonwthewprovisionwofwcarewtowindividualswandwfamilies
b. Providingwcarewtowmanagewacuteworwchronicwconditions
c. GivingwdirectwcarewtowillwinNdU
ivR uaIlsNw
idS GitThB
in.thCeirM
familywsetting
d. Havingwthewgoalwofwhealthwpromotionwandwdiseasewprevention
ANS:w D
Bywdefinition,wcommunity-
orientedwnursingwhaswthewgoalwofwpreserving,wprotecting,worwmaintainingwhealthwandwpreventingw
diseasewtowpromotewthewqualitywofwlife.wAllwnurseswmaywfocuswonwindividualswandwfamilies,wgivew
directwcarewtowillwpersonswwithinwtheirwfamilywsetting,wandwhelpwmanagewacuteworwchronicwcondit
ions.wThesewdefinitionswarewnotwspecificwtowcommunity-orientedwnursing.
3. Whichwofwthewfollowingwiswthewprimarywfocuswofwpublicwhealthwnursing?
a. Familieswandwgroups
b. Illness-orientedwcare
c. Individualswwithinwthewfamilywunit
d. Healthwcarewofwcommunitieswandwpopulations
ANS:w D
Inwpublicwhealthwnursingwthewprimarywfocuswiswonwthewhealthwcarewofwcommunitieswandwpopulati
onswratherwthanwonwindividuals,wgroups,wandwfamilies.wThewgoalwiswtowpreventwdiseasewandwprese
rve,wpromote,wrestore,wandwprotectwhealthwforwthewcommunitywandwthewpopulationwwithinwit.wCo
mmunity-basedwnurseswdealwprimarilywwithwillness-
orientedwcarewofwindividualswandwfamilieswacorsswthewlifewspan.wThewaimwiswtowamanagewacutewa
ndwchronicwhealthwconditionswinwthewcommunity,wandwthewfocuswofwpracticewiswonwindividualworw
family-centeredwillnesswcare.
4. Whichwofwthewfollowingwiswresponsiblewforwthewdramaticwincreasewinwlifewexpectancywduringwt
,FoundationswforwPopulationwHealthwinwCommunitywPublicwHealthwNursingw5thwEditionwStanhopewTestwBank
hew20thwcentury?
, FoundationswforwPopulationwHealthwinwCommunitywPublicwHealthwNursingw5thwEditionwStanhopewTestwBank
a. Technologywincreaseswinwthewfieldwofwmedicalwlaboratorywresearch
b. Advanceswinwsurgicalwtechniqueswandwprocedures
c. Sanitationwandwotherwpopulation-basedwpreventionwprograms
d. Usewofwantibioticswtowfightwinfections
ANS:w C
Improvementswinwcontrolwofwinfectiouswdiseaseswthroughwimmunizations,wsanitation,wandwother
wpopulation-
basedwpreventionwprogramswledwtowthewincreasewinwlifewexpectancywfromwlesswthanw50wyearswinw
1900wtowmorewthanw78wyearswinw2013.wAlthoughwpeoplewarewexcitedwwhenwawnewwdrugwiswdisco
veredwthatwcureswawdiseaseworwwhenwawnewwwaywtowtransplantworganswiswperfected,witwiswimporta
ntwtowknowwaboutwthewsignificantwgainswinwthewhealthwofwpopulationswthatwhavewcomewlargelywfr
omwpublicwhealthwaccomplishments.
5. Awnursewiswdevelopingwawplanwtowdecreasewthewnumberwofwprematurewdeathswinwthewcommunity.
Whichwofwthewfollowingwinterventionswwouldwmostwlikelywbewimplementedwbywthewnurse?
a. Increasewthewcommunity’swknowledgewaboutwhospicewcare.
b. Promotewhealthywlifestylewbehaviorwchoiceswamongwthewcommunitywmembers.
c. Encouragewemployerswtowhavewwellnesswcenterswatweachwindustrialwsite.
d. Ensurewtimelywandweffectivewmedicalwinterventionwandwtreatmentwforwcommunit
ywmembers.
ANS:w B
Publicwhealthwapproacheswcouldwhelpwpreventwprematurewdeathswbywinfluencingwthewwaywpeople
weat,wdrink,wdrive,wengagewinwexercise,wandwtreatwthewenvironment.wIncreasingwknowledgewofwho
spicewcare,wencouragingwon-
sitewwellnesswcenters,wandwensuringwtimelywtreatmentwofwmedicalwconditionswdownotwaddresswtheNfU
ocR
usSoIf N
imGpT
roBv.
inC o vMe r a l l whealthwthroughwhealthwpromotionwstrategies.wThiswiswthewmajorwme
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