CommunitygandgPublicgHealthgNursingg10thgEditiongRectorgTestgBank
Chapterg 1g Theg Journeyg Begins:g Introduction
Aftergteachinggaggroupgofgnursinggstudentsgab
outgthegsimilaritiesgandgdifferencesgbetweengp
ublicghealthgandgcommunityghealth,gwhichgofg
1. thegfollowinggstatementsgbygagnursinggstudent
gwouldgindicategknowledgegofgthegsimilaritiesg
andgdifferencesgbetweengpublicghealthgand
communityg health?
“Communityghealthgnursinggisgdefinedgasgnurs
A) inggcaregthatgisgprovidedgingagcommunity
setting,g ratherg thang ang institutionalg setting.”
“Publicghealthgnursinggisgdefinedgasgnursinggc
B) aregthatgisgprovidedginganginstitutional
setting.”
“Publicg healthg nursingg isg focusedg ong the
C)
healthgofg individuals.”
“Communityghealthgnursinggcangshapegthegqu
D) alitygofgcommunityghealthgservicesgand
improveg theg healthg ofg theg generalg public.”
Ans: D
Feedback:
Operatinggwithingangenvironmentgofgrapidgch
angegandgincreasinglygcomplexgchallenges,gth
isgnursinggspecialtygholdsgthegpotentialgtogsha
pegthegqualitygofgcommunityghealthg servicesg
andgimprovegtheghealthgofgtheggeneral
public.
Whichg ofg theg followingg statementsg wouldg best
2. describegthegdifferencegbetweengpublicghealthg
nursinggandgcommunityghealthgnursing?
Publicghealthgnursinggisgfocusedgongthegprivat
egaspectsgofghealth,gandgcommunityghealthgnur
A)
singgisgfocusedgongthegpublicgaspectsgof
health.
Ingourgtextbook,gthegtermgcommunityghealthgp
racticegrefersgtogagfocusgongspecific,gdesignate
B)
dgcommunitiesgandgisgagpartgofgthe
largerg publicg healthg effort.
, Publicghealthgnursinggandgcommunityghealthg
C) nursinggrelategtogthegverygsamegtypesgof
servicesgandgperspectives.
Bothgpublicghealthgnursinggandgcommunityghe
D) althgnursinggaregpracticedgexclusively
withing institutions.
Ans: B
Feedback:
Ingthisgtextbook,gcommunityghealthgpracticegr
efersgtogagfocusgongspecific,gdesignatedgcomm
unities.gItgisgagpartgofgtheglargergpublicghealthg
effortgandgrecognizesgthegfundamentalgconcep
tsgandgprinciplesgofgpublicghealthgasgitsgbirthri
ghtgandgfoundationgforgpractice.gPublicghealthg
nursinggisgfocusedgongthegpublicgaspectsgofghe
alth.gPublicghealthgnursinggandg communityghe
althgnursingghavegdistinctivegtypesgofgservices
gandgperspectives.gNeithergpublicghealthgnursi
nggnorgcommunityghealthgnursinggisgpracticed
gexclusivelygwithin
institutions.
Whichg ofg theg followingg isg mostg accurateg about
3.
thegconceptg ofg community?
Agcommunityg isg ag collectiong ofg peopleg who
A)
shareg someg importantg featuresg ofg theirg lives.
Communityg membersg liveg ing theg same
B)
geographicg location.
C) Communityg membersg areg biologicallyg related.
Agcommunitygisgmadegupgofgpeoplegwhogdog
notgnecessarilyginteractgwithgoneganothergand
D)
gdog notg necessarilyg shareg ag senseg ofg belongi
ng
togthatggroup.
Ans: A
Feedback:
, Thegbroadgdefinitiongofgagcommunitygisgagcol
lectiongofgpeoplegwhogsharegsomeg importantg
featuresgofgtheirglives.gCommunitygmembersg
maygnotglivegingthegsameggeographicglocation
gasgingagcommon-
interestgcommunityg orgagcommunitygofgsoluti
on.gAgpopulationgisgmadegupgofgpeoplegwhogd
ognotgnecessarilyginteractgwithgoneganothergan
dgdognotgnecessarilygsharegagsensegofgbelongi
nggtogthat
group.
Aggroupgofgstudentsgaregreviewinggmaterialgfo
rgagtestgongpopulations,gcommunities,gandgagg
4.
regates.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggindicates
thatg theg studentsg understandg theseg concepts?
Membersg ofg ag populationg shareg ag senseg of
A)
belonging.
Communitiesg andg populationsg areg typesg of
B)
aggregates.
Individualsg ofg ag communityg areg loosely
C)
connected.
D) Membersg ofg ang aggregateg shareg ag strongg bond.
Ans: B
Feedback:
Angaggregategrefersgtogagmassgofggroupinggof
gdistinctgindividualsgwhogaregconsideredgasgag
wholegandgwhogareglooselygassociatedgwithg o
neganother.gCommunitiesgandgpopulationsg ar
egtypesgofgaggregates.gAgpopulationgisgmadeg
upgofgpeoplegwhogdognotgnecessarilyginteractg
withgoneganothergandgdognotgnecessarilygshar
egagsensegofgbelonginggtogtheggroup.gAgcom
munitygisgagcollectiongofgpeoplegwhogchosegt
oginteractgwithgoneganothergbecausegofgcomm
onginterests,gcharacteristics,gorggoals,gwhichgf
ormgthegbasisgforgagsensegofgunitygor
belonging.
Whichgofgthegfollowinggwouldgagcommunitygh
5. ealthgnursegidentifygasgagcommunitygof
commong interest?
, A) Theg globalg community
B) Smallg ruralg towng ing ag northerng state
C) Nationalg professionalg organization
D) Countiesg addressingg waterg pollution
Ans: C
Feedback:
Agcommon-
interestgcommunitygsharesgagcommonginterestg
orggoalgthatgbindsgthegmembersgtogether.gMe
mbershipgingagnationalgprofessionalgorganizati
ongisgonegexample.gThegglobalgcommunitygan
dgagsmallgruralgtowngingagnortherngstategwould
gbegexamplesgofgaggeographicgcommunity. gCo
untiesgaddressinggagwaterg pollutiong problemg
wouldg beg ang example
ofgag communityg ofg solution.
Thegnursegisgworkinggwithgagcommunitygofgso
6. lution.gWhichg ofg theg followingg wouldg the
nurseg expectg tog find?
A) Aghealthg problemg affectingg theg group
B) Commong goalg bindingg membersg together
C) Sharingg ofg ag similarg goal
D) Locationalg boundaries
Ans: A
Feedback:
Agcommunitygofgsolutionginvolvesgaggroupgo
fgpeoplegcominggtogethergtogsolvegagproblemg
thatgaffectsgthem.gAgcommon-
interestgcommunityginvolvesgagcollectiongofg
peoplegwidelygscatteredggeographicallygwhog
haveganginterestgorggoalgthatgbindsgthegmemb
ersgtogether.gAggeographicalgcommunitygisgo
negdefinedgbygitsggeographicalgorglocational
boundaries.
Whichgonegofgthegfollowinggstatementsgmadeg
bygagstudentgwouldgthegnursegeducatorgrecogn
7.
izegasgevidencegthatgagstudent
understandsg theg healthg continuum?
Theg distinctiong betweeng healthg andg illnessg is
A)
wellgdemarcated.
Chapterg 1g Theg Journeyg Begins:g Introduction
Aftergteachinggaggroupgofgnursinggstudentsgab
outgthegsimilaritiesgandgdifferencesgbetweengp
ublicghealthgandgcommunityghealth,gwhichgofg
1. thegfollowinggstatementsgbygagnursinggstudent
gwouldgindicategknowledgegofgthegsimilaritiesg
andgdifferencesgbetweengpublicghealthgand
communityg health?
“Communityghealthgnursinggisgdefinedgasgnurs
A) inggcaregthatgisgprovidedgingagcommunity
setting,g ratherg thang ang institutionalg setting.”
“Publicghealthgnursinggisgdefinedgasgnursinggc
B) aregthatgisgprovidedginganginstitutional
setting.”
“Publicg healthg nursingg isg focusedg ong the
C)
healthgofg individuals.”
“Communityghealthgnursinggcangshapegthegqu
D) alitygofgcommunityghealthgservicesgand
improveg theg healthg ofg theg generalg public.”
Ans: D
Feedback:
Operatinggwithingangenvironmentgofgrapidgch
angegandgincreasinglygcomplexgchallenges,gth
isgnursinggspecialtygholdsgthegpotentialgtogsha
pegthegqualitygofgcommunityghealthg servicesg
andgimprovegtheghealthgofgtheggeneral
public.
Whichg ofg theg followingg statementsg wouldg best
2. describegthegdifferencegbetweengpublicghealthg
nursinggandgcommunityghealthgnursing?
Publicghealthgnursinggisgfocusedgongthegprivat
egaspectsgofghealth,gandgcommunityghealthgnur
A)
singgisgfocusedgongthegpublicgaspectsgof
health.
Ingourgtextbook,gthegtermgcommunityghealthgp
racticegrefersgtogagfocusgongspecific,gdesignate
B)
dgcommunitiesgandgisgagpartgofgthe
largerg publicg healthg effort.
, Publicghealthgnursinggandgcommunityghealthg
C) nursinggrelategtogthegverygsamegtypesgof
servicesgandgperspectives.
Bothgpublicghealthgnursinggandgcommunityghe
D) althgnursinggaregpracticedgexclusively
withing institutions.
Ans: B
Feedback:
Ingthisgtextbook,gcommunityghealthgpracticegr
efersgtogagfocusgongspecific,gdesignatedgcomm
unities.gItgisgagpartgofgtheglargergpublicghealthg
effortgandgrecognizesgthegfundamentalgconcep
tsgandgprinciplesgofgpublicghealthgasgitsgbirthri
ghtgandgfoundationgforgpractice.gPublicghealthg
nursinggisgfocusedgongthegpublicgaspectsgofghe
alth.gPublicghealthgnursinggandg communityghe
althgnursingghavegdistinctivegtypesgofgservices
gandgperspectives.gNeithergpublicghealthgnursi
nggnorgcommunityghealthgnursinggisgpracticed
gexclusivelygwithin
institutions.
Whichg ofg theg followingg isg mostg accurateg about
3.
thegconceptg ofg community?
Agcommunityg isg ag collectiong ofg peopleg who
A)
shareg someg importantg featuresg ofg theirg lives.
Communityg membersg liveg ing theg same
B)
geographicg location.
C) Communityg membersg areg biologicallyg related.
Agcommunitygisgmadegupgofgpeoplegwhogdog
notgnecessarilyginteractgwithgoneganothergand
D)
gdog notg necessarilyg shareg ag senseg ofg belongi
ng
togthatggroup.
Ans: A
Feedback:
, Thegbroadgdefinitiongofgagcommunitygisgagcol
lectiongofgpeoplegwhogsharegsomeg importantg
featuresgofgtheirglives.gCommunitygmembersg
maygnotglivegingthegsameggeographicglocation
gasgingagcommon-
interestgcommunityg orgagcommunitygofgsoluti
on.gAgpopulationgisgmadegupgofgpeoplegwhogd
ognotgnecessarilyginteractgwithgoneganothergan
dgdognotgnecessarilygsharegagsensegofgbelongi
nggtogthat
group.
Aggroupgofgstudentsgaregreviewinggmaterialgfo
rgagtestgongpopulations,gcommunities,gandgagg
4.
regates.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggindicates
thatg theg studentsg understandg theseg concepts?
Membersg ofg ag populationg shareg ag senseg of
A)
belonging.
Communitiesg andg populationsg areg typesg of
B)
aggregates.
Individualsg ofg ag communityg areg loosely
C)
connected.
D) Membersg ofg ang aggregateg shareg ag strongg bond.
Ans: B
Feedback:
Angaggregategrefersgtogagmassgofggroupinggof
gdistinctgindividualsgwhogaregconsideredgasgag
wholegandgwhogareglooselygassociatedgwithg o
neganother.gCommunitiesgandgpopulationsg ar
egtypesgofgaggregates.gAgpopulationgisgmadeg
upgofgpeoplegwhogdognotgnecessarilyginteractg
withgoneganothergandgdognotgnecessarilygshar
egagsensegofgbelonginggtogtheggroup.gAgcom
munitygisgagcollectiongofgpeoplegwhogchosegt
oginteractgwithgoneganothergbecausegofgcomm
onginterests,gcharacteristics,gorggoals,gwhichgf
ormgthegbasisgforgagsensegofgunitygor
belonging.
Whichgofgthegfollowinggwouldgagcommunitygh
5. ealthgnursegidentifygasgagcommunitygof
commong interest?
, A) Theg globalg community
B) Smallg ruralg towng ing ag northerng state
C) Nationalg professionalg organization
D) Countiesg addressingg waterg pollution
Ans: C
Feedback:
Agcommon-
interestgcommunitygsharesgagcommonginterestg
orggoalgthatgbindsgthegmembersgtogether.gMe
mbershipgingagnationalgprofessionalgorganizati
ongisgonegexample.gThegglobalgcommunitygan
dgagsmallgruralgtowngingagnortherngstategwould
gbegexamplesgofgaggeographicgcommunity. gCo
untiesgaddressinggagwaterg pollutiong problemg
wouldg beg ang example
ofgag communityg ofg solution.
Thegnursegisgworkinggwithgagcommunitygofgso
6. lution.gWhichg ofg theg followingg wouldg the
nurseg expectg tog find?
A) Aghealthg problemg affectingg theg group
B) Commong goalg bindingg membersg together
C) Sharingg ofg ag similarg goal
D) Locationalg boundaries
Ans: A
Feedback:
Agcommunitygofgsolutionginvolvesgaggroupgo
fgpeoplegcominggtogethergtogsolvegagproblemg
thatgaffectsgthem.gAgcommon-
interestgcommunityginvolvesgagcollectiongofg
peoplegwidelygscatteredggeographicallygwhog
haveganginterestgorggoalgthatgbindsgthegmemb
ersgtogether.gAggeographicalgcommunitygisgo
negdefinedgbygitsggeographicalgorglocational
boundaries.
Whichgonegofgthegfollowinggstatementsgmadeg
bygagstudentgwouldgthegnursegeducatorgrecogn
7.
izegasgevidencegthatgagstudent
understandsg theg healthg continuum?
Theg distinctiong betweeng healthg andg illnessg is
A)
wellgdemarcated.
