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Chapterg1gThegJourneygBegins:gIntroduction
1. Aftergteachinggaggroupgofgnursinggstudentsgaboutgthegsimilaritiesgandgdifferencesgbetweenpublicg
healthgandgcommunityghealth,gwhichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgbygagnursinggstudentgwouldgindicategkn
owledgegofgthegsimilaritiesgandgdifferencesgbetweengpublicghealthgandgcommunityghealth?

A) ―Communityghealthgnursinggisgdefinedgas
nursinggcaregthatgisgprovidedgingagcommunitygsetting,grathergthanganginstitutionalgsetting.‖

B) ―Publicghealthgnursinggisgdefinedgasgnursinggcaregthatgisgprovidedginganginstitutionalsetting.‖
C) ―Publicghealthgnursinggisgfocusedgongth
eghealthgofgindividuals.‖

D) ―Communityghealthgnursinggcangshapegthegqualitygofgcommunityghealthgservicesgandimproveg
theghealthgofgtheggeneralgpublic.‖
Ans:g DgFeedback:
Operatinggwithingangenvironmentgofgrapidgchangegandgincreasinglygcomplexgchallenges,gthisg
nursinggspecialtygholdsgthegpotentialgtogshapegthegqualitygofgcommunityghealthgservicesgandgimprovegth
eghealthgofgtheggeneral
public.

2. Whichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgwouldgbest
describegthegdifferencegbetweengpublicghealthgnursinggandgcommunityghealthgnursing?

A) Publicghealthgnursinggisgfocusedgongthegprivategaspectsgofghealth,gandgcommunityghealthnursing
g isgfocusedgongthegpublicgaspectsgof
health.

B) Ingourgtextbook,gthegtermgcommunityghealthgpracticegrefersgtogagfocusgongspecific,
gdesignatedgcommunitiesgandgisgagpartgofgthe
largergpublicghealthgeffort.


C) Publicghealthgnursinggandgcommunityghealthgnursinggrelategtogthegverygsamegtypesgofservicesg
andgperspectives.

D) Bothgpublicghealthgnursinggandgcommunityghealthgnursinggaregpracticedgexclusivelywithin
ginstitutions.
Ans:g BgFeedback:

, Ingthisgtextbook,gcommunityghealthgpracticegrefersgtogagfocusgongspecific,gdesignatedgcommunities.
Itgisgagpartgofgtheglargergpublicghealthgeffortgandgrecognizesgthegfundamentalgconceptsgandgprinciplesgof
gpublicghealthgasgitsgbirthrightgandgfoundationgforgpractice.gPublicghealthgnursinggisgfocusedgongthegpublicga
spectsgofghealth.gPublicghealthgnursinggandgcommunityghealthgnursingghavegdistinctivegtypesgofgservices
gandgperspectives.gNeithergpublicghealthgnursingnorgcommunityghealthgnursinggisgpracticedgexclusivelygwit
hinginstitutions.

3. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgmostgaccurategaboutthe
gconceptgofgcommunity?
A) Agcommunitygisgagcollectiongofgpeoplegwhoshar
egsomegimportantgfeaturesgofgtheirglives.
B) Communitygmembersglivegingthegsame
ggeographicglocation.

C) Communitygmembersgaregbiologicallygrelated.

D) Agcommunitygisgmadegupgofgpeoplegwhogdognotgnecessarilyginteractgwithgoneganotherganddognot
gnecessarilygsharegagsensegofgbelonging
togthatggroup.
gAns: A
Feedback:

Thegbroadgdefinitiongofgagcommunitygisgagcollectiongofgpeoplegwhogsharegsomegimportantfeaturesg
ofgtheirglives.gCommunitygmembersgmaygnotglivegingthegsameggeographicglocationgasgingacommon-
interestgcommunitygorgagcommunitygofgsolution.gAgpopulationgisgmadegupgofgpeoplegwhogdognotgnecessaril
yginteractgwithgoneganothergandgdognotgnecessarilygsharegagsensegofgbelonginggtogthat
group.

4. Aggroupgofgstudentsgaregreviewinggmaterialgforgagtestgongpopulations,gcommunities,gand
gaggregates.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggindicates
thatgthegstudentsgunderstandgthesegconcepts?
A) Membersgofgagpopulationgsharegagsensegof
gbelonging.
B) Communitiesgandgpopulationsgaregtypesgof
gaggregates.
C) Individualsgofgagcommunitygaregloosely
gconnected.
D) Membersgofgangaggregategsharegagstronggbond.
gAns: B
Feedback:
Angaggregategrefersgtogagmassgofggroupinggofgdistinctgindividualsgwhogaregconsideredgasgawhol
egandgwhogareglooselygassociatedgwithgoneganother.gCommunitiesgandgpopulationsgaregtypesofgaggregates.g
Agpopulationgisgmadegupgofgpeoplegwhogdognotgnecessarilyginteractgwithgoneganothergandgdognotgnecess
arilygsharegagsensegofgbelonginggtogtheggroup.gAgcommunitygisga

,collectiongofgpeoplegwhogchosegtoginteractgwithgoneganothergbecausegofgcommonginterests,gcharact
eristics,gorggoals,gwhichgformgthegbasisgforgagsensegofgunitygor
belonging.

5. Whichgofgthegfollowinggwouldgagcommunityghealthgnursegidentifygasgagcommunitygofcommong
interest?
A) Thegglobalgcommunity

B) Smallgruralgtowngingagnortherngstate
C) Nationalgprofessionalgorganization
D) Countiesgaddressinggwatergpollution
gAns: C
Feedback:
Agcommon-
interestgcommunitygsharesgagcommonginterestgorggoalgthatgbindsgthegmemberstogether.gMembershipgingagn
ationalgprofessionalgorganizationgisgonegexample.gThegglobalgcommunitygandgagsmallgruralgtowngingagnorther
ngstategwouldgbegexamplesgofgaggeographicgcommunity.gCountiesgaddressinggagwaterg pollutiongproblemgw
ouldgbegangexample
ofgagcommunitygofgsolution.

6. Thegnursegisgworkinggwithgagcommunitygofgsolution.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggwouldgthenurs
egexpectgtogfind?
A) Aghealthgproblemgaffectinggtheggroup
B) Commonggoalgbindingg membersgtogether
C) Sharinggofgagsimilarggoal
D) Locationalgboundaries
gAns: A
Feedback:
Agcommunitygofgsolutionginvolvesgaggroupgofgpeoplegcominggtogethergtogsolvegagproblemthatgaffec
tsgthem.gAgcommon-
interestgcommunityginvolvesgagcollectiongofgpeoplegwidelygscatteredggeographicallygwhoghaveganginterestgo
rggoalgthatgbindsgthegmembersgtogether.gAggeographicalgcommunitygisgonegdefinedgbygitsggeographicalgor
glocational
boundaries.

7. Whichgonegofgthegfollowinggstatementsgmadegbygagstudentgwouldgthegnursegeducatorg
recognizegasgevidencegthatgagstudent
understandsgtheghealthgcontinuum?
A) Thegdistinctiongbetweenghealthgandgillnessgiswell
gdemarcated.
B) Illnessgrefersgtogagstategofgbeinggrelatively
gunhealthy.


C) Thegtermghealthgisglimitedgtogreflectgan
gindividual'sgstate.
D) Treatmentgofgacutegconditionsgreflectsgthe
gcurrentgfocusgofghealthgcare.
Ans: B

, Feedback:
Althoughgsocietygtypicallygdepictsgangabsoluteglinegofgdifferencegbetweengbeinggeitherwellgorgill,g he
althgisgconsideredgagrelativegterm.gThus,gillnessgisgviewedgasgagstategofgbeinggrelativelygunhealthy.gHealthg
isgtypicallygdescribedgasgagcontinuumgthatginvolvesgagrangegofgdegreesgfromgoptimalghealthgatgonegendg
togtotalgdisabilitygorgdeathgatgthegother.gTheglinegofgdemarcationgisgnotgclear.gHealthgappliesgtogindividuals,gf
amilies,gandgcommunities.
Traditionally,gmostghealthgcareghasgfocusedgongthegtreatmentgofgacutegandgchronicgconditionsgatthegillnessg
endgofgthegcontinuum,gbutgthisgemphasisgisgshiftinggtogfocusgongthegwellness
end.

8. Whengdiscussinggthegconceptgofgtheghealthgcontinuumgwithgagclass,gthegnursegeducatorwould
gbegcertaingtogincludegwhichgstatement
ingthegdescription?

A) Wellnessgisgagrelativegconcept,gnotgangabsolute,gandgillnessgisgagstategofgbeing
grelativelygunhealthy.
B) Agclient'sgplacementgongtheghealthgcontinuumis
gstaticgthroughoutgtime.
C) Healthgisgbestgdescribedgasgcyclic.
D) Theghealthgcontinuumgcangonlygbegappliedgto
gindividuals.
Ans:
Ag
Feedback:

Wellnessgisgagrelativegconcept,gnotgangabsolute,gandgillnessgisgagstategofgbeinggrelativelygunhealthy
.gThegcontinuumgcangchange.gBecauseghealthginvolvesgagrangegofgdegreesgfromgoptimalghealthgatgonegend
gtogtotalgdisabilitygorgdeathgatgthegother,gitgisgoftengdescribedgasgagcontinuum.gThehealthgcontinuumgapplies
gnotgonlygtogindividualsgbut

alsogtogfamiliesgandgcommunities.

9. Aftergdiscussinggthegleadingghealthgindicatorsgwithgagclass,gwhichgconditiongifgstatedgbythegclassg
asgonegofgthesegindicatorsgsuggestsgthat
thegclassghasgunderstoodgtheginformation?
A) Cardiacgdisease
B) Mentalghealth
C) Sedentaryglifestyle
D) Maternalghealthgcare
gAns: B
Feedback:
Mentalghealthgisgagleadingghealthgindicator.gOthergleadingghealthgindicatorsgincludephysical
gactivity,goverweightgandgobesity,gtobaccoguse,gsubstanceguse,gresponsiblegsexualgbehavior,ginjuryg
andgviolence,genvironmentalgquality,gimmunization,gandgaccessgtoghealthgcare.