Chapter 2: Public Health Nursing in the
Community
A community health nurse is engaging in assurance activities. Which of the following
would best explain these activities?
A)Gathering and analyzing information that will affect the health of the people to be
served
B)Providing leadership in facilitating community groups toward meeting their needs,
often involving changes in and additions to existing laws
C)Being involved in activities to make certain that necessary services are being
provided to the community
D)Accessing relevant data that enable identification of strengths, weaknesses, and
needs within the community - Answers -C)Being involved in activities to make certain
that necessary services are being provided to the community
When fulfilling the function of assessment, which of the following would be most
important for the community health nurse to do?
A)Secure the trust of the clients
B)Gather appropriate information
C)Interact with key community leaders
D)Use a variety of assessment tools - Answers -A) Secure the trust of the clients
The community health nurse is engaging in the core function of policy development.
With which of the activities would the nurse most likely be involved?A)Monitoring health
status to identify community health problems
B)Empowering communities about important health issues
C)Linking individuals to needed personal health services
D)Ensuring a competent health care workforce is available - Answers -B)Empowering
communities about important health issues
A community health nurse is collaborating with local community leaders to prepare a
community disaster plan. Which function is the nurse fulfilling?A)Research
B)Assurance
C)Policy development
D)Assessment - Answers -B) Assurance
A community health nurse has collected data for several months on the birth weights of
newborns to mothers who smoked throughout their pregnancy. This nurse is acting in
which role?A)Collaborator
B)Manager
C)Researcher
D)Clinician - Answers -C) Researcher
, A nurse in community health nursing setting works with police officers, social workers,
health educators, and other nurses to promote the health of clients. The nurse is acting
in which role?A)Clinician
B)Educator
C)Researcher
D)Collaborator - Answers -D)Collaborator
A community health nurse is interviewing for employment. The interviewer describes
some of the typical activities that the nurse would be involved in, such as making home
visits to families, holding immunization clinics for infants and children, and setting up flu-
shot clinics for elders. The interviewer is describing which role?A)Educator
B)Advocate
C)Clinician
D)Manager - Answers -C) Clinician
A community health nurse is reviewing his or her schedule for the day. Included in his or
her activities are planning client care, leading a staff conference, and supervising a new
staff member. This nurse is fulfilling which role?A)Advocate
B)Manager
C)Collaborator
D)Researcher - Answers -B) Manager
While providing care to a family at a local center, the community health nurse contacts
the local department of social services to help the family attain assistance with health
insurance coverage. The nurse also gives the family a list of pharmacies where they
can get their prescriptions filled. The nurse is acting in which role?
A)Educator
B)Leader
C)Clinician
D)Advocate - Answers -D) Advocate
Which of the following best exemplifies the attributes of a community health nurse in the
researcher role?A)Gaining the trust and respect of the staff members
B)Interpreting abstract ideas so others can understand
C)Implementing a staff development program for a technique
D)Evaluating the correlation between variables in specific health conditions - Answers -
D)Evaluating the correlation between variables in specific health conditions
Which of the following statements about the role of educator within the framework of
public health nursing functions is true?A)The educator role has the potential for finding
greater receptivity and providing higher-yield results.
B)People are unable to recognize the value of health and are not well motivated to
achieve higher levels of wellness.
C)It is only possible for a nurse to reach a limited number of persons.
Community
A community health nurse is engaging in assurance activities. Which of the following
would best explain these activities?
A)Gathering and analyzing information that will affect the health of the people to be
served
B)Providing leadership in facilitating community groups toward meeting their needs,
often involving changes in and additions to existing laws
C)Being involved in activities to make certain that necessary services are being
provided to the community
D)Accessing relevant data that enable identification of strengths, weaknesses, and
needs within the community - Answers -C)Being involved in activities to make certain
that necessary services are being provided to the community
When fulfilling the function of assessment, which of the following would be most
important for the community health nurse to do?
A)Secure the trust of the clients
B)Gather appropriate information
C)Interact with key community leaders
D)Use a variety of assessment tools - Answers -A) Secure the trust of the clients
The community health nurse is engaging in the core function of policy development.
With which of the activities would the nurse most likely be involved?A)Monitoring health
status to identify community health problems
B)Empowering communities about important health issues
C)Linking individuals to needed personal health services
D)Ensuring a competent health care workforce is available - Answers -B)Empowering
communities about important health issues
A community health nurse is collaborating with local community leaders to prepare a
community disaster plan. Which function is the nurse fulfilling?A)Research
B)Assurance
C)Policy development
D)Assessment - Answers -B) Assurance
A community health nurse has collected data for several months on the birth weights of
newborns to mothers who smoked throughout their pregnancy. This nurse is acting in
which role?A)Collaborator
B)Manager
C)Researcher
D)Clinician - Answers -C) Researcher
, A nurse in community health nursing setting works with police officers, social workers,
health educators, and other nurses to promote the health of clients. The nurse is acting
in which role?A)Clinician
B)Educator
C)Researcher
D)Collaborator - Answers -D)Collaborator
A community health nurse is interviewing for employment. The interviewer describes
some of the typical activities that the nurse would be involved in, such as making home
visits to families, holding immunization clinics for infants and children, and setting up flu-
shot clinics for elders. The interviewer is describing which role?A)Educator
B)Advocate
C)Clinician
D)Manager - Answers -C) Clinician
A community health nurse is reviewing his or her schedule for the day. Included in his or
her activities are planning client care, leading a staff conference, and supervising a new
staff member. This nurse is fulfilling which role?A)Advocate
B)Manager
C)Collaborator
D)Researcher - Answers -B) Manager
While providing care to a family at a local center, the community health nurse contacts
the local department of social services to help the family attain assistance with health
insurance coverage. The nurse also gives the family a list of pharmacies where they
can get their prescriptions filled. The nurse is acting in which role?
A)Educator
B)Leader
C)Clinician
D)Advocate - Answers -D) Advocate
Which of the following best exemplifies the attributes of a community health nurse in the
researcher role?A)Gaining the trust and respect of the staff members
B)Interpreting abstract ideas so others can understand
C)Implementing a staff development program for a technique
D)Evaluating the correlation between variables in specific health conditions - Answers -
D)Evaluating the correlation between variables in specific health conditions
Which of the following statements about the role of educator within the framework of
public health nursing functions is true?A)The educator role has the potential for finding
greater receptivity and providing higher-yield results.
B)People are unable to recognize the value of health and are not well motivated to
achieve higher levels of wellness.
C)It is only possible for a nurse to reach a limited number of persons.
