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Study Guide Test 1
Chapter 1

1. Which statement would best describe the similarities and differences between public health and
community health.

A) “Community health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in a community setting,
rather than an institutional setting.”
B) “Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in an institutional setting.”
C) “Public health nursing is focused on the health of individuals.”
D) “Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and improve the
health of the general public.” (pg 3)

2. Which statement would best describe the difference between public health nursing and
community health nursing.
A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and community health nursing
is focused on the public aspects of health.
B) Community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated communities and is a part of
the larger public health effort. (pg 3)
C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of services
and perspectives.
D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are practiced exclusively within
institutions.

3. Which statement is most accurate about the concept of community.
A) A community is a collection of people who share some important features of their lives. (pg 5)
B) Community members live in the same geographic location.
C) Community members are biologically related.
D) A community is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another and do not
necessarily share a sense of belonging to that group.

4. Which statement describes an aggregate.
A) Members of a population share a sense of belonging.
B) Communities and populations are types of aggregates.
C) Individuals of a community are loosely connected. (page 7)

,D) Members of an aggregate share a strong bond.

5. Which is a community of common interest.
A) The global community
B) Small rural town in a northern state
C) National professional organization (page 5)
D) Counties addressing water pollution

6. What characterizes a community of solution.
A) A health problem affecting the group (page 6)
B) Common goal binding members together
C) Sharing of a similar goal
D) Locational boundaries
jurisdictions have established laws that govern data protection, such as the General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union. However, with the rapid pace of
technological change, laws often lag behind, and businesses must carefully navigate the complex
web of legal requirements related to consumer data.### 4. **Ethical Issues in Technology**The
rapid advancement of technology has introduced a host of ethical and legal challenges. From
artificial intelligence (AI) to genetic engineering, new technologies present novel ethical dilemmas,
often at the intersection of personal freedoms, safety, privacy, and social responsibility.#### 4.1
**Artificial Intelligence and Automation**AI and automation are
7. Which statement is accurate regarding the health continuum.
A) The distinction between health and illness is well demarcated.
B) Illness refers to a state of being relatively unhealthy. (page 9)
C) The term health is limited to reflect an individual’s state.
D) Treatment of acute conditions reflects the current focus of health care.

8. Which statement applies to the concept of the health continuum.
A) Wellness is a relative concept, and illness is a state of being relatively unhealthy. (page 9)
B) A client’s placement on the health continuum is static throughout time.
C) Health is best described as cyclic.
D) The health continuum can only be applied to individuals.

9. Which is an example of a health indicators.
A) Cardiac disease
B) Mental health (page 10)
C) Sedentary lifestyle
D) Respiratory disease

10. Which statement best describes the difference between health promotion and disease
prevention.
A) Health promotion and disease prevention include all efforts that seek to move people closer to
optimal well-being or higher levels of wellness.
B) Disease prevention differs from health promotion in that disease prevention is targeted toward
a specific disease or diseases. (page 14-15)
C) Health promotion can be described in terms of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
D) The goal of disease prevention is to raise levels of wellness for individuals, families, populations,
and communities.

11. A health education program for a group of pregnant teens includes nutrition during pregnancy,
helpful exercises, and concerns. This is an example of.

,A) health promotion (page 14)
B) treatment of disorders
C) rehabilitation
D) evaluation

12. Which of the following activities are primary prevention. Select all that apply.
A) Teaching about safe sex practices to high school students
B) Encouraging older adults to install safety devices in the bathroom
C) Providing regular immunization programs for communicable diseases (page 15)
D) Participating in cholesterol screening programs at health fairs
E) Providing skin testing for tuberculosis for children over 1 year of age
F) Working with a group testing water samples for contamination

13. Which description of community health nursing is most characteristic.
A) Focusing on addressing continuous needs
B) Working with the client as an equal partner (page 21)
C) Engaging in tertiary prevention as the priority
D) Encouraging clients to reach out to the nurse
jurisdictions have established laws that govern data protection, such as the General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union. However, with the rapid pace of
technological change, laws often lag behind, and businesses must carefully navigate the complex
web of legal requirements related to consumer data.### 4. **Ethical Issues in Technology**The
rapid advancement of technology has introduced a host of ethical and legal challenges. From
artificial intelligence (AI) to genetic engineering, new technologies present novel ethical dilemmas,
often at the intersection of personal freedoms, safety, privacy, and social responsibility.#### 4.1
**Artificial Intelligence and Automation**AI and automation are
14. A community health nurse is working with other members of a team that will be implementing a city-
wide immunization program. The nurse coordinating a team’s services and addressing the needs of the
population groups to demonstrate.
A) involvement of the community
B) client participation
C) continuity of service (page 2,4)
D) plan for follow-up

15. A community health nurse works to ensure the greatest good for the greatest number of people by
applying.
A) secondary prevention activities
B) autonomy
C) justice
D) utilitarianism (page 18)

16. Using Healthy People 2020 which factor in a plan demonstrates that the targeted population
understands the basic information provided during an educational session.
A) Self-care
B) Health disparities
C) Health literacy (page 19)
D) Episodic needs

17. Which would be crucial for the community health nurse to address as the priority when dealing with
policymakers about the development of community health programs.
A) Research-based best practices (page 17)

, B) Population’s make-up
C) Amount of services to be provided
D) Scarcity of the available resources

18. Which statement best describes the differences between acute care nursing and community health
nursing.
A) Use a reactive approach.
B) Seek out potential health problems. (page 15)
C) Concentrate on the illness end of the continuum.
D) Emphasize curative care.

19. Which activities would be associated with a community health nurse Select all that apply.
A) Examining infants in a city well-baby clinic
B) Caring for elderly stroke victims in their homes
C) Providing emergency care in an acute care facility
D) Carrying out epidemiologic research
E) Participating in health policy analyze (page 3)

20. How would the community health nurse define health.
A) The absence of disease
B) The potential to lead a productive life
C) An environment free of toxins
D) A holistic state of well-being (page 8)
jurisdictions have established laws that govern data protection, such as the General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union. However, with the rapid pace of
technological change, laws often lag behind, and businesses must carefully navigate the complex
web of legal requirements related to consumer data.### 4. **Ethical Issues in Technology**The
rapid advancement of technology has introduced a host of ethical and legal challenges. From
artificial intelligence (AI) to genetic engineering, new technologies present novel ethical dilemmas,
often at the intersection of personal freedoms, safety, privacy, and social responsibility.#### 4.1
**Artificial Intelligence and Automation**AI and automation are
21. Which client statement reflects an objective dimension of health.
A) “I’m feeling better since I started taking that medication.”
B) “Life is pretty good right now, except for an occasional upset stomach.”
C) “I’m able to wash myself in the morning with just a bit of help.” (page 12)
D) “Sometimes when I wake up, I don’t even want to face the day.”

22. Which one of the following is a population-oriented focus.
A) Assess the groups’ relationships looking for a common need. (page 18)
B) Consider the members individually for similarities.
C) Focus on the geographical area of the population.
D) Promote the groups’ dependency on improving health.

23. Which finding suggests that a city most likely needs additional programs.
A) Citizens are actively involved in the city’s department of recreation and after-school programs.
B) The construction of affordable organized housing developments and communities is nearing
completion.
C) Approximately one-third of the people are recently unemployed due to the closure of the automotive
factory. (page 10)
D) Several new recreational facilities for adults and children have been created at several locations.

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