The Arch Doc Elite
Test Bank for Community and Public
Health Nursing 10th Edition
by Cherie Rector & Mary Jo Stanley
Chapter 1-30| Expert Approved Q&As
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Contents
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
Chapter 2 Public Health Nursing in the Community
Chapter 3 History and Evolution of Public Health Nursing
Chapter 4 Evidence-Based Practice and Ethics in Community/Public Health
Chapter 5 Transcultural Nursing
Chapter 6 Structure and Economics of Community/Public Health Services
Chapter 7 Epidemiology in the Community
Chapter 8 Communicable Disease
Chapter 9 Environmental Health & Safety
Chapter 10 Communication, Collaboration, and Technology
Chapter 11 Health Promotion Through Education
Chapter 12 Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Community/Public Health Programs
Chapter 13 Policy Making and Advocacy
Chapter 14 Family as Client
Chapter 15 Community as Client
Chapter 16 Global Health Nursing
Chapter 17 Disasters and Their Impact
Chapter 18 Violence & Abuse
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Chapter 19 Maternal-Child Health
Chapter 20 School-Age Children and Adolescents
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Chapter 21 Adult Health
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Chapter 22 Older Adults
Chapter 23 Working with Vulnerable Populations
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Chapter 24 Clients with Disabilities
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Chapter 25 Behavioral Health in the Community
Chapter 26 Homeless Populations
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Chapter 27 Rural, Migrant, and Urban Health Care
Chapter 28 Public Settings
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Chapter 29 Private Settings
Chapter 30 Home Health and Hospice Care
Chapter 1: The Journey Begins: Introduction
Multiple Choices
1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences between public health
and community health, which of the following statements by a nursing student would indicate knowledge
of the similarities and differences between public health and community health?
A) ―Community health nursing is defined as
nursing care that i s provided in a community setting, rather than an institutional setting.‖
B) ―Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that i s 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.‖
Correct Answer: D
Feedback:
Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly complex challenges, this nursing
specialty holds the potential to shape the quality of community health services and improve the health of
the general public.
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B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated
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C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of services and
perspectives.
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D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are practiced exclusively within institutions.
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Correct Answer: B Feedback:
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In this textbook, community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated communities. It is a
part of the larger public health effort and recognizes the fundamental concepts and principles of public
health as i ts birthright and foundation for practice. Public health nursing is focused on the public
aspects of health. Public health nursing and community health nursing have distinctive types of services
and perspectives. Neither public health nursing nor community health nursing is practiced exclusively
within institutions.
3. Which of the following i s most accurate about the concept of community?
A) A community is a collection of people who share some important features of their lives. B)
Community members live in the same geographic location.
C) Community members are biologically related.
D) A community i s made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another and do not
necessarily share a sense of belonging
to that group. Correct Answer: A
Feedback:
The broad definition of a community is a collection of people who share some important features of their
lives. Community members may not live in the same geographic location as in a common -interest
community or a community of solution. A population 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. A group of students are reviewing material for a test on populations, communities, and aggregates.
Which of the following indicates that the students understand these concepts?
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A) Members of a population share a sense of belonging.
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B) Communities and populations are types of aggregates.
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C) Individuals of a community are loosely connected.
D) Members of an aggregate share a strong bond. Correct Answer: B
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An aggregate refers to amass of grouping of distinct individuals who are considered as a whole and who
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are loosely associated with one another. Communities and populations are types of aggregates. A
population is made up of people who do not necessarily interact a community one another and do not
necessarily share a sense of belonging to the group. A community is a collection of people who chose to
interact with one another because of common interests, characteristics, or goals, which form the basis for
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a sense of unity or belonging.
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Test Bank for Community and Public
Health Nursing 10th Edition
by Cherie Rector & Mary Jo Stanley
Chapter 1-30| Expert Approved Q&As
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ch
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1|Page
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, The Arch Doc Elite
Contents
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
Chapter 2 Public Health Nursing in the Community
Chapter 3 History and Evolution of Public Health Nursing
Chapter 4 Evidence-Based Practice and Ethics in Community/Public Health
Chapter 5 Transcultural Nursing
Chapter 6 Structure and Economics of Community/Public Health Services
Chapter 7 Epidemiology in the Community
Chapter 8 Communicable Disease
Chapter 9 Environmental Health & Safety
Chapter 10 Communication, Collaboration, and Technology
Chapter 11 Health Promotion Through Education
Chapter 12 Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Community/Public Health Programs
Chapter 13 Policy Making and Advocacy
Chapter 14 Family as Client
Chapter 15 Community as Client
Chapter 16 Global Health Nursing
Chapter 17 Disasters and Their Impact
Chapter 18 Violence & Abuse
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Chapter 19 Maternal-Child Health
Chapter 20 School-Age Children and Adolescents
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Chapter 21 Adult Health
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Chapter 22 Older Adults
Chapter 23 Working with Vulnerable Populations
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Chapter 24 Clients with Disabilities
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Chapter 25 Behavioral Health in the Community
Chapter 26 Homeless Populations
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Chapter 27 Rural, Migrant, and Urban Health Care
Chapter 28 Public Settings
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Chapter 29 Private Settings
Chapter 30 Home Health and Hospice Care
Chapter 1: The Journey Begins: Introduction
Multiple Choices
1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences between public health
and community health, which of the following statements by a nursing student would indicate knowledge
of the similarities and differences between public health and community health?
A) ―Community health nursing is defined as
nursing care that i s provided in a community setting, rather than an institutional setting.‖
B) ―Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that i s 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.‖
Correct Answer: D
Feedback:
Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly complex challenges, this nursing
specialty holds the potential to shape the quality of community health services and improve the health of
the general public.
2. Which of the following statements would best
Th
describe the difference between public health nursing and community health nursing?
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A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and community health nursing is
focused on the public aspects of health.
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B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated
communities and i s apart of the larger public health effort.
ch
C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of services and
perspectives.
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D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are practiced exclusively within institutions.
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Correct Answer: B Feedback:
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3|Page
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, The Arch Doc Elite
In this textbook, community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated communities. It is a
part of the larger public health effort and recognizes the fundamental concepts and principles of public
health as i ts birthright and foundation for practice. Public health nursing is focused on the public
aspects of health. Public health nursing and community health nursing have distinctive types of services
and perspectives. Neither public health nursing nor community health nursing is practiced exclusively
within institutions.
3. Which of the following i s most accurate about the concept of community?
A) A community is a collection of people who share some important features of their lives. B)
Community members live in the same geographic location.
C) Community members are biologically related.
D) A community i s made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another and do not
necessarily share a sense of belonging
to that group. Correct Answer: A
Feedback:
The broad definition of a community is a collection of people who share some important features of their
lives. Community members may not live in the same geographic location as in a common -interest
community or a community of solution. A population 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. A group of students are reviewing material for a test on populations, communities, and aggregates.
Which of the following indicates that the students understand these concepts?
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A) Members of a population share a sense of belonging.
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B) Communities and populations are types of aggregates.
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C) Individuals of a community are loosely connected.
D) Members of an aggregate share a strong bond. Correct Answer: B
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Feedback:
An aggregate refers to amass of grouping of distinct individuals who are considered as a whole and who
Do
are loosely associated with one another. Communities and populations are types of aggregates. A
population is made up of people who do not necessarily interact a community one another and do not
necessarily share a sense of belonging to the group. A community is a collection of people who chose to
interact with one another because of common interests, characteristics, or goals, which form the basis for
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a sense of unity or belonging.
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