Test bank for community and public health nursing 10th edition rector complete guide-a-chapters-1-30

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,Chapter1 The Journey Begins: Introduction A A A A A




1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences
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between public health and community health, which of the following statements by a nursing
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student would indicate knowledge of the similarities and differences between public health and
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community health?
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A) “Community health nursing is defined as A A A A A




nursing care that is provided in a community setting, rather than an institutional setting.”
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B) “Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in an institutional
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setting.”
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C) “Public health nursing is focused on the A A A A A A




health of individuals.”
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D) “Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and A A A A A A A A A A A




improve the health of the general public.”
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Ans: D Feedback:
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Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly complex challenges, this
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nursingspecialty holds the potential to shape the quality of community health services and
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improve the health of the general public.
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2. Which of the following statements would best A A A A A A




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
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nursing isfocused on the public aspects of
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health.

B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus on specific,
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designatedcommunities and is apart of the
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larger public health effort.
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C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of
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services andperspectives.
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D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are practiced
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exclusively withininstitutions.
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Ans: B Feedback:
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, In this textbook, community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated
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Acommunities. It is a part of the larger public health effort and recognizes the fundamentalA A A A A A A A A A A A A A




Aconcepts and principles of public health as its birthright and foundation for practice. Public
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Ahealth nursing is focused on the public aspects of health. Public health nursing and community
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Ahealth nursing have distinctive types of services and perspectives. Neither public health nursing
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Anor community health nursing is practiced excl usively withini nstitutions.
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3. Which of the following is most accurate about the concept of community?
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A) A community is a collection of people who share some important features of their lives.
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B) Community members live in the same geographic location. A A A A A A A




C) Community members are biologically related. A A A A




D) A community is made upof people who do not necessarily interact with one another and
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do notnecessarily share a sense of belonging
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to that group. Ans:
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The broad definition of a community is a collection of people who share some important features
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of their lives. Community members may not live in the same geographic location as in a common-
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interestcommunity ora community of solution. A population is made up of people who do not A A A A A A A A A A A A A A




necessarily interact with one another and do not necessarily share a
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sense ofbelonging to that group.A A A A




4. A group of students are reviewing material for a test on populations,
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communities, andaggregates. Which of the following indicates
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that the students understand these concepts?
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A) Members of a population share a sense of belonging. A A A A A A A A




B) Communities and populations are types of aggregates. A A A A A A




C) Individuals of a community are loosely connected. A A A A A A




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




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An aggregate refers to a mass of grouping of distinct individuals who are considered as a whole
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and who are loosely associated with one another. Communities and populations are types of
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aggregates. A population is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another
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and donot necessarily share a sense of belonging to the group. A community is a
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collection of people who chose to interact with one another because of common
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interests, characteristics, orgoals, which form the basis for a sense of unity or
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belonging.
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5. Which of the following would a community health nurse identify as a community of
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commoninterest?
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