Test Bank for Community and Public Health Nursing 10th Edition Rector – Chapters 1-30 with Rationales

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1. Afterkteachingkakgroupkofknursingkstudentskaboutktheksimilaritieskandkdifferenceskbetwe
enkpublickhealthkandkcommunitykhealth,kwhichkofkthekfollowingkstatementskbykaknursingkstude
ntkwouldkindicatekknowledgekofktheksimilaritieskandkdifferenceskbetweenkpublickhealthkandkco
mmunitykhealth?

A) “Communitykhealthknursingkiskdefinedkas
nursingkcarek thatkisk providedkinkakcommunityksetting,kratherkthankankinstitutionalksetting.”

B) “Publickhealthknursingkiskdefinedkasknursingkcarekthatkisk providedkinkankinstitutional
setting.”
C) “Publickhealthknursingkiskfocusedkonkthek
healthkofkindividuals.”

D) “Communitykhealthknursingkcankshapekthekqualitykofkcommunitykhealthkserviceskandki
mprovekthekhealthkofkthekgeneralkpublic.”
Ans:k DkFeedback:
Operatingkwithinkankenvironmentkofkrapidkchangekandkincreasinglykcomplexkchallenges,kthis
knursingspecialtykholdskthekpotentialktokshapekthekqualitykofkcommunitykhealthkserviceskand

improvekthekhealthkofkthekgeneralkpublic.

2. Whichkofk thekfollowingkstatementskwouldkbest
describekthekdifferencekbetweenkpublickhealthknursingkandkcommunitykhealthknursing?

A) Publickhealthknursingkiskfocusedkonkthekprivatekaspectskofkhealth,kandkcommunitykhealthkn
ursingkisfocusedkonkthekpublickaspectskof
health.

B) Inkourktextbook,kthektermkcommunitykhealthkpracticekrefersktokakfocuskonkspecific,kd
esignatedcommunitieskandkiskapartkofkthe
largerkpublickhealthkeffort.
C) Publickhealthknursingkandkcommunitykhealthknursingkrelatektokthekveryksamektypeskofks
erviceskandperspectives.

D) Bothkpublickhealthknursingkandkcommunitykhealthknursingkarekpracticedke
xclusivelykwithininstitutions.
Ans:k BkFeedback:

,Inkthisktextbook,kcommunitykhealthkpracticekrefersktokakfocuskonkspecific,kdesignatedkcommuniti
es.kItkiskakpartkofktheklargerkpublickhealthkeffortkandkrecognizeskthekfundamentalkconceptskandkpr
incipleskofkpublickhealthkaskitskbirthrightkandkfoundationkforkpractice.kPublickhealthknursingkiskfoc
usedkonkthekpublickaspectskofkhealth.kPublickhealthknursingkandkcommunitykhealthknursingkhavekdi
stinctivektypeskofkserviceskandkperspectives.kNeitherkpublickhealthknursingknorkcommunitykhealt
hknursingkiskpracticedkexclkusivelykwithinkinstitutions.

3. Whichkofk thekfollowingkiskmostkaccuratekaboutkthekconceptkofk community?
A) Ak communitykiskakcollectionkofkpeoplekwhokshareksomekimportantkfeatureskofktheirklives.
B) Communitykmembersklivekinktheksamekgeographicklocation.
C) Communitykmemberskarekbiologicallykrelated.

D) Ak communitykiskmadekupkofkpeoplekwhokdoknotknecessarilykinteractkwithkonekanotherka
ndkdoknotknecessarilyksharekaksensekofkbelonging
tokthatkgroup.kAns:
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Thekbroadkdefinitionkofkakcommunitykiskakcollectionkofkpeoplekwhokshareksomekimportantkfeatur
eskofktheirklives.kCommunitykmemberskmayknotklivekinktheksamekgeographicklocationkaskinkakcom
mon-
interestcommunitykorak communitykofksolution.kAkpopulationkiskmadekupkofkpeoplekwhokdoknotknec
essarilykinteractkwithkonekanotherkandkdoknotknecessarilykshareka
sensekofbelongingktokthatkgroup.

4. Akgroupkofkstudentskarekreviewingkmaterialkforkaktestkonkpopulations,kc
ommunities,kandaggregates.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkindicates
thatkthekstudentskunderstandkthesekconcepts?
A) Memberskofkak populationksharekaksensekofkbelonging.
B) Communitieskandkpopulationskarektypeskofkaggregates.
C) Individualskofkakcommunitykareklooselykconnected.
D) Memberskofkankaggregateksharekakstrongkbond.k
Ans:kBFeedback:
Ankaggregatekrefersktokakmasskofk groupingkofkdistinctkindividualskwhokarekconsideredkaskakwhole
kandkwhokareklooselykassociatedkwithkonekanother.kCommunitieskandkpopulationskarektypeskofka

ggregates.kAkpopulationkiskmadekupkofkpeoplekwhokdoknotknecessarilykinteractkwithkonekanother
kandkdonotknecessarilyksharekaksensekofkbelongingktokthekgroup.kAkcommunitykiska




collectionkofkpeoplekwhokchosektokinteractkwithkonekanotherkbecausekofkcommonkint
erests,kcharacteristics,korgoals,kwhichkformkthekbasiskforkaksensekofkunitykorkbelongin
g.

5. Whichkofkthekfollowingkwouldkakcommunitykhealthknursekidentifykaskakcommunitykofkc
ommoninterest?

, A) Thek globalkcommunity

B) SmallkruralktownkinkaknorthernkstatekC)NationalkprofessionalkorganizationkD)kC
ountiesaddressingkwaterpollutionkAns:kC
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Ak common-
interestkcommunitykshareskakcommonkinterestkorkgoalkthatkbindskthekmembersktogether.kMe
mbershipkinkaknationalkprofessionalkorganizationkiskonekexample.kThekglobalkcommunityan
daksmallkruralktownkinkaknorthernkstatekwouldkbekexampleskofkakgeographickcommunity.kCo
untieskaddressingkawaterpollutionkproblemkwouldkbekankexample
ofk akcommunitykofksolution.

6. Theknursekiskworkingkwithkakcommunitykofksolution.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkwouldkt
heknurseexpecttokfind?
A) Ak healthkproblemkaffectingkthekgroup
B) Commonkgoalkbindingkmembersktogether
C) Sharingkofkak similarkgoal
D) Locationalkb
oundarieskAns:kAkF
eedback:
Ak communitykofksolutionkinvolveskakgroupkofkpeoplekcomingktogetherktoksolvekakproblem
thatkaffectskthem.kAkcommon-
interestkcommunitykinvolveskakcollectionkofkpeoplekwidelykscatteredgeographicallykwhokhavekankinte
restkorkgoalkthatkbindskthekmembersktogether.
Akgeographicalkcommunitykiskonekdefinedkbykitskgeographicalkorlocationalkboundaries
.

7. Whichkonekofkthekfollowingkstatementskmadekbykakstudentkwouldktheknursekeducatorkr
ecognizekasevidencekthatkakstudent
understandskthekhealthkcontinuum?
A) Thek distinctionkbetweenkhealthkandkillnesskiskwellkdemarcated.
B) Illnesskrefersktokakstatekofk beingkrelativelykunhealthy.

C) Thektermkhealthkisklimitedktokreflectkankindividual'skstate.
D) Treatmentkofkacutekconditionskrefl
ectskthecurrentkfocuskofkhealthkcare.kAns:
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Althoughksocietyktypicallykdepictskankabsoluteklinekofkdifferencekbetweenkbeingkeitherkwellk
orkill,khealthkiskconsideredkakrelativekterm.kThus,killnesskiskviewedkaskakstatekofkbeingkrelativ
elykunhealthy.kHealthkisktypicallykdescribedkaskakcontinuumkthatkinvolveskakrangekof
degreeskfromkoptimalhealthkatkonekendktoktotalkdisabilityorkdeathkatkthekother.kTheklinekofkdemarcat
ionkisknotkclear.kHealthkappliesktokindividuals,kfamilies,kandkcommunities.
Traditionally,kmostkhealthkcarekhaskfocusedkonkthe