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Community and Public Health Nursing 10th Edition Rector Test Bank
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COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 10TH EDITION RECTOR TEST BANK Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction 1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similariti es and differences between public health and community health, which of the following sta tements 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 is provided in a community setting, rather t han 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 comm unity health services and improve the health of the general public.” Ans: 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 describe the difference between public health nursing and com munity health nursing? A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of he alth, and community health nursing is focused on the public aspects of health. B) In our textbook, the term community health practice ref ers to a focus on specific, designated communities and is a part of the larger public health effort. C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to t he very same types of services and perspectives. D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are pra cticed exclusively within institutions. Ans: B Feedback: WWW.NURSYLAB.COMWWW.NURSYLAB.COM 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 its 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 perspe ctives. Neither public health nursing nor community health nursing is practiced exclusively within institutions. 3. Which of the following is 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 is made up of people who do not necessarily int eract with one another and do not necessarily share a sense of belonging to that group. Ans: A Feedback: The broad definition of a community is a collection o f 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 ne cessarily 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? 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. D) Members of an aggregate share a strong bond. Ans: B Feedback: An aggregate refers to a mass of grouping of distinct indiv iduals who are considered as a whole and who are loosely associated with one another. Com munities and populations are types of aggregates. A population is made up of people who do not necess arily interact with one another and do not necessarily share a sense of belonging to the group. A community is a WWW.NURSYLAB.COM
WWW.NURSYLAB.COM collection of people who chose to interact with one ano ther because of common interests, characteristics, or goals, which form the basis for a sense of unity or belonging. 5. Which of the following would a community health nurse ident ify as a community of common interest? A) The global community B) Small rural town in a northern state C) National professional organization D) Counties addressing water pollution Ans: C Feedback: A common- interest community shares a common interest or goal that binds the members together. Membership in a national professional organizati on is one example. The global community and a small rural town in a northern state woul d be examples of a geographic community. Counties addressing a water pollution problem would be an example of a community of solution. 6. The nurse is working with a community of solution. Which of the following would the nurse expect to find? A) A health problem affecting the group B) Common goal binding members together C) Sharing of a similar goal D) Locational boundaries Ans: A Feedback: A community of solution involves a group of people coming toge ther to solve a problem that affects them. A common-interest community involves a collection of people widely scattered geographically who have an interest or goal that binds the members together. A geographical community is one defined by its geographical or lo cational boundaries. 7. Which one of the following statements made by a student would the nurse educator recognize as evidence that a student understands the health continuum? A) The distinction between health and illness is well demarcated. B) Illness refers to a state of being relatively unhealthy. C) The term health is limited to reflect an individual's state. D) Treatment of acute conditions reflects the current focus of health care. Ans: B WWW.NURSYLAB.COM
WWW.NURSYLAB.COM Feedback: Although society typically depicts an absolute line of di fference between being either well or ill, health is considered a relative term. Thus, illness is viewed as a state of being relatively unhealthy. Health is typically described as a c ontinuum that involves a range of degrees from optimal health at one end to total disability o r death at the other. The line of demarcation is not clear. Health applies to individuals, families, and communities. Traditionally, most health care has focused on the treat ment of acute and chronic conditions at the illness end of the continuum, but this emphasis is shi fting to focus on the wellness end. 8. When discussing the concept of the health continuum with a class, the nurse educator would be certain to include which statement in the description? A) Wellness is a relative concept, not an absolute, and illness is a state of being relatively unhealthy. 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. Ans: A Feedback: Wellness is a relative concept, not an absolute, and illness is a state of being relatively unhealthy. The continuum can change. Because health involv es a range of degrees from optimal health at one end to total disability or death at the other, it is often described as a continuum. The health continuum applies not only to individuals but also to families and communities. 9. After discussing the leading health indicators with a clas s, which condition if stated by the class as one of these indicators suggests that the class has understood the information? A) Cardiac disease B) Mental health C) Sedentary lifestyle D) Maternal health care Ans: B Feedback: Mental health is a leading health indicator. Other l eading health indicators include physical activity, overweight and obesity, tobacco use, subs tance use, responsible sexual behavior, injury and violence, environmental quality, immunizatio n, and access to health care. WWW.NURSYLAB.COM
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