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Foundations hfor hPopulation hHealth hin hCommunity
hPublic hHealth hNursing h5th hEdition
Authors: hAuthors: hMarcia hStanhope, hJeanette hLancaster
Table hof hContents
Chapter h1. hCommunity hand hPrevention hOriented hPractice hto hImprove hPopulation
hHealth hChapter h2. hThe hHistory hof hPublic hHealth hand hPublic hand hCommunity
hHealth hNursing hChapter h3. hThe hChanging hU.S. hHealth hand hPublic hHealth hCare
hSystems
Chapter h4. hEthics hin hPublic hand hCommunity hHealth hNursing
hPractice hChapter h5. hCultural hInfluences hin hNursing hin
hCommunity hHealth hChapter h6. hEnvironmental hHealth
Chapter h7. hGovernment, hthe hLaw, hand hPolicy hActivism
hChapter h8. hEconomic hInfluences
Chapter h9. hEpidemiological hApplications
hChapter h10. hEvidence-Based hPractice
Chapter h11. hUsing hHealth hEducation hand hGroups hin hthe
hCommunity hChapter h12. hCommunity hAssessment hand hEvaluation
Chapter h13. hCase hManagement
hChapter h14. hDisaster hManagement
Chapter h15. hSurveillance hand hOutbreak hInvestigation
hChapter h16. hProgram hManagement
Chapter h17. hManaging hQuality hand hSafety
Chapter h18. hFamily hDevelopment hand hFamily hNursing hAssessment
hChapter h19. hFamily hHealth hRisks
Chapter h20. hHealth hRisks hAcross hthe hLife hSpan
Chapter h21. hVulnerability hand hVulnerable hPopulations: hAn
hOverview hChapter h22. hRural hHealth hand hMigrant hHealth
Chapter h23. hPoverty, hHomelessness, hTeen hPregnancy, hand hMental hIllness
hChapter h24. hAlcohol, hTobacco, hand hOther hDrug hProblems hin hthe
hCommunity hChapter h25. hViolence hand hHuman hAbuse
Chapter h26. hInfectious hDisease hPrevention hand hControl
Chapter h27. hHIV hInfection, hHepatitis, hTuberculosis, hand hSexually hTransmitted
hDiseases hChapter h28. hNursing hPractice hat hthe hLocal, hState, hand hNational hLevels hin
hPublic hHealth hChapter h29. hThe hFaith hCommunity hNurse
Chapter h30. hThe hNurse hin hHome hHealth hand hHospice
hChapter h31. hThe hNurse hin hthe hSchools
Chapter h32. hThe hNurse hin hOccupational hHealth
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Chapter h01: hCommunity- hand hPrevention-Oriented hPractice hto hImprove
hPopulation hHealth
MULTIPLE hCHOICE
1. Which hof hthe hfollowing hbest hdescribes hcommunity-based hnursing?
a. A hpractice hin hwhich hcare his hprovided hfor hindividuals hand hfamilies
b. Providing hcare hwith ha hfocus hon hthe hgroup’s hneeds
c. Giving hcare hwith ha hfocus hon hthe haggregate’s hneeds
d. A hvalue hsystem hin hwhich hall hclients hreceive hoptimal hcare
ANS: h A
By hdefinition, hcommunity-based hnursing his ha hsetting-specific hpractice hin hwhich hcare his
hprovided hfor h―sick‖ hindividuals hand hfamilies hwhere hthey hlive, hwork, hand hattend
hschool. hThe hemphasis his hon hacute hand hchronic hcare hand hthe hprovision hof
hcomprehensive, hcoordinated, hand hcontinuous hcare. hThese hnurses hmay hbe hgeneralists hor
hspecialists hin hmaternal–infant, hpediatric, hadult, hor hpsychiatric hmental hhealth hnursing.
hCommunity-based hnursing hemphasizes hacute hand hchronic hcare hto hindividuals hand
hfamilies, hrather hthan hfocusing hon hgroups, haggregates, hor hsystems.
2. Which hof hthe hfollowing hbest hdescribes hcommunity-oriented hnursing?
a. Focusing hon hthe hprovision hof hcare hto hindividuals hand hfamilies
b. Providing hcare hto hmanage hacute hor hchronic hconditions
c. Giving hdirect hcare hto hill hIndividuals hwithin htheir hfamily hsetting
d. Having hthe hgoal hof hhealth hpromotion hand hdisease hprevention
ANS: h D
By hdefinition, hcommunity-oriented hnursing hhas hthe hgoal hof hpreserving, hprotecting, hor
hmaintaining hhealth hand hpreventing hdisease hto hpromote hthe hquality hof hlife. hAll hnurses
hmay hfocus hon hindividuals hand hfamilies, hgive hdirect hcare hto hill hpersons hwithin htheir
hfamily hsetting, hand hhelp hmanage hacute hor hchronic hconditions. hThese hdefinitions hare hnot
hspecific hto hcommunity-oriented hnursing.
3. Which hof hthe hfollowing his hthe hprimary hfocus hof hpublic hhealth hnursing?
a. Families hand hgroups
b. Illness-oriented hcare
c. Individuals hwithin hthe hfamily hunit
d. Health hcare hof hcommunities hand hpopulations
ANS: h D
In hpublic hhealth hnursing hthe hprimary hfocus his hon hthe hhealth hcare hof hcommunities hand
hpopulations hrather hthan hon hindividuals, hgroups, hand hfamilies. hThe hgoal his hto hprevent
hdisease hand hpreserve, hpromote, hrestore, hand hprotect hhealth hfor hthe hcommunity hand hthe
hpopulation hwithin hit. hCommunity-based hnurses hdeal hprimarily hwith hillness-oriented hcare
hof hindividuals hand hfamilies hacorss hthe hlife hspan. hThe haim his hto hamanage hacute hand
hchronic hhealth hconditions hin hthe hcommunity, hand hthe hfocus hof hpractice his hon hindividual
hor hfamily-centered hillness hcare.
4. Which hof hthe hfollowing his hresponsible hfor hthe hdramatic hincrease hin hlife hexpectancy
hduring hthe h20th hcentury?
a. Technology hincreases hin hthe hfield hof hmedical hlaboratory hresearch
b. Advances hin hsurgical htechniques hand hprocedures
c. Sanitation hand hother hpopulation-based hprevention hprograms
d. Use hof hantibiotics hto hfight hinfections
ANS: hC
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Improvements hin hcontrol hof hinfectious hdiseases hthrough himmunizations, hsanitation, hand
hother hpopulation-based hprevention hprograms hled hto hthe hincrease hin hlife hexpectancy
hfrom hless hthan h50 hyears hin h1900 hto hmore hthan h78 hyears hin h2013. hAlthough hpeople hare
hexcited hwhen ha hnew hdrug his hdiscovered hthat hcures ha hdisease hor hwhen ha hnew hway hto
htransplant horgans his hperfected, hit his himportant hto hknow habout hthe hsignificant hgains hin
hthe hhealth hof hpopulations hthat hhave hcome hlargely hfrom hpublic hhealth haccomplishments.
5. A hnurse his hdeveloping ha hplan hto hdecrease hthe hnumber hof hpremature hdeaths hin hthe
hcommunity. hWhich hof hthe hfollowing hinterventions hwould hmost hlikely hbe
himplemented hby hthe hnurse?
a. Increase hthe hcommunity’s hknowledge habout hhospice hcare.
b. Promote hhealthy hlifestyle hbehavior hchoices hamong hthe hcommunity hmembers.
c. Encourage hemployers hto hhave hwellness hcenters hat heach hindustrial hsite.
d. Ensure htimely hand heffective hmedical hintervention hand htreatment hfor
hcommunity hmembers.
ANS: hB
Public hhealth happroaches hcould hhelp hprevent hpremature hdeaths hby hinfluencing hthe hway
hpeople heat, hdrink, hdrive, hengage hin hexercise, hand htreat hthe henvironment. hIncreasing
hknowledge hof
hospice hcare, hencouraging hon-site hwellness hcenters, hand hensuring htimely htreatment hof
hmedical hconditions hdo hnot haddress h the hfocus hof himproving hoverall hhealth hthrough hhealth
hpromotion hstrategies. hThis his hthe hmajor hmethod hthat his hsuggested hto hdecrease hthe
hincidence hof hpremature
death.
6. Which hof hthe hfollowing his ha hbasic hassumption hof hpublic hhealth hefforts?
a. Health hdisparities hamong hany hgroups hare hmorally hand hlegally hwrong.
b. Health hcare his hthe hmost himportant hpriority hin hgovernment hplanning hand hfunding.
c. The hhealth hof hindividuals hcannot hbe hseparated hfrom hthe hhealth hof hthe hcommunity.
d. The hgovernment his hresponsible hfor hlengthening hthe hlife hspan hof hAmericans.
ANS: hC
Public hhealth hpractice hfocuses hon hthe hcommunity has ha hwhole, hand hthe heffect hof hthe
h community’s hhealth hstatus h(resources) hon hthe hhealth hof hindividuals, hfamilies, hand
hgroups. hThe hgoal his hto hprevent hdisease hand hdisability hand hpromote hand hprotect hthe
hhealth hof hthe hcommunity has ha hwhole. hPublic hhealth hcan hbe hdescribed has hwhat hsociety
hcollectively hdoes hto hensure hthat hconditions hexist hin hwhich hpeople hcan hbe hhealthy. hThe
hbasic hassumptions hof hpublic hhealth hdo hnot hjudge hthe hmorality hof hhealth hdisparities. hThe
hfocus his hon hprevention hof hillness hnot hon hspending hmore hon hillness hcare. hAdditionally,
hindividual hresponsibility hfor hmaking hhealthy hchoices his hthe hdirective hfor hlengthening
hlife hspan hnot hthe hrole hof hthe hgovernment.
7. Which hof hthe hfollowing hactions hwould hmost hlikely hbe hperformed hby ha hpublic hhealth
hnurse?
a. Asking hcommunity hleaders hwhat hinterventions hshould hbe hchosen
b. Assessing hthe hcommunity hand hdeciding hon happropriate hinterventions
c. Using hdata hfrom hthe hmain hhealth hcare hinstitutions hin hthe hcommunity hto hdetermine
hneeded hhealth hservices
d. Working hwith hcommunity hgroups hto hcreate hpolicies hto himprove hthe henvironment
ANS: hD
Although hthe hpublic hhealth hnurse hmight hengage hin hany hof hthe htasks hlisted, hhe hor hshe
hworks hprimarily hwith hmembers hof hthe hcommunity hto hcarry hout hcore hpublic hhealth
hfunctions, hincluding hassessment hof hthe hpopulation has ha hwhole hand hengaging hin
hpromoting hhealth hand himproving hthe henvironment. hThe hinterventions hof hasking
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hcommunity hleaders hwhich hinterventions hshould hbe hchosen, hasessing hthe hcommunity hand
hdeciding hon happropriate hinterventions, hand husing hdata hfrom hhealth hcare hinstitutions hdo
hnot hdemonstrate hthe hengagement hof hthe hcommunity hwhen hmaking hdecisions habout hwhat
hthe hcommunity hactually hwants hand hneeds.
8. Which hof hthe hfollowing hpublic hhealth hnurses hmost hclearly hfulfills hthe hresponsibilities hof
hthis
