COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 10TH EDITION RECTOR TEST BANK
Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction
1. After teaching a group of
... [Show More] 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 is provided in a community setting, rather than 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 community health services and
improve the health of the general public.”
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2. Which of the following statements would best
describe the difference between public health nursing and community health nursing?
A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and community health nursing is focused on the public aspects of
health.
B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers 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 the very same types of services and perspectives.
D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are 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 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? 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.
5. Which of the following would a community health nurse identify 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
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
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.
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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.
9. After discussing the leading health indicators with a class, 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
10. Which of the following statements about
health promotion and disease prevention is the most accurate?
A) Health promotion and disease prevention include all efforts that seek to move people closer to optimal well-being or higher levels
of wellness.
B) Disease prevention differs from health promotion in that disease prevention is targeted toward a specific disease or diseases.
C) Health promotion can be described in terms of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
D) The goal of disease prevention is to raise levels of wellness for individuals, families, populations, and communities.
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