Community Health Nursing in Canada 3rd Edition Stanhope Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following best describes community health nursing? a.
... [Show More] Giving care with a focus on the aggregate’s needs b. Giving care with a focus on the group’s needs c. Focusing on the health care of individual clients in the community d. Working with an approach of unique client care ANS: C By definition, community health nursing is the health care of individual clients in the community.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1.6 TOP: Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment - Management of Care
2. Which of the following best describes primary health care? a. A comprehensive way to address issues of social justice b. Giving care to manage acute or chronic conditions c. Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting d. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention ANS: A By definition, primary health care is comprehensive and addresses issues of social justice and equity. Social justice in the context of health refers to ensuring fairness and equality in health services so that vulnerable individuals in society have easy access to health care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember REF: p. 10 OBJ: 1.4 TOP: Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. The health of which of the following is the primary focus of public health nurses (PHNs)? a. Families b. Groups c. Individuals d. Populations ANS: D PHNs use knowledge of nursing, social sciences, and public health sciences for the promotion and protection of health and for the prevention of disease among populations.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember REF: p. 13, Table 1-4 | p. 20 OBJ: 1.5 TOP: Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance
4. Which change is the primary explanation for life expectancy increasing so notably since the early 1900s? a. An increase in findings from medical laboratory research b. Incredible advances in surgical techniques and procedures c. Improved sanitation and other public health activities
This sample only, Download all chapters at: AlibabaDownload.com d. Increased use of antibiotics to fight infections ANS: C Improvement in control of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation, and other public health activities led to the increase in life expectancy since the early 1900s.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember REF: pp. 12-13 OBJ: 1.5 TOP: Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance [Show Less]