NEW COMMUNITY ANDPUBLIC HEALTH NURSING= 10TH EDITION 2023 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, ratherthan an institutionalsetting.”
B) “Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in an institutional setting.”
C) “Public health nursing is focused on the
healthof individuals.”
D) “Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and
improve the healthofthe general public.”
Ans: D Feedback:
Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly complex challenges, this nursing
specialty holdsthe 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 community health nursing?
A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and community health nursing is
focusedonthe publicaspects of
health.
B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated
communities and is apart 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.
Ans: B Feedback:
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
perspectives. Neither public health nursing nor community health nursing is practiced excl usively within
institutions. [Show Less]