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Foundations for Population Health in Community
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Chapter /01: /Community- /and /Prevention-Oriented /Practice /to /Improve /Population
/ Health
MULTIPLE /CHOICE
1. Which /of /the /following /best /describes /community-based /nursing?
a. A /practice /in /which /care /is /provided /for /individuals /and /families
b. Providing /care /with /a /focus /on /the /group’s /needs
c. Giving /care /with /a /focus /on /the /aggregate’s /needs
d. A /value /system /in /which /all /clients /receive /optimal /care
ANS: / A
By /definition, /community-based /nursing /is /a /setting-specific /practice /in /which /care /is
/provided /for /―sick‖ /individuals /and /families /where /they /live, /work, /and /attend /school.
/The /emphasis /is /on /acute /and /chronic /care /and /the /provision /of /comprehensive,
/coordinated, /and /continuous /care. /These /nurses /may /be /generalists /or /specialists /in
/maternal–infant, /pediatric, /adult, /or /psychiatric /mental /health /nursing. /Community-based
/nursing /emphasizes /acute /and /chronic /care /to /individuals /and /families, /rather /than
/focusing /on /groups, /aggregates, /or /systems.
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2. Which /of /the /following /best /describes /community-oriented /nursing?
a. Focusing /on /the /provision /of /care /to /individuals /and /families
b. Providing /care /to /manage /acute /or /chronic /conditions
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ANS: / D
By /definition, /community-oriented /nursing /has /the /goal /of /preserving, /protecting, /or
/maintaining /health /and /preventing /disease /to /promote /the /quality /of /life. /All /nurses /may
/focus /on /individuals /and /families, /give /direct /care /to /ill /persons /within /their /family /setting,
/and /help /manage /acute /or /chronic /conditions. /These /definitions /are /not /specific /to
/community-oriented /nursing.
3. Which /of /the /following /is /the /primary /focus /of /public /health /nursing?
a. Families /and /groups
b. Illness-oriented /care
c. Individuals /within /the /family /unit
d. Health /care /of /communities /and /populations
ANS: / D
In /public /health /nursing /the /primary /focus /is /on /the /health /care /of /communities /and
/populations /rather /than /on /individuals, /groups, /and /families. /The /goal /is /to /prevent /disease
/and /preserve, /promote, /restore, /and /protect /health /for /the /community /and /the /population
/within /it. /Community-based /nurses /deal /primarily /with /illness-oriented /care /of /individuals
/and /families /acorss /the /life /span. /The /aim /is /to /amanage /acute /and /chronic /health
/conditions /in /the /community, /and /the /focus /of /practice /is /on /individual /or /family-centered
/illness /care.
4. Which /of /the /following /is /responsible /for /the /dramatic /increase /in /life /expectancy /during
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a. Technology /increases /in /the /field /of /medical /laboratory /research
b. Advances /in /surgical /techniques /and /procedures
c. Sanitation /and /other /population-based /prevention /programs
d. Use /of /antibiotics /to /fight /infections
ANS: / C
Improvements /in /control /of /infectious /diseases /through /immunizations, /sanitation, /and
/other /population-based /prevention /programs /led /to /the /increase /in /life /expectancy /from
/less /than /50 /years /in /1900 /to /more /than /78 /years /in /2013. /Although /people /are /excited
/when /a /new /drug /is /discovered /that /cures /a /disease /or /when /a /new /way /to /transplant
/organs /is /perfected, /it /is /important /to /know /about /the /significant /gains /in /the /health /of
/populations /that /have /come /largely /from /public /health /accomplishments.
5. A /nurse /is /developing /a /plan /to /decrease /the /number /of /premature /deaths /in /the /community.
Which /of /the /following /interventions /would /most /likely /be /implemented /by /the /nurse?
a. Increase /the /community’s /knowledge /about /hospice /care.
b. Promote /healthy /lifestyle /behavior /choices /among /the /community /members.
c. Encourage /employers /to /have /wellness /centers /at /each /industrial /site.
d. Ensure /timely /and /effective /medical /intervention /and /treatment /for
/community /members.
ANS: / B
Public /health /approaches /could /help /prevent /premature /deaths /by /influencing /the /way
/people /eat, /drink, /drive, /engage /in /exercise, /and /treat /the /environment. /Increasing
/knowledge /of /hospice /care, /encouraging /on-site /wellness /centers, /and /ensuring /timely
/treatment /of /medical /conditions /do /not /address /the
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