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FOUNDATIONS FOR POPULATION HEALTH IN
COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 5TH
EDITION STANHOPE TEST BANK

Chapter /01: /Community- /and /Prevention-Oriented /Practice /to /Improve
/Population/Health

Stanhope: /Foundations /for /Population /Health /in /Community/Public /Health /Nursing,/5th
/Edition

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.

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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d. Having /the /goal /of /health /promotion /and /disease /prevention

, 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
/the/20th /century?

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

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death.

6. Which /of /the /following /is /a /basic /assumption /of /public /health /efforts?
a. Health /disparities /among /any /groups /are /morally /and /legally /wrong.
b. Health /care /is /the /most /important /priority /in /government /planning /and /funding.

, c. The /health /of /individuals /cannot /be /separated /from /the /health /of /the /community.
d. The /government /is /responsible /for /lengthening /the /life /span /of /Americans.

ANS: / C
Public /health /practice /focuses /on /the /community /as /a /whole, /and /the /effect / of /the
/community’s /health /status /(resources) /on /the /health /of /individuals, /families, /and /groups.

/The /goal /is /to /prevent /disease /and /disability /and /promote /and /protect /the /health /of /the

/community /as /a /whole. /Public /health /can /be /described /as /what /society /collectively /does /to

/ensure /that /conditions /exist /in /which /people /can /be /healthy. /The /basic /assumptions /of

/public /health /do /not/judge /the /morality /of /health /disparities. /The /focus /is /on /prevention /of

/illness /not /on /spending /more /on /illness /care. /Additionally, /individual /responsibility /for

/making /healthy /choices /is /the /directive /for /lengthening /life /span /not /the /role /of /the

/government.

7. Which /of /the /following /actions /would /most /likely /be /performed /by /a /public /health /nurse?
a. Asking /community /leaders /what /interventions /should /be /chosen
b. Assessing /the /community /and /deciding /on /appropriate /interventions
c. Using /data /from /the /main /health /care /institutions /in /the /community /to /determine

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