Community0Public0Health0Nursing08th0Edition0by0Nies,0Melanie0McEwen0Test0Bank
Community Public Health Nursing 8th Edition by Ni
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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Unit01:0Introduction0to0Community0Health0Nursing
Chapter01.0Health:0A0Community0View
Chapter02.0Historical0Factors:0Public0Health0Nursing0in0Context
Chapter03.0Thinking0Upstream:0Nursing0Theories0and0Population-
Focused0Nursing0Practice0Chapter04.0Health0Promotion0and0Risk0Reduction
Unit02:0The0Art0and0Science0of0Community0Health0Nursing
Chapter05.0Epidemiology
Chapter06.0Community0Assessment
Chapter07.0Community0Health0Planning,0Implementation,0and0Evaluation0Chapter
0 8.0Community0Health0Education0and0Engagement09.0Case0Management
Unit03:0Factors0that0Influence0the0Health0of0the0Community
Chapter010.0Policy,0Politics,0Legislation,0and0Community0Health0Nursing0Chapte
r011.0The0Healthcare0System
Chapter012.0Economics0of0Health0Care
Chapter013.0Cultural0Diversity0and0Community0Health0Nursing0
Chapter014.0Environmental0Health
Chapter015.0Health0in0the0Global0Community
Unit04:0Aggregates0in0the0Community0
Chapter016.0Child0and0Adolescent0Health0
Chapter017.0Women’s0Health
Chapter0 18.0 Men’s0 Health
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Chapter019.0Senior0Health0Chapte
r020.0Family0Health
Unit05:0Vulnerable0Populations
Chapter021.0Populations0Affected0by0Disabilities0Chapte
r022.0Veterans’0Health
Chapter023.0Homeless0Populations0C
hapter024.0Rural0and0Migrant0Health
Chapter025.0Populations0Affected0by0Mental0Illness
Unit06:0Population0Health0Problems0
Chapter026.0Communicable0Disease0
Chapter027.0Substance0Abuse0Chapte
r028.0Violence
Chapter029.0Natural0and0Man-Made0Disasters
Unit07:0Community0Health0Settings
Chapter030.0School0Health0Chapt
er031.0Occupational0Health
Chapter032.0Forensic0and0Correctional0Nursing
0 Chapter033.0Faith0Community0Nursing0 Chapt
er034.0Home0Health0and0Hospice
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Chapter001:0Health:0A0Community0View
Nies:0Community/Public0Health0Nursing,08th0Edition
MULTIPLE0CHOICE
1. Which0best0describes0the0primary0reason0that0Americans0are0concerned0about0health
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a. Politicians0are0discussing0how0to0improve0health0care.
b. The0media0has0provided0mixed0messages0about0the0health0care0system.
c. Our0national0health0care0costs0keep0increasing.
d. The0new0health0care0system0offers0free0services0to0Americans.
0ANS:0 C
The0primary0reason0for0the0focus0on0health0care0is0the0constantly0increasing0costs,0which0can
not0be0sustained.0The0costs0of0caring0for0the0sick0accounted0for0the0majority0of0escalating0hea
lth0care0dollars,0which0increased0from05.7%0of0the0gross0domestic0product0in019650to017.8%0i
n02015.0Politicians0and0the0media0both0influence0Americans‘0perceptions0about0health0care;0ho
wever,0they0are0not0the0primary0reason0why0Americans0are0concerned.0The0new0health0care0sys
tem0will0change0the0health0care0access0and0availability,0but0will0not0necessarily0be0offering0an
y0free0services0to0Americans.
DIF:0 Cognitive0Level:0Understand0(Comprehension)
2. A0nurse0has0begun0to0lobby0with0politicians0for0changes0to0the0health0care0system.0Why0is0this
0 involvement0important?
a. Nurses,0as0central0characters0in0several0popular0TV0series,0are0currently0veryin0American
0visible0media
b. Nurses0are0primarilyresponsible0for0managingthe0various0units0in0our0health0care
system.
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c. Nurses0are0the0largest0segment0of0health0care0providers.
d. Nurses0are0the0only0group0that0is0employed0both0inside0and0outside0of0hospitals.
ANS:0C
As0the0largest0segment0of0health0care0providers,0nurses0are0informed0about0the0current0health0
care0system0and0all0the0problems0that0result0from0people0not0seeking0care0until0they0are0despe
rately0ill.0Nurses,0as0the0American0Nurses0Association0(ANA)0emphasize,0usually0believe0tha
t0health0care0is0a0right,0not0a0privilege.0Therefore,0nurses,0whose0work0is0central0to
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our0current0health0care0delivery0system,0can0also0be0instrumental0in0working0politically0to0cre
ate0a0health0care0delivery0system0that0will0meet0health0needs.0While0nurses0are0in0several0curr
ent0TV0series0and0are0employed0both0inside0and0outside0of0hospitals,0physicians0and0other0healt
h0care0providers0are0as0well.0Nurses0are0often0managers,0but0managers0often0have0other0backg
rounds,0such0as0business0administration.
DIF:0 Cognitive0Level:0Understand0(Comprehension)
3. What0conclusion0can0be0drawn0from0examining0where0nurses0are0employed?
a. There0is0a0trend0toward0consolidation0of0health0care0into0large0central0medical
0centers.
b. There0is0an0increased0emphasis0on0community-based0health0care.
c. There0is0an0obvious0need0to0decrease0health0care0costs0by0cutting0positions.
d. Managed0care0organizations0(MCOs)0are0employing0nurses0to0improve0customer0relations.
ANS:0B
MCOs0are0employing0nurses0in0many0capacities.0Although0hospitals0are0closing0and0acute0care
0is0increasingly0found0in0central0medical0centers,0the0same0trend0may0be0seen0in0an0increase0i
n0neighborhood-
based0practice0centers.0While0positions0are0cut0in0most0industries,0health0care0is0recognized0as0
an0area0where0growth0in0employment0is0expected.0However,0nurses0are0increasingly0employe
d0in0community0settings0as0opposed0to0hospitals.0This0change0reflects0the0move0toward0comm
unity-based0care0rather0than0hospital-
based0tertiary0care.0To0help0decrease0the0continued0rise0in0health0care0costs,0the0increased0em
phasis0is0on0disease0prevention0rather0than0high-cost0treatment.
DIF:0 Cognitive0Level:0Understand0(Comprehension)
4. Which0ethical0belief0would0be0most0helpful0in0the0current0health0care0crisis?
a. Emphasis0should0be0on0individual0and0corporation0freedom0in0the0marketplace.
b. Emphasis0should0be0on0individual0autonomy0and0freedom0of0choice.
c. Emphasis0should0be0on0social0justice0and0collective0responsibility.
d. Emphasis0should0be0on0the0effectiveness0of0technology0in0resolving0problems.
ANS:0C
Public0health0recognizes0the0necessity0of0collective0action0in0keeping0the0environment0safe0and
0in0egalitarian0tradition0and0vision.0An0overinvestment0in0technology0and0seeking0of0cures0wit
hin0the0market0justice0system0has0stifled0the0evolution0of0a0health0system0to0protect0and0prese
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