Foundations hfor hPopulation hHealth hin hCommunity hPublic hHealth hNursing h5th hEdition hStanhope
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hTest hBank
Chapter h01: hCommunity- hand hPrevention-Oriented hPractice hto hImprove
hPopulationhHealth
Stanhope: hFoundations hfor hPopulation hHealth hin hCommunity/Public hHealth
hNursing,h5th hEdition
MULTIPLE
hCHOICE
1. Which hof hthe hfollowing hbest hdescribes hcommunity-based hnursing?
a. A hpractice hin hwhich hcare his hprovided hfor hindividuals hand hfamilies
b. Providing hcare hwith ha hfocus hon hthe hgroup’s hneeds
c. Giving hcare hwith ha hfocus hon hthe haggregate’s hneeds
d. A hvalue hsystem hin hwhich hall hclients hreceive hoptimal hcare
ANS: h A
By hdefinition, hcommunity-based hnursing his ha hsetting-specific hpractice hin hwhich hcare his
hprovided hfor h“sick” hindividuals hand hfamilies hwhere hthey hlive, hwork, hand hattend
hschool. hThe hemphasis his hon hacute hand hchronic hcare hand hthe hprovision hof
hcomprehensive, hcoordinated, handhcontinuous hcare. hThese hnurses hmay hbe hgeneralists hor
hspecialists hin hmaternal–infant, hpediatric,hadult, hor hpsychiatric hmental hhealth hnursing.
hCommunity-based hnursing hemphasizes hacute handhchronic hcare hto hindividuals hand
hfamilies, hrather hthan hfocusing hon hgroups, haggregates, hor hsystems.
2. Which hof hthe hfollowing hbest hdescribes hcommunity-oriented hnursing?
a. Focusing hon hthe hprovision hof hcare hto hindividuals hand hfamilies
b. Providing hcare hto hmanage hacute hor hchronic hconditions
c. Giving hdirect hcare hto hill hinNdivR Ils hwGithB
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d. Having hthe hgoal hof hhealth hpromotion hand hdisease hprevention
ANS: h D
By hdefinition, hcommunity-oriented hnursing hhas hthe hgoal hof hpreserving, hprotecting, hor
hmaintaining hhealth hand hpreventing hdisease hto hpromote hthe hquality hof hlife. hAll hnurses
hmay hfocushon hindividuals hand hfamilies, hgive hdirect hcare hto hill hpersons hwithin htheir
hfamily hsetting, hand hhelphmanage hacute hor hchronic hconditions. hThese hdefinitions hare hnot
hspecific hto hcommunity-orientedhnursing.
3. Which hof hthe hfollowing his hthe hprimary hfocus hof hpublic hhealth hnursing?
a. Families hand hgroups
b. Illness-oriented hcare
c. Individuals hwithin hthe hfamily hunit
d. Health hcare hof hcommunities hand hpopulations
ANS: h D
In hpublic hhealth hnursing hthe hprimary hfocus his hon hthe hhealth hcare hof hcommunities hand
hpopulations hrather hthan hon hindividuals, hgroups, hand hfamilies. hThe hgoal his hto hprevent
hdisease handhpreserve, hpromote, hrestore, hand hprotect hhealth hfor hthe hcommunity hand hthe
hpopulation hwithin hit. hCommunity-based hnurses hdeal hprimarily hwith hillness-oriented hcare
hof hindividuals hand hfamilies hacorss hthe hlife hspan. hThe haim his hto hamanage hacute hand
hchronic hhealth hconditions hin hthe hcommunity, hand hthe hfocus hof hpractice his hon hindividual
hor hfamily-centered hillness hcare.
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4. Which hof hthe hfollowing his hresponsible hfor hthe hdramatic hincrease hin hlife hexpectancy
hduring htheh20th hcentury?
a. Technology hincreases hin hthe hfield hof hmedical hlaboratory hresearch
b. Advances hin hsurgical htechniques hand hprocedures
c. Sanitation hand hother hpopulation-based hprevention hprograms
d. Use hof hantibiotics hto hfight hinfections
ANS: h C
Improvements hin hcontrol hof hinfectious hdiseases hthrough himmunizations, hsanitation, hand
hother hpopulation-based hprevention hprograms hled hto hthe hincrease hin hlife hexpectancy
hfrom hless hthan h50hyears hin h1900 hto hmore hthan h78 hyears hin h2013. hAlthough hpeople hare
hexcited hwhen ha hnew hdrug hishdiscovered hthat hcures ha hdisease hor hwhen ha hnew hway hto
htransplant horgans his hperfected, hit his himportant hto hknow habout hthe hsignificant hgains hin
hthe hhealth hof hpopulations hthat hhave hcome hlargely hfrom hpublic hhealth haccomplishments.
5. A hnurse his hdeveloping ha hplan hto hdecrease hthe hnumber hof hpremature hdeaths hin hthe
hcommunity.hWhich hof hthe hfollowing hinterventions hwould hmost hlikely hbe himplemented
hby hthe hnurse?
a. Increase hthe hcommunity’s hknowledge habout hhospice hcare.
b. Promote hhealthy hlifestyle hbehavior hchoices hamong hthe hcommunity hmembers.
c. Encourage hemployers hto hhave hwellness hcenters hat heach hindustrial hsite.
d. Ensure htimely hand heffective hmedical hintervention hand htreatment hfor
hcommunityhmembers.
ANS: h B
Public hhealth happroaches hcould hhelp hprevent hpremature hdeaths hby hinfluencing hthe hway
hpeopleheat, hdrink, hdrive, hengage hin hexercise, hand htreat hthe henvironment. hIncreasing
hknowledge hof hhospice hcare, hencouraging hon-site hwellness hcenters, hand hensuring htimely
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6. Which hof hthe hfollowing his ha hbasic hassumption hof hpublic hhealth hefforts?
a. Health hdisparities hamong hany hgroups hare hmorally hand hlegally hwrong.
b. Health hcare his hthe hmost himportant hpriority hin hgovernment hplanning hand hfunding.
c. The hhealth hof hindividuals hcannot hbe hseparated hfrom hthe hhealth hof hthe hcommunity.
d. The hgovernment his hresponsible hfor hlengthening hthe hlife hspan hof hAmericans.
ANS: h C
Public hhealth hpractice hfocuses hon hthe hcommunity has ha hwhole, hand hthe heffect hof hthe
community’s hhealth hstatus h(resources) hon hthe hhealth hof hindividuals, hfamilies, hand
hgroups. hThe hgoal his hto hprevent hdisease hand hdisability hand hpromote hand hprotect hthe
hhealth hof hthe hcommunity has ha hwhole. hPublic hhealth hcan hbe hdescribed has hwhat hsociety
hcollectively hdoes hto hensure hthat hconditions hexist hin hwhich hpeople hcan hbe hhealthy. hThe
hbasic hassumptions hof hpublic hhealth hdo hnothjudge hthe hmorality hof hhealth hdisparities. hThe
hfocus his hon hprevention hof hillness hnot hon hspending hmore hon hillness hcare. hAdditionally,
hindividual hresponsibility hfor hmaking hhealthy hchoices his hthe hdirective hfor hlengthening
hlife hspan hnot hthe hrole hof hthe hgovernment.
7. Which hof hthe hfollowing hactions hwould hmost hlikely hbe hperformed hby ha hpublic hhealth
hnurse?
a. Asking hcommunity hleaders hwhat hinterventions hshould hbe hchosen
b. Assessing hthe hcommunity hand hdeciding hon happropriate hinterventions
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c. Using hdata hfrom hthe hmain hhealth hcare hinstitutions hin hthe hcommunity hto hdetermine
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