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Which of the following best describes community-based nursing? A philosophy that guides family
centered illness care
Which of the following best describes community-oriented nursing? Having the goal of health
promotion and disease prevention
Which of th...
Which of the following best describes community-based nursing? ✅A philosophy that guides family-
centered illness care
Which of the following best describes community-oriented nursing? ✅Having the goal of health
promotion and disease prevention
Which of the following is the primary focus of public health nursing? ✅Promotion of quality of life
Which of the following is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectancy during the 20th
century? ✅Sanitation and other public health activities
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? ✅Promote healthy lifestyle
behavior choices among the community members
Which of the following is a basic assumption of public health efforts? ✅The health of individuals cannot
be separated form the health of the community
Which of the following actions would most likely be performed by a public health nurse? ✅Working
with community groups to create policies to improve the environment
Which of the following public health nurses most clearly fulfills the responsibilities of the this role?
✅The nurse who spent the day attending meetings of carious health agencies
Which of the following best defines aggregate? ✅A group of persons who share one or mote
characteristics
A registered nurse was just employed as a public health nurse. Which question would be the most
relevant for the nurse to ask? ✅"Which groups are at the greatest risk for problems?"
, Making sure that essential community-oriented health services are available defines which of the core
public health functions? ✅Assurance
When talking to a women's group at the senior citizens' center, the nurse reminded them that the only
way the center would be able to afford to provide transportation services for them would be to
continue to write letters to their local city council representatives requesting funding for such a service.
What was the nurse trying to accomplish through this action? ✅Help the women engage in political
action
The public health nurse has a clear vision of what needs to be done and where it begin to improve the
health of the community. Why would the nurse spend time meeting with community groups to discuss
the most important task to be addresses first? ✅To work with the groups, not for the groups
The nurse often has to make resource allocation decisions. Which of the following best describes the
criterion the nurse should use in such cases? ✅The needs of the aggregate rather than a few individuals
Which of the following actions best represents public health nursing? ✅Assessing the effectiveness of
the large high school health clinic
Two nurses plan to walk under a huge downtown bridge where various homeless persons live. Why
would the nurses go to such an unsafe area? ✅To assess the needs of the homeless who live there
A nurse is considering applying for a position as a public health nurse. Which of the following would be a
reason this position would be appealing? ✅Autonomy and independence
The Elizabeth Poor Law of 1601 is similar to which current law? ✅Medicaid
How did the Industrial Revolution result in previous caregiving approaches, such as care by families,
friends, and neighbors, becoming inadequate? ✅Migration and urbanization resulted in increased
demand for care
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