1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and
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qdifferences betweenpublic health and community health, which of the following
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q statements by a nursing student would indicate knowledge of the similarities and
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q differences between public health and community health?
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A) ―Community health nursing is defined as q q q q q
nursing care that is provided in a community setting, rather than an institutional setting.‖
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B) ―Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in
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qan institutionalsetting.‖
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C) ―Public health nursing is focused q q q q
qon thehealth of individuals.‖
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D) ―Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health q q q q q q q q q
qservices andimprove the health of the general public.‖
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Ans: D
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Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly complex
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qchallenges, this nursing specialty holds the potential to shape the quality of
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qcommunity health services andimprove the health of the general
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public.
2. Which of the following statements would best
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describe the difference between public health nursing and community health nursing?
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A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and
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qcommunity healthnursing is focused on the public aspects of
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health.
B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus
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q on specific,designated communities and is a part of the
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larger public health effort.
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C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very
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qsame types ofservices and perspectives.
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D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are practiced
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qexclusivelywithin institutions. q
Ans: B
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, In this textbook, community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated
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communities. It is a part of the larger public health effort and recognizes the fundamental
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concepts and principles of public health as its birthright and foundation for practice.
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Public health nursing is focused on the public aspects of health. Public health nursing
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q and community health nursing have distinctive types of services and perspectives.
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q Neither public health nursingnor community health nursing is practiced exclusively
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q within institutions. q
3. Which of the following is most q q q q q
accurate aboutthe concept of community?
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A) A community is a collection of people q q q q q q
whoshare some important features of their
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lives.
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B) Community members live in the q q q q
samegeographic location.
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C) Community members are biologically related. q q q q
D) A community is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with
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one another anddo not necessarily share a sense of belonging
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to that group.
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Feedback:
The broad definition of a community is a collection of people who share
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some importantfeatures of their lives. Community members may not live in the same
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geographic location as in acommon-interest community or a community of solution.
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A population is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another
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and do not necessarily share a sense of belonging to that
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group.
4. A group of students are reviewing material for a test on populations,
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communities, andaggregates. Which of the following indicates
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that the students understand these concepts?
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A) Members of a population share a q q q q q
sense ofbelonging.
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B) Communities and populations are q q q
types ofaggregates.
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C) Individuals of a community are q q q q
looselyconnected.
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D) Members of an aggregate share a q q q q q
strong bond.Ans: B
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An aggregate refers to a mass of grouping of distinct individuals who are
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considered as awhole and who are loosely associated with one another. Communities
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and populations are typesof aggregates. A population is made up of people who do
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not necessarily interact with one another and do not necessarily share a sense of
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belonging to the group. A community is a
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, collection of people who chose to interact with one another because of common
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interests,characteristics, or goals, which form the basis for a sense of unity or
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belonging.
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5. Which of the following would a community health nurse identify q q q q q q q q q
as a community ofcommon interest?
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A) The global community q q
B) Small rural town in a northern state q q q q q q
C) National professional organization q q
D) Counties addressing water q q
pollutionAns: C
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A common-interest community shares a common interest or goal that binds the
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memberstogether. Membership in a national professional organization is one example.
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qThe global community and a small rural town in a northern state would be examples
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qof a geographic community. Counties addressing a water pollution problem would be
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qan example of a community of solution.
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6. The nurse is working with a community of solution. Which of the
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following would thenurse expect to find?
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A) A health problem affecting the groupq q q q q
B) Common goal binding members together q q q q
C) Sharing of a similar goal q q q q
D) Locational
boundariesAns:
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A community of solution involves a group of people coming together to solve
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qa problemthat affects them. A common-interest community involves a collection of
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qpeople widely scattered geographically who have an interest or goal that binds the
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qmembers together. A geographical community is one defined by its geographical or
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qlocational boundaries. q
7. Which one of the following statements made by a student would the
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nurse educatorrecognize as evidence that a student
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understands the health continuum? q q q
A) The distinction between health and illness q q q q q
iswell demarcated.
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B) Illness refers to a state of being q q q q q q
relativelyunhealthy.
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C) The term health is limited to q q q q q
reflect anindividual's state.
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D) Treatment of acute conditions q q q
reflects thecurrent focus of health care.
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Ans: B
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