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Stanhope:hgFoundationshgforhgPopulationhgHealthhginhgCommunity/PublichgHealthhgNur
sing,hg6thhgEdition
MULTIPLEhgCHOICE
1. Whichhgstatementhgbesthgdescribeshgcommunity-basedhgnursing?
a. Ahgpracticehginhgwhichhgcarehgishgprovidedhgforhgindividualshgandhgfami
lies.
b. Providinghgcarehgwithhgahgfocushgonhgthehggroup‘shgneeds.
c. Givinghgcarehgwithhgahgfocushgonhgthehgaggregate‘shgneeds.
d. Ahgvaluehgsystemhginhgwhichhgallhgclientshgreceivehgoptimalhgcare.
ANS:h g A
Byhgdefinition,hgcommunity-basedhgnursinghgishgahgsetting-
specifichgpracticehginhgwhichhgcarehgishgprovidedhgforhg―sick‖hgindividualshgandhgfamilieshgwherehg
theyhglive,hgwork,hgandhgattendhgschool.hgThehgemphasishgishgonhgacutehgandhgchronichgcarehgandhgt
hehgprovisionhgofhgcomprehensive,hgcoordinated,hgandhgcontinuoushgcare.hgThesehgnurseshgmayhgb
ehggeneralistshgorhgspecialistshginhgmaternal–
infant,hgpediatric,hgadult,hgorhgpsychiatrichgmentalhghealthhgnursing.hgCommunity-
basedhgnursinghgemphasizeshgacutehgandhgchronichgcarehgtohgindividualshgandhgfamilies,hgratherhgth
anhgfocusinghgonhggroups,hgaggregates,hgorhgsystems.
2. Whichhgstatementhgbesthgdescribeshgthehggoalhgofhgcommunity-orientedhgnursing?
a. Providinghgcarehgtohgindividualshgandhgfamilies
b. Providinghgcarehgtohgmanagehgacutehgorhgchronichgconditions
c. Givinghgdirecthgcarehgtohgillhgindividualshgwithinhgtheirhgfamilyhgsetting
d. Tohgpreserve,hgprotect,hgpromote,hgorhgmaintainhghealthhgandhgpreventhgdis
ease
ANS:h g D
Byhgdefinition,hgcommunity-
orientedhgnursinghghashgthehggoalhgofhgpreserving,hgprotecting,hgorhgmaintaininghghealthhgandhgprev
entinghgdiseasehgtohgpromotehgthehgqualityhgofhglife.hgAllhgnurseshgmayhgfocushgonhgindividualshgandhg
families,hggivehgdirecthgcarehgtohgillhgpersonshgwithinhgtheirhgfamilyhgsetting,hgandhghelphgmanagehgac
utehgorhgchronichgconditions.hgThesehgdefinitionshgarehgnothgspecifichgtohgcommunity-
orientedhgnursing.
3. Whichhgofhgthehgfollowinghgishgthehgprimaryhgfocushgofhgpublichghealthhgnursing?
a. Familieshgandhggroups
b. Illness-orientedhgcare
c. Individualshgwithinhgthehgfamilyhgunit
d. Healthhgcarehgofhgcommunitieshgandhgpopulation
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ANS:h g D
Inhgpublichghealthhgnursing,hgthehgprimaryhgfocushgishgonhgthehghealthhgcarehgofhgcommunitieshgandhg
populationshgratherhgthanhgonhgindividuals,hggroups,hgandhgfamilies.hgThehggoalhgishgtohgpreventhgdis
easehgandhgpreserve,hgpromote,hgrestore,hgandhgprotecthghealthhgforhgthehgcommunityhgandhgthehgpopu
lationhgwithinhgit.hgCommunity-basedhgnurseshgdealhgprimarilyhgwithhgillness-
orientedhgcarehgofhgindividualshgandhgfamilieshgacrosshgthehglifehgspan.hgThehgaimhgishgtohgmanagehga
cutehgandhgchronichghealthhgconditionshginhgthehgcommunity,hgandhgthehgfocushgofhgpracticehgishgonhgi
ndividualhgorhgfamily-centeredhgillnesshgcare.
4. Whichhgofhgthehgfollowinghgishgresponsiblehgforhgthehgdramatichgincreasehginhglifehgexpectancyhgd
uringhgthehg20thhgcentury?
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a. Technologyhgincreaseshginhgthehgfieldhgofhgmedicalhglaboratoryhgresea
rch
b. Advanceshginhgsurgicalhgtechniqueshgandhgprocedures
c. Sanitationhgandhgotherhgpopulation-basedhgpreventionhgprograms
d. Usehgofhgantibioticshgtohgfighthginfections
ANS:h g C
Therehghashgtohgbehgindisputablehgevidencehgcollectedhgoverhgtimehgthathgpublichghealthhgpolicies
hgandhgprogramshgwerehgprimarilyhgresponsiblehgforhgincreasinghgthehgaveragehglifehgspanhgfromhg
47hginhg1900hgto
78.6hgyearshginhg2017,hganhgincreasehgofhgapproximatelyhg60%hginhgjusthgoverhgahgcenturyhgplushgthr
oughhgimprovementshginhg(1)hgsanitation,hg(2)hgcleanhgwaterhgsupplies,hg(3)hgmakinghgworkplaceshg
safer,hg(4)hgimprovinghgfoodhgandhgdrughgsafety,hg(5)hgimmunizinghgchildren,hgandhg(6)hgimproving
hgnutrition,hghygiene,hgandhghousing.hgAlthoughhgpeoplehgarehgexcitedhgwhenhgahgnewhgdrughgishgdis
coveredhgthathgcureshgahgdiseasehgorhgwhenhgahgnewhgwayhgtohgtransplanthgorganshgishgperfected,hgithgis
hgimportanthgtohgknowhgabouthgthehgsignificanthggainshginhgthehghealthhgofhgpopulationshgthathghavehgc
omehglargelyhgfromhgpublichghealthhgaccomplishments.
5. Ahgnursehgishgdevelopinghgahgplanhgtohgdecreasehgthehgnumberhgofhgprematurehgdeathshginhgthehgco
mmunity.hgWhichhgofhgthehgfollowinghginterventionshgwouldhgmosthglikelyhgbehgimplementedhgby
hgthehgnurse?
a. Providehgfreehghealthhgcarehgtohgallhgcitizens
b. Tohgincreasehgthehgnumberhgofhgindividualshgwithhgaccesshgtohgeffectivehghealthhgcarehgbe
nefits
c. LowerhgthehgcosthgofhghealthhgcarehgtohgthehgAmericanhgpopulation
d. TohglessenhgthehggovernmentalhgburdenhgofhgprovidinghghealthhgcarehgtohgAmericans
ANS:h g B
ThehgcentralhgfeaturehginhgthehgPatienthgProtectionhgandhgAffordablehgCarehgActhg(ACA)hgofhg2010
hgarehgthehgmechanismshgtohgincreasehgthehgnumberhgofhgpeoplehgwithhghealthhginsurance.hgThehgcar
ehgprovidedhgishgnothgnecessarilyhgfree.hgWhilehgthehgcosthgofhghealthhgcarehgandhgthehgburdenhgithgpla
ceshgonhgthehgAmericanhggovernmenthgarehgserioushgconcerns,hgtheyhgarehgnothgthehgprimaryhgfocus
hgofhgACA.
6. WhathgishgthehgbasichgassumptionhgstatedhgbyhgHealthyhgPeoplehg2010hgashgithgrelateshgtohgpub
lichghealthhgefforts?
a. Healthhgdisparitieshgamonghganyhggroupshgarehgmorallyhgandhglegallyhgwrong.
b. Healthhgcarehgishgthehgmosthgimportanthgpriorityhginhggovernmenthgplanninghgandhgfund
ing.
c. Thehghealthhgofhgindividualshgcannothgbehgseparatedhgfromhgthehghealthhgofhgthehgcomm
unity.
d. ThehggovernmenthgishgresponsiblehgforhglengtheninghgthehglifehgspanhgofhgAmericans.
ANS:h g C
ThehgmajorhgpremisehgofhgHealthyhgPeoplehg2010hgwashgthathgthehghealthhgofhgthehgindividualhgcann
othgbehgentirelyhgseparatehgfromhgthehghealthhgofhgthehglargerhgcommunity.hgPublichghealthhgpractice
hgfocuseshgonhgthehgcommunityhgashgahgwhole,hgandhgthehgeffecthgofhgthehgcommunity‘shghealthhgstat
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ushg(resources)hgonhgthehghealthhgofhgindividuals,hgfamilies,hgandhggroups.hgThehggoalhgishgtohgpreve
nthgdiseasehgandhgdisabilityhgandhgpromotehgandhgprotecthgthehghealthhgofhgthehgcommunityhgashgahgw
hole.hgPublichghealthhgcanhgbehgdescribedhgashgwhathgsocietyhgcollectivelyhgdoeshgtohgensurehgthathgco
nditionshgexisthginhgwhichhgpeoplehgcanhgbehghealthy.hgThehgbasichgassumptionshgofhgpublichghealthh
gdohgnothgjudgehgthehgmoralityhgofhghealthhgdisparities.hgThehgfocushgishgonhgpreventionhgofhgillnesshg
nothgonhgspendinghgmorehgonhgillnesshgcare.hgAdditionally,hgindividualhgresponsibilityhgforhgmakingh
ghealthyhgchoiceshgishgthehgdirectivehgforhglengtheninghglifehgspanhgnothgthehgrolehgofhgthehggovernmen
t.
7. Whichhgofhgthehgfollowinghgactionshgwouldhgmosthglikelyhgbehgperformedhgbyhgahgpublichghealthhgnurs
e?
a. Askinghgcommunityhgleadershgwhathginterventionshgshouldhgbehgchosen
b. Assessinghgthehgcommunityhgandhgdecidinghgonhgappropriatehginterventio
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