Introduction to CHN Ch. 1 Questions & Answers
1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences between public
health and community health, which of the following statements by a nursing student would
indicate knowledge of the similarities and differences betwe...
Introduction to CHN Ch. 1 Questions &
Answers
1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences
between public
health and community health, which of the following statements by a nursing student
would
indicate knowledge of the similarities and differences between public health and
community
health?
A) "Community health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in a community
setting, rather than an institutional setting."
B) "Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in an institutional
setting."
C) "Public health nursing is focused on the health of individuals."
D) "Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and
improve the health of the general public." - answer Ans: D
Feedback:
Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly complex challenges,
this
nursing specialty holds the potential to shape the quality of community health services
and
improve the health of the general public.
2. Which of the following statements would best describe the difference between public
health
nursing and community health nursing?
A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and community
health
nursing is focused on the public aspects of health.
B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus on specific,
designated communities and is a part of the larger public health effort.
C) Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of
services and perspectives.
D) Both public health nursing and community health nursing are practiced exclusively
within
institutions. - answer Ans: B
Feedback:
In this textbook, community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated
communities. It is a part of the larger public health effort and recognizes the
fundamental
concepts and principles of public health as its birthright and foundation for practice.
Public
, health nursing is focused on the public aspects of health. Public health nursing and
community
health nursing have distinctive types of services and perspectives. Neither public health
nursing
nor community health nursing is practiced exclusively within institutions.
3. Which of the following is most accurate about the concept of community?
A) A community is a collection of people who share some important features of their
lives.
B) Community members live in the same geographic location.
C) Community members are biologically related.
D) A community is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another
and
do not necessarily share a sense of belonging to that group. - answer Ans: A
Feedback:
The broad definition of a community is a collection of people who share some important
features
of their lives. Community members may not live in the same geographic location as in a
common-interest community or a community of solution. A population is made up of
people
who do not necessarily interact with one another and do not necessarily share a sense
of
belonging to that group.
4. A group of students are reviewing material for a test on populations, communities,
and
aggregates. Which of the following indicates that the students understand these
concepts?
A) Members of a population share a sense of belonging.
B) Communities and populations are types of aggregates.
C) Individuals of a community are loosely connected.
D) Members of an aggregate share a strong bond. - answer Ans: B
Feedback:
An aggregate refers to a mass of grouping of distinct individuals who are considered as
a whole
and who are loosely associated with one another. Communities and populations are
types of
aggregates. A population is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one
another
and do not necessarily share a sense of belonging to the group. A community is a
collection of
people who chose to interact with one another because of common interests,
characteristics, or
goals, which form the basis for a sense of unity or belonging.
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