COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 10TH EDITION RECTOR TEST BANK

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.= 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. Ans: B Feedback: Download Complete Test Bank At : Downloaded by SMARTDOVE SMARTDOVE () lOMoARcPSD| 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 relate