Community and Public Health Nursing 9th Edition Test Bank

Community and Public Health Nursing 9th Edition Test Bank

• After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences

between public health and community health, identification of which of the following as a core public health function would indicate the need for additional teaching?

• Assessment
• Policy development
• Assurance
• Sanitation

• The nurse is preparing a presentation to a local group about community health

practice. Which of the following would the nurse include as most important?

• A focus on the use of technological skills to promote client health
• Focus on health promotion and prevention of health problems
• Emphasis of care being provided to individuals rather than families or groups
• Independent practice with occasional interaction with other health providers

• The term “health” can be described in many different ways. A community health

nurse would view health as which of the following?

• The absence of disease
• The potential to lead a productive life
• An environment free of toxins
• A holistic state of well-being

• A group of community health nursing students design a health education program

for a group of pregnant teens that includes teaching nutrition during pregnancy, demonstrating helpful exercises, and discussing their concerns. This is an example of which of the following?

• Health promotion
• Treatment of disorders
• Rehabilitation
• Evaluation

• After discussing the leading health indicators with a class, which condition if

stated by the class as one of these indicators suggests that the class has understood the information?

• Cardiac disease
• Mental health
• Sedentary lifestyle
• Maternal health care

• The nurse is working with a “community of solution.” Which of the following 1 / 4

would the nurse expect to find?

• A health problem affecting the group
• Common goal binding members together
• Sharing of a similar goal
• Locational boundaries

• 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?

• Members of a population share a sense of belonging.
• Communities and populations are types of aggregates.
• Individuals of a community are loosely connected.
• Members of an aggregate share a strong bond.

• While interviewing a client, which of the following statements would a nurse

identify as reflecting an objective dimension of health?

• “I'm feeling better since I started taking that medication.”
• “Life is pretty good right now, except for an occasional upset stomach.”
• “I'm able to wash myself in the mornings with just a bit of help.”
• “Sometimes when I wake up, I don't even want to face the day.”

• When employing a population-oriented focus, the community health nurse would

do which of the following?

• Assess the groups' relationships, looking for a common need
• Consider the members individually, looking for similarities
• Focus on the geographical area of the population
• Promote the groups' dependency for improving health

• Which of the following activities would be associated with a community health

nurse? Select all that apply.

• Examining infants in a city well-baby clinic
• Caring for elderly stroke victims in their homes
• Providing emergency care in an acute care facility
• Carrying out epidemiologic research
• Participating in health policy analysis

• Which of the following would a community health nurse identify as a community

of common interest?

• The global community
• Small rural town in a northern state
• National professional organization 2 / 4

• Counties addressing water pollution

• A community health nurse is preparing a presentation for a group of nursing

students about community health nursing. Which of the following descriptions about community health nursing would the nurse most likely include in the presentation?

• Focusing on addressing continuous needs
• Working with the client as an equal partner
• Engaging in tertiary prevention as the priority
• Encouraging clients to reach out to the nurse

• A community health nurse is working with other members of a team who will be

implementing a citywide immunization program. The nurse is coordinating the services and addressing the needs of the population groups to ensure which of the following?

• Involvement of the community
• Client participation
• Continuity of service
• Plan for follow-up

• The community health nurse is developing a plan of primary prevention

activities. Which of the following might the nurse include? Select all that apply.

• Teaching high school students about safer-sex practices
• Encouraging older adults to install safety devices in the bathroom
• Providing regular immunization programs for communicable diseases
• Participating in cholesterol screening programs at health fairs
• Providing skin testing for tuberculosis for children over 1 year of age
• Working with a group testing water samples for contamination

• A community health nurse works to ensure the greatest good for the greatest

number of people by applying which of the following?

• Secondary prevention activities
• Autonomy
• Justice
• Utilitarianism

• When working in the community, the community health nurse adapts the

teaching plan to ensure that the population understands the basic information provided. This addresses which of the following?

• Self-care
• Health disparities 3 / 4

• Health literacy
• Episodic needs

• A group of nursing students have participated in a class discussion about the

health continuum. Which statement by the group indicates that they have understood the information?

• The distinction between health and illness is well demarcated.
• Illness refers to a state of being relatively unhealthy.
• The term “health” is limited to reflect an individual's state.
• Treatment of acute conditions reflects the current focus of health care.

• A community health nurse is involved in a project to evaluate the health of a city.

Which of the following findings would suggest that the city would most likely need additional programs?

• Citizens are actively involved in the city's department of recreation and after-school

programs.

• A project to build affordable housing developments and communities is nearing

completion.

• Approximately one third of the people are unemployed due to the recent closure of

an automobile factory.

• Several new recreational facilities for adults and children have been built.

• Which of the following would be the priority for the community health nurse to

address when dealing with policymakers about the development of community health programs?

• Research-based best practices
• Population's makeup
• Amount of services to be provided
• Scarcity of resources

• After a class that described the differences between acute care nursing and

community health nursing, which statement by the class about community health nurses indicates successful teaching?

• Use a reactive approach
• Seek potential health problems
• Concentrate on the illness end of the continuum
• Emphasize curative care
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