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Chapter 1: Introduction to Community Health Nursing

Olivia McRitchie 15 questions

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  1. 1Which of the following does this definition describe?

    "Specialty of nursing practice that seeks to provide organizational structure, a broad set of resources, and the collaborative activities needed to accomplish the goal of an optimally healthy community."
    1. APublic health
    2. BSchool nursing
    3. CGlobal health
    4. DParish nursing
  2. 2Public health focuses on delivering care to the individual because the individual is part of the larger population.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  3. 3It is important to have community-focused nurses because community can influence disease spread, provide protection against health hazards, organize ways to prevent outbreak of disease, and encourage health-promotion activities.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  4. 4Public health nursing encompasses both private and public approaches to healthcare.

    Community health nursing, on the other hand, primarily associates with the efforts of official or government entities.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  5. 5Which of the following is not a core public health function?
    1. AAssessment
    2. BPolicy development
    3. CAssurance
    4. DPromotion
  6. 6Community health practice is a part of public health practice.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  7. 7Which of the following is a challenge that a public health nurses face?
    1. ARemaining responsive to the community's health needs.
    2. BBeing a complex structures with many units.
    3. CAdvocating for policies that contribute to all communities.
    4. DDealing with the public.
  8. 8Choose which community each definition relates to.

    -[blank_start]Geographic[blank_end]- A community defined by its [blank_start]geographic[blank_end] boundaries, such as a county, city, town, or neighborhood (also called a "[blank_start]census tract[blank_end]"). This definition of community is useful because [blank_start]it becomes a clear target[blank_end] for the analysis of health needs and it is easily mobilized for [blank_start]action[blank_end]. Furthermore, politically powerful individuals and resources can be used to enhance support for health action.

    -[blank_start]Community of solution[blank_end]- A group of people who come together to [blank_start]solve a problem[blank_end] that affects all of them. The shape of this community varies with nature of problem, size of geographic community, and number of resources needed to address problems. These communities may need to step in when community problem solving is hindered by [blank_start]administrative and political entities[blank_end] that should be helping.
    Critical components include integration of health services, creation of networks, opportunities for partnerships, recognition of existing barriers and hazards, better coordination, and sharing of technology and knowledge.

    -[blank_start]Common-interest community[blank_end]- A collection of individuals, [blank_start]no matter how scattered geographically[blank_end], that come together with a goal that binds members together. The kinds of shared interests that lead to formation of these communities [blank_start]vary wildly[blank_end]. If the focus is [blank_start]health-related[blank_end], they can join with community health agencies to promote their agendas. The single-minded commitment to a cause is a mobilizing force for action.
    1. AGeographic
    2. BPopulation
    3. CAggregate
    4. Dgeographic
    5. ERacial
    6. Fcensus tract
    7. Gpopulation
    8. Hit becomes a clear target
    9. Iit's useful
    10. Jit's convenient
    11. Kaction
    12. Lcommunity outreach initiatives
    13. Mhealth promotion activties
    14. NCommunity of solution
    15. OCommon-interest community
    16. Psolve a problem
    17. Qconfront public officials about problems
    18. Rtalk to the community about a problem
    19. Sadministrative and political entities
    20. Tother community members
    21. UCommon-interest community
    22. VCommunity of solution
    23. Wno matter how scattered geographically
    24. Xgenerally pretty close together
    25. Ygenerally of the same culture
    26. Zvary wildly
    27. AAare always health related
    28. ABare usually health related
    29. AChealth-related
    30. ADpolitically motivated
    31. AErelevant to current politics
  9. 9"Population" refers to all of the people occupying an area of to all of those who share one or more characteristics. Individuals will generally interact with one another and share a sense of belonging to that group.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  10. 10An aggregate refers to a mass or grouping of distinct individuals who are considered as a whole and who are loosely associated with one another.

    A community or population is an aggregate, but an aggregate is not necessarily a community or population,
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse

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NCLEX Nursing (Community Health) Quiz on Chapter 1: Introduction to Community Health Nursing, created by Olivia McRitchie on 18/02/2019.
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