Public Health Nursing Exam 1 - Questions, Answers and Rationales

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Public Health Nursing Exam 1 - Questions, Answers and Rationales What are the critical attributes in the definition of community? a. Families, groups, and health organizations b. Health needs, geogr ... aphical boundaries, and target population c. People, place, and functions d. Populations and health resources The people are community members or residents; place refers to geographic and time dimensions; and function refers to the aims and activities of the community. A group of nursing students forms a student nursing association to provide support while they are enrolled in a nursing program. This is known as a community of: a. Place b. Special interest c. Problem ecology d. Function A community of special interest brings members together with common concerns and interests. A public health nurse is collecting data about the biological aspects of community health. What data will the nurse collect? a. Race/ethnicity b. Traditional morbidity and mortality rates c. Policy making and social change d. Homicide rates Biological community health is often measured by traditional morbidity and mortality rates, which can be found in The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. A community that has residents who are very involved in its activities and encourage activities that promote the health of the community displays which condition of community competence? a. Commitment b. Participation c. Articulateness d. Effective communication Participation is an essential condition of community competence defined by active, community-oriented involvement. Which data source provides information about the function of the community? a. Maps b. Census data c. State departments, business and labor, local library d. Civic groups Function relates to production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Which characteristic is an indicator of community health process? a. Participation and community action b. Live birth rate c. Racial distribution d. Socioeconomic levels Participation and community action are indicators of community health process. A community that demonstrates commitment would most likely support the development of a: a. Community club to facilitate community involvement b. Childrens recreation program c. Curb-side recycling program and community-based education about recycling d. Cooperative agreement with a neighboring city to share needed services The commitment condition of community competence defined by Cottrell refers to the affective and cognitive attachment to a community, that is worthy of substantial effort to sustain and enhance. Creating a recycling program as well as associated education enhances both the cognitive and affective domains of the community. The main characteristics of partnership are: a. Awareness, flexibility, and distribution of power b. Rights, responsibilities, and consensus c. Commitment, participation, and articulation d. Collaboration, advocacy, and utility The main characteristics of partnership are being informed, flexibility, and negotiated distribution of power. When completing a community assessment, the nurse will: a. Identify community needs and clarify problems. b. Determine the weaknesses of a community. c. Perform the core functions of public health nursing. d. Assess individual needs within a community. In a community assessment, one of the core functions is a logical, systematic approach to identifying community needs, clarifying problems, and identifying community strengths and resources. When a nurse focuses intervention strategies on the structural dimension of community health, they are directed toward: a. Health services b. Primary prevention c. Health promotion d. Secondary prevention Intervention strategies include service use patterns, treatment data from various health agencies, and provider/client ratios. Which characteristic is an indicator of community health structure? a. Infant mortality rate b. Effective communication c. Crime rate d. Emergency room utilization The structure of the community is defined in terms of services and resources. After identifying the boundaries of a community, what is the next step the nurse should take in completing a community assessment? a. Gather relevant existing data and generating missing data. b. Plan interventions that benefit the entire community. c. Formulate nursing diagnoses. d. Evaluate the interventions that were used. Community assessment includes gathering relevant existing data and generating missing data. What intervention would be the most appropriate for the nurse to use when trying to develop community partnerships? a. Involve only the community residents. b. Use nurses as the source of information and leadership. [Show More]

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