Chapter 03: Community-Based Nursing Practice

Chapter 03: Community-Based Nursing Practice

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A student nurse is beginning her community health rotation. She anticipates that her assignment in community-based health care will most likely be at which of the following organizations?

ANS:   D

High schools focus on primary rather than acute care and provide knowledge about health and health promotion that occurs outside traditional health care institutions, such as hospitals and nursing homes.

PTS:    1                      DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application             REF:    40

OBJ:    Discuss the role of the nurse in community-based practice

TOP:    Nursing Process: Assessment

MSC:   Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment

2. What is the primary characteristic of a community health nurse?

ANS:   A

Community health nursing incorporates knowledge from published health sciences. It is broader than the focus of public health. A community-based nurse works in an established program that provides health services to specific populations in the community.

PTS:    1                      DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge             REF:    39

OBJ:    Differentiate community health nursing from community-based nursing

TOP:    Nursing Process: Assessment

MSC:   Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance

3. Which of the following is considered the overall goal of Healthy People 2010?

ANS:   A

The overall goals of Healthy People 2010 are to increase the life expectancy and quality of life and to eliminate health disparities through an improved delivery of health care services to people in the United States.

PTS:    1                      DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension      REF:    37

OBJ:    Discuss the role of the nurse in community-based practice

TOP:    Nursing Process: Assessment

MSC:   Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment

4. The teen pregnancy rate in one community significantly increased, and, as a result, the school system was seeing an increase in the drop-out rate of teenage mothers. A student nurse recently worked with the local school system to develop a day care program for the children of high school students so that they could return to school. This is an example of which of the following?

ANS:   B

Successful community health nursing practice involves building relationships with the community and responding to changes within the community.

PTS:    1                      DIF:    Cognitive Level: Analysis                  REF:    44

OBJ:    Describe selected competencies important for success in community-based nursing practice          TOP:            Nursing Process: Assessment

MSC:   Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment