Chapter 08: Health Promotion and the Community

Chapter 08: Health Promotion and the Community

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A nurse who is new to the area wants to get a “feel for the community she will be working with.” The best way for the nurse to start learning about the community is by:

ANS:   A

Community nurses assess communities by observation, interview, and measurement. Driving around and observing the community uses one’s senses to obtain information about the community, its health problems, and its strengths. This type of assessment (driving around and observing) gives the nurse an idea of how the community functions.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Synthesis                REF:    203

2. A community believes many people in that community lead sedentary lives because they lack safe areas in which to exercise. To confirm or reject these beliefs, the nurse should:

ANS:   B

The nurse has generated a hypothesis (people lead sedentary lives because of a lack of safe areas). To explore this hypothesis, the nurse should follow it up with interviews and measurement data. In this situation, town statistics would not be sufficient to address the hypothesis. The nurse needs to interview members of the community to determine how they perceive it.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application             REF:    203

3. A parish nurse is concerned about the number of parishioners who smoke. To best address this issue, the parish nurse should:

ANS:   B

Nurses interact with communities to promote health. They supply educational information to at-risk groups to develop health-oriented skills as well as encourage behavior change. As such, nurses act as advocates collaborating with other disciplines and agencies. The success of health promotion programs depends on support from prominent community members. Therefore, arranging for a health fair and inviting local experts to participate is the best way for the nurse to address the smoking issue at her parish.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Synthesis                REF:    203-204 | 207

4. The primary responsibility of a health department nurse is:

ANS:   B

The role of the community health nurse is to promote the health of the population. It is not limited to any particular individual or group of individuals. It is important that the nurse view the community structure as a population and consider existing health services. Therefore, the primary responsibility of this nurse is to the community she serves by providing education about flu prevention.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Synthesis                REF:    203-204