Community partnership is necessary because lay members often have a vested interest in the success of efforts to improve the health of their community. Most changes should 1. Involve the community residents only 2. Use nurses as their source of information and leadership 3. Rely on the power of local officials 4. Include a variety […]
The nursing process can be used with the community as well as with individuals. When using the first step, assessment, what steps must be taken? 1. Gathering relevant existing data and generating missing data 2. Planning interventions that benefit the entire community 3. Formulating nursing diagnoses 4. Evaluating the interventions that were used ESSAYBID […]
The concept of community specified includes three dimensions: place, people or person, and function. Which of the following is an example of function? 1. Maps 2. Census data 3. State departments, business and labor, local library 4. Civic groups ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 3
A group of nursing students form a student nursing association to provide support while they are enrolled in a nursing program. This type of community is known as 1. Community of place 2. Community of special interest 3. Community of problem ecology 4. Community of political action ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 2
The nursing process from assessment through evaluation is used to promote a community’s health. The process begins with a community assessment. This entails 1. A logical, systematic approach to identifying community needs and clarifying problems 2. Identifying the weaknesses of a community 3. Performing the core functions of public health nursing 4. Assessing individual needs […]
Nurses who have a community orientation have often been considered unique because of their target of practice. However, historically 1. Nurses have always practiced in health care facilities. 2. Nursing was restricted by geographic boundaries. 3. Schools, prisons, industries, and neighborhood centers were the settings for the practice of nurses. 4. The environment for nurses […]
The community client highlights the complexity of the change process. Change for the community client must often occur at several levels because 1. Health problems caused by lifestyle cannot be solved by simply asking individuals to choose health-promoting habits. 2. Most individuals can change their habits alone. 3. Aggregates are responsible for social change. 4. […]
The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services is a guide for 1. Group risk appraisal and risk reduction 2. Recommendations for preventive interventions 3. Conducting a community wellness inventory 4. Improving environmental living conditions and sanitation ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 2
Which of the following statements best describes health risk appraisal and risk reduction? 1. Data about health risks are collected and analyzed; then a health risk profile is generated. 2. The goal is prevention or early detection of disease. 3. The health insurance industry recognizes the potential of risk reduction for cost containment. 4. An […]
One advantage of health-risk appraisal instruments is that 1. They are suitable for all age-groups. 2. They accurately reflect an individual’s ability to initiate changes in lifestyle. 3. They provide support to nurses in counseling and educating individuals in self-care behaviors. 4. They emphasize environmental factors. ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 3