Question 1

Which of the following would be the best way to determine the health of a community?

Accepted Answer

A healthy community is one in which residents are happy with their choice of location and exhibit characteristics that would draw others to the location.Thus,the best way to determine the health of the community is to talk to those living in it.

Question 2

When community/public health personnel speak of a community of solution,to what are they referring?

Accepted Answer

A community of solution refers to the boundaries within which a problem can be identified,addressed,and solved.Such problems are often beyond one community's boundaries but affect several communities,which must work together to resolve the problem.

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of the relationship between demographic factors and health needs?

Accepted Answer

The religion of the community members may suggest their beliefs about contraception,abortion,living will,circumcisions,organ donations,and so on.

Question 4

Which of the following situations is a reason why a community/public health nurse would choose to focus on a particular subgroup instead of on the entire community?

Accepted Answer

Although all of the options present good reasons,the community/public health nurse tries to change factors that contribute to the vulnerability to health problems of high-risk groups.

Question 5

A nurse was assessing the neighborhood near the health agency.The nurse drove around observing the condition of the buildings,sidewalks,and the people in the community.Which of the following best describes the actions of the nurse?

Accepted Answer

A walk- or drive-through is frequently referred to as a windshield survey.This is one way that the nurse can get a "feel" for the community that cannot be obtained from just reading about it.

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a phenomenologic community?

Accepted Answer

All of the options are examples of geopolitical communities except the staff of a company,which is a phenomenologic community or a community based on relationships,not geopolitical boundaries.

Question 7

Which of the following events illustrates how the suprasystem affects a community as a system?

Accepted Answer

Only if the state dictates a legal requirement to a local community is it an instance of the suprasystem's directly affecting the (community)system.

Question 8

Which demographic factors of a community are important for the nurse to consider when assessing a community?

Accepted Answer

Although demographic factors (age,race,gender,ethnicity,and density of population)are important for many reasons,the focus of assessment is on promoting and maintaining health.Therefore,health as the community defines it must be understood.Ethnicity determines how the community addresses health problems and attempts to protect the health of its members.

Question 9

Which of the following best describes a group?

Accepted Answer

A group consists of two or more people engaged in an interdependent relationship that includes repeated face-to-face communication.

Question 10

Which of the following would be the best definition of a community?

Accepted Answer

In this text,community is defined as an open social system that is characterized by people in a place who have common goals over time.The sense of belonging or common identity is True both of geopolitical and of phenomenologic communities.A population is defined as a collection of individuals who share common characteristics.

Question 11

When assessing a community by using the structural-functional framework,the nurse recognizes that all communities must

Accepted Answer

All communities fulfill certain functions,including coordination,control,and direction of activities to attain goals,as well as socialization and identity for their members.Providing for both socialization and a sense of identity best address community goals and internal functioning.

Question 12

Which of the following is an essential characteristic of a community?

Accepted Answer

The three common factors that constitute a community are people,place,and social interaction or common goals.

Question 13

Which of the following would be the focus of a nurse who is using an epidemiologic framework to assess a community?

Accepted Answer

In an epidemiologic framework,investigators examine the health of the community and suggest targeting programs toward the groups most at risk for illness or disability.Different aggregates have different health needs.

Question 14

Which of the following characteristics would be most indicative of a healthy community?

Accepted Answer

Although all items sound positive,a sense of community cohesion in a safe community (clean air and water)would be most helpful to its residents.

Question 15

A nurse is completing a community assessment by using a systems framework.Which of the following is the key to the success of the assessment?

Accepted Answer

An organized framework helps the nurse collect appropriate data systematically.The systems model serves as a tool to help the nurse identify,collect,and organize appropriate data,include the critical components and their relationship to each other.

Question 16

Why would a nurse be concerned when a community has relatively closed,rigid boundaries?

Accepted Answer

A closed,rigid system is resistant to change,whereas an open,more flexible system is more receptive to change and to help from the health care delivery system.

Question 17

How might the goals of communities best be summarized?

Accepted Answer

Communities must survive and ensure that the needs of community members are met,including the need for well-being.

Question 18

What is the first step in beginning a community assessment?

Accepted Answer

Before a community can be assessed,the exact community must be clearly delineated;the nurse accomplishes this by defining the community and determining its boundaries or parameters.This will determine what data the nurse will need to collect.

Question 19

What might be the implications of knowing where members of the community are employed (i.e.,their occupations)?

Accepted Answer

Knowing the occupations may suggest particular diseases and injuries for which employees are at risk.

Question 20

When a community is assessed from a developmental framework,which data must be determined?

Accepted Answer

Although all the listed options may be helpful information,the development of a community would most easily be observed in its history.A developmental framework explores the history of a community to determine change and trends.Identifying trends in health status over time helps clarify health outcomes.

Quiz 15: Community Assessment