Foundations For Population Health In Community Public Health Nursing 5th Edition Stanhope Test Bank

Chapter 01: Community- and Prevention-Oriented Practice to Improve Population HealthStanhope: Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health Nursing, 5th EditionMULTIPLE CHOICEWhich of the following best describes community-based nursing?A practice in which care is provided for individuals and familiesProviding care with a focus on the group’s needsGiving care with a focus on the aggregate’s needsA value system in which all clients receive optimal careANS: ABy definition, community-based nursing is a setting-specific practice in which care is provided for “sick” individuals and families where they live, work, and attend school. The emphasis is on acute and chronic care and the provision of comprehensive, coordinated, and continuous care. These nurses may be generalists or specialists in maternal–infant, pediatric, adult, or psychiatric mental health nursing. Community-based nursing emphasizes acute and chronic care to individuals and families, rather than focusing on groups, aggregates, or systems.Which of the following best describes community-oriented nursing?Focusing on the provision of care to individuals and familiesProviding care to manage acute or chronic conditionsU S N TOGiving direct care to ill inNdivRiduaIls wGithBin.thCeirMfamily settingHaving the goal of health promotion and disease