Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing, 10/E
Chapter 07
Question 1
Type: MCSA
A nurse educator is explaining primary health care (PHC) and the extension of its boundaries beyond traditional
health care services to a group of community members. What issues related to PHC should the nurse include in
this discussion?
1. Distribution and participation
2. Environment, agriculture, and housing
3. Consumerism and governmental subsidies
4. Low life expectancies and high mortality rates among children
Question 2
Type: MCSA
After a community was hit by a tornado, the nurses of the local Red Cross Chapter helped to make sure people
had adequate food and clothing. Which function of community were these nurses focused on restoring?
1. Social control
2. Social interparticipation
3. Mutual support
4. Distribution of goods and services
Question 3
Type: MCSA
A nurse is helping to set up an elder social group at a local senior center where residents can come to play cards or
participate in structured activities three times a week. In which community function is this nurse working?
1. Socialization
2. Social control
3. Social interparticipation
4. Mutual support
Question 4
Type: MCSA
The nurse is explaining the difference between community and population to a group of community members.
What should the nurse use as an example for population?
1. Commuters on the subway
2. A grade school class
3. Graduating nursing students
4. A group of employees at a local plant
Question 5
Type: MCSA
When completing a community assessment, the community health nurse will take several aspects into account.
What is the first stage of this assessment that the nurse will complete?
1. Learn about the people in the community.
2. Understand the major illnesses present in the community.
3. Identify the boundaries of the community.
4. Make sure resources are available in the community.
Question 6
Type: MCSA
While completing a community assessment, the nurse needs to learn the location of main health facilities and the
number of who receive welfare. Where should the nurse access this information?
1. Police department
2. City health planning board
3. County health department
4. State census data
Question 7
Type: MCSA
The new community health nurse is compiling information about the community and wants to understand more
about services to maintain and promote health. What entity should the nurse access to learn this information?
1. Chamber of commerce
2. Public and university libraries
3. Recreational directors
4. Teachers and school nurses
Question 8
Type: MCSA
A client in the ambulatory clinic asks if there are any community programs to help with health and wellness issues.
What should the nurse access to locate these types of activities?
1. Online computer services
2. Recreational directors
3. Local newspapers
4. Telephone book
Question 9
Type: MCSA
Several nurses at the county health department are involved in planning community health. In order to create a
plan that will be acceptable to members of the community, who else should be involved in this venture?
1. As many people from the community as possible
2. Physicians and other nurses
3. Members of the chamber of commerce and governing board of the community
4. Just the nurses at the county health department
Question 10
Type: MCSA
After implementing health promotion activities and plans to prioritize health problems, the community must
evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions. Which groups should be involved in this process?
1. Health care providers at the community level
2. Hospital and clinic personnel who administered health care needs
3. Health care providers, consumers, community leaders, and politicians
4. Those consumers who were directly affected by the services provided
Question 11
Type: MCSA
A large community clinic provides health education, illness prevention, acute care, screening, and rehabilitation
and health promotion services for the chronically ill. What should the community health nurse identify this
approach to health care as being?
1. Community-based setting
2. Integrated health care system
3. Wellness center
4. Community outreach center
Question 12
Type: MCSA
A parish health nurse is working with a particular congregation in setting up a support program for shut-ins within
the congregation who are not able to come to regular prayer services. In which role is this nurse functioning?
1. Counselor
2. Educator
3. Referral source
4. Facilitator