COMMUNITY ANDPUBLIC HEALTH NURSING10TH EDITION RECTOR TEST BANK Chapter 1 The Journey Begins: Introduction 1. After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences between public health and community health, which of the following statements by a nursing student would indicate knowledge of the similarities and differences between public health and community health? A) “Community health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in a community setting, ratherthan an institutionalsetting.” B) “Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in an institutional setting.” C) “Public health nursing is focused on the healthof individuals.” D) “Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and improve the healthofthe general public.” Ans: D Feedback: Operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly complex challenges, this nursing specialty holdsthe potential to shape the quality of community health services and improve the health of the general public. 2. Which of the following statements would best describe the difference between public health nursing and community health nursing? A) Public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and community health nursing is focusedonthe publicaspects of health. B) In our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated