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Community Needs Assessment Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which best describes what community members receive from each other?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A major feature of a community is the relationships that community members form with one another. These functions provide socialization, role fulfillment, goal achievement, and member support. Not all communities are safe environments, have medical centers, or offer recreational opportunities.
Question 2 of 5
A public health nurse wanted statistics on the disability, illness, and other health-related variables for the state. Which would be the best resource for the nurse to obtain the most extensive data?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The National Center for Health Statistics compiles annual National Health Survey data. It also publishes reports on prevalence of disability, illness, and other health-related variables. It tracks trends by nation, state, and year. The state health department records, state department of vital statistics, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will not provide all of the data that the nurse is trying to find.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse begins to collect information about a particular health problem from community residents. Which potential problem would most likely arise?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Although the process of needs assessment can indicate strengths and weaknesses, it can also raise expectations for new services to address problems. It is also possible that this data collection may cause residents to become suspicious and wonder why this data collection is necessary. However, in most cases, this is not problematic. The problem will arise if residents expect that services will be provided when they may not.
Question 4 of 5
A community health nurse has completed a community assessment and is now writing a community diagnosis for the problem. Which component of the diagnosis will be used to summarize the assessment data of the problem?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The identification of the health problem or risk represents a synthesis of all assessment data. The evidence can suggest the magnitude of the problem. The aggregate states who will be the beneficiary of the nurse's action plan. The cause of the health problem directs the focus of the intervention.
Question 5 of 5
Which best describes the aspects central to the definition of community?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The person-place-time model suggests epidemiologists examine demographic characteristics of the community (person characteristics), geographic or environmental factors (place), and a point in time (i.e., the present in comparison with the past and hope for future). Therefore, using the model, any item related to geographic boundaries, persons with shared goals, or a particular time would be correct. Options B, C, and D do not align with this model as they do not emphasize the core aspects of place, people, and time.