Community Health and Terms (correct answers)

Community Health and Terms (correct answers)
Community Health Nursing- definition correct answers An umbrella term that defines
nursing specialties and applies to all nurses with or in the community in a variety of
practice areas- public health, home health, occupational, parish, primary health care,
outpost.

Primary Care Network correct answers a new initiative in Alberta

Environment of the community health nurse should be... correct answers autonomous
and flexible

Potential Clients (6) correct answers 1. Society- homeless shelter
2. Population- breastfeeding moms
3. Community- health fair- open to the public
4. Group/aggregate- adolescents/ high school
5. Family- family of person with disability
6. Individual- one patient, home care

CHN works... correct answers with the client, not just for the client, -assessment,
planning, intervention and evaluation
** involves partnership with ct's

3 levels of disease prevention correct answers 1. Primary prevention- disease
prevention
-immunization, hand-washing
2. Secondary prevention- screening, early detection and tx
-mammography, hearing/vision screening
3. Tertiary-restorative and rehabilitative
-cardiac rehab, diabetic clinic

Collaboration- definition correct answers The commitment of tow or more parties who
set goals to address client health concerns.
***needed to prevent fragmentation of care
***is often an employment responsibility

LPN's can collaborate with... correct answers 1.physicians
2.social workers
3.nutritionists
4.physio
5.epipdimiologist
6.researchers
7.community support groups
8.client***

,Canadian Community Health Nursing Standards of Practice correct answers 1.
Promoting health
2. Building individual and community capacity
3. Building relationships
4. Facilitating access and equity
5. Demonstrating professional responsibility and accountability
***high degree of autonomy and professional accountability
***Charting must be done in a timely manner

Public Health Agency of Canada correct answers Established in 2004
-due to a lack of comprehensiveness- exposed in 2003 SARS outbreak in Toronto- care
was fragmented- breakdown of public health system
***new collaboration between federal and provincial government

Social Determinants of Health -definition correct answers are the economic and social
conditions that shape the health of individuals, communities, and jurisdictions as a
whole
1. income & social
2. social support network
3. education
4. employment and working conditions
5. physical environment
6. biology and genetic endowment
7. personal health practices and coping skills
8. healthy child development
9. health and social services
10. gender
11. culture
12.social environment

Primary Care- definition correct answers 1st point of contact between individuals and
health care
-usually refers to curative tx of disease, rehab & prevention (tertiary prevention)

Primary Health Care- definition correct answers -model for essential health care
-based on practical, scientific, sound and acceptable methods and technology
-universally accepted
-comprehensive
-***adresses issues of social justice (fairness & equality of health services)

Health Promotion -definition correct answers process of empowering people to increase
control over & improve their health

Empowerment correct answers Actively engaging ct. to gain increased control over own
health, political efficacy, increased quality of life, social justice, increased
communication empowerment

, CHN function and roles (13) correct answers ***1. Advocate- promote self determination
in ct
2. Care provider- hands on care
3. Collaborator
4. Consultant-provide advice and info
5. Counsellor-support - ct's to facilitate decision making
6. Educator-facilitate ct. learning
7. Facilitator- with ct. to set and fulfill health goals
***8. Health promotor or change agent- assist ct. in acknowledging need for lifestyle
change and taking responsibility for working toward identified change
***9. Leader- guides and encourages ct to take initiative to explore options and make
decision to enable goal achievement
***10. Liaison- acts as an intermediary between ct's and agencies and other HCP
***11. Manager- plans and directs care
12. Referral Agent-directs ct to additional appropriate resources in community
13. Researcher-investigates phenomena r/t health and identifies opportunities for
research

Public Health correct answers an organized activity if society to promote, protect,
improve and when necessary, restore health of individuals, specified groups or entire
populations
-promote & protect health of all people
*** IE: PH nursing assess services and effectiveness of the school health clinic

Public Health Nursing Role correct answers works with community members ti carry out
public health functions

Population Focused Practice- Traditional and Population Focused Health Care correct
answers Traditional
-provides treatment to those with illness
- individual focus
Population
-emphasis on reducing health inequities for a defined population or aggregate, as
opposed to individual
-population health approach
-designed to prevent disease, promote health, and protect populations
-best description of the public health concept

Public Health in Canada correct answers driven by need to deal with epidemics
-immigrants form Europe-smallpox, typhus, cholera, influenza
-Epidemics killed thousands of aboriginal people

Lady Aberdeen correct answers 1898
founded VON
provided home care in urban and rural areas