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N470: Public Health Nursingwhat is the definition of public health - ANS-- what we as a society do collectively to
assure the conditions in which people can be healthy
what is the vision of public health - ANS-healthy people in healthy communities
what is the mission of public health - ANS-to promote physical and mental health and
prevent disease, injury and disability
to generate organized community effort to address the public interest in health by
applying scientific and technical knowledge to prevent disease and promote health
discuss health care expenditures on public health - ANS-out of the 3.3 to 3.5 trillion
dollars spent on health care services in 2017 only about 3% was spent on prevention
what % of money is spent on preventable chronic disease? - ANS-75% of services
- managing chronic diseases is very expensive
what are the eight principles of public health nursing? - ANS-- the client or "unit of care"
is the population
- greatest good for the greatest number of people or population
- primary prevention
- work with the client as an equal partner
- select strategies that create healthy conditions
- reach out to all
- optimal use of resources
- collaboration (can greg promptly call shannen's really old & can't)
Discuss the principle: the client or "unit of care" is the population - ANS-- population is a
collection or group of individuals who have one or more personal or environmental
characteristics in common
- still work with the individual but with a broader more population based focus
Discuss the principle: greatest good for the greatest number. How are we going to
achieve this? - ANS-- increase prevention and advocacy
- use your resources!
, Discuss the principle: primary prevention. What is primary prevention? - ANS-Primary
prevention- stop problem before it happens
- vaccinations
- stop smoking
- changing diet
*making changes in lifestyle to prevent problems from occurring
Discuss the principle: work with the client as an equal partner - ANS-- meet them where
they are and be realistic about goals
- praise good behaviors
- change bad behaviors with achievable goals
Discuss the principle: select strategies that create healthy conditions - ANS-- want to
create healthy environmental, social, and economic conditions so that populations can
thrive
- social determinants of health (income, education, etc.) can affect the health status of
populations so maybe these things are the things we need to address
Discuss the principle: reach out to all - ANS-- obligation to reach out to all who might
benefit from a specific activity or service
- make sure you know who makes up the ALL
Discuss the principle: optimal use of resources - ANS-- optimal use of resources to
assure best overall improvement of health in the population
- health care money expenditures need to be adjusted to make more improvement
(need to spend more than 3% on prevention)
Discuss the principle: collaboration - ANS-- collaborate with a variety of other
professions, organizations, and entities to effectively promote and protect the health of
people
what are the three public health core functions - ANS-- assessment
- policy development
- assurance
what are the two essential public health functions associated with the assessment core
function - ANS-- monitor health status
- diagnose and investigate
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