Ch 1, 2, 3 Community/Public Health Nursing 100% Correct
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Public Health Nursing
Institution
Public Health Nursing
Public health assumes that it is ___________ responsibility to meet the basic needs of the people. - ANSWER society's
__________ health relates to community vitality and isa result of positive interaction among groups within the community with an emphasis on health promotion and illness preventi...
Ch 1, 2, 3 Community/Public Health
Nursing 100% Correct
Public health assumes that it is ___________ responsibility to meet the basic needs of
the people. - ANSWER society's
__________ health relates to community vitality and isa result of positive interaction
among groups within the community with an emphasis on health promotion and illness
prevention
An example would be when a community group sponsors a? - ANSWER Social
Food drive to help alleviate problems with hunger/nutrition (think its promoting health
and preventing illness)
the WHO definition of health considers several dimensions of health including S, M, and
P - ANSWER Social, mental and physical
Why is it so difficult to standardize health? - ANSWER Because there is such a variety
of definitions of the word health
in recent nursing literature, _____________ is seen as a group or collection of
individuals who share common interests, characteristics, values and goals - ANSWER
Community
What are the two main types of communities? G, P - ANSWER geopolitical &
phenomenological
What type of community is most traditionally recognized , is defined or formed by
natural and/or man-made boundaries and include cities, counties, states and nations? -
ANSWER geopolitical communities
What type of community refers to relational, interactive groups; the place or setting is
more abstract, and people share a group perspective or identity based on culture,
values, history, interests and goals? - ANSWER phenomenological communities
Schools, colleges, universities, churches, synagogues, mosques, and various social
networks are examples of _______________ communities - ANSWER
phenomenological
type of phenomenological community where there is a collection of people who form a
group specifically to address a common need or concern
,An example would be the sierra club, whose members lobby for preservation of natural
resource lands. - ANSWER community of solution
Term used to denote a group of people having common personal or environmental
characteristics (P) - ANSWER population
subgroups or subpopulations that have some common characteristics or concerns such
as age, gender (A) - ANSWER aggregates
It is estimated that individual behaviors and environmental factors are responsible for
about _____ percent of all premature deaths in the united states - ANSWER 50%
Leading the list of actual causes of death is ____, which was implicated in __ percent of
annual deaths in the US - ANSWER tobacco, 20%
Commonly reported health indicators include: (4) LE, IM, AADR, CIR - ANSWER life
expectancy
infant mortality
age-adjusted death rates
cancer incidence rates
Healthy People 2020 has a total of ____ leading health indicators as major public health
concerns - ANSWER 12
Health indicators can be correlated as causes of ______ and ______ - ANSWER
morbidity and mortality
Community health nurses should be aware of health _________ and health _______
within their practice. - ANSWER patterns & indicators
Who is known for classic definition of public health? CEW
It says that public health is the science and art of preventing ___, prolonging ___, and
promoting ____ - ANSWER C.E Winslow
Preventing disease
Prolonging life
Promoting health and efficiency
Who began the public health nursing tradition in the late 1800s? LW - ANSWER Lillian
Wald
What are the 3 core functions of public health? - ANSWER assessment
policy development
assurance
, What core function focuses on the availability of necessary health services throughout
the community? - ANSWER assurance
Public health efforts that protect the public from hazards such as polluted water and air,
tainted food, and unsafe housing are CHS - ANSWER community health services
Public health efforts such as immunization and family planning services, well infant
care, and STD treatment are PHCS - ANSWER Personal health care services
Personal health care services often target: - ANSWER populations most at risk
prevention of problems before they occur (like immunization)
primary secondary or tertiary? - ANSWER Primary prevention
early detection and intervention (like screening for STDs)
primary secondary or tertiary? - ANSWER secondary prevention
Correction and prevention of deterioration of a disease state ( like teaching insulin
admin in the home)
primary secondary or tertiary? - ANSWER Tertiary prevention
What kind of nursing focuses on the effect of resources on the community's health? -
ANSWER public health nursing
What kind of nursing concentrates on specific groups of people and focuses on health
promotion and disease prevention regardless of geographic location? - ANSWER
population-focused nursing
What kind of nursing focuses on the health of individuals and families and the effect on
the health of the community? - ANSWER Community health nursing
What kind of nursing focuses on people and providing care where they live/work or go
to school and includes such areas such as home care or nursing in outpatient settings?
- ANSWER Community based nursing
Healthy People 2020 is divided into how many topic areas? - ANSWER 42
Community health nursing practice is c__________ and is based in research and
t_________. - ANSWER collaborative
theory
The goal of population focused nursing is to promote healthy _____________
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