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NUR 4637 Final Exam Questions and Complete Solutions

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Aggregate a mass or grouping of distinct individuals who are considered as a whole and who are loosely associated with one another Health Promotion includes all efforts that seek to move people closer to optimal well-being or higher levels of wellness. Community a collection of people who interac...

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NUR 4637 Final Exam Questions and
Complete Solutions
Aggregate ✅a mass or grouping of distinct individuals who are considered as a whole
and who are loosely associated with one another

Health Promotion ✅includes all efforts that seek to move people closer to optimal well-
being or higher levels of wellness.

Community ✅a collection of people who interact with one another and whose common
interests or characteristics form the basis for a sense of unity or belonging

Primary Prevention ✅precludes the occurrence of a health problem; it includes
measures taken to keep illness or injuries from occurring

Examples of Primary Prevention ✅-Providing childhood vaccinations and yearly flu
shots
-Encouraging older people to install and use safety devices (e.g., grab bars by bathtubs,
handrails on steps) to prevent injuries from falls
-Teaching young adults healthy lifestyle behaviors
-Working through a local health department in consultation with a school district to help
control and prevent communicable diseases such as measles, pertussis, or varicella by
providing regular immunization programs and vaccine oversight
-Instructing a group of overweight individuals on how to follow a well-balanced diet while
losing weight to prevent nutritional deficiency
-Teaching safe sex practices or the dangers of smoking/vaping and substance abuse
-Serving on a fact-finding committee exploring the effects of a proposed toxic waste
dump on the outskirts of town

Secondary Prevention ✅efforts to detect and treat existing health problems at the
earliest possible stage, when intervention is most likely to be effective in controlling or
eradicating it

Examples of Secondary Prevention ✅-Conducting community hypertension and
cholesterol screening programs to help identify high-risk individuals and encourage
early treatment to prevent heart attacks or stroke
-Encouraging breast and testicular self-examination, regular mammograms, and Pap
smears for early detection of possible cancers and providing skin testing for tuberculosis
-Assessing for early signs of child abuse in a family, emotional disturbances among
widows, or alcohol and drug abuse among adolescents

Tertiary Prevention ✅attempts to reduce the extent and severity of a health problem to
its lowest possible level, so as to minimize disability and restore or preserve function

, Examples of Tertiary Prevention ✅-Treatment and rehabilitation of persons after a
stroke to reduce impairment
-Postmastectomy exercise programs to restore functioning
-Early treatment and management of diabetes to reduce problems or slow their
progression

Community/public health nursing ✅combines nursing science with public health
science to formulate a community-based and population-focused practice

Community health ✅-health status of a defined group of people
-Private and public (governmental) actions taken to "promote, protect, and preserve
health
-ID of needs and protection and improvement of collective health within a geographical
area

Public health nursing ✅-Community based and population focused
-Working with populations rather than individual clients
-Applies public health principles to large groups and communities of people
-Continuous surveillance and assessment of determinants of health
-Intent to:
---promote health and wellness
---prevent disease, disability, and premature death
---improve neighborhood quality of life

Population ✅all of the people occupying an area or to all of those who share one or
more characteristics

Population focused ✅concerned for the health status of population groups and their
environment and prevention of disease

Community v population ✅In contrast to a community, a population is made up of
people who do not necessarily interact with one another and do not necessarily share a
sense of belonging to that group.

Social determinants of health ✅"the conditions in which people are born, grow, live,
work, and age. These circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money, power,
and resources at global, national, and local levels"

Health disparity ✅a difference in health status that occurs by gender, race/ethnicity,
education or income, disability, geographic location, or sexual orientation

Federally qualified health center (FHQC) ✅safety-net providers whose main purpose is
to enhance primary care services in underserved rural and urban communities

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