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NUR 426 CommunityHealth Exam 1 Review
(Module 1) fully solved
& verified for accuracy
2025-2026
interventions that are conducted to prevent development of disease or
injury in those who are currently healthy; goal is to promote healthy
behaviors (ex. vaccinations, education, hand hygiene) - answer What is
primary prevention?
interventions that include those aimed at early detection and initiation of
treatment for disease, thus reducing disease-associated morbidity and
mortality; early detection of diseases (ex. screenings like mammograms
and colonoscopies as well as laboratory tests) - answer What is secondary
prevention?
prevention of disability and premature death and, when indicated, the
initiation of rehabilitation for those diagnosed with disease; help client
get back to baseline or as close to baseline as possible; prevent secondary
complications as result of a disease (ex. rehabilitation, prevention of
pressure injuries) - answer What is tertiary prevention?
Knowledge deficit, lack of accessibility to healthcare, lack of accessibility
to technology and internet access, inability to afford healthcare - answer If
a client in a rural community is lacking immunizations and has a mild case
of pertussis (whooping cough), what would be that patient's primary
problem?
, provision of care to persons who have less than six months to live the goal
of which is to provide care and comfort not cure or treatment; if a person
has a terminal illness or disease that is no longer responding to
treatment, the person is eligible for hospice care - answer What is hospice
care?
focuses on symptom control and solving functional, physical, or
psychological problems to optimize the client's quality of life, regardless
of the amount of time that remains; palliative care is a key part of hospice
care to promote quality of life and keep the client as comfortable as
possible - answer What is palliative care?
Upstream thinking focuses on the root of the problem to prevent the
problem from occurring in the first place (such as free medical care for
individuals in underserved communities/populations), more generalized
approach; downstream thinking focuses on the problem at hand and
treating an acute problem (like in an acute care setting), more
individualized approach - answer What is the difference between upstream
thinking and downstream thinking?
rehabilitation, treatments/interventions to prevent complications or to
keep client's condition from worsening - answer What are examples of
tertiary prevention?
barriers; resources - answer Social, financial, environmental, educational,
cultural determinants of health are things that affect the health of an
individual in a community. These determinants will be ___ or ___ for an
individual or a community.
the attitudes, knowledge, and skills the health-care provider uses to
provide quality care to culturally diverse populations; requires an
understanding and capacity to provide care in a diverse environment -
answer What is cultural competency?
an understanding that self-awareness about one's own culture is an
ongoing process, and an acknowledgment that we must approach others
as equals, with respect for their prevailing beliefs and cultural norms -
answer What is cultural humility?
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