Community Health Nursing

Community Health Nursing HESI Prep Questions and Answers 100% Pass Humanistic Nursing Theory studies the existence of reality of nursing Transcultural Nursing comparison of differing cultures to understand their similarities and their differences across human groups Culture set of values, beliefs and traditions that are held by a specific group of people and that are handed down, generation to generation Leininger 1. cultural preservation or maintenance 2. cultural care accommodations or negotiation 3. cultural care re-patterning or restructuring Nightingale's 10 Canons 1. ventilation and warming 2. light and noise 3. cleanliness of the pt area h of houses 5. bed and bedding 6. personal cleanliness 7. variety 8. offering hope and advice 9. food 10. observation Primary prevention patient assessment and intervention to identify and reduce possible risk factors Secondary prevention detection of symptoms that are a reaction to stressors, appropriately prioritizing interventions, and treatments that reduce the toxic effects of stressors Health seen as a dynamic, positive state and not just absence of disease 5 A's of Health Care Access availability, accessibility, affordability, acceptability, and accommodation Market justice people are only entitled to what they can earn; the focus is on individual responsibility "minimal collective action and freedom from collective obligations except with respect to others fundamental rights Vulnerable populations low income, less education, homelessness, military veterans, immigrants, prisoners, migrant and seasonal farm workers and their families, chronic illness, mental illness social determinants are the circumstances in which people are born; grow up, live, work, and age as well as the systems put in place to deal with illness Health disparities difference in health outcomes between populations, social, demographic and geographic Health inequities modifiable associate with social inequalities and are considered unfair Leininger- Transcultural Nursing requires an awareness of self, sensitivity to others, respectful dialogue Ethnocentric tendency to believe others think the same was as "they do," have the same world view, culture Altruism putting others interests before one's own, being present is an example Autonomy PHN independent and responsible for actions - respects community and individual right to self-determination; maintain privacy, honesty, and fidelity Beneficence seek to do good, not harm Common Good Perspective good for the whole Ethics standards of behavior that tell us how we ought to act in various situations we encounter in life Fairness Perspective focuses on how fairly or unfairly actions affect a group - how benefits and burdens are distributed; requires consistency in the way people are treated