Public Health Nursing

What are the 5 criteria for public health nursing practice to be population-based? -1. Focus on entire populations possessing similar health concerns or characteristics 2. Be guided by an assessment of population health status 3. Consider the broad determinants of health 4. Consider all levels of prevention, specifically primary 5. Consider all levels of practice (individual/family, community, system) Client -The individual/family, community, population/subpopulation, or system that i...

PUBLIC HEALTH (3Ps) -science and art of preventing diseases, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society Public health cannot be achieved unless -conscious and organized effort of the entire society. Public health is concerned with -threats to health based on population health analysis.

A nurse is working with a vulnerable population. WOTF is the nurse most likely working with? - Families earning less than $15,000/year A nurse is working with a 17-yr-old pregnant cocaine addict who is homeless. WOTF best describes this client? -A vulnerable individual What is implied by the web of causation model? -Variables interact resulting in higher probability of illness

aggregate -Mass or grouping of individuals considered as a whole Loosely associated with one another collaboration -the action of working with someone to produce or create something community* -Collection of people who interact with one another and whose common interests or characteristics form the basis for a sense of unity or belonging EX-Citizens of a town Group of farmers Prison community Tiny village in Appalachia Members of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Professional nurses

A scientific method by which data is systematically collected to describe, explain, and/or predict events: -Research The conscientious and judicious use of current best evidence to guide health care decisions: - Evidence-based practice What is the research method that is most commonly used in public health? -Epidemiology Epidemiology is the foundation of what? -It is the foundation of evidence-based practice in public health and public health nursing

What was one of Mary Breckenridge's innovative contributions to health care in the United States? - Introducing the first nurse-midwifery training . The most important contribution made by Florence Nightingale to community-oriented nursing was which of the following? -Expanding the role of nursing to include health-promotion practices

Which statement about Florence Nightingale's ideas about ethics is correct? a. Nursing is a call to service, and the moral character of persons entering nursing is important. b. Ethical principles are based on the values of the individual nurse. c. Society will dictate the ethical principles to which nurses must adhere. d. Ethics are very important in times of war, such as in the Crimean War, when she set up public health centers. -ANS: A Florence Nightingale saw nursing as a call to ser...

health equity -wanting to make sure all parts of our populations have access to care and ability to pay for the care public health nurses advocate not just for the patient, but for the _____________ -community what do public health nurses do? -care for all the people of their community: monitor the spread of disease, keep vigilant watch for environmental hazards, educate the community on how to care for and treat themselves, and train the community for disasters and bioterrorism public ...

Which Healthy People 2020 goal reflects the activities and participation objective for people with disabilities? -Increase the percent of time students with disabilities are in regular education classes to 80 percent. Which activity, according to the Social Security Administration, is a person with a disability unable to conduct and therefore is eligible for benefits? -Substantial gainful activity Which piece of legislation established free public education for all people with disabiliti...

Which component of ethics has been incorporated into nursing curricula to help prepare student nurses for the advances in science and technology? -Bioethics Which type of decision making is reflected when the community health care team is trying to determine which community population will receive the experimental treatment for a virus? -Ethical dilemma Which group does the public health nurse identify that supported the writing of the Public Health Code of Ethics? -American Public Hea...