NUR 518 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
Community Health - Answers -organized community efforts aimed at promotion,
protection, & preservation of public's health
Community health focuses on what kind of communities - Answers -specific, designed
communities
Winslow's 1920 definition of public health - Answers -science & art of preventing
disease, prolonging life &promoting health & efficiency through community efforts
Winslow's definition (5) - Answers -sanitation for the environment, control of
communicable diseases, education on personal hygiene, organization of medical &
social services for early diagnosis & disease prevention, ensure everyone a standard of
living
Epidemics of infectious disease 1850-1910. What did that lead to? - Answers -plague,
cholera, typhoid, smallpox, influenza, yellow fever; Lead to better environment &
sanitation conditions
Acute infections for groups of specific individuals (1900s). What did that lead to? -
Answers -tetanus, polio, diphtheria, mumps and measles; Lead to antibiotics, vaccines,
better surgical technique, advances in obstetrics, insulin
Combination of disease causations (1980); What did it lead to? - Answers -AIDS-
immune system defects, viral diseases, cancer; lead to increase in disease surveillance
by CDC & develop new approaches to dealing with combination of disease
Rise of chronic disease 1900s- future. What did it lead to? - Answers -Diabetes,
cardiovascular; adopt management of chronic disease, involving public health
government & infrastructure, new case management & health education to help people
live better with chronic disease
Public health in the 1800s? - Answers -Germs & microbes linked to disease
Public health in the 1900s - Answers -Sanitation systems dramatically reduce urban
disease
Public health in the 1940s - Answers -Growth of private health insurance system
Public health in the 1960s - Answers -Shift from personal responsibility for health to
social
Public health in 63, 70, 90 - Answers -Passage of the Clean Air Act in the US
, Public health in 1964 - Answers -Medicare & Medicaid created
Public health in 1972, 1977, 1987 - Answers -Passage of the Clean Water Act in the
US
Public Health in the 1970s - Answers -Heart disease & cancer replace infectious
disease
Public Health in the 1980s - Answers -Modern transportation facilities global spread of
HIV, SARS, Dengue, Avian flu, N1H1
3 core public health functions - Answers -assessment, policy, and assurance
assessment - Answers -systematic collection, assembly, analysis & dissemination of
info about health conditions, risks & resources in community
Nurse's role in assessment (5) - Answers -conduct surveys
gather info from public records
use research findings
interact with key community leaders
evaluate family strengths & areas of concerns in immediate living
What is policy development - Answers -use of assessment data to develop policy &
direct resources toward these policies
nurse's role in policy development (5) - Answers -convene & facilitate community
groups to evaluate health concerns
raise awareness to key policy makers about health regulations & budge decisions that
affect community health negatively
recommend new programs or increase services based on identified needs
identify needs & interventions for families
develop standards of individual client care
What is assurance - Answers -Availability of necessary services throughout the
community; activities that make sure services are porvided
Nurse's role in assurance - Answers -provided services to target populations
improve quality assurance activities
maintain safe levels of comminicable disease surveillance & outbreak control
community emergency preparedness plan
EBP
What are the 10 Essential Services? - Answers -Monitor health status
Diagnose & investigate health problems & hazards
Inform, educate & empower people about health issues
Community Health - Answers -organized community efforts aimed at promotion,
protection, & preservation of public's health
Community health focuses on what kind of communities - Answers -specific, designed
communities
Winslow's 1920 definition of public health - Answers -science & art of preventing
disease, prolonging life &promoting health & efficiency through community efforts
Winslow's definition (5) - Answers -sanitation for the environment, control of
communicable diseases, education on personal hygiene, organization of medical &
social services for early diagnosis & disease prevention, ensure everyone a standard of
living
Epidemics of infectious disease 1850-1910. What did that lead to? - Answers -plague,
cholera, typhoid, smallpox, influenza, yellow fever; Lead to better environment &
sanitation conditions
Acute infections for groups of specific individuals (1900s). What did that lead to? -
Answers -tetanus, polio, diphtheria, mumps and measles; Lead to antibiotics, vaccines,
better surgical technique, advances in obstetrics, insulin
Combination of disease causations (1980); What did it lead to? - Answers -AIDS-
immune system defects, viral diseases, cancer; lead to increase in disease surveillance
by CDC & develop new approaches to dealing with combination of disease
Rise of chronic disease 1900s- future. What did it lead to? - Answers -Diabetes,
cardiovascular; adopt management of chronic disease, involving public health
government & infrastructure, new case management & health education to help people
live better with chronic disease
Public health in the 1800s? - Answers -Germs & microbes linked to disease
Public health in the 1900s - Answers -Sanitation systems dramatically reduce urban
disease
Public health in the 1940s - Answers -Growth of private health insurance system
Public health in the 1960s - Answers -Shift from personal responsibility for health to
social
Public health in 63, 70, 90 - Answers -Passage of the Clean Air Act in the US
, Public health in 1964 - Answers -Medicare & Medicaid created
Public health in 1972, 1977, 1987 - Answers -Passage of the Clean Water Act in the
US
Public Health in the 1970s - Answers -Heart disease & cancer replace infectious
disease
Public Health in the 1980s - Answers -Modern transportation facilities global spread of
HIV, SARS, Dengue, Avian flu, N1H1
3 core public health functions - Answers -assessment, policy, and assurance
assessment - Answers -systematic collection, assembly, analysis & dissemination of
info about health conditions, risks & resources in community
Nurse's role in assessment (5) - Answers -conduct surveys
gather info from public records
use research findings
interact with key community leaders
evaluate family strengths & areas of concerns in immediate living
What is policy development - Answers -use of assessment data to develop policy &
direct resources toward these policies
nurse's role in policy development (5) - Answers -convene & facilitate community
groups to evaluate health concerns
raise awareness to key policy makers about health regulations & budge decisions that
affect community health negatively
recommend new programs or increase services based on identified needs
identify needs & interventions for families
develop standards of individual client care
What is assurance - Answers -Availability of necessary services throughout the
community; activities that make sure services are porvided
Nurse's role in assurance - Answers -provided services to target populations
improve quality assurance activities
maintain safe levels of comminicable disease surveillance & outbreak control
community emergency preparedness plan
EBP
What are the 10 Essential Services? - Answers -Monitor health status
Diagnose & investigate health problems & hazards
Inform, educate & empower people about health issues
