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what is the community health nurse's role in educating the public? - ANSWERSfor
learners to assimilate new information that promotes a permanent change in behavior
define the ANA code of ethics - ANSWERSinterpretive statements address individual
and collective nursing actions, intentions, and expectations
what are the goals of health promotion? - ANSWERShealthy people 2030, SDOH,
socioeconomic gradient in health, health disparities, access to care, quality of care
define unfreezing stages of change - ANSWERSneed causes disequilibrium (external,
intrinsic)
define changing stages of change - ANSWERSexamine, accept, and try innovation
(attitude transformation, nurse should promote value)
define refreezing stages of change - ANSWERSchange becomes permanent
examples of health promotion strategies - ANSWERSscreenings, health promotion care
plans, information dissemination, lifestyle modification, environmental restructuring,
strengthening social support
examples of factors that influence behavior change - ANSWERSpredisposing factors,
reinforcing factors, enabling factors
ways to evaluate outcomes - ANSWERSlogic models - pictures that look at casual
relations and offer clear visualization of pathway; SMART goal setting; quality indicators
- quantitative measures of response to care, chart auditing, benchmarking
define health policy - ANSWERSconsists of the rules, regulations, and legislation, and
funding that we, as members of the public, choose to invest in providing, regulating, and
researching health care for our fellow americans
define public health nursing - ANSWERSscope and standards of practice calls for the
implementation and evaluation of health promotion/education programs
define the community action model - ANSWERSaims to identify achievable and
sustainable actions to propel change
community action model cyclical five step process - ANSWERStrain participants,
community diagnosis, analyze results, select action, maintain and enforce
, what is an action? - ANSWERSis achievable, is long-term or sustainable, compels
another entity to do something to change the environment for the well being of all
what is an activity? - ANSWERSis an education intervention that leads up to and
supports an action
define advisory group - ANSWERSsometimes called a consortium, representatives from
the target community as well as service communities, ensures work is participatory and
not authoritative
define formulation health policy - ANSWERSgoals, problems, and potential solutions
define adoption health policy - ANSWERSauthorized selection and specifications of
means to achieve goals, resolve problems, or both
define implementation health policy - ANSWERSpolicy to put to use
define direct victims - ANSWERSpeople experiencing event; dead and survivors
define displaced persons - ANSWERSforced to leave to escape effects of disaster;
usually temporary
define refugees - ANSWERSpeople forced to leave homeland due to climate change,
violence, or persecution
define indirect victims - ANSWERSrelatives or friends of direct victims
examples of agencies and organizations for diaster management - ANSWERSred
cross, federal emergency management agency (FEMA), WHO's emergency relief
operations
define evaluation health policy - ANSWERScomparison of policy outcomes or effects
with intended or desired effects
define advocacy - ANSWERSany action that speaks in favor of, recommends, argues
for a cause, supports or defends, or pleads on behalf of others
define lobbying - ANSWERScommunicating with decision makers about existing or
potential legislation
what is grassroots efforts? - ANSWERSpolitical movement driven by community
members
define disasters - ANSWERSan event that causes human suffering and demands more
resources than are available in the community