NUR 440 Exam 1 Questions with Detailed Answers

community health nursing -**words to know definitions of in beginning of chapters, given example of principle 1. give info but population has to make decision themselves public health is the Science and Art of ... 1. preventing disease 2. prolonging life -seatbelts 3. promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort -not just looking at individual health but as a part of their community Community health -community/public health pretty much the same extends the realm of public health ... ...to include organized health efforts at the community level through both government and private efforts. The mission of public health is Social Justice 1. Entitles all people to basic necessities such as adequate income and health protection and accepts collective burdens to make this possible 2. Conflicts with market justice: entitles people to what they have gained through individual efforts 3. the belief that every one of us is entitled to basic necessities (job that gives adequate income, transportation, healthcare) 4. market justice: if you work hard enough will be successful and entitled to more 5. social justice takes into account all different situations: unstable homes, divorce, loss of job, health issues effect what children can do in future roles and responsibilities (pg. 12) 1. direct care 2. referral and advocacy 3. teaching 4. monitoring and evaluating 5. environmental management 6. coordination/delegating 7. partnership/collaboration 8. consultation 9. leadership Core Public Health Functions 1. Assessment: Regular collection, analysis, and information sharing about health conditions, risks, and resources in a community. 2. Policy development: Use of information gathered during assessment to develop local and state health policies and to direct resources toward those policies.