NUR 3678 Community Exam 2 With
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Community-oriented nurses - ANSWER -operate from a health care focus
based on an understanding of broad community needs
-focus on health promotion, health education, disease prevention, and
coordination of health care for members of the community to the benefit of
the entire community
-work to identify high-risk groups in the community.
Community-based nurses - ANSWER -oriented toward managing acute or
chronic conditions and promoting self-care among individual clients and
families
-care is family centered
-nurse teaches and counsels clients so that they can more fully develop their
own ways of taking care of themselves.
Levels of Prevention - ANSWER Primary: prevent/promotion
Secondary: screen-early detection
Tertiary: treat to prevent further deterioration; rehab
, modifyable risk factors - ANSWER individual has control over these factors
(i.e. quite smoking, eating well, etc)
Non-modifiable risk factors - ANSWER factors such as age, gender, race,
family history, etc. (CANNOT CONTROL)
upstream thinking - ANSWER -used to focus on interventions that promote
health or prevent illness, as opposed to medical treatment models that focus
on care after an individual becomes ill
-gets to root of problem (i.e origin of disease)
-EX: measles outbreak due to lack of vaccines due to lack of
education...implement education, clinics, etc.
microscopic conceptualizations of community health problems - ANSWER
-narrow focus on individual
-does not look at external factors
-EX: Oram's Self Care model, Health Belief model
macroscopic conceptualizations of community health problems - ANSWER -
looks at broader context of individual
-external factors
-population-based
Complete Solution
Community-oriented nurses - ANSWER -operate from a health care focus
based on an understanding of broad community needs
-focus on health promotion, health education, disease prevention, and
coordination of health care for members of the community to the benefit of
the entire community
-work to identify high-risk groups in the community.
Community-based nurses - ANSWER -oriented toward managing acute or
chronic conditions and promoting self-care among individual clients and
families
-care is family centered
-nurse teaches and counsels clients so that they can more fully develop their
own ways of taking care of themselves.
Levels of Prevention - ANSWER Primary: prevent/promotion
Secondary: screen-early detection
Tertiary: treat to prevent further deterioration; rehab
, modifyable risk factors - ANSWER individual has control over these factors
(i.e. quite smoking, eating well, etc)
Non-modifiable risk factors - ANSWER factors such as age, gender, race,
family history, etc. (CANNOT CONTROL)
upstream thinking - ANSWER -used to focus on interventions that promote
health or prevent illness, as opposed to medical treatment models that focus
on care after an individual becomes ill
-gets to root of problem (i.e origin of disease)
-EX: measles outbreak due to lack of vaccines due to lack of
education...implement education, clinics, etc.
microscopic conceptualizations of community health problems - ANSWER
-narrow focus on individual
-does not look at external factors
-EX: Oram's Self Care model, Health Belief model
macroscopic conceptualizations of community health problems - ANSWER -
looks at broader context of individual
-external factors
-population-based
