NURS 421 Exam 1 with complete solutions
___________ _______________ wrote "a District Nurse must...have a fuller
training than a hospital nurse, because she has no hospital appliances at hand at
all" [and because she is the only one to make notes and report to the doctor] -
ANSWER- - Florence Nightingale
__________ nursing became the main care delivery approach in the early 1900s
for nursing care. - ANSWER- - District
Nurses were __________________ and were required to have an in depth
knowledge of practice - ANSWER- - Generalists
Public Health is... - ANSWER- - Protects & improves health of communities
- Education:
-Promotion of healthy lifestyles
- Research for disease & injury prevention
- Analyze health & genetics, personal choice & environment
- Develop programs to protect health
What Public Health Does - ANSWER- - Prevents epidemics & the spread of
disease
- Protects against environmental hazards
- Prevents injuries
- Promotes & encourages hlthy behaviors & mental hlth
- Responds to disasters & assist communities in recovery
- Assures the quality & accessibility of health services
Three Core Functions of Public Health include - ANSWER- - Assessment
- Policy development
- Assurance
, Assessment includes - ANSWER- - monitor health status of communities
- identify health problems
- investigate problems
- evaluate effectiveness
- accessibility of health care services
Policy development includes - ANSWER- - develop policies to support health (i.e.
no smoking)
- enforce laws
Assurance includes - ANSWER- - link people to needed services
- inform, educate, empower people on health issues
- mobilize communities & partners to solve health problems
Cornerstones of Public Health - ANSWER- - Population based
- Grounded in Social Justice
- Focus on the greater good
- Focus on health promotion and prevention
- Does what others cannot or will not
- Driven by the science of epidemiology
- Organizes community resources
- Long term commitment to the community
Cornerstones of Nursing - ANSWER- - Relationship based
- Grounded in an ethic of caring
- Sensitivity to diversity
- Holistic focus
- Respect for the worth of all
- Independent action
What Public Health Nurses Do - ANSWER- - Assess communities' health in
collaboration with stakeholders
- Educate others
- Conduct individual & population risk assessments
- Conduct epidemiological investigations
- Provide programs & services to promote health & prevent disease
- Engage in policy development to support the public's health
Public Health Nursing and the Nursing Process - ANSWER- - ADPIE
___________ _______________ wrote "a District Nurse must...have a fuller
training than a hospital nurse, because she has no hospital appliances at hand at
all" [and because she is the only one to make notes and report to the doctor] -
ANSWER- - Florence Nightingale
__________ nursing became the main care delivery approach in the early 1900s
for nursing care. - ANSWER- - District
Nurses were __________________ and were required to have an in depth
knowledge of practice - ANSWER- - Generalists
Public Health is... - ANSWER- - Protects & improves health of communities
- Education:
-Promotion of healthy lifestyles
- Research for disease & injury prevention
- Analyze health & genetics, personal choice & environment
- Develop programs to protect health
What Public Health Does - ANSWER- - Prevents epidemics & the spread of
disease
- Protects against environmental hazards
- Prevents injuries
- Promotes & encourages hlthy behaviors & mental hlth
- Responds to disasters & assist communities in recovery
- Assures the quality & accessibility of health services
Three Core Functions of Public Health include - ANSWER- - Assessment
- Policy development
- Assurance
, Assessment includes - ANSWER- - monitor health status of communities
- identify health problems
- investigate problems
- evaluate effectiveness
- accessibility of health care services
Policy development includes - ANSWER- - develop policies to support health (i.e.
no smoking)
- enforce laws
Assurance includes - ANSWER- - link people to needed services
- inform, educate, empower people on health issues
- mobilize communities & partners to solve health problems
Cornerstones of Public Health - ANSWER- - Population based
- Grounded in Social Justice
- Focus on the greater good
- Focus on health promotion and prevention
- Does what others cannot or will not
- Driven by the science of epidemiology
- Organizes community resources
- Long term commitment to the community
Cornerstones of Nursing - ANSWER- - Relationship based
- Grounded in an ethic of caring
- Sensitivity to diversity
- Holistic focus
- Respect for the worth of all
- Independent action
What Public Health Nurses Do - ANSWER- - Assess communities' health in
collaboration with stakeholders
- Educate others
- Conduct individual & population risk assessments
- Conduct epidemiological investigations
- Provide programs & services to promote health & prevent disease
- Engage in policy development to support the public's health
Public Health Nursing and the Nursing Process - ANSWER- - ADPIE
