NURS 421 Exam 1: Week 2 questions with correct answers

NURS 421 Exam 1: Week 2 questions with correct
answers
Community is... Correct Answer-- an open social system that is
characterized by people in a place over time who have common goals


Anderson and McFarlane define community in terms of a core
dimension (people) and eight subsystems to include: Correct Answer--
physical environment
- education
- safety and transportation
- politics and government
- health and social services
- communication
- economics
- recreation


Community can be EITHER the _____________ or _____________ for
community/public health nursing Correct Answer-- Setting
- Target


The focus is on the collective or common good aiming for healthful
change for... Correct Answer-- the whole community's benefit, instead of
individual health outcomes


Community health planning process: Correct Answer-- Assessment

, - Analysis & Community Diagnosis
- Planning Intervention for Community Health
- Implementing the Intervention
- Evaluating the Intervention


Assessments include... Correct Answer-- Systematic data collection on
the population
- Monitoring the population's health status
- Making information available on the health of the population


Community Health Assessment Objectives: Correct Answer--
Describing the population
- Identifying needs/problems
- Prioritizing needs/problems
- Identifying community strengths & resources


In order to assess a community we need to assess: Correct Answer--
People
- The places where they live, work, and play
- Their social interactions
- common characteristics


Assessment of people: Correct Answer-- Number and density
- Demographics