NURS 4150 Exam 1
Community Health - ANS To improve health within a community by deploying strategies that aim to
prevent disease and reduce health disparities
Public Health - ANS A science that focuses on the health of communities and their people
Community Health Nursing - ANS Synthesizes information from both public health theory and nursing
theory; Goals:
- promote, preserve, and maintain the health of populations through the delivery of personal health
services to individuals, families, and groups
- improve the health of the community as a whole by improving the health status of the individuals,
families, and groups who reside in the community
Public Health Nursing - ANS Subject of community health nursing; Although it also synthesizes nursing
and public health theories, its focus is on health promotion and health preservation at the population
level; Goal: the prevention of disease and disability and the promotion and protection of the community
as a whole
Health promotion - ANS All efforts that seek to move people closer to optimal well-being or higher levels
of wellness
Disease Prevention - ANS Anticipating and averting problems or discovering them as early as possible to
minimize potential disability and impairment; 3 levels: primary, secondary, tertiary
Healthy People - ANS Identifies public health priorities to help individuals, organizations, and
communities across the US improve health and wellbeing
Healthy People 2030 - ANS Initiative's 5th iteration; Builds on knowledge gained over the first 4 decades;
Goal: To promote, strengthen, and evaluate the Nation's efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of
all individuals
,Community - ANS Collection of people who interact with one another and whose common interests or
characteristics form the basis for a sense of unity or belonging; Types: geographic, common interest,
solution
Geographic Community - ANS City, town, neighborhood
Common Interest Community - ANS Church, professional organization, people with mastectomies
Community of Solution - ANS Group of people who come together to solve a problem that affects all of
them
Population - ANS All people occupying an area or all who share one or more characteristics; In contrast
to a community, this is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another and do not
necessarily share a sense of belonging to that group; Ex. Clemson Undergraduate students
Aggregate - ANS Mass or grouping of individuals considered as a whole; Loosely associated with one
another; Ex. Clemson undergraduate nursing students
Primary prevention - ANS Keep illness or injury from occurring; Health promotion and education, health
protection; Ex. Providing childhood vaccines and yearly flu shots
Secondary prevention - ANS Detect and treat existing disease; Early diagnosis, prompt treatment; Ex.
Encourage breast and testicular self examination
Tertiary prevention - ANS Reduce the extent and severity of a health problem to its lowest possible level
to minimize disability and restore or preserve function; Rehabilitation, continued prevention; Ex. Tx and
rehab of a person after a stroke
, Clinician - ANS Role is "Care Provider"; Focus on holism, health promotion, and prevention while using
expanded skills
Education - ANS Role is "Health teacher"; Plan for community-wide impact
Advocate - ANS Role is calling attention to inadequate, inaccessible, or unjust care; By doing this, C/PHNs
can facilitate change; Pleader of the client's cause or act on behalf of the client; Support the client's self-
determination and independence; Make the system responsive and relevant to the client's needs; They
must be assertive, take risks, communicate and negotiate well, and identify/obtain resources for the
client
Manager - ANS Role is administrative direction of goals: plan, organize, lead, control, and evaluate;
Participative approach with community; The nurse helps achieve clients' goals by assessing their needs,
planning/organizing to meet those needs, directing and leading to achieve results, and controlling and
evaluating the progress to ensure that goals are met
Collaborator - ANS Role is working jointly with others; Multidisciplinary collegiality and leadership
Leadership - ANS Role is action as a change agent
Researcher - ANS Role is systematic investigation, collection, and analysis of data for solving problems;
Seeking evidence-based solutions to addressing needs in community settings
Essential management skills - ANS Humans skills, conceptual skills, and technical skills
10 Essentials of Public Health - ANS To more clearly articulate the services that are linked to the core
functions of assessment, policy development and assurance, the Public Health Functions Steering
Committee developed a list.
1. Monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community
Community Health - ANS To improve health within a community by deploying strategies that aim to
prevent disease and reduce health disparities
Public Health - ANS A science that focuses on the health of communities and their people
Community Health Nursing - ANS Synthesizes information from both public health theory and nursing
theory; Goals:
- promote, preserve, and maintain the health of populations through the delivery of personal health
services to individuals, families, and groups
- improve the health of the community as a whole by improving the health status of the individuals,
families, and groups who reside in the community
Public Health Nursing - ANS Subject of community health nursing; Although it also synthesizes nursing
and public health theories, its focus is on health promotion and health preservation at the population
level; Goal: the prevention of disease and disability and the promotion and protection of the community
as a whole
Health promotion - ANS All efforts that seek to move people closer to optimal well-being or higher levels
of wellness
Disease Prevention - ANS Anticipating and averting problems or discovering them as early as possible to
minimize potential disability and impairment; 3 levels: primary, secondary, tertiary
Healthy People - ANS Identifies public health priorities to help individuals, organizations, and
communities across the US improve health and wellbeing
Healthy People 2030 - ANS Initiative's 5th iteration; Builds on knowledge gained over the first 4 decades;
Goal: To promote, strengthen, and evaluate the Nation's efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of
all individuals
,Community - ANS Collection of people who interact with one another and whose common interests or
characteristics form the basis for a sense of unity or belonging; Types: geographic, common interest,
solution
Geographic Community - ANS City, town, neighborhood
Common Interest Community - ANS Church, professional organization, people with mastectomies
Community of Solution - ANS Group of people who come together to solve a problem that affects all of
them
Population - ANS All people occupying an area or all who share one or more characteristics; In contrast
to a community, this is made up of people who do not necessarily interact with one another and do not
necessarily share a sense of belonging to that group; Ex. Clemson Undergraduate students
Aggregate - ANS Mass or grouping of individuals considered as a whole; Loosely associated with one
another; Ex. Clemson undergraduate nursing students
Primary prevention - ANS Keep illness or injury from occurring; Health promotion and education, health
protection; Ex. Providing childhood vaccines and yearly flu shots
Secondary prevention - ANS Detect and treat existing disease; Early diagnosis, prompt treatment; Ex.
Encourage breast and testicular self examination
Tertiary prevention - ANS Reduce the extent and severity of a health problem to its lowest possible level
to minimize disability and restore or preserve function; Rehabilitation, continued prevention; Ex. Tx and
rehab of a person after a stroke
, Clinician - ANS Role is "Care Provider"; Focus on holism, health promotion, and prevention while using
expanded skills
Education - ANS Role is "Health teacher"; Plan for community-wide impact
Advocate - ANS Role is calling attention to inadequate, inaccessible, or unjust care; By doing this, C/PHNs
can facilitate change; Pleader of the client's cause or act on behalf of the client; Support the client's self-
determination and independence; Make the system responsive and relevant to the client's needs; They
must be assertive, take risks, communicate and negotiate well, and identify/obtain resources for the
client
Manager - ANS Role is administrative direction of goals: plan, organize, lead, control, and evaluate;
Participative approach with community; The nurse helps achieve clients' goals by assessing their needs,
planning/organizing to meet those needs, directing and leading to achieve results, and controlling and
evaluating the progress to ensure that goals are met
Collaborator - ANS Role is working jointly with others; Multidisciplinary collegiality and leadership
Leadership - ANS Role is action as a change agent
Researcher - ANS Role is systematic investigation, collection, and analysis of data for solving problems;
Seeking evidence-based solutions to addressing needs in community settings
Essential management skills - ANS Humans skills, conceptual skills, and technical skills
10 Essentials of Public Health - ANS To more clearly articulate the services that are linked to the core
functions of assessment, policy development and assurance, the Public Health Functions Steering
Committee developed a list.
1. Monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community
