NUR 424 Midterm Exam with answers

PHN |wheel: |surveillance |- |correct |answer |-describes |and |monitors |health |events |through

| ongoing |and |systematic |collection, |analysis, |and |interpretation |of |health |data |for |the |purpose |of

| planning, |implementing, |and |evaluating |public |health |interventions



PHN |wheel: |disease |& |other |health |event |investigation |- |correct |answer |-systematically |gathers

| and |analyzes |data |regarding |threats |to |the |health |of |populations, |ascertains |the |source |of |the

| threat, |identifies |cases |and |others |at |risk, |and |determines |control |measures



PHN |wheel: |outreach |- |correct |answer |-locates |populations-of-interest |or |populations-at-risk |and

| provides |information |about |the |nature |of |the |concern, |what |can |be |done |about |it, |and |how

| services |can |be |obtained



PHN |wheel: |screening |- |correct |answer |-identifies |individuals |with |unrecognized |health |risk

| factors |or |asymptomatic |disease |conditions |in |populations



PHN |wheel: |case-finding |- |correct |answer |-locates |individuals |and |families |with |identified |risk

| factors |and |connects |them |with |resources



PHN |wheel: |referral |and |follow-up |- |correct |answer |-assists |individuals, |families, |groups,

| organizations, |and/or |communities |to |identify |and |access |necessary |resources |in |order |prevent

| or |resolve |problems |or |concerns



PHN |wheel: |case |management |- |correct |answer |-optimizes |self-care |capabilities |of |individuals




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,| and |families |and |the |capacity |of |systems |and |communities |to |coordinate |and |provide |services



PHN |wheel: |delegated |functions |- |correct |answer |-direct |care |tasks |a |registered |professional

| nurse |carries |out |under |the |authority |of |a |health |care |practitioner |as |allowed |by |law. |delegated

| functions |also |include |any |direct |care |tasks |a |registered |professional |nurse |entrusts |to |other

| appropriate |personnel |to |preform



PHN |wheel: |health |teaching |- |correct |answer |-communicates |facts, |ideas |and |skills |that |change

| knowledge, |attitudes, |values, |beliefs, |behaviors, |and |practices |of |individuals, |families, |systems,

| and/or |communities



PHN |wheel: |counseling |- |correct |answer |-establishes |an |interpersonal |relationship |with |a

| community, |a |system, |family |or |individual |intended |to |increase |or |enhance |their |capacity |for

| self-care |and |coping. |counseling |engages |the |community, |a |system, |family |or |individual |at |an

| emotional |level



PHN |wheel: |consultation |- |correct |answer |-seeks |information |and |generates |optional |solutions |to

| perceived |problems |or |issues |through |interactive |problem |solving |with |a |community, |system,

| family, |or |individual. |the |community, |system, |family |or |individual |selects |and |acts |on |the |option

| best |meeting |the |circumstances



PHN |wheel: |collaboration |- |correct |answer |-commits |two |or |more |persons |or |organizations |to

| achieve |a |common |goal |through |enhancing |the |capacity |of |one |or |more |of |the |members |to

| promote |and |protect |health



PHN |wheel: |coalition |building |- |correct |answer |-promotes |and |developed |alliances |among




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, | organizations |or |constituencies |for |a |common |purpose. |it |builds |linkages, |solves |problems,

| and/or |enhances |local |leadership |to |address |health |concerns



PHN |wheel: |community |organizing |- |correct |answer |-helps |community |groups |to |identify

| common |problems |or |goals, |mobilize |resources, |and |develop |and |implement |strategies |for

| reaching |the |goals |they |collectively |have |set



PHN |wheel: |advocacy |- |correct |answer |-pleads |someone's |cause |or |act |on |someone's |behalf,

with |a |focus |on |developing |the |community, |system, |individual |or |family's |capacity |to |plead |their
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| own |cause |or |act |on |their |own |behalf



PHN |wheel: |social |marketing |- |correct |answer |-utilizes |commercial |marketing |principals |and

| technologies |for |programs |designed |to |influence |the |knowledge, |attitudes, |values, |beliefs,

| behaviors, |and |practices |of |the |population-of-interest



PHN |wheel: |policy |development |- |correct |answer |-places |health |issues |on |decision |makers'

| agendas, |acquires |a |plan |of |resolution, |and |determines |needed |resources. |policy |development

| results |in |laws, |rules |and |regulation, |ordinances, |and |policies



PHN |wheel: |policy |enforcement |- |correct |answer |-compels |others |to |comply |with |the |laws, |rules,

| regulations, |ordinances |and |policies |created |in |conjunction |with |policy |development



cornerstones |of |public |health |nursing |- |correct |answer |--focuses |on |the |health |of |entire

| populations

-reflects |community |priorities |and |needs

-establishes |caring |relationships




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