NUR 404 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
Community Based Nursing Practice vs. Community Oriented
Nursing Practice
Community "Based" nursing focuses on illness care in the
community typically with one family, and can result from
increased hospital costs (ie: home health nurse) whereas
Community "Oriented" nursing investigates causes of
community diseases/surveillance and has goals to prevent,
preserve, and promote (ie: public health nurse).
Aggregate definition
Aka "Population," collection of individuals who share one or
more personal or environmental characteristics (ie: Ball State
students). "Subpopulations" in an aggregate are smaller groups
of the population that share similar characteristics (ie: Senior
Ball State students).
Population Focused Nursing Practice Includes...
Emphasis on aggregate care, not just individuals. Looks at
aggregate as a whole, investigate overall population health and
contributing factors. Provide health education to the entire
community to improve overall health status.
Lillian Wald Significance
Created Henry Street Settlement which contained the first public
health nurses that cared for those in their homes, despite their
, wealth. Her and her nurses looked at the low-income population
as a whole to determine how they can improve overall health.
Levels of Prevention Include...
Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary
Primary prevention includes...
Preventing problems before they occur; ie: provide health
education programs for school-age kids regarding affects of
smoking on health
Secondary prevention includes...
Anything screening related to catch complications early; ie:
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Tertiary prevention includes...
Preventing further deterioration or worsening of a complication
& keep disease at bay; ie: providing diabetic clinic for defined
aggregate of adults in low-income community
Public Health Core Functions includes...
Assessment, Policy Development, & Assurance
Public Health Assessment includes...
Systemically collecting data of an aggregate, monitoring
aggregate's health status, and making info. available about
overall health of the community. "What needs to be done"
Public Health Policy Development Includes...
Efforts to develop policies that support health of population,
includes assessment info. and scientific knowledge base to
Community Based Nursing Practice vs. Community Oriented
Nursing Practice
Community "Based" nursing focuses on illness care in the
community typically with one family, and can result from
increased hospital costs (ie: home health nurse) whereas
Community "Oriented" nursing investigates causes of
community diseases/surveillance and has goals to prevent,
preserve, and promote (ie: public health nurse).
Aggregate definition
Aka "Population," collection of individuals who share one or
more personal or environmental characteristics (ie: Ball State
students). "Subpopulations" in an aggregate are smaller groups
of the population that share similar characteristics (ie: Senior
Ball State students).
Population Focused Nursing Practice Includes...
Emphasis on aggregate care, not just individuals. Looks at
aggregate as a whole, investigate overall population health and
contributing factors. Provide health education to the entire
community to improve overall health status.
Lillian Wald Significance
Created Henry Street Settlement which contained the first public
health nurses that cared for those in their homes, despite their
, wealth. Her and her nurses looked at the low-income population
as a whole to determine how they can improve overall health.
Levels of Prevention Include...
Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary
Primary prevention includes...
Preventing problems before they occur; ie: provide health
education programs for school-age kids regarding affects of
smoking on health
Secondary prevention includes...
Anything screening related to catch complications early; ie:
Digital Rectal Exams for 50 yoa men
Tertiary prevention includes...
Preventing further deterioration or worsening of a complication
& keep disease at bay; ie: providing diabetic clinic for defined
aggregate of adults in low-income community
Public Health Core Functions includes...
Assessment, Policy Development, & Assurance
Public Health Assessment includes...
Systemically collecting data of an aggregate, monitoring
aggregate's health status, and making info. available about
overall health of the community. "What needs to be done"
Public Health Policy Development Includes...
Efforts to develop policies that support health of population,
includes assessment info. and scientific knowledge base to
