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FINAL EXAM: NR442 / NR-442 COMMUNITY HEALTH

NURSING EXAM (LATEST 2025 UPDATES STUDY

BUNDLE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS) | 100%

CORRECT | GRADE A - CHAMBERLAIN



Community Health Nurse .....ANSWER.....Organized health efforts

at the community level through both government and private

efforts

Population based nursing

Prevention the progression of disease at the earliest

period/phase feasible using the appropriate level(s) of

prevention

Should be aware of health patters/indicators

Identifies areas for further investigation and intervention

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Community Health Nurse Goals .....ANSWER.....Promote,

preserve, and maintain the health of populations by the delivery

of health services to individuals, families, and groups in order to

influence "community health".

Community-Based Nursing .....ANSWER....."Application of the

nursing process in caring for individuals, families and groups

where they live, work or go to school or as they move through

the health care system"

Setting-specific

Emphasis is on acute and chronic care

Public Health Nurse .....ANSWER.....*Health promotion

*Disease prevention

*Identification of populations at risk

*Desires to prolong life

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Preserve the health of the community and surrounding

populations by focusing on health promotion and health

maintenance of individuals, families, and groups within the

community.

Public Health Nursing Goal .....ANSWER.....Promoting health and

preventing disease

Public Health Interventions .....ANSWER.....*Surveillance: 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.

*Disease and other health event investigation: 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.

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*Outreach: 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.

*Screening: Identifies individuals with unrecognized health risk

factors or asymptomatic disease conditions in populations.

*Case finding: Locates individuals and families with identified

risk factors and connects them with resources.

*Referral and follow-up: Helps individuals, families, groups,

organizations, and/or communities identify and access necessary

resources to prevent or resolve problems or concerns.

*Case management: Optimizes self-care capabilities of

individuals and families and the capacity of systems and

communities to coordinate and provide services.

*Delegated functions: Direct care tasks a registered professional

nurse carries out under the authority of a health care practitioner

as allowed by law.

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