NURS 441 Exam 1 Complete Actual set
with Questions and correct/verified
Answers
what is public health? - ANSWER-what we do as a society collectively to assure the conditions in which
people can be healthy
what are the three categories under public health - ANSWER-epidemiology, statistics, and assessment
behavioral, cultural, and economic
program planning and policy development
what is assessment in public nursing - ANSWER-systematic collection, analysis, and monitoring of health
problems and needs
what is assurance in public nursing - ANSWER-assuring constituents that public health agencies provide
the services necessary to achieve agreed-upon goals
- need health services available
- provision of care to people not receiving it
- respond to situations and emergencies
- monitoring the quality if health services
what is policy development in public nursing - ANSWER-using scientific knowledge to develop
comprehensive public health policies
-scientific data, community values, open process
what is a population - ANSWER-a collection of people who share one or more personal or environmental
characteristics
what was the importance of florence nightingale to public health - ANSWER-strong supporter of nursing
care in home
work during Crimean War
living conditions with diseases
de-pauperizing the poor
advocate for policy changes
what did lillian wald and mary brewstar do - ANSWER-established visiting nurse service and school
nurses
american red cross
life insurance provided visiting nurses
,child labor laws
national organization for public health nursing
Henry street settlement
what is population-focused practice - ANSWER-1. an entire population
2. an assessment of community health
3. broad determinants of health
4. all levels of prevention
5. all levels of practice
what is the public health nurse principal for the entire population - ANSWER-the primary obligation is to
achieve the greatest good for the greatest number of people or the population as a whole
-beneficence
what are the public health nurse principles for assessment of community health - ANSWER-working with
client as an equal partner
collaboration with other professions
use of available resources
what are the three levels of prevention - ANSWER-primary - targets well populations
secondary- early detection and treatment, targets at risk, keeps problem from causing serious
effects(daily weight of CHF)
tertiary - keeps problems from getting worse, targets diseased population, restores ex. education on HTN
meds
what are the public health nurse principles for social determinants of health - ANSWER-focus on
strategies that create healthy environment, social, and economic conditions
actively identify and reach out to people who might benefit
what is the public health nurse principles of the levels of population-based practice - ANSWER-the client
is the population
-individuals, communities, systems
what is public health nursing grounded in - ANSWER-social justice, caring and compassion, sensitivity to
diversity, respect
committed to long term health promotion
what are the most PHN interventions classified as - ANSWER-independent
what is the wheel of intervention described as - ANSWER-The "what" and "how" of public health nursing
, what do interventions need to address to be population-based - ANSWER-focused on an entire
population
guided by an assessment of community
consider broad determinants of health
consider all levels of prevention
consider all levels of practice
what is individual-family focused population-based practice - ANSWER-creates changes in knowledges,
skills, attitudes in individuals or families, belong to the population at risk
what is community focused population-based practice - ANSWER-creates changes in community norms,
awareness, practices
directed toward entire population in community
what is systems focused population-based practice - ANSWER-creates changes in organizations, policies,
laws, and power structures
more effective and long-lasting
what is an example of individual-family focused - ANSWER-PHN teaches middle school classes
what is an example of community focused - ANSWER-PHN coordinates youth-led and adult-supported
social marketing campaigns to change the community norms
what is an example of systems focused - ANSWER-PHN facilitates community coalitions that advocate for
city councils to adopt ordinances
what three interventions can't be applied to each level - ANSWER-community organizing - not individual
coalition building - not individual
case-finding - only surveillance, disease investigation, outreach, and screening
what is a population of interest - ANSWER-a population that is essentially healthy but that could improve
factors that promote or protect health.
what is a population at risk - ANSWER-a population with a common identified risk factor or risk exposure
that poses a threat to health
what blue wedge interventions - ANSWER-heath teaching
counseling
consualtation
what is health teaching - ANSWER-health teaching involves sharing information and experiences through
educational activities designed to improve health knowledge, attitudes, skills
- most widely utilized
what are the steps in developing a teaching - ANSWER-1. identify the health education need
with Questions and correct/verified
Answers
what is public health? - ANSWER-what we do as a society collectively to assure the conditions in which
people can be healthy
what are the three categories under public health - ANSWER-epidemiology, statistics, and assessment
behavioral, cultural, and economic
program planning and policy development
what is assessment in public nursing - ANSWER-systematic collection, analysis, and monitoring of health
problems and needs
what is assurance in public nursing - ANSWER-assuring constituents that public health agencies provide
the services necessary to achieve agreed-upon goals
- need health services available
- provision of care to people not receiving it
- respond to situations and emergencies
- monitoring the quality if health services
what is policy development in public nursing - ANSWER-using scientific knowledge to develop
comprehensive public health policies
-scientific data, community values, open process
what is a population - ANSWER-a collection of people who share one or more personal or environmental
characteristics
what was the importance of florence nightingale to public health - ANSWER-strong supporter of nursing
care in home
work during Crimean War
living conditions with diseases
de-pauperizing the poor
advocate for policy changes
what did lillian wald and mary brewstar do - ANSWER-established visiting nurse service and school
nurses
american red cross
life insurance provided visiting nurses
,child labor laws
national organization for public health nursing
Henry street settlement
what is population-focused practice - ANSWER-1. an entire population
2. an assessment of community health
3. broad determinants of health
4. all levels of prevention
5. all levels of practice
what is the public health nurse principal for the entire population - ANSWER-the primary obligation is to
achieve the greatest good for the greatest number of people or the population as a whole
-beneficence
what are the public health nurse principles for assessment of community health - ANSWER-working with
client as an equal partner
collaboration with other professions
use of available resources
what are the three levels of prevention - ANSWER-primary - targets well populations
secondary- early detection and treatment, targets at risk, keeps problem from causing serious
effects(daily weight of CHF)
tertiary - keeps problems from getting worse, targets diseased population, restores ex. education on HTN
meds
what are the public health nurse principles for social determinants of health - ANSWER-focus on
strategies that create healthy environment, social, and economic conditions
actively identify and reach out to people who might benefit
what is the public health nurse principles of the levels of population-based practice - ANSWER-the client
is the population
-individuals, communities, systems
what is public health nursing grounded in - ANSWER-social justice, caring and compassion, sensitivity to
diversity, respect
committed to long term health promotion
what are the most PHN interventions classified as - ANSWER-independent
what is the wheel of intervention described as - ANSWER-The "what" and "how" of public health nursing
, what do interventions need to address to be population-based - ANSWER-focused on an entire
population
guided by an assessment of community
consider broad determinants of health
consider all levels of prevention
consider all levels of practice
what is individual-family focused population-based practice - ANSWER-creates changes in knowledges,
skills, attitudes in individuals or families, belong to the population at risk
what is community focused population-based practice - ANSWER-creates changes in community norms,
awareness, practices
directed toward entire population in community
what is systems focused population-based practice - ANSWER-creates changes in organizations, policies,
laws, and power structures
more effective and long-lasting
what is an example of individual-family focused - ANSWER-PHN teaches middle school classes
what is an example of community focused - ANSWER-PHN coordinates youth-led and adult-supported
social marketing campaigns to change the community norms
what is an example of systems focused - ANSWER-PHN facilitates community coalitions that advocate for
city councils to adopt ordinances
what three interventions can't be applied to each level - ANSWER-community organizing - not individual
coalition building - not individual
case-finding - only surveillance, disease investigation, outreach, and screening
what is a population of interest - ANSWER-a population that is essentially healthy but that could improve
factors that promote or protect health.
what is a population at risk - ANSWER-a population with a common identified risk factor or risk exposure
that poses a threat to health
what blue wedge interventions - ANSWER-heath teaching
counseling
consualtation
what is health teaching - ANSWER-health teaching involves sharing information and experiences through
educational activities designed to improve health knowledge, attitudes, skills
- most widely utilized
what are the steps in developing a teaching - ANSWER-1. identify the health education need
