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NSG 411 - Exam 1 Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
Systems thinking Answer: studies how an individual, or unit, interacts
with other organizations or systems
- useful in examining cause and effect relationships
upstream thinking Answer: used to focus noninterventions that
promote health or prevent illness, as opposed to medical treatment
models that focus on care after an individual becomes ill
Nightingale's Environmental Theory Answer: - relationship between an
individual's environment and health
- depicts health as a continuum
- emphasizes preventative care
Health Belief Model Answer: - predict or explain health behaviors
- assumes that preventative health behaviors are taken primarily for the
purpose of avoiding disease
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- change at the INDIVIDUAL level
- taking action to avoid decision based on: perceived susceptibility,
modifying factors, cues to action, etc.
Milio's framework for prevention Answer: - completes the health belief
model
- change at the COMMUNITY level
- identifies relationship between health deficits and availability of heath
promoting resources
- behavior changes within a large # of people can ultimately lead to
social change
Pender's Health promotion Model Answer: - similar to health belief
model
- does NOT consider health risk as a factor that provokes change
- examines factors that affect individual actions to promote and protect
health
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determinants of health Answer: factors that influence clients health:
nutrition, stress, education, the environment, etc.
health indicators Answer: describe the health status of a community
and serve as targets for the improvement of a community's health:
mortality rates, disease prevalence, levels of physical activity, obesity,
substance use)
Nurses Answer: those who determine a community's health by
examining the degree to which the community's collective health needs
are identified and met
Community Answer: a group of people and institutions that share
geographic, civic, and/or social parameters
- have some common characteristics
- are bounded by time
- interact with one another
who is the "client" in community health nursing? Answer: the
community or a population (an aggregate who shares one or more
personal characteristics) within a community
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NSG 411 - Exam 1 Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
Systems thinking Answer: studies how an individual, or unit, interacts
with other organizations or systems
- useful in examining cause and effect relationships
upstream thinking Answer: used to focus noninterventions that
promote health or prevent illness, as opposed to medical treatment
models that focus on care after an individual becomes ill
Nightingale's Environmental Theory Answer: - relationship between an
individual's environment and health
- depicts health as a continuum
- emphasizes preventative care
Health Belief Model Answer: - predict or explain health behaviors
- assumes that preventative health behaviors are taken primarily for the
purpose of avoiding disease
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- change at the INDIVIDUAL level
- taking action to avoid decision based on: perceived susceptibility,
modifying factors, cues to action, etc.
Milio's framework for prevention Answer: - completes the health belief
model
- change at the COMMUNITY level
- identifies relationship between health deficits and availability of heath
promoting resources
- behavior changes within a large # of people can ultimately lead to
social change
Pender's Health promotion Model Answer: - similar to health belief
model
- does NOT consider health risk as a factor that provokes change
- examines factors that affect individual actions to promote and protect
health
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determinants of health Answer: factors that influence clients health:
nutrition, stress, education, the environment, etc.
health indicators Answer: describe the health status of a community
and serve as targets for the improvement of a community's health:
mortality rates, disease prevalence, levels of physical activity, obesity,
substance use)
Nurses Answer: those who determine a community's health by
examining the degree to which the community's collective health needs
are identified and met
Community Answer: a group of people and institutions that share
geographic, civic, and/or social parameters
- have some common characteristics
- are bounded by time
- interact with one another
who is the "client" in community health nursing? Answer: the
community or a population (an aggregate who shares one or more
personal characteristics) within a community
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