CMAN 380 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
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What is public health? Ans✓✓✓prevention, environment, health care-
resources available to the patient, more generalized to the entire
population focus
Public health nursing is... Ans✓✓✓the practice of promoting and
protecting the health of populations using knowledge from nursing,
social, and public health sciences.
Public health nursing focuses on... Ans✓✓✓improving population
health by emphasizing prevention, and attending to multiple
determinants of health.
Public health nursing/community health nursing Ans✓✓✓advocacy,
policy development, and planning which addresses issues of social
justice
multi-level view to health Ans✓✓✓public health nursing action occurs
through community applications of theory, evidence, and a commitment
to health equity
Public health nursing is guided by Ans✓✓✓the American Nurses
Association Public Health Nursing: Scope & Standards of Practice 2 and
the Quad Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations' Core
Competencies for Public Health Nurses.
,Elements of Practice Ans✓✓✓1) a focus on the health needs of an entire
population, including inequities and the unique needs of sub-populations
2) assessment of population health using a comprehensive, systematic
approach
3) attention to multiple determinants of health
4) an emphasis on primary prevention
5) application of interventions at all levels—individuals, families,
communities, and the systems that impact their health.
Levels of Prevention Ans✓✓✓Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary
Primary Prevention Ans✓✓✓focusing on prevention
ex) tax on tobacco, diet and exercise, prevention programs
Secondary Prevention Ans✓✓✓treating the disease, early intervention,
screening
ex) blood pressure screening, bp medication, cholesterol medication,
smoking cessation program
, Tertiary Prevention Ans✓✓✓rehabilitation (leading to recovery)
ex) cardiac surgery rehab
National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses Ans✓✓✓Most nurses
work at hospitals, nursing care facilities, offices of physicians, home
health care nurses
Placement of Employment for Community Health Nurses
Ans✓✓✓Home health, school health, state and local health departments
American Public Health Association definition of Ans✓✓✓Public
health nursing is the practice of promoting and protecting the health of
populations using knowledge from nursing, social, and public health
sciences.
Levels of Government Ans✓✓✓Federal, State, Local
Federal Ans✓✓✓U.S. Department of Health & Human
Services(DHHS)/
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (USPHS)
ROLE: LEGISLATION
ex: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW
What is public health? Ans✓✓✓prevention, environment, health care-
resources available to the patient, more generalized to the entire
population focus
Public health nursing is... Ans✓✓✓the practice of promoting and
protecting the health of populations using knowledge from nursing,
social, and public health sciences.
Public health nursing focuses on... Ans✓✓✓improving population
health by emphasizing prevention, and attending to multiple
determinants of health.
Public health nursing/community health nursing Ans✓✓✓advocacy,
policy development, and planning which addresses issues of social
justice
multi-level view to health Ans✓✓✓public health nursing action occurs
through community applications of theory, evidence, and a commitment
to health equity
Public health nursing is guided by Ans✓✓✓the American Nurses
Association Public Health Nursing: Scope & Standards of Practice 2 and
the Quad Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations' Core
Competencies for Public Health Nurses.
,Elements of Practice Ans✓✓✓1) a focus on the health needs of an entire
population, including inequities and the unique needs of sub-populations
2) assessment of population health using a comprehensive, systematic
approach
3) attention to multiple determinants of health
4) an emphasis on primary prevention
5) application of interventions at all levels—individuals, families,
communities, and the systems that impact their health.
Levels of Prevention Ans✓✓✓Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary
Primary Prevention Ans✓✓✓focusing on prevention
ex) tax on tobacco, diet and exercise, prevention programs
Secondary Prevention Ans✓✓✓treating the disease, early intervention,
screening
ex) blood pressure screening, bp medication, cholesterol medication,
smoking cessation program
, Tertiary Prevention Ans✓✓✓rehabilitation (leading to recovery)
ex) cardiac surgery rehab
National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses Ans✓✓✓Most nurses
work at hospitals, nursing care facilities, offices of physicians, home
health care nurses
Placement of Employment for Community Health Nurses
Ans✓✓✓Home health, school health, state and local health departments
American Public Health Association definition of Ans✓✓✓Public
health nursing is the practice of promoting and protecting the health of
populations using knowledge from nursing, social, and public health
sciences.
Levels of Government Ans✓✓✓Federal, State, Local
Federal Ans✓✓✓U.S. Department of Health & Human
Services(DHHS)/
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (USPHS)
ROLE: LEGISLATION
ex: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
