NUR 329 Final Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
What |are |the |8 |principles |of |public |health |nursing |practice?
1. |Population |as |the |client
2. |Greatest |good |for |greatest |# |of |people
3. |Client |is |an |equal |partner |to |nurse
4. |Primary |prevention |is |priority
5. |Create |healthy |conditions |in |which |populations |may |thrive
6. |Obligation |to |reach |all |who |may |benefit |from |a |service
7. |Optimal |use |of |available |resources |and |EBP
8. |Collaboration |with |other |professions
How |do |the |principles |of |public |health |nursing |affect |prioritization |of |interventions?
Interventions |that |impact |the |population |or |large |group |of |people |are |prioritized
Primary |prevention |interventions |are |prioritized |over |2nd/3rd |levels
How |is |public |health |nursing |different |from |the |acute |care |setting?
PHN |is |"upstream |thinking" |-- |working |to |prevent |issues |from |happening |to |begin |with, |
looking |at |the |source |of |the |problem
Acute |care |is |"downstream |thinking" |-- |addresses |issues |once |they |have |already |happened; |
providing |life |saving |measures
Define |social |determinants |of |health
conditions |in |which |people |are |born, |grow, |live, |work |and |age
Define |health |disparities
differences |in |healthcare |and |health |outcomes |experienced |by |one |population |compared |with |
another
Why |is |it |important |for |nurses |in |all |settings |to |understand |social |determinants |of |health |and |
to |recognize |health |disparities?
Answers
What |are |the |8 |principles |of |public |health |nursing |practice?
1. |Population |as |the |client
2. |Greatest |good |for |greatest |# |of |people
3. |Client |is |an |equal |partner |to |nurse
4. |Primary |prevention |is |priority
5. |Create |healthy |conditions |in |which |populations |may |thrive
6. |Obligation |to |reach |all |who |may |benefit |from |a |service
7. |Optimal |use |of |available |resources |and |EBP
8. |Collaboration |with |other |professions
How |do |the |principles |of |public |health |nursing |affect |prioritization |of |interventions?
Interventions |that |impact |the |population |or |large |group |of |people |are |prioritized
Primary |prevention |interventions |are |prioritized |over |2nd/3rd |levels
How |is |public |health |nursing |different |from |the |acute |care |setting?
PHN |is |"upstream |thinking" |-- |working |to |prevent |issues |from |happening |to |begin |with, |
looking |at |the |source |of |the |problem
Acute |care |is |"downstream |thinking" |-- |addresses |issues |once |they |have |already |happened; |
providing |life |saving |measures
Define |social |determinants |of |health
conditions |in |which |people |are |born, |grow, |live, |work |and |age
Define |health |disparities
differences |in |healthcare |and |health |outcomes |experienced |by |one |population |compared |with |
another
Why |is |it |important |for |nurses |in |all |settings |to |understand |social |determinants |of |health |and |
to |recognize |health |disparities?
