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,Jennifer is a community health nurse in a large sociocultural issues
metropolitan area. According to the American Nurses
Association's Code of Ethics (2015), community health
nurses must align themselves with public health programs
that promote and preserve the health of populations by
influencing
socioeconomic issues.
psychosocial issues.
sociocultural issues.
developmental issues.
Mary is a nursing student doing her senior project in food bank in a local church.
community health. Part of her assignment is to conduct an
activity that illustrates "social health" within a group in her
community. The most appropriate activity for Mary to
organize would be a
neighborhood block party.
food bank in a local church.
community yard sale.
school fundraiser for the school band.
It has been estimated that individual behaviors and 50%
environmental factors are responsible for what percentage
of all premature deaths in the United States?
20%
40%
50%
70%
Early public health nurse Lillian Wald and her associates supporting political activities to improve social and environmental conditions of
were successful in addressing health and disease in the immigrant families.
immigrant community by
supporting political activities to improve social and
environmental conditions of immigrant families.
administering bedside nursing care to immigrants and their
families.
teaching the immigrant family members to provide health
care in the home.
obtaining and administering medications to the immigrants
and their family members.
Disease prevention activities protect people from disease administering vaccines to children before kindergarten.
and the effects of disease. An example of primary disease
prevention is
teaching people with diabetes how to prevent
complications.
administering vaccines to children before kindergarten.
checking the skin of farm workers for signs of skin cancer.
identifying and testing individuals exposed to someone
with tuberculosis.
, Every 10 years, the U.S. Department of Health and Human promote healthy development, healthy behaviors, and well-being across all life
Services publishes a national prevention initiative stages.
titled Healthy People. One of the new objectives
for Healthy People 2030 is to:
achieve access to preventive services of all Americans.
promote healthy development, healthy behaviors, and
well-being across all life stages.
reduce health disparities among Americans.
increase independence of older Americans.
Which is an example of "community health nursing" rather An RN reviewing school clinic records to determine which children are not up to
than "community-based nursing"? date on their immunizations
An RN assisting a doctor in a pediatrician's office
An RN visiting a home-bound patient to monitor for
congestive heart failure
An RN reviewing school clinic records to determine which
children are not up to date on their immunizations
An RN dispensing medications in a nursing home
Which entity strives to improve the health of all the public Public health system
by promoting healthy lifestyles, preventing disease and
injury, and protecting the health of communities?
Managed care organizations (MCOs)
Medicare
Public health system
Affordable Care Act
A variety of health indicators are used by health providers, morbidity.
policy makers, and community health nurses to measure
the health of the community. Indicators that illustrate the mortality.
health status of a community and may be useful in
analyzing health patterns over time include (Select all that life expectancy.
apply.)
morbidity. cancer incidence rates.
mortality.
birth rates.
life expectancy.
cancer incidence rates.
Public health efforts focus on prevention and promotion of a mobile immunization clinic.
population health. The local level of the health care system
provides direct services to community members through condemning or repairing unsafe housing.
community and personal health services. An example of a
health service that targets the larger community, rather airing a weekly public service announcement to remind women to do breast self-
than individuals, is (Select all that apply.) examination.
providing well-infant care.
a mobile immunization clinic.
condemning or repairing unsafe housing.
encouraging family planning.
airing a weekly public service announcement to remind
women to do breast self-examination.
In which historical age would people have had an Settled village stage
increased risk for contracting salmonella, anthrax, Q fever,
or tuberculosis from the proximity of domesticated animals
and herds?
Hunting and gathering stage
Settled village stage
Preindustrial cities stage
Industrial cities stage