PublicCommunity Health and Nursing Practice Caring for Populations Savage 2026 Complete Questions and Verified Answers
Public Health and Nursing Practice Caring for Populations 2026 Savage Edition | Verified A-Grade Answers Aggregate - answer - Population group with common characteristics Competencies - answer - Unique capabilities required for the practice of public health nursing District Nurses - answer - Public health nurses in England who provide visiting nurse services; historically, they cared for the people in the poorest parish districts. Electronic Health Records - answer - Digital computerized versions of patients' paper medical records Epidemiology - answer - Study of the distribution and determinants of states of health and illness in human populations; used both as a research methodology to study states of health and illness, and as a body of knowledge that results from the study of a specific state of health or illness. Evidence-based nursing - answer - Integration of the best evidence available with clinical expertise and the values of the client to increase the quality of care. Evidence-based public health - answer - A public health endeavor wherein there is judicious use of evidence derived from a variety of science and social science research. Healthcare disparities - answer - Gaps in healthcare experienced by one population compared with another Health information technology - answer - Comprehensive management of health information and its secure exchange between consumers, providers, government and quality entities, and insurers. Public Health - answer - What society does collectively to ensure that conditions exist in which people can be healthy. Public health interventions - answer - Actions taken on behalf of individuals, families, communities, and systems to protect or improve health status. Public health nursing - answer - Focuses on population health through continuous surveillance and assessment of the multiple determinants of health with the intent to promote health and wellness; prevent disease, disability and premature death; and improve neighborhood quality of life telehealth - answer - Use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support long-distance clinical healthcare, patient and professional health-related education, public health, and health administration. Social determinant of health - answer - social conditions in which people live and work. List some social determinants of health - answer - income, social status, education, literacy level, home and work environments, gender, support networks, culture, and health services availability children in low income countries are 16 times more likely to die before the age of ____ years than children in high income countries - answer - 5 years Governments three core functions in addressing citizen health - answer - 1. assess healthcare problems 2. intervene by developing relevant healthcare policy that provides access to services 3. ensure that services are delivered and outcomes are achieved Ten great public health achievements in the USA - answer - 1. Vaccination 2. Motor Vehicle Safety 3. Safer workplaces 4. Control of infectious diseases 5. Decline in coronary heart disease and stroke deaths 6. Safer and healthier foods 7. Healthier mothers and babies 8. Family planning 9. Fluoridation of drinking water 10. Recognition of tobacco as a health hazard When was the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) signed into law? - answer - 2010 What is the goal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)? - answer - to provide affordable health insurance to most Americans, lower costs, improve access to primary care, add to preventative care and prescription benefits, offer coverage to those with preexisting conditions, and extend young adults' coverage under their parents insurance policies. What is access? - answer - the ability to get into the healthcare system What is quality care? - answer - receiving appropriate healthcare in time for services to be effective. Which reports measure
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