C228 – WGU Community Health Nursing Questions With Complete Solutions

Community health nurses correct answer: promote the health and welfare of clients across the lifespan and from diverse populations. Nightingale's Theory of Environment correct answer: ›› the relationship between an individual's environment and health ›› Depicts health as a continuum ›› Emphasizes preventive care Health Belief Model correct answer: ›› to predict or explain health behaviors ›› preventive health behaviors are taken primarily for the purpose of avoiding disease ›› Emphasizes change at the individual level ›› Describes the likelihood of taking an action to avoid disease based on: »»Perceived susceptibility, seriousness, and threat of a disease »»Modifying factors (e.g., demographics, knowledge level) »»Cues to action (e.g., media campaigns, disease impact on family/friends, recommendations from health care professionals) »»Perceived benefits minus perceived barriers to taking action Milio's Framework for Prevention correct answer: ›› Complements the health belief model ›› Emphasizes change at the community level ›› Identifies relationship between health deficits and availability of health promoting resources ›› Theorizes that behavior changes within a large number of people can ultimately lead to social change A community correct answer: a group of people and institutions that share geographic, civic, and/or social parameters. Health indicators correct answer: *mortality rates, disease prevalence, levels of physical activity, obesity, tobacco use, substance use *used to describe the health status of a community and serve as targets for the improvement of a community's health. population-focused nursing correct answer: Assess