Exam (elaborations) NSG 442

1: Community and Prevention–Oriented, Population-Focused Practice: The Foundation of Specialization in Public Health Nursing • State the mission of and core functions of public health and the essential public health services and the quality performance standards program in public health. • Describe specialization in public health nursing and other nurse roles in the community and the practice goals of each. • Contrast clinical nursing practice with population focused practice in the community. • Describe what is meant by community-oriented, population-focused practice. • State key opportunities for community and prevention-oriented, population-focused practice. Review Questions 1. In 1988, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report on the future of public health and its mission that defined public health as: a. what public-private partnerships do to treat vulnerable populations. b. what the government does to ensure that vital programs are in place. c. what the U.S. Public Health Service does to prevent disease, promote health, and deliver services. d. what society does collectively to ensure the conditions in which people can be healthy. 2. A registered nurse is seeking a position as a public health nurse. In reviewing the job description, the nurse would expect to find a description of a position that focused on functions such as: a. monitoring pregnant teenagers for symptoms of complications of pregnancy. b. offering free hypertension screening and treatment referral at local health fairs to low-income, uninsured, community members. c. partnering with local seasonal farmworkers to design a program aimed at preventing illness and injury, and advocating for this population with local political and community leaders. d. preventing injury among a population of elderly residents in an assisted living facility and treating residents’ chronic illnesses.