Public Settings For Community Health Nursing (Ch 30) Exam Test Review With Complete Answer 2024

Public Settings For Community Health Nursing (Ch 30) Exam Test Review With Complete Answer 2024 Public health nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse who works to promote and protect the health of an entire population. •focus of health is on the public •combine their nursing and clinical knowledge of disease and the human response along with it,along with public health skills, in order to accomplish their goals •they apply the nurs process to individuals and populations •PHNs are the clinical link btwn data tracking(epidemiology) and clinical understanding of a disease or condition •PHN use the data to prioritize their interventions to stop the spread of diseases •key emphasis is on prevention •key focus is educating on empowering the community •the population can be on a geographic community or focus group(teens or elderly) spanning in all socioeconomic levels •work w/ individuals or families @ highest ris