NUR 402 FINAL Questions with correct answers.

NUR 402 FINAL Questions with correct answers
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING Correct Answer-Public Health Nursing
public health nursing focuses on the population, this type of nursing
emphasizes on the prevention of disease and disability


PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING Focus of Care Correct Answer-
Population focused and community oriented, focus on health,
prevention, and interventions at the community and population levels
particularly at the more vulnerable subpopulations. Synthesis of nursing
and public health theory


PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING Nursing Activities Correct Answer-
promote, preserve, and maintain the health of populations through
disease and disability prevention and health protection of the community
as a whole, Solutions include: policy development, or provision of a
particular preventive service, implemented for or with a defined
population or subpopulation


PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING Core Functions Correct Answer-
systematic assessment of the health populations, development of policies
to support the health of populations, and ensuring that essential health
services are available to all persons


COMMUNITY BASED NURSING Focus of Care Correct Answer-
individuals and families


COMMUNITY BASED NURSING Nursing Activities Correct Answer-
Illness care: Management of acute and chronic conditions in settings

,where individuals, families, and groups live, work, and "attend,"
schools, camps, prisons


vulnerability Correct Answer-Vulnerable populations are defined as
those at greater risk for poor health status and health care access


Vulnerable populations Correct Answer-the poor and homeless,
pregnant adolescents, migrant workers, immigrants, the severely
mentally ill, substance abusers, the abused, victims of violence, people
with communicable diseases, HIV positive or have hepatitis B virus, and
people with sexually transmitted diseases


vulnerability outcomes Correct Answer-Outcomes of vulnerability may
be negative, such as lower health status than the rest of the population,
or they may be positive with effective interventions.


Struggles of the vulnerable Correct Answer-lack of adequate social,
education, and economic resources


Struggles of the vulnerable Correct Answer-poverty is a primary cause
of vulnerability


Struggles of the vulnerable Correct Answer-health status - changes in
normal health status predispose the vulnerable to unique risks, most of
which is age (Certain individuals are vulnerable at particular ages
because of the interaction between crucial developmental characteristics
and socioeconomic tensions.)

, Struggles of the vulnerable Correct Answer-higher levels of morbidity
and mortality


Struggles of the vulnerable Correct Answer-health disparities (racial and
ethnic differences in the quality of care. Disparities refer to lower quality
of care or poorer outcomes and may result from client-level factors,
provider-level factors, or health system-level factors)


Struggles of the vulnerable Correct Answer-high prevalence of chronic
illnesses and higher mortality rates from crime and violence


Struggles of the vulnerable Correct Answer-powerlessness =
hopelessness


Barriers to healthcare, Health Literacy Correct Answer-Health Literacy
is a measure of a client's ability to read, comprehend, and act on medical
instructions. Access to health care may be more limited for lower
socioeconomic groups


Barriers to healthcare, Barriers to access Correct Answer-Barriers to
access are policies and financial, geographical, or cultural features of
health care that make services difficult to obtain or so unappealing that
people do not wish to seek care


Epidemiology Correct Answer-the study of the occurrence and
distribution of health-related states and events in specified populations,