ATI PROCTORED EXAM: COMMUNITY
HEALTH (PUBLIC HEALTH)EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
SOLVED.
, Community Health Nursing Theories
- Nightingale's Theory of Environment
- Health Belief Model
- Likelihood of Taking Action Factors - ANSWER*Nightingale's Theory of Environment*:
Focuses on impact of a person's environment on their health. Focus in on preventative
care (washing hands, clean environment).
*Health Belief Model*: Assumes a persons primary motivation in taking positive health
actions is to avoid getting a disease.
*Likelihood of taking action is based on*:
1. Modifying variables (age, gender, race, economy, education)
2. Perceived severity and susceptibility of getting the disease
3. Perceived benefits vs. barriers of taking action
4. Cues to action (i.e. advice of doctor, media campaign)
Community-Based Nursing versus Community-Oriented Nursing - ANSWERThe
community or population is the "client" in community health nursing.
*Community-Based Nursing*: Focused on ILLNESS care (acute or chronic conditions)
for individuals and families.
- Examples: Home Health nurse doing wound care, School nurse administering epi-pen.
*Community-Oriented Nursing: Focused on improving the collective health of the
community.
- Examples: Health education and promotion, disease prevention activities. No illness
care! Community-oriented nursing = public health nursing.
Community Health Nursing versus Public Health Nursing - ANSWER*Community Health
Nursing*: Delivers health care services to individuals, families, and groups. Includes
community-based nursing (illness care for individuals and families) AND community-
oriented nursing (community focused care, with an emphasis on education and disease
prevention).
*Public Health Nursing*: Disease prevention and health promotion of communities and
populations. They re not providing direct care to individuals! Public health nursing =
community-oriented nursing.
Four Ethical Principles in Community Health Nursing
- Respect for Autonomy
- Non-Maleficence
- Beneficence
HEALTH (PUBLIC HEALTH)EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
SOLVED.
, Community Health Nursing Theories
- Nightingale's Theory of Environment
- Health Belief Model
- Likelihood of Taking Action Factors - ANSWER*Nightingale's Theory of Environment*:
Focuses on impact of a person's environment on their health. Focus in on preventative
care (washing hands, clean environment).
*Health Belief Model*: Assumes a persons primary motivation in taking positive health
actions is to avoid getting a disease.
*Likelihood of taking action is based on*:
1. Modifying variables (age, gender, race, economy, education)
2. Perceived severity and susceptibility of getting the disease
3. Perceived benefits vs. barriers of taking action
4. Cues to action (i.e. advice of doctor, media campaign)
Community-Based Nursing versus Community-Oriented Nursing - ANSWERThe
community or population is the "client" in community health nursing.
*Community-Based Nursing*: Focused on ILLNESS care (acute or chronic conditions)
for individuals and families.
- Examples: Home Health nurse doing wound care, School nurse administering epi-pen.
*Community-Oriented Nursing: Focused on improving the collective health of the
community.
- Examples: Health education and promotion, disease prevention activities. No illness
care! Community-oriented nursing = public health nursing.
Community Health Nursing versus Public Health Nursing - ANSWER*Community Health
Nursing*: Delivers health care services to individuals, families, and groups. Includes
community-based nursing (illness care for individuals and families) AND community-
oriented nursing (community focused care, with an emphasis on education and disease
prevention).
*Public Health Nursing*: Disease prevention and health promotion of communities and
populations. They re not providing direct care to individuals! Public health nursing =
community-oriented nursing.
Four Ethical Principles in Community Health Nursing
- Respect for Autonomy
- Non-Maleficence
- Beneficence
