NUR 4390 Final Exam 192 Ques ons and answers With
complete solu on RATED A+
Health - holis c state of well-being, state of complete physical, mental, & social well-being
Wellness - dynamic balance among physical, psychological, social, spiritual aspects of a person's
life
Aggregate - a popula on or group
Popula on - a collec on of people who share one or more personal or environmental
characteris cs
Community-Based Nursing - focuses on "illness care" of individuals and families
Community-Oriented Nursing - focuses on promo ng quality of life, focuses on the healthcare
of community as a "whole" in addi on to individuals, families, and groups
Public Health - goal is to organize community efforts that will use scien fic and technical
knowledge to prevent disease and promote health
Benefits from Public Health - increase in life expectancy, decreased deaths from stroke, CAD,
and cancer, declines in death rates in adults and kids
Public Health Core Func ons - assessment, policy development, assurance
,Assessment - systema c data collec on on the popula on, monitoring health statuses, and
publishing info on community health
Policy Development - the need to provide leadership in developing policies that support the
health of the popula on
Assurance - the way public health prac ce ensures the availability of essen al community-wide
health services, includes ensuring the availability of a competent public health and personal
health care workforce
Primary Preven on - health promo on and assessing risk factors
Secondary Preven on - screening of at risk individuals, control of risk factors, early
interven ons
Ter ary Preven on - rehabilita on, preven ng complica ons and improving quality of life
Autonomy - individuals select ac ons that fulfill their goals, right to self-determina on
Nonmaleficence - do no harm
Beneficence - maximize possible benefits and minimize harm
Distribu ve Jus ce - fair distribu on of benefits and burden in society based on the needs and
contribu ons of its members (i.e determining who will be eligible for healthcare based on
income)
, Healthy People 2030 - 10 year plan to address most cri cal public health priori es and
challenges, designed to measure progress over me
Social Determinants of Health - educa on, economic status, social support, transporta on,
neighborhood and physical environment, employment
Elizabethan Poor Law - gave local government the power to raise taxes and use the funds to
build and maintain almshouses (provided relief for aged, handicapped, and the poor)
Sha9uck Report - first use of demographic data to look at birth and death records, most illness
was found to be related to unsanitary condi ons, established first state and local health
departments
Florence Nigh ngale - poli cal ac vist, first nursing school, introduced the principles of asepsis
and infec on control through EBP
Lillian Wald - developed a viable prac ce for PH nursing (Henry Street Se9lement), provided
well baby care, health ed, disease preven on, and tx of minor illnesses, developed the first
nursing service for occupa onal health (Metropolitan Life Insurance)
John Snow - father of epidemiology, determined the cause of cholera by going door to door
collec ng data on daily habits ("Shoe Leather" method), used disease plot mapping
Mary Breckinridge - fron er nursing services to provide rural healthcare
Dorothea Dix - first hospital for the mentally ill
Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 - expanded community health nursing roles for maternal and
child health
complete solu on RATED A+
Health - holis c state of well-being, state of complete physical, mental, & social well-being
Wellness - dynamic balance among physical, psychological, social, spiritual aspects of a person's
life
Aggregate - a popula on or group
Popula on - a collec on of people who share one or more personal or environmental
characteris cs
Community-Based Nursing - focuses on "illness care" of individuals and families
Community-Oriented Nursing - focuses on promo ng quality of life, focuses on the healthcare
of community as a "whole" in addi on to individuals, families, and groups
Public Health - goal is to organize community efforts that will use scien fic and technical
knowledge to prevent disease and promote health
Benefits from Public Health - increase in life expectancy, decreased deaths from stroke, CAD,
and cancer, declines in death rates in adults and kids
Public Health Core Func ons - assessment, policy development, assurance
,Assessment - systema c data collec on on the popula on, monitoring health statuses, and
publishing info on community health
Policy Development - the need to provide leadership in developing policies that support the
health of the popula on
Assurance - the way public health prac ce ensures the availability of essen al community-wide
health services, includes ensuring the availability of a competent public health and personal
health care workforce
Primary Preven on - health promo on and assessing risk factors
Secondary Preven on - screening of at risk individuals, control of risk factors, early
interven ons
Ter ary Preven on - rehabilita on, preven ng complica ons and improving quality of life
Autonomy - individuals select ac ons that fulfill their goals, right to self-determina on
Nonmaleficence - do no harm
Beneficence - maximize possible benefits and minimize harm
Distribu ve Jus ce - fair distribu on of benefits and burden in society based on the needs and
contribu ons of its members (i.e determining who will be eligible for healthcare based on
income)
, Healthy People 2030 - 10 year plan to address most cri cal public health priori es and
challenges, designed to measure progress over me
Social Determinants of Health - educa on, economic status, social support, transporta on,
neighborhood and physical environment, employment
Elizabethan Poor Law - gave local government the power to raise taxes and use the funds to
build and maintain almshouses (provided relief for aged, handicapped, and the poor)
Sha9uck Report - first use of demographic data to look at birth and death records, most illness
was found to be related to unsanitary condi ons, established first state and local health
departments
Florence Nigh ngale - poli cal ac vist, first nursing school, introduced the principles of asepsis
and infec on control through EBP
Lillian Wald - developed a viable prac ce for PH nursing (Henry Street Se9lement), provided
well baby care, health ed, disease preven on, and tx of minor illnesses, developed the first
nursing service for occupa onal health (Metropolitan Life Insurance)
John Snow - father of epidemiology, determined the cause of cholera by going door to door
collec ng data on daily habits ("Shoe Leather" method), used disease plot mapping
Mary Breckinridge - fron er nursing services to provide rural healthcare
Dorothea Dix - first hospital for the mentally ill
Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 - expanded community health nursing roles for maternal and
child health
