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In 1988 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report on the future of public health and its mission that defined public health: What society does collectively to ensure the conditons in which people can be healthy. The scope of practice of public health nurses is: Population focused and community oriented, with a primary emphasis on population-level interventions that target strategies for health promotion and disease prevention. Barriers to implementing population focused care i...

COMMUNITY HEALTH FINAL EXAM - WILLIAM FREDERICKS IHUMAN 2024

Exam (elaborations) community health

A community health nurse (chn) is conducting a needs assessment of a community. the nurse should ID that which method will yield direct data - CORRECT ANSWER Informant interviews A home health nurse (hhn) is evaluating a caregiver's technique for providing care to a client who has a chronic tracheostomy. - CORRECT ANSWER I will use tap water to clean the inner cannula a nurse is assessing the risks and benefits of a meal delivery services for an older adult client who lives alone an...

1. A home health nurse is evaluating a partner's understanding of postopera-tive care of a client who had a total hip arthroplasty.Which of following state-ments by the partner indicates an understanding of the prescribed care?: "I will remind my partner to use a walker when moving around in the house." The client should use a walker when ambulating. The walker provides stability and support for the client, decreasing the risk for falls. 2. A community health nurse has been contacted ...

1. Client reports fever, fatigue, lack of appetite, and headache that started 2 days ago. Today, client woke up with blister-like rash all over their face, chest,and back.Client states, "Itis beginning to itch and spread." Lung sounds clearto auscultation. S1,S2,heard no murmur detected.Bowelsounds normoactivein all quadrants. Notified provider of findings.: When generating solutions, the nurse should anticipate the client has varicella (chicken pox); therefore, the nurse should place t...

A community health nurse is preparing a community presentationabout the epidemiological triangle. Which of the following elements is a host.? Salmonella on a wood cutting board. A raccoon with rabies A farm containing pesticides. a factory with high noise levels. The epidemiological triangle is a model of the agent- host environment interaction that causes disease. The host is a living species, either human or animal, that is capable of being infected ore affected by an agent. / A n...

ATI RN COMMUNITY HEALTH ONLINE PRACTICE 2023 B QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+ A school nurse is caring for a school aged child c/o shortness of breath with a pmhx of asthma. Which of the following findings in the school environment should the nurse identify as potential triggers for the school-aged child's diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER Bus loading zone location Constructions Air freshener Cooking odors An occ health nurse is caring for a client, 65 year old male for a n...

A school nurse is caring for a school aged child c/o shortness of breath with a pmhx of asthma. Which of the following findings in the school environment should the nurse identify as potential triggers for the school-aged child's diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER Bus loading zone location Constructions Air freshener Cooking odors An occ health nurse is caring for a client, 65 year old male for a new employee physical exam with a hx of hypertension tx with antihypertensive medications. A...

RN COMMUNITY HEALTH ONLINE PRACTICE 2019 B QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+ A community health nurse (chn) is conducting a needs assessment of a community. the nurse should ID that which method will yield direct data - CORRECT ANSWER Informant interviews A home health nurse (hhn) is evaluating a caregiver's technique for providing care to a client who has a chronic tracheostomy. - CORRECT ANSWER I will use tap water to clean the inner cannula a nurse is assessing the ris...