NURS 421: Exam #1 with 100% correct
answers
match the following terms with its appropriate example
1. health outcomes
2. health indicator
3. health disparity
4. social determinant of health
a. 32% poverty rate
b. 3.4% higher death rate in uninsured v insured
c. lung cancer
d. health care access - ANSWER- •Health outcomes: lung cancer
•Health indicator: 32% poverty rate
•Health disparity: 3.4 % higher death rate in uninsured v insured
•Social determinant of health: health care access
whats an example of a community-oriented/ focused nurse? - ANSWER-
correctional nurse
whats an example of a community-based nurse? - ANSWER- home health nurse
Which of the following are social determinants of health SATA:
A. access to health foods
b. educational opportunities
c. transportation
d. cancer
e. discrimination - ANSWER- a, b, c, e
Match the intervention to the level of prevention for DM
1. primary
2. secondary
3. tertiary
,a. A1C
b. teach 15 by 15 rule for low BG
c. teaching healthy lifestyles - ANSWER- - primary: teaching healthy lifestyles
-Secondary: A1C
-Tertiary: teach 15 by 15 rule for hypoglycemia
A 46 y/o goes to the primary clinic for an annual exam. The nurse takes the pts
BP twice & obtains the following results:
1000 BP 136/81
1020 BP 134/82
The nurse knows these BP would be considered
a.Low BP
b.Normal BP
c.Elevated BP
d. High BP - ANSWER- d
a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity - ANSWER- health (individual)
a community that is continually creating and improving those physical and social
environments and expanding those community resources which enable people to
mutually support each other in performing all the functions of life and developing
to their maximum potential. - ANSWER- health (community)
health plus the capacity to develop a person's potential leading to a fulfilling and
productive life. - ANSWER- wellness
state of being relatively unhealthy. - ANSWER- illness
how ppl feel - ANSWER- subjective dimension on health continuum
how ppl fxn in their environment - ANSWER- objective dimension on health
continuum
characteristics of a health community
•Appropriate _________
•High standards of personal ______ in the community
•Accessibility for all to _____ ____ facilities and providers
•______ Environment
•Positive ________ relationships among members
,•Sound communication _________
•Promotion of health _______ - ANSWER- housing
hygiene
health care
safe
interpersonal
infrastructure
equity
Collection of people who interact with one another and whose common interests
or characteristics form the basis for a sense of unity or belonging: Texans,
Houstonians, Aggies (Geographic, Common-Interest, Community of Solution) -
ANSWER- community
all the people who inhabit a geographic area or have the one or more personal or
environmental characteristic. People don't necessarily interact with one another
or share a sense of belonging to the group. (Ex. People born before 1965, Women
between the ages of 18-24) - ANSWER- population
"a mass or grouping of distinct individuals who are considered as a whole or who
are loosely associated with one another." Communities and populations are types
of this - ANSWER- aggregates
a subset of a larger population. (Men > 65 y.o. born in 1965, Hispanic women with
breast cancer) - ANSWER- subpopulation
what are the 3 types of communities? - ANSWER- geographic, common interest,
community of solution
city, town, neighborhood - ANSWER- geographic community
•church, professional organization, people with mastectomies - ANSWER-
common interest community
group of people who come together to solve a problem that affects all of them -
ANSWER- community of solution
promotes and protects the health of people and the communities where they live,
learn, work and play" Focus - promotion and disease prevention. - ANSWER-
public health
, practice that promotes and protects health of populations using knowledge from
nursing, social sciences, and public health" It is population-focused. - ANSWER-
public health nursing (PHN)
non-clinical approaches for improving health, preventing disease and reducing
health disparities through addressing social, behavioral, environmental,
economic and medical determinants of health in a geographically defined
population"
A field of study on improving the health of a group, usually within a specific
geographic area, like a neighborhood." - ANSWER- community health
provides an interpretative bridge between the acute sector and community
services. They embrace a social model of health to advocate and give a voice to
the community accessing care. In a system which is often complex and hard to
navigate, nurses in community health are able to simplify the health systems,
referral pathways, and access to care. They can be Community-oriented/focused
or community-based - ANSWER- community health nursing (CHN)
field of study that focuses on improving & protecting the health of a population
through health promotion & disease prevention - ANSWER- public health
field of study on improving the health of a group, usually w/in a specific
geographic area, like a neighborhood - ANSWER- community health
field of study that focuses on the health needs of a specific group of ppl -
ANSWER- population health
a principle in which everyone is tx fairly - ANSWER- equity
practice, policy, or decision-making obstacles in orgs that discriminate by
screening ppl so they are prevented from participation - ANSWER- systemic
barriers
study of health conds, their origins, patterns of distribution, & effects in
populations - ANSWER- epidemiology
non-medical, environmental conds such as a place of birth, age, & community
where living, learning, playing, & working that influence health, functioning, and
QOL - ANSWER- social determinants of health
LEVELS OF PREVENTION
answers
match the following terms with its appropriate example
1. health outcomes
2. health indicator
3. health disparity
4. social determinant of health
a. 32% poverty rate
b. 3.4% higher death rate in uninsured v insured
c. lung cancer
d. health care access - ANSWER- •Health outcomes: lung cancer
•Health indicator: 32% poverty rate
•Health disparity: 3.4 % higher death rate in uninsured v insured
•Social determinant of health: health care access
whats an example of a community-oriented/ focused nurse? - ANSWER-
correctional nurse
whats an example of a community-based nurse? - ANSWER- home health nurse
Which of the following are social determinants of health SATA:
A. access to health foods
b. educational opportunities
c. transportation
d. cancer
e. discrimination - ANSWER- a, b, c, e
Match the intervention to the level of prevention for DM
1. primary
2. secondary
3. tertiary
,a. A1C
b. teach 15 by 15 rule for low BG
c. teaching healthy lifestyles - ANSWER- - primary: teaching healthy lifestyles
-Secondary: A1C
-Tertiary: teach 15 by 15 rule for hypoglycemia
A 46 y/o goes to the primary clinic for an annual exam. The nurse takes the pts
BP twice & obtains the following results:
1000 BP 136/81
1020 BP 134/82
The nurse knows these BP would be considered
a.Low BP
b.Normal BP
c.Elevated BP
d. High BP - ANSWER- d
a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity - ANSWER- health (individual)
a community that is continually creating and improving those physical and social
environments and expanding those community resources which enable people to
mutually support each other in performing all the functions of life and developing
to their maximum potential. - ANSWER- health (community)
health plus the capacity to develop a person's potential leading to a fulfilling and
productive life. - ANSWER- wellness
state of being relatively unhealthy. - ANSWER- illness
how ppl feel - ANSWER- subjective dimension on health continuum
how ppl fxn in their environment - ANSWER- objective dimension on health
continuum
characteristics of a health community
•Appropriate _________
•High standards of personal ______ in the community
•Accessibility for all to _____ ____ facilities and providers
•______ Environment
•Positive ________ relationships among members
,•Sound communication _________
•Promotion of health _______ - ANSWER- housing
hygiene
health care
safe
interpersonal
infrastructure
equity
Collection of people who interact with one another and whose common interests
or characteristics form the basis for a sense of unity or belonging: Texans,
Houstonians, Aggies (Geographic, Common-Interest, Community of Solution) -
ANSWER- community
all the people who inhabit a geographic area or have the one or more personal or
environmental characteristic. People don't necessarily interact with one another
or share a sense of belonging to the group. (Ex. People born before 1965, Women
between the ages of 18-24) - ANSWER- population
"a mass or grouping of distinct individuals who are considered as a whole or who
are loosely associated with one another." Communities and populations are types
of this - ANSWER- aggregates
a subset of a larger population. (Men > 65 y.o. born in 1965, Hispanic women with
breast cancer) - ANSWER- subpopulation
what are the 3 types of communities? - ANSWER- geographic, common interest,
community of solution
city, town, neighborhood - ANSWER- geographic community
•church, professional organization, people with mastectomies - ANSWER-
common interest community
group of people who come together to solve a problem that affects all of them -
ANSWER- community of solution
promotes and protects the health of people and the communities where they live,
learn, work and play" Focus - promotion and disease prevention. - ANSWER-
public health
, practice that promotes and protects health of populations using knowledge from
nursing, social sciences, and public health" It is population-focused. - ANSWER-
public health nursing (PHN)
non-clinical approaches for improving health, preventing disease and reducing
health disparities through addressing social, behavioral, environmental,
economic and medical determinants of health in a geographically defined
population"
A field of study on improving the health of a group, usually within a specific
geographic area, like a neighborhood." - ANSWER- community health
provides an interpretative bridge between the acute sector and community
services. They embrace a social model of health to advocate and give a voice to
the community accessing care. In a system which is often complex and hard to
navigate, nurses in community health are able to simplify the health systems,
referral pathways, and access to care. They can be Community-oriented/focused
or community-based - ANSWER- community health nursing (CHN)
field of study that focuses on improving & protecting the health of a population
through health promotion & disease prevention - ANSWER- public health
field of study on improving the health of a group, usually w/in a specific
geographic area, like a neighborhood - ANSWER- community health
field of study that focuses on the health needs of a specific group of ppl -
ANSWER- population health
a principle in which everyone is tx fairly - ANSWER- equity
practice, policy, or decision-making obstacles in orgs that discriminate by
screening ppl so they are prevented from participation - ANSWER- systemic
barriers
study of health conds, their origins, patterns of distribution, & effects in
populations - ANSWER- epidemiology
non-medical, environmental conds such as a place of birth, age, & community
where living, learning, playing, & working that influence health, functioning, and
QOL - ANSWER- social determinants of health
LEVELS OF PREVENTION
