CMN 420 E1 QUESTIONS WITH
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identification of needs, along with the protection and improvement of collective health,
within a geographically defined area. - ANSWERScommunity health
the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health and
efficiency - ANSWERSpublic health
Explain the concept of community - ANSWERSA collection of people who share some
important features of their lives. People who interact with one another and whose
common interests or characteristics form the basis for sense of unity or belonging.
Name 3 of the 10 leading health indicators. - ANSWERSAccess to health services,
clinical preventative services, environmental quality
Discuss ways that public health nursing practice is linked to acute care nursing practice.
- ANSWERSCommunity health nurses tend to continuous needs, such as assistance
with providing a toddler-proof home, and episodic needs, such as a diagnosis of
tuberculosis.
Discuss the two main components of community health practice (health promotion and
disease prevention). - ANSWERSa. Health Promotion - includes all efforts that seek to
move people closer to optimal well-being or higher level of wellness. Goal is to raise
levels of wellness for individuals, families, populations, and communities.
b. Disease Prevention - anticipating and averting problems or discovering them as early
as possible in order to minimize potential disability and impairment.
measures taken to keep illness or injuries form occurring, such as vaccines, using
safety devices, and habitual healthy behaviors. - ANSWERSprimary level of prevention
efforts to detect and treat existing health problems at the earliest possible stage, when
disease or impairment is already present, such as hypertension and cholesterol
screenings. - ANSWERSsecondary level of prevention
reduce the extent and severity of a health problem to its lowest possible level, so as to
minimize disability and restore or preserve functions, such as PT to reduce impairment
after a stroke. - ANSWERStertiary level of prevention
eight characteristics of community health nursing - ANSWERSa. The client or "unit of
care" is the population
, b. Primary obligation is to achieve the greatest good for the greatest number of people
or the population.
c. Public health nurses collaborate with the client as an equal partner.
d. Primary prevention is the priority in selecting appropriate activities.
e. Focusing on selecting strategies that create healthy environmental, social, and
economic conditions in which populations may thrive.
f. A public health nurse is obligated to actively identify and reach out to all who might
benefit from a specific activity or service.
g. Optimal use of available resources and creation of new evidence-based strategies
are necessary to assure the best overall improvement in the health of the population.
h. Collaboration with other professions, populations, organizations, and stakeholder
groups is the most effective way to promote and protect the health of people.
review chapter 2 4 stages of community health nursing development - ANSWERS
What did florence nightingale do - ANSWERSdeveloped the secular profession of
nursing in the 19th century. She promoted pure air and water, efficient drainage,
cleanliness, and adequate lighting.
Mary seacole - ANSWERShelped populations suffering from topical diseases, such as
cholera. She opened a hotel for sick and convalescing soldiers.
Mary robinson - ANSWERScared for the sick poor in their homes and taught proper
hygiene to prevent illness.
Jessie sleet - ANSWERSwas the first black public health nurse. She visited and cared
for black communities.
Mary Brewster - ANSWERSstarted the Henry Street Settlement to provide nursing and
welfare services.
Margaret Sanger - ANSWERSpromoted contraception
Lucile Petry leone - ANSWERSbecomes the CNO of PUH
Analyze the impact of societal influences on the development and practice of
community health nursing. - ANSWERSa. Advanced technology improved health care,
nutrition, and lifestyle, and increased life expectancy.
b. Progress in causal thought established that disease could be spread or transmitted
from patient to patient or from nurse to patient by contaminated hands or equipment.
c. Changes in education help people's understanding of their environment grow, which
in turn increases understanding of health.
d. Demographic changes, such as shifts in immigration, births/deaths, and a rapidly
increasing population of elderly persons affect community health nursing. Women have
increasingly become more financially independent with the profession.
DETAILED ANSWERS 2026
identification of needs, along with the protection and improvement of collective health,
within a geographically defined area. - ANSWERScommunity health
the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health and
efficiency - ANSWERSpublic health
Explain the concept of community - ANSWERSA collection of people who share some
important features of their lives. People who interact with one another and whose
common interests or characteristics form the basis for sense of unity or belonging.
Name 3 of the 10 leading health indicators. - ANSWERSAccess to health services,
clinical preventative services, environmental quality
Discuss ways that public health nursing practice is linked to acute care nursing practice.
- ANSWERSCommunity health nurses tend to continuous needs, such as assistance
with providing a toddler-proof home, and episodic needs, such as a diagnosis of
tuberculosis.
Discuss the two main components of community health practice (health promotion and
disease prevention). - ANSWERSa. Health Promotion - includes all efforts that seek to
move people closer to optimal well-being or higher level of wellness. Goal is to raise
levels of wellness for individuals, families, populations, and communities.
b. Disease Prevention - anticipating and averting problems or discovering them as early
as possible in order to minimize potential disability and impairment.
measures taken to keep illness or injuries form occurring, such as vaccines, using
safety devices, and habitual healthy behaviors. - ANSWERSprimary level of prevention
efforts to detect and treat existing health problems at the earliest possible stage, when
disease or impairment is already present, such as hypertension and cholesterol
screenings. - ANSWERSsecondary level of prevention
reduce the extent and severity of a health problem to its lowest possible level, so as to
minimize disability and restore or preserve functions, such as PT to reduce impairment
after a stroke. - ANSWERStertiary level of prevention
eight characteristics of community health nursing - ANSWERSa. The client or "unit of
care" is the population
, b. Primary obligation is to achieve the greatest good for the greatest number of people
or the population.
c. Public health nurses collaborate with the client as an equal partner.
d. Primary prevention is the priority in selecting appropriate activities.
e. Focusing on selecting strategies that create healthy environmental, social, and
economic conditions in which populations may thrive.
f. A public health nurse is obligated to actively identify and reach out to all who might
benefit from a specific activity or service.
g. Optimal use of available resources and creation of new evidence-based strategies
are necessary to assure the best overall improvement in the health of the population.
h. Collaboration with other professions, populations, organizations, and stakeholder
groups is the most effective way to promote and protect the health of people.
review chapter 2 4 stages of community health nursing development - ANSWERS
What did florence nightingale do - ANSWERSdeveloped the secular profession of
nursing in the 19th century. She promoted pure air and water, efficient drainage,
cleanliness, and adequate lighting.
Mary seacole - ANSWERShelped populations suffering from topical diseases, such as
cholera. She opened a hotel for sick and convalescing soldiers.
Mary robinson - ANSWERScared for the sick poor in their homes and taught proper
hygiene to prevent illness.
Jessie sleet - ANSWERSwas the first black public health nurse. She visited and cared
for black communities.
Mary Brewster - ANSWERSstarted the Henry Street Settlement to provide nursing and
welfare services.
Margaret Sanger - ANSWERSpromoted contraception
Lucile Petry leone - ANSWERSbecomes the CNO of PUH
Analyze the impact of societal influences on the development and practice of
community health nursing. - ANSWERSa. Advanced technology improved health care,
nutrition, and lifestyle, and increased life expectancy.
b. Progress in causal thought established that disease could be spread or transmitted
from patient to patient or from nurse to patient by contaminated hands or equipment.
c. Changes in education help people's understanding of their environment grow, which
in turn increases understanding of health.
d. Demographic changes, such as shifts in immigration, births/deaths, and a rapidly
increasing population of elderly persons affect community health nursing. Women have
increasingly become more financially independent with the profession.
