COMMUNITY EXAM #1
1. what year was The Public Health Service developed?
Answer 1798
- nursing care in the homes implemented in the early 1800s
2. what was established later in the 1800s?
Answer local health boards to monitor disease, promote health and collect statistics about the community
3. systems thinking
Answer studies how an individual or unit interacts with other organizations or systems
- useful in examining cause and ettect relationships
4. upstream thinking
Answer used to focus on interventions that promote health or prevent illness, as opposed to medical treatment models
that focus on care after an individual becomes ill
- form of primary prevention
- looking at the root of the problem instead of trying to fix it after it happens
5. nightingale's environmental theory
,Answer - highlights the relationship between an individual's environ- ment and health
- describes health as a continuum
- emphasizes preventative care
6. health belief model
Answer - purpose is to predict or explain health behaviors
- assumes that preventative health actions are taken primarily for the purpose of avoiding disease
7. determinants of health
Answer client or environmental factors that influence the client's health
- nutrition
- social support and stress
- education
- finances
- transportation and housing
- biology and genetics
- personal health practices
,8. health indicators
Answer describe the health status of a community and serve as targets for the improvement of a community's health
- mortality rates
- disease prevalence
- levels of physical activity
- BMI
- tobacco or other substances
, 9. how does a nurse determine a community's health?
Answer by examining the degree to which the community's collective health needs are identified and met
10. goals of community health nursing
Answer are to promote, preserve, and maintain the health of populations by the delivery of health services to
individuals, families and groups in order to influence "community health"
11. public health nursing
Answer population-focused and involves a combination of nursing knowledge with social
and public health sciences
12. goals of public health nursing
Answer promoting healht and preventing disease
13. how many essential services does public health provide?
Answer 10 essential services, one of
which is to conduct research to gain new knowledge and solutions to public health problems
- the remainder fall under the three core functions of public health, according to the CDC
14. public health nursing assessment
1. what year was The Public Health Service developed?
Answer 1798
- nursing care in the homes implemented in the early 1800s
2. what was established later in the 1800s?
Answer local health boards to monitor disease, promote health and collect statistics about the community
3. systems thinking
Answer studies how an individual or unit interacts with other organizations or systems
- useful in examining cause and ettect relationships
4. upstream thinking
Answer used to focus on interventions that promote health or prevent illness, as opposed to medical treatment models
that focus on care after an individual becomes ill
- form of primary prevention
- looking at the root of the problem instead of trying to fix it after it happens
5. nightingale's environmental theory
,Answer - highlights the relationship between an individual's environ- ment and health
- describes health as a continuum
- emphasizes preventative care
6. health belief model
Answer - purpose is to predict or explain health behaviors
- assumes that preventative health actions are taken primarily for the purpose of avoiding disease
7. determinants of health
Answer client or environmental factors that influence the client's health
- nutrition
- social support and stress
- education
- finances
- transportation and housing
- biology and genetics
- personal health practices
,8. health indicators
Answer describe the health status of a community and serve as targets for the improvement of a community's health
- mortality rates
- disease prevalence
- levels of physical activity
- BMI
- tobacco or other substances
, 9. how does a nurse determine a community's health?
Answer by examining the degree to which the community's collective health needs are identified and met
10. goals of community health nursing
Answer are to promote, preserve, and maintain the health of populations by the delivery of health services to
individuals, families and groups in order to influence "community health"
11. public health nursing
Answer population-focused and involves a combination of nursing knowledge with social
and public health sciences
12. goals of public health nursing
Answer promoting healht and preventing disease
13. how many essential services does public health provide?
Answer 10 essential services, one of
which is to conduct research to gain new knowledge and solutions to public health problems
- the remainder fall under the three core functions of public health, according to the CDC
14. public health nursing assessment
