NR 442 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING 2024 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS

NR 442 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING 2024 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS What is a community? Correct Answer - a group of people who share something in common and interact with one another, who may exhibit a commitment with one another and may share a geographic boundary - PRIMARY FOCUS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH What is social justice? Correct Answer - justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society - e.g. fighting to alleviate issues with voting rights, refugee crises, workers' rights, economic justice, healthcare, hunger, education, & gun violence What is disparity? Correct Answer - the unequal treatment of one group by those in positions of power, compared with the treatment accorded other groups - e.g. disparities in income, education access, clean water access, etc. Primary Prevention Correct Answer - prevention of problem before it occurs - e.g. immunization