NR442 - COMMUNITY HEALTH (WEEKS 1- 3 ) FIRST
TEST
What influenced the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act? - Answers :Strongly
influenced by the rising numbers of uninsured & underinsured
What is Community-oriented nursing? - Answers :All nursing care that is provided within
in the overall focus of the well beings of the community.
Describe a community - Answers :People, place, social interactions/common
characteristics
*Two types
-Geopolitical
-Phenomenological
Describe geopolitical - Answers :A spatial designation; a geographic or geopolitical area
or place.
Describe phenomenological - Answers :Relationally-bound by similar characteristics,
goals, and/or interests but do not live in the same area (Military)
What are social determinants of health? - Answers :The conditions in which people are
born, grow, live, work, and age, shaped by the distribution of money, power, and
resources at global, national, and local levels
-Childhood experiences
-Housing
-Education
-Social Support
-Family income
-Employment
-Communities
-Health Service access
Name some Health Disparities - Answers :*Culture
*Literacy
*Language
*Geography
*Socio-economic
*Access
*Gender
*Religion
What are the two major causes of death amoungst all ethics? - Answers :*Heart
diseases and Cancer
,What are some benefits of public health practices? - Answers :*Improved life
expectancy
*Population-based prevention programs
*Potential issues identified
*Fundings
What is the vision of public health in America? - Answers :Healthy people in healthy
communities
What is the mission of public health in America? - Answers :To promote physical and
mental health and prevent diseases, injuries, and disabilities.
What are the essentials of public health service? - Answers :*Assessments, Policy
developments, and assurance
What is the goal of Community and Public Health Nursing? - Answers :To preserve the
health of the community and surrounding population including healing maintenance of
individuals, families, and groups within the community.
What is Public Health? - Answers :A long term commitment to the community to focus
on health promotion and prevention.
*Population based
*Grounded in social justice
*Relies on science of epidemiology
Describe Nursing - Answers :Relationship based care in an independent practice that is:
*Grounded in an ethic of caring
*Holistic
*Sensitivity to diversity
What are the goal of Public Health? - Answers :*Preventing Disease
*Prolonging life
*Promoting Individual and Community Health
Describe Community-based nursing - Answers :All nursing care provided outside of an
acute care into the community.
- Provision of personal care to individuals and families in the community.
What are the roles of a Community Nurse? - Answers :-Immunizations
-Communicable disease surveillance & control
-Teach & monitor blood borne pathogen control
-Advise on prevention of vector borne diseases
-Teach methods for responsible sexual behavior & screen for STDs
-Screen for TB, identify TB contacts, & deliver directly observed TB treatment.
,What are some major public health issues? - Answers :*Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Substance abuse
*Child and Adolescent growth & developmetal issues
*Chronic and noninfectious diseases
*Disabilities and decreased independence
*Environmental conditions
*Infectious diseases
*Mental Health issues
*Pregnancy & Birth defects
*Service delivery systems
*Unintended pregnancies
What are some public health interventions? - Answers :*Surveillance
*Coalition buildings
*Disease & Health investigations
*Outreach programs
*Screenings
*Referrals & Follow-ups
*Case Management
*Delegated functions
*Consultations
*Collaborations
*Community organization
*Advocacy
*Social Marketing
*Policy Development & Enforcement
*Health Disparities evaluated
*Counsiling
What are the core functions of Public Health? - Answers :1. Assessment
-Monitor health, diagnosis, & investigate
2. Policy Development
-Informed, educate, empower
-Mobilize community partnership
-Develop policies
3. Assurance
-Enforce laws
-Link to/provide care
-Assure competent workforce
-Evaluate
Describe the Stages of disease history - Answers :*Hunting & Gathering - prior to
10,000 BCE
*Settled Villages - 10,000-6000 BCE
, *Prindustrial Cities - 6000-18,000 CE
*Industrial Cities - 17,000-18,000 CE
*Present Period - 19,000-20,000 CE
What are some Aggregate Impacts? - Answers :*Growing population
*Overpopulated
*Imbalanced Human Ecology (Changes in cultural adaption)
Who is William Rathborne? - Answers :The one who Founded the first district nursing
association in Liverpool, England and helped establish district nursing throughout
England with Nightingale.
Who is Lillian Wald? - Answers :She was a Founder of Henry Street Settlement House
in NY and Founder of Public Health Nursing, who recognized connections between
health and social conditions.
She advocated for the development of national and international policies.
What is NOPHN? - Answers :The National organization of Public Health
It improves educational & service standards of public health nursing & promotes public
understanding of and respecting of workers.
What are some ways to decrease community acquired illnesses? - Answers
:*Immunizations
*Nutrition Improvements
*Hygiene & sanitation education and improvements
*Improved medications
*Better Housing
*Innovative emergencies & Critical care services
What is the Nursing process amongst communities? - Answers :1. Assessment &
Analysis
-Include community members
2. Diagnosis
-ID health issues and problems
3. Planning
-Include community leaders
4. Implementations
-Include community
5. Evaluation
-Includes process & outcomes
-Community members must contribute
TEST
What influenced the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act? - Answers :Strongly
influenced by the rising numbers of uninsured & underinsured
What is Community-oriented nursing? - Answers :All nursing care that is provided within
in the overall focus of the well beings of the community.
Describe a community - Answers :People, place, social interactions/common
characteristics
*Two types
-Geopolitical
-Phenomenological
Describe geopolitical - Answers :A spatial designation; a geographic or geopolitical area
or place.
Describe phenomenological - Answers :Relationally-bound by similar characteristics,
goals, and/or interests but do not live in the same area (Military)
What are social determinants of health? - Answers :The conditions in which people are
born, grow, live, work, and age, shaped by the distribution of money, power, and
resources at global, national, and local levels
-Childhood experiences
-Housing
-Education
-Social Support
-Family income
-Employment
-Communities
-Health Service access
Name some Health Disparities - Answers :*Culture
*Literacy
*Language
*Geography
*Socio-economic
*Access
*Gender
*Religion
What are the two major causes of death amoungst all ethics? - Answers :*Heart
diseases and Cancer
,What are some benefits of public health practices? - Answers :*Improved life
expectancy
*Population-based prevention programs
*Potential issues identified
*Fundings
What is the vision of public health in America? - Answers :Healthy people in healthy
communities
What is the mission of public health in America? - Answers :To promote physical and
mental health and prevent diseases, injuries, and disabilities.
What are the essentials of public health service? - Answers :*Assessments, Policy
developments, and assurance
What is the goal of Community and Public Health Nursing? - Answers :To preserve the
health of the community and surrounding population including healing maintenance of
individuals, families, and groups within the community.
What is Public Health? - Answers :A long term commitment to the community to focus
on health promotion and prevention.
*Population based
*Grounded in social justice
*Relies on science of epidemiology
Describe Nursing - Answers :Relationship based care in an independent practice that is:
*Grounded in an ethic of caring
*Holistic
*Sensitivity to diversity
What are the goal of Public Health? - Answers :*Preventing Disease
*Prolonging life
*Promoting Individual and Community Health
Describe Community-based nursing - Answers :All nursing care provided outside of an
acute care into the community.
- Provision of personal care to individuals and families in the community.
What are the roles of a Community Nurse? - Answers :-Immunizations
-Communicable disease surveillance & control
-Teach & monitor blood borne pathogen control
-Advise on prevention of vector borne diseases
-Teach methods for responsible sexual behavior & screen for STDs
-Screen for TB, identify TB contacts, & deliver directly observed TB treatment.
,What are some major public health issues? - Answers :*Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Substance abuse
*Child and Adolescent growth & developmetal issues
*Chronic and noninfectious diseases
*Disabilities and decreased independence
*Environmental conditions
*Infectious diseases
*Mental Health issues
*Pregnancy & Birth defects
*Service delivery systems
*Unintended pregnancies
What are some public health interventions? - Answers :*Surveillance
*Coalition buildings
*Disease & Health investigations
*Outreach programs
*Screenings
*Referrals & Follow-ups
*Case Management
*Delegated functions
*Consultations
*Collaborations
*Community organization
*Advocacy
*Social Marketing
*Policy Development & Enforcement
*Health Disparities evaluated
*Counsiling
What are the core functions of Public Health? - Answers :1. Assessment
-Monitor health, diagnosis, & investigate
2. Policy Development
-Informed, educate, empower
-Mobilize community partnership
-Develop policies
3. Assurance
-Enforce laws
-Link to/provide care
-Assure competent workforce
-Evaluate
Describe the Stages of disease history - Answers :*Hunting & Gathering - prior to
10,000 BCE
*Settled Villages - 10,000-6000 BCE
, *Prindustrial Cities - 6000-18,000 CE
*Industrial Cities - 17,000-18,000 CE
*Present Period - 19,000-20,000 CE
What are some Aggregate Impacts? - Answers :*Growing population
*Overpopulated
*Imbalanced Human Ecology (Changes in cultural adaption)
Who is William Rathborne? - Answers :The one who Founded the first district nursing
association in Liverpool, England and helped establish district nursing throughout
England with Nightingale.
Who is Lillian Wald? - Answers :She was a Founder of Henry Street Settlement House
in NY and Founder of Public Health Nursing, who recognized connections between
health and social conditions.
She advocated for the development of national and international policies.
What is NOPHN? - Answers :The National organization of Public Health
It improves educational & service standards of public health nursing & promotes public
understanding of and respecting of workers.
What are some ways to decrease community acquired illnesses? - Answers
:*Immunizations
*Nutrition Improvements
*Hygiene & sanitation education and improvements
*Improved medications
*Better Housing
*Innovative emergencies & Critical care services
What is the Nursing process amongst communities? - Answers :1. Assessment &
Analysis
-Include community members
2. Diagnosis
-ID health issues and problems
3. Planning
-Include community leaders
4. Implementations
-Include community
5. Evaluation
-Includes process & outcomes
-Community members must contribute
