ATI RN Community Health Nursing
Study Guide 2025 Questions and
Answers
Systems thinking - ....ANSWER ...-Studies how an individual, or unit,
interacts with other organizations or systems
Upstream thinking - ....ANSWER ...-Is 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
Nightingale's Environmental Theory - ....ANSWER ...--Highlights the
relationship between an individual's environment and health
-Depicts health as a continuum
-Emphasizes preventive care
Health Belief Model - ....ANSWER ...--Purpose is to predict health
behaviors
-Emphasizes change at the individual level
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,-Assumes that the preventive health behaviors are taken primarily for the purpose
of avoiding disease
Milio's Framework for Prevention - ....ANSWER ...--Emphasizes change at
the community level
-Identifies relationship between health deficits and availability of health-promoting
resources
Pender's Health Promotion Model - ....ANSWER ...--Does not consider
health risk as a factor that provokes change
-Examines factors that affect individuals actions like: personal factors, feelings,
benefits, barriers, attitudes of others, and abilities
Determinants of Health - ....ANSWER ...-Factors that influence that client's
health.
--> nutrition, stress, education, environment, finances, and social status
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, obesity, tobacco,
or other substance use
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,Community - ....ANSWER ...--A group of people and institutions that share
geographic, civic, and/or social parameters
-The "community is the client" in community health nursing
Goals of Community Health Nursing - ....ANSWER ...-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"
Public Health Nursing - ....ANSWER ...--It is population-focused, and
involves a combination of nursing knowledge along with social and public health
sciences
-GOAL: promote health and preventing disease
PHN: Assessment - ....ANSWER ...--Using systematic methods to monitor
the health of a population
-->Monitor health status to identify community health problems
-->Diagnose and investigate health problems/hazards in the community
PHN: Policy Development - ....ANSWER ...-Developing laws and practices
to promote the health of a population based on scientific evidence
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, PHN: Assurance - ....ANSWER ...-Making sure adequate health care
personnel and services are accessible, especially to those who might not normally
have them
Population-focused Nursing - ....ANSWER ...--Includes assessing to
determine needs, intervening to protect and promote health, and preventing
disease within a specific population
Key Principles of PHN: - ....ANSWER ...--Emphasize primary prevention
-Work to achieve the greatest good for the largest number of individuals
-Recognize that the client is a partner in health
-Use resources wisely to promote the best outcomes
Ethics - ....ANSWER ...-Preventing harm, doing no harm, promoting good,
respecting both individual and community rights, respecting autonomy and
diversity, and providing confidentiality, competency, trustworthiness, and advocacy
Advocacy - ....ANSWER ...-The nurse plays the role of informer, supporter,
and mediator for the client
Evidence-Based Practice - ....ANSWER ...--Involves using the best practices,
expert opinion, and client preferences to change the delivery of client care
-GOAL: improve client outcomes
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Study Guide 2025 Questions and
Answers
Systems thinking - ....ANSWER ...-Studies how an individual, or unit,
interacts with other organizations or systems
Upstream thinking - ....ANSWER ...-Is 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
Nightingale's Environmental Theory - ....ANSWER ...--Highlights the
relationship between an individual's environment and health
-Depicts health as a continuum
-Emphasizes preventive care
Health Belief Model - ....ANSWER ...--Purpose is to predict health
behaviors
-Emphasizes change at the individual level
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,-Assumes that the preventive health behaviors are taken primarily for the purpose
of avoiding disease
Milio's Framework for Prevention - ....ANSWER ...--Emphasizes change at
the community level
-Identifies relationship between health deficits and availability of health-promoting
resources
Pender's Health Promotion Model - ....ANSWER ...--Does not consider
health risk as a factor that provokes change
-Examines factors that affect individuals actions like: personal factors, feelings,
benefits, barriers, attitudes of others, and abilities
Determinants of Health - ....ANSWER ...-Factors that influence that client's
health.
--> nutrition, stress, education, environment, finances, and social status
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, obesity, tobacco,
or other substance use
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,Community - ....ANSWER ...--A group of people and institutions that share
geographic, civic, and/or social parameters
-The "community is the client" in community health nursing
Goals of Community Health Nursing - ....ANSWER ...-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"
Public Health Nursing - ....ANSWER ...--It is population-focused, and
involves a combination of nursing knowledge along with social and public health
sciences
-GOAL: promote health and preventing disease
PHN: Assessment - ....ANSWER ...--Using systematic methods to monitor
the health of a population
-->Monitor health status to identify community health problems
-->Diagnose and investigate health problems/hazards in the community
PHN: Policy Development - ....ANSWER ...-Developing laws and practices
to promote the health of a population based on scientific evidence
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, PHN: Assurance - ....ANSWER ...-Making sure adequate health care
personnel and services are accessible, especially to those who might not normally
have them
Population-focused Nursing - ....ANSWER ...--Includes assessing to
determine needs, intervening to protect and promote health, and preventing
disease within a specific population
Key Principles of PHN: - ....ANSWER ...--Emphasize primary prevention
-Work to achieve the greatest good for the largest number of individuals
-Recognize that the client is a partner in health
-Use resources wisely to promote the best outcomes
Ethics - ....ANSWER ...-Preventing harm, doing no harm, promoting good,
respecting both individual and community rights, respecting autonomy and
diversity, and providing confidentiality, competency, trustworthiness, and advocacy
Advocacy - ....ANSWER ...-The nurse plays the role of informer, supporter,
and mediator for the client
Evidence-Based Practice - ....ANSWER ...--Involves using the best practices,
expert opinion, and client preferences to change the delivery of client care
-GOAL: improve client outcomes
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