FINAL EXAM: NR442 / NR-442 COMMUNITY HEALTH
NURSING EXAM (LATEST 2025 UPDATES STUDY
BUNDLE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS) | 100%
CORRECT | GRADE A - CHAMBERLAIN
Community Health Nurse .....ANSWER.....Organized health efforts
at the community level through both government and private
efforts
Population based nursing
Prevention the progression of disease at the earliest
period/phase feasible using the appropriate level(s) of
prevention
Should be aware of health patters/indicators
Identifies areas for further investigation and intervention
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Community Health Nurse Goals .....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".
Community-Based Nursing .....ANSWER....."Application of the
nursing process in caring for individuals, families and groups
where they live, work or go to school or as they move through
the health care system"
Setting-specific
Emphasis is on acute and chronic care
Public Health Nurse .....ANSWER.....*Health promotion
*Disease prevention
*Identification of populations at risk
*Desires to prolong life
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Preserve the health of the community and surrounding
populations by focusing on health promotion and health
maintenance of individuals, families, and groups within the
community.
Public Health Nursing Goal .....ANSWER.....Promoting health and
preventing disease
Public Health Interventions .....ANSWER.....*Surveillance: Describes
and monitors health events through ongoing and systematic
collection, analysis, and interpretation of health data for the
purpose of planning, implementing, and evaluating public health
interventions.
*Disease and other health event investigation: Systematically
gathers and analyzes data regarding threats to the health of
populations, ascertains the source of the threat, identifies cases
and others at risk, and determines control measures.
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*Outreach: Locates populations of interest or populations at risk
and provides information about the nature of the concern, what
can be done about it, and how services can be obtained.
*Screening: Identifies individuals with unrecognized health risk
factors or asymptomatic disease conditions in populations.
*Case finding: Locates individuals and families with identified
risk factors and connects them with resources.
*Referral and follow-up: Helps individuals, families, groups,
organizations, and/or communities identify and access necessary
resources to prevent or resolve problems or concerns.
*Case management: Optimizes self-care capabilities of
individuals and families and the capacity of systems and
communities to coordinate and provide services.
*Delegated functions: Direct care tasks a registered professional
nurse carries out under the authority of a health care practitioner
as allowed by law.