NURS 3020 TEST 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
what is a community health nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Nurse who practices in the community
-usually have a facility they work from but are not limited to hospital nursing practice
3 types of community health nurses - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-public health nurse
-home health nurse
primary care nurse
public health nurse (focus, who they provide care for, and what they do) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-focus:
promoting, protecting and preserving health
-meet health needs of populations or the community as a whole
-looks at whole population and focuses in on individuals in order to affect the population
home health nurses (focus, who they provide care for, and what they do) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-
focus: prevention, health restoration, health maintenance, and palliation
-deliver nursing care to individuals and families
-integrate health promotion, teaching and counselling with care
primary care nurses (focus, who they provide care for, and what they do) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅focus:
preventative health screening, health education, comprehensive assessment, treatment of illnesses,
disease management, system navigation, med review, etc.
-work with individuals and families in partnership with physicians, NPs, other health care providers
-role varies across settings of scope of practice and population needs
-integrate health promotion, teaching and counselling with care
community health nurses - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-practice where clients live, work, worship and play
-focus on health
-relationship building is fundamental (strive toward capacity building)
-collaboration is key
, values and principles of community health nurses - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅rooted in caring and social
justice
community health nursing standards of practice (8) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1) health promotion
2) prevention and health protection
3) health maintenance, restoration and palliation
4) professional relationships
5) capacity building
6) health equity
7) evidence informed practice
8) professional responsibility and accountability
standard 1- health promotion - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-the process of enabling people to increase
control over, and to improve, their health
-CHN's use Ottawa Charter to integrate
what standard of community health nurses is related to using the Ottawa Charter? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅standard 1 health promotion
standard 2: prevention and health protection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-CHNs use socio-ecological model
to integrate prevention and health promotion in practice
-use legislation and nursing standards to minimize the occurrence fo disease or injuries
standard 3: health maintenance, restoration and palliation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-integrate this into
their practice to max function, improve health, and support life transitions
standard 4: professional relationships - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-connect with other to establish, build,
and nurture professional relationships
-include optimizing participation and self determination in client
what is a community health nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Nurse who practices in the community
-usually have a facility they work from but are not limited to hospital nursing practice
3 types of community health nurses - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-public health nurse
-home health nurse
primary care nurse
public health nurse (focus, who they provide care for, and what they do) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-focus:
promoting, protecting and preserving health
-meet health needs of populations or the community as a whole
-looks at whole population and focuses in on individuals in order to affect the population
home health nurses (focus, who they provide care for, and what they do) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-
focus: prevention, health restoration, health maintenance, and palliation
-deliver nursing care to individuals and families
-integrate health promotion, teaching and counselling with care
primary care nurses (focus, who they provide care for, and what they do) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅focus:
preventative health screening, health education, comprehensive assessment, treatment of illnesses,
disease management, system navigation, med review, etc.
-work with individuals and families in partnership with physicians, NPs, other health care providers
-role varies across settings of scope of practice and population needs
-integrate health promotion, teaching and counselling with care
community health nurses - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-practice where clients live, work, worship and play
-focus on health
-relationship building is fundamental (strive toward capacity building)
-collaboration is key
, values and principles of community health nurses - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅rooted in caring and social
justice
community health nursing standards of practice (8) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1) health promotion
2) prevention and health protection
3) health maintenance, restoration and palliation
4) professional relationships
5) capacity building
6) health equity
7) evidence informed practice
8) professional responsibility and accountability
standard 1- health promotion - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-the process of enabling people to increase
control over, and to improve, their health
-CHN's use Ottawa Charter to integrate
what standard of community health nurses is related to using the Ottawa Charter? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅standard 1 health promotion
standard 2: prevention and health protection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-CHNs use socio-ecological model
to integrate prevention and health promotion in practice
-use legislation and nursing standards to minimize the occurrence fo disease or injuries
standard 3: health maintenance, restoration and palliation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-integrate this into
their practice to max function, improve health, and support life transitions
standard 4: professional relationships - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-connect with other to establish, build,
and nurture professional relationships
-include optimizing participation and self determination in client
