NR 442 Community Health Nursing Exam 2 Study Set

NR 442 - Exam 1, community health exam
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Community - ✔✔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


Public Health Intervention Wheel: Levels
of Practice - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔--
Community
- Individual
- System


System/group Level of Practice Example -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-community health nurse
working with the state health department
and federal vaccine program to coordinate
a response to an outbreak of measles in a
migrant population.

,Community/Population Level of Practice
Example - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-public health
nurses working with area high schools to
give each student a profile of his or her
health to promote nutritional and physical
activity lifestyle changes to improve the
student's health.


Individual Level of Practice Example -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-nurse receives a referral
to care for an individual with a diagnosed
mental illness who would require regular
monitoring of his medication compliance
to prevent rehospitalization

, Core Functions of Public Health -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-- assessment
- policy development
- assurance of availability


Primary Prevention - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔--
prevention of problem before it occurs
- immunization


Secondary Prevention - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔--
early detection and intervention
- screening for an STD
- for diseases that can be controlled