NR 442/ NR442 Exam 1 : Community Health
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Community - 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: - Community
Levels of Practice - Individual
- System
System/group Level of Practice community health nurse working with the state
Example health department and federal vaccine program to
coordinate a response to an outbreak of measles in
a migrant population.
Community/Population Level of public health nurses working with area high
Practice Example 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 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 - assessment
- policy development
- assurance of availability
Primary Prevention - prevention of problem before it occurs
- immunization
Secondary Prevention - early detection and intervention
- screening for an STD
- for diseases that can be controlled
Tertiary Prevention - correction and prevention of deterioration of a
disease state
- teaching insulin administration at home
Nursing (2026/ 2027 Update) | Q/A | Grade A|
(Verified Answers) -Chamberlain
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Practice questions for this set
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Terms in this set (81)
Community - 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: - Community
Levels of Practice - Individual
- System
System/group Level of Practice community health nurse working with the state
Example health department and federal vaccine program to
coordinate a response to an outbreak of measles in
a migrant population.
Community/Population Level of public health nurses working with area high
Practice Example 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 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 - assessment
- policy development
- assurance of availability
Primary Prevention - prevention of problem before it occurs
- immunization
Secondary Prevention - early detection and intervention
- screening for an STD
- for diseases that can be controlled
Tertiary Prevention - correction and prevention of deterioration of a
disease state
- teaching insulin administration at home
