Chapters 1-6 Fundamentals of Nursing Questions With
Complete Solutions
health disparities
preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury,
violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are
experienced by socially disadvantaged populations
healthy people 2030
to increase life expectancy and quality of life and eliminate
health disparities through improved delivery of health care
services
Components of achieving healthy populations
-assessment of health care needs of individuals, families and
community
-policies driven by community assessments
-access to care that are accessible to the entire community
5 determinants of healthy people
1. biological + genetics (sex/age)
2. individual behavior (alcohol,drugs, smoking, unprotected sex)
3. social environment (discrimination, income, gender)
4. physical environment (home life + crowding)
5. health services (access to quality health care + insurance)
5 key determinants
-biological
-socioeconomic
,-psychological
-behavioral
-social factors
community health nursing goals
preserve, protect, promote, maintain health
practice of community health nursing
building relationships + responsive to changes in a community
public health nursing
specialty that requires understanding needs of a population w
similar environment or personal characteristics
vulnerable populations
groups of patients are more likely to develop health problems as
a result of excess health risks+ have limited access to health care
vulnerable populations include
-living in poverty
-older adult
-disabled
-homeless
-immigrants
-in a abusive relationships
-living w/ substance abuse
-mentally ill
-children
competency attributes
, -caregiver
-patient advocate
-case manager
-collaborator
-change agent
-counselor
-educator
-epidemiologist
competency requires
using nursing process and critical thinking to ensure
individualized care
community assessment definition
systematic data collection on the population, monitors health
status of population + making info available
components of community assessment
structure or locale, the people, social system
components of changing patients health
(think BCPC)
1. become: (knowledge on resources)
2. Collaborate: w/ patients + health care provider to provide
patient centered care
3. Promote/protect: patients health using evidence based practice
4. consider: how well you understand your patient lives to
establish strong relationships
Complete Solutions
health disparities
preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury,
violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are
experienced by socially disadvantaged populations
healthy people 2030
to increase life expectancy and quality of life and eliminate
health disparities through improved delivery of health care
services
Components of achieving healthy populations
-assessment of health care needs of individuals, families and
community
-policies driven by community assessments
-access to care that are accessible to the entire community
5 determinants of healthy people
1. biological + genetics (sex/age)
2. individual behavior (alcohol,drugs, smoking, unprotected sex)
3. social environment (discrimination, income, gender)
4. physical environment (home life + crowding)
5. health services (access to quality health care + insurance)
5 key determinants
-biological
-socioeconomic
,-psychological
-behavioral
-social factors
community health nursing goals
preserve, protect, promote, maintain health
practice of community health nursing
building relationships + responsive to changes in a community
public health nursing
specialty that requires understanding needs of a population w
similar environment or personal characteristics
vulnerable populations
groups of patients are more likely to develop health problems as
a result of excess health risks+ have limited access to health care
vulnerable populations include
-living in poverty
-older adult
-disabled
-homeless
-immigrants
-in a abusive relationships
-living w/ substance abuse
-mentally ill
-children
competency attributes
, -caregiver
-patient advocate
-case manager
-collaborator
-change agent
-counselor
-educator
-epidemiologist
competency requires
using nursing process and critical thinking to ensure
individualized care
community assessment definition
systematic data collection on the population, monitors health
status of population + making info available
components of community assessment
structure or locale, the people, social system
components of changing patients health
(think BCPC)
1. become: (knowledge on resources)
2. Collaborate: w/ patients + health care provider to provide
patient centered care
3. Promote/protect: patients health using evidence based practice
4. consider: how well you understand your patient lives to
establish strong relationships
