Exam 1 Community NUR4390 Test
Questions and Correct Answers.
Health - Answer holistic state of complete mental, physical and social well-being
-Not simply the absence of disease
Wellness - Answer dynamic balance among physical, psychological, social, spiritual aspects
of one's life
what are other words to describe an "aggregate", and what does this mean - Answer
population
collection of people with 1 or more shared characteristics
Ex: same neighborhood, career, sports team
Community-Based Nursing - Answer Focused on sick care, managing and treating disease
Nurse is BASED in the community, there through and through
home base = community
Working with individuals and families across the lifespan **includes home care**
Community-Oriented Nursing - Answer Focused on health promotion + screening
Working with health of the entire community (individual, group, family), not just the sick
Public Health Nursing
example is a community health van!
primary prevention - Answer promote health and prevent disease BEFORE it happens
, Ex: vaccines, education, health practices like sunscreen, diet, exercise
secondary prevention - Answer screening, early detection
Ex: scans, screening, smoking cessation, dermatology skin checks
tertiary prevention - Answer treating a condition that has developed, limiting progression
and sequelae
Ex: surgery to remove skin cancer, medical management, wound care
Elizabethan Poor Law - Answer guaranteed medical care for the poor/blind/lame
Family were caretakers but began working outside of the home
Shattuck Report - Answer analyzing demographics and asking WHY trends occurred
Connected deaths with poor sanitary conditions
Begin disease control, hygienic medical practices, health code, DOH
Improved life expectancy
Florence Nightingale - Answer Founder of Professional Nursing
Improved soldier's health with sanitation, nutrition and sunlight-
Crimean War
Framework for modern nursing practice
Political activism for healthcare reform
First Nursing School, "framework of modern nursing"
Asepsis and infection control
Questions and Correct Answers.
Health - Answer holistic state of complete mental, physical and social well-being
-Not simply the absence of disease
Wellness - Answer dynamic balance among physical, psychological, social, spiritual aspects
of one's life
what are other words to describe an "aggregate", and what does this mean - Answer
population
collection of people with 1 or more shared characteristics
Ex: same neighborhood, career, sports team
Community-Based Nursing - Answer Focused on sick care, managing and treating disease
Nurse is BASED in the community, there through and through
home base = community
Working with individuals and families across the lifespan **includes home care**
Community-Oriented Nursing - Answer Focused on health promotion + screening
Working with health of the entire community (individual, group, family), not just the sick
Public Health Nursing
example is a community health van!
primary prevention - Answer promote health and prevent disease BEFORE it happens
, Ex: vaccines, education, health practices like sunscreen, diet, exercise
secondary prevention - Answer screening, early detection
Ex: scans, screening, smoking cessation, dermatology skin checks
tertiary prevention - Answer treating a condition that has developed, limiting progression
and sequelae
Ex: surgery to remove skin cancer, medical management, wound care
Elizabethan Poor Law - Answer guaranteed medical care for the poor/blind/lame
Family were caretakers but began working outside of the home
Shattuck Report - Answer analyzing demographics and asking WHY trends occurred
Connected deaths with poor sanitary conditions
Begin disease control, hygienic medical practices, health code, DOH
Improved life expectancy
Florence Nightingale - Answer Founder of Professional Nursing
Improved soldier's health with sanitation, nutrition and sunlight-
Crimean War
Framework for modern nursing practice
Political activism for healthcare reform
First Nursing School, "framework of modern nursing"
Asepsis and infection control
