N4520 Exam 1 Questions With
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Development of patient/client centered care
Increased use of technology
Increased personal responsibility
Increased personal responsibility for health by preventing or modifying
unhealthy behavior
-Review own medical record
-Lifestyle: diet, weight control, exercise, avoid tobacco and recreational drug
use...
-Educate self on medical conditions - ANSWER What are the major changes in
health care in the 21st century?
Minor acute and chronic care that is comprehensive and coordinated where
people work, live, or attend school; illness care provided outside the acute care
setting
Manage acute and chronic issues
Illness care
Care for individuals or families- in a specific setting - ANSWER What is
community-based nursing practice?
Use of systematic process to deliver care to individuals, families, and
community groups with a focus on promoting, preserving, protecting, and
maintaining health
Big picture
Prevent disease and disability
Healthcare of communities or groups of people
Population based - ANSWER What is community-oriented nursing practice?
what society does collectively to ensure that conditions exist in which people
can be healthy - ANSWER What is public health?
Assessment
Policy development
assurance - ANSWER Three Core functions of public health
Collect and analyze unbiased information on the community
Identifying community needs and monitoring indices of health
Determines presence and extent of a problem
, Collect, assemble, analyze, and make data available - ANSWER Assessment of
Public health
Support health promotion and protection
Uses information from assessment to design programs, develop public policy,
and develop strategies to reduce risk and improve health.
Integrates: leadership, partnership with agencies, and evidenced based
decision making - ANSWER Policy development for public health
Enforce laws that support health and safety
Relies on the first two core functions
Turns strategies into programs
Involves: enforcing laws about health and safety, linking people to needed
services, assuring a competent workforce, and evaluating quality of services -
ANSWER Assurance of public health
Assessment:
Needs assessments, data collection, and surveillance
Policy development:
Group presentations, work with politicians, community groups, developing
programs
Assurance:
Referrals, providing services, workforce supervision, quality assurance. -
ANSWER Nurses role in Core functions
Helping eliminate health disparities in underserved populations
Demonstrating cultural competence
Planning for community change
Contributing to a safe and health environment
Responding to emergencies, disasters, bioterrorism
Responding to the global environment - ANSWER What are the challenges of
Public Health Nursing?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary - ANSWER Three levels of prevention
Promotes health and prevents disease
Examples: seat belts, hand washing, proper preparation of food, exercise,
balanced nutrition, vaccines - ANSWER Primary prevention
Detects disease early to minimize problems
Examples: screenings - ANSWER Secondary prevention
Keeps existing problems from getting worse
Any treatment - ANSWER Tertiary prevention
Verified Answers
Development of patient/client centered care
Increased use of technology
Increased personal responsibility
Increased personal responsibility for health by preventing or modifying
unhealthy behavior
-Review own medical record
-Lifestyle: diet, weight control, exercise, avoid tobacco and recreational drug
use...
-Educate self on medical conditions - ANSWER What are the major changes in
health care in the 21st century?
Minor acute and chronic care that is comprehensive and coordinated where
people work, live, or attend school; illness care provided outside the acute care
setting
Manage acute and chronic issues
Illness care
Care for individuals or families- in a specific setting - ANSWER What is
community-based nursing practice?
Use of systematic process to deliver care to individuals, families, and
community groups with a focus on promoting, preserving, protecting, and
maintaining health
Big picture
Prevent disease and disability
Healthcare of communities or groups of people
Population based - ANSWER What is community-oriented nursing practice?
what society does collectively to ensure that conditions exist in which people
can be healthy - ANSWER What is public health?
Assessment
Policy development
assurance - ANSWER Three Core functions of public health
Collect and analyze unbiased information on the community
Identifying community needs and monitoring indices of health
Determines presence and extent of a problem
, Collect, assemble, analyze, and make data available - ANSWER Assessment of
Public health
Support health promotion and protection
Uses information from assessment to design programs, develop public policy,
and develop strategies to reduce risk and improve health.
Integrates: leadership, partnership with agencies, and evidenced based
decision making - ANSWER Policy development for public health
Enforce laws that support health and safety
Relies on the first two core functions
Turns strategies into programs
Involves: enforcing laws about health and safety, linking people to needed
services, assuring a competent workforce, and evaluating quality of services -
ANSWER Assurance of public health
Assessment:
Needs assessments, data collection, and surveillance
Policy development:
Group presentations, work with politicians, community groups, developing
programs
Assurance:
Referrals, providing services, workforce supervision, quality assurance. -
ANSWER Nurses role in Core functions
Helping eliminate health disparities in underserved populations
Demonstrating cultural competence
Planning for community change
Contributing to a safe and health environment
Responding to emergencies, disasters, bioterrorism
Responding to the global environment - ANSWER What are the challenges of
Public Health Nursing?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary - ANSWER Three levels of prevention
Promotes health and prevents disease
Examples: seat belts, hand washing, proper preparation of food, exercise,
balanced nutrition, vaccines - ANSWER Primary prevention
Detects disease early to minimize problems
Examples: screenings - ANSWER Secondary prevention
Keeps existing problems from getting worse
Any treatment - ANSWER Tertiary prevention
