NR 443 EXAM 1 study guide.
Chapter 1
1. What is social Justice? Give an example.
• Entitles all people to basic necessities such as adequate income and health
protection and accepts collective burdens to make this possible.
2. Describe the components that determine a community? Give multiple examples
• a group or collection of locality-based individuals, interacting in social units and
sharing common interests, characteristics, values, and/or goals.
• Geopolitical and phenomenological groups based on culture and history.
3. What are the overarching goals of Healthy People 2020?
• Attain high quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury and
premature death
• Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups
• Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all
• Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all
life stages
4. Describe the 3 levels of Prevention. Give an example of each and do not use the ones
from lecture.
• Primary prevention
➢ Prevention of problems before they occur
➢ Health promotion and health protection
• Secondary prevention
➢ Early detection and intervention
➢ Early diagnosis and treatment
• Tertiary prevention
➢ Correction and prevention of deterioration of a disease state
➢ Limitation of disability and rehabilitation
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, 5. Describe upstream thinking. How is this pertinent to Community Health?
• Investing wisely for future success rather than spending all of our time and
resources responding to and perpetuating failure.
• Is about addressing the things that have the greatest influence on our health
including income, employment, education, early childhood development,
housing, nutrition and the wider environment.
6. What is the function of the ANA? And what is the primary role of all nurses?
• Fostering high standards of nursing practice;
• Promoting a safe and ethical work environment;
• Bolstering the health and wellness of nurses; and
• Advocating on health care issues that affect nurses and the public.
• Nurses → practice disease prevention & health promotion
Chapter 2
1. Define the terms endemic, outbreak, epidemic, and pandemic. Give examples of each.
Disease Definition Example
Endemic Diseases that are always Colds & pneumonia
present in a population
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Chapter 1
1. What is social Justice? Give an example.
• Entitles all people to basic necessities such as adequate income and health
protection and accepts collective burdens to make this possible.
2. Describe the components that determine a community? Give multiple examples
• a group or collection of locality-based individuals, interacting in social units and
sharing common interests, characteristics, values, and/or goals.
• Geopolitical and phenomenological groups based on culture and history.
3. What are the overarching goals of Healthy People 2020?
• Attain high quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury and
premature death
• Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups
• Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all
• Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all
life stages
4. Describe the 3 levels of Prevention. Give an example of each and do not use the ones
from lecture.
• Primary prevention
➢ Prevention of problems before they occur
➢ Health promotion and health protection
• Secondary prevention
➢ Early detection and intervention
➢ Early diagnosis and treatment
• Tertiary prevention
➢ Correction and prevention of deterioration of a disease state
➢ Limitation of disability and rehabilitation
1
, 5. Describe upstream thinking. How is this pertinent to Community Health?
• Investing wisely for future success rather than spending all of our time and
resources responding to and perpetuating failure.
• Is about addressing the things that have the greatest influence on our health
including income, employment, education, early childhood development,
housing, nutrition and the wider environment.
6. What is the function of the ANA? And what is the primary role of all nurses?
• Fostering high standards of nursing practice;
• Promoting a safe and ethical work environment;
• Bolstering the health and wellness of nurses; and
• Advocating on health care issues that affect nurses and the public.
• Nurses → practice disease prevention & health promotion
Chapter 2
1. Define the terms endemic, outbreak, epidemic, and pandemic. Give examples of each.
Disease Definition Example
Endemic Diseases that are always Colds & pneumonia
present in a population
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