NR 442 Exam 1 Study Set Questions and Answers 100% Pass

NR 442 Exam 1 Study Set Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is a community? - Answer- - 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 What is social justice? - Answer- - justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society - e.g. fighting to alleviate issues with voting rights, refugee crises, workers' rights, economic justice, healthcare, hunger, education, & gun violence What is disparity? - Answer- - the unequal treatment of one group by those in positions of power, compared with the treatment accorded other groups - e.g. disparities in income, education access, clean water access, etc. Primary Prevention - Answer- - prevention of problem before it occurs - e.g. immunization Secondary Prevention - Answer- - early detection and intervention - e.g. screening for an STD - for diseases that can be controlled Tertiary Prevention - Answer- - correction and prevention of deterioration of a disease state - e.g. teaching insulin administration at home True/False: The main focus of community health is prevention - Answer- True because it is more cost-effective American Nurses Association (ANA) - Answer- - The national professional membership association of nurses that works for the improvement of health standards and the availability of healthcare services, fosters high professional standards for the nursing profession, and advances the economic and general welfare of nurses - Largest nurses group in the United States True/False: The primary role of the nurse is patient advocacy - Answer- True, nurses are patient's advocates What does endemic mean? - Answer- - Diseases that are always present in a population (e.g. colds, flu pneumonia) What does outbreak mean? - Answer- - Diseases that are not always present in a population but flare up on occasion (e.g. measles, diphtheria) What does an epidemic mean? - Answer- - Outbreak that has gotten out of hand...disease in large proportion of the population; global epidemic - (e.g. HIV, COVID) - Larger number of people infected at the same time, higher incidence and prevalence, higher than usual rate What does pandemic mean? - Answer- - Effecting extremely high numbers of people, worldwide (e.g. Covid 19, HIV/AIDs) Florence Nightingale () - Answer- - Considered the founder of organized, professional nursing - She is best known for her contributions to the reforms in the British Army Medical Corps, improved sanitation in India, improved public health in Great Britain, use of statistics to document health outcomes, and the development of organized training for nurses. - Served during the Crimean War notably Lillian Wald () - Answer- - Founder of Public Health Nursing - Established the Henry Street Settlement, in New York's Lower East Side - Still in operation today Describe the components that determine a community: - Answer- - Collection of people who interact with each other with common interest, characteristics, values, and goals - Share environment, people, culture, interest/goals Sojourner Truth () - Answer- - United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women - Lobbied to fund both physicians and nurses Clara Barton () - Answer- Developed the American Red Cross in 1881; organized relief efforts during the American Civil War Lavinia Dock () - Answer- - Co-founder of the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools, which evolved into the National League f