TEST BANK For Community/Public Health
Nursing: Promoting the Health of
Populations Community/Public Health
Nursing:
Promoting the Health of Populations
, Community/Public Health Nursing ... - ANSWER-... is the synthesis of nursing practice
and public health practice.
... has the major goal to preserve the health of the community and surrounding
populations.
... focuses on health promotion, prevention and health maintenance.
... is associated with health and identification of populations at risk rather than an
episodic response to patient demand.
-Has shifted to preventing rather then treating
So...What's different? - ANSWER-Your focus has been on
Individuals
Illness and disease
Acute care
The Mission of Public Health is ... - ANSWER-... social justice, which entitles all people
to basic necessities such as adequate income and health protection and accepts
collective burdens to make this possible.
How Do We Define Health? - ANSWER--A state of complete well-being, physical,
social, and mental, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
-The extent to which an individual or group is able, on the one hand, to realize
aspirations and satisfy needs; and, on the other hand, to change or cope with the
environment. Health is, therefore, seen as a resource for everyday life, not the objective
of living; it is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, and
physical capacities. (Considers the physical, social, role, mental, and general
perceptions of health statuses)
how do we define community - ANSWER--is a group or collection of locality-based
individuals, interacting in social units and sharing common interests, characteristics,
values, and/or goals.
Definitions from recent nursing literature- Their thought on what community means -
ANSWER-A. A collection of people who interact with one another and whose common
interests or characteristics form the basis for a sense of unity or belonging
b. A group of people sharing common interests, needs, resources, and environment
Nursing: Promoting the Health of
Populations Community/Public Health
Nursing:
Promoting the Health of Populations
, Community/Public Health Nursing ... - ANSWER-... is the synthesis of nursing practice
and public health practice.
... has the major goal to preserve the health of the community and surrounding
populations.
... focuses on health promotion, prevention and health maintenance.
... is associated with health and identification of populations at risk rather than an
episodic response to patient demand.
-Has shifted to preventing rather then treating
So...What's different? - ANSWER-Your focus has been on
Individuals
Illness and disease
Acute care
The Mission of Public Health is ... - ANSWER-... social justice, which entitles all people
to basic necessities such as adequate income and health protection and accepts
collective burdens to make this possible.
How Do We Define Health? - ANSWER--A state of complete well-being, physical,
social, and mental, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
-The extent to which an individual or group is able, on the one hand, to realize
aspirations and satisfy needs; and, on the other hand, to change or cope with the
environment. Health is, therefore, seen as a resource for everyday life, not the objective
of living; it is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, and
physical capacities. (Considers the physical, social, role, mental, and general
perceptions of health statuses)
how do we define community - ANSWER--is a group or collection of locality-based
individuals, interacting in social units and sharing common interests, characteristics,
values, and/or goals.
Definitions from recent nursing literature- Their thought on what community means -
ANSWER-A. A collection of people who interact with one another and whose common
interests or characteristics form the basis for a sense of unity or belonging
b. A group of people sharing common interests, needs, resources, and environment
