Nursing 332 Exam 1 Questions And Answers With
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Community based nursing ANS minor acute and chronic care that is comprehensive, coordinated,
and delivered outside the institutional setting (work, home, school)
Public health nursing ANS population-based practice focusing on disease and disability
prevention as well as health promotion of the entire community
Community health nursing ANS nursing care in the community setting that combines the practice
of community-based nursing and public health nursing
Scope of practice is set by the ANA
Quad Council of Public Health nursing Organizations ANS Alliance of four national nursing
organizations
Association of Community Health Nurse Educators
ANA's Council of Community, Primary, and Long-Term Care
American Public Health Association
Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing
Responsible for addressing public health nursing practice issues, and develops practice competencies
and standards of care
Objectives of public health practice include ANS Promotion of health
Prevention of disease
provision of health care services
rehabilitation from disease of injury
To achieve the four objectives, practitioners engage in three core functions of public health nursing
ANS Assessment-regular and systematic assessment of the health needs of the community
Policy development0 creating public policies that address the community's needs
,Service- ensuring that the necessary services are available to met the needs identified during the
assessment phase
Community health and curriculum ANS The greatest need for nurses in the future will be in some
sort of community setting
Community health concepts are included in our curriculum to prepare future graduates to function in
diverse community settings
History of Public health nursing ANS Advances in scientific inquiry during the Renaissance
period marks the beginning of public health as a formal discipline
Historical Milestones ANS Hippocrates credited with being the first to document the influence of
environment, diet, and work on health and disease
hebrew writing in the Old testament link cleanliness and diet with health
Greeks document the first communicable disease on record- malaria
Greek mythology reflects their cultural values of calnliness and sanitation
Egyptians developed pharmaceuticals and public sewer systems
Early Christian and Roman Era ANS Romans developed public sewer systems and aqueducts
Romans were the first to document worker health, specifically that of air quality for miners
Roman's adopted Christianity as a religion which promoted a caring/social community
Fabiola and Paula create hospitals and homes for the sick
Sanitary Movement ANS Small pox vaccine discovered by Edward Jenner becomes first
compulsory vaccine for an infectious disease in England
Louis Pasteur introduces the "germ theory"
Joseph Lister institutes asepsis technique with surgical instruments and hand washing
Florence Nightingale ANS Considered the "Mother of Modern Nursing"
Crimean War, documented statistic sea dnptes on the numbers of patients she cared for
Published writings emphasizing the need for formal nursing training
, Established the district nursing association in Liverpool England
Opened the first nursing school of training
Clara Barton ANS established the Red Cross
Frances Root ANS became the first trained nurse in the United State to work as a visiting nurse
in 1887
Lilian Wald ANS mother of public health nursing and coined the phrase
Advocated for better housing and occupational health nursing
Worked to change child labor laws
Founded the National Organization of Public Health Nursing
Assisted the Red Crosse to establish nursing services in rural areas
Secured the first payment for visits nurses services form Met Life Insurance Company
20th century ANS saw a shift from community based nursing to hospital based nursing
growth of health insurance business
labor union movements in 1920s and 1930s required employers tl provide health insurance
by 1950s insurance companies attempted to decrease costs of expensive hospital stays by employing
visiting nurses
Computers provided easier and more accurate record keeping of vital statistics, outcomes, and health
data
Discovery of antibiotics and vaccines significantly decrease mortality and morbidity in the U.S.
Top ten achievements in the 20th century ANS Immunizations
Motor vehicle safety
Workplace saftey
Control of infectious diseases
Decline in death from cardiovascular disease
Healthier and safer food sources
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Community based nursing ANS minor acute and chronic care that is comprehensive, coordinated,
and delivered outside the institutional setting (work, home, school)
Public health nursing ANS population-based practice focusing on disease and disability
prevention as well as health promotion of the entire community
Community health nursing ANS nursing care in the community setting that combines the practice
of community-based nursing and public health nursing
Scope of practice is set by the ANA
Quad Council of Public Health nursing Organizations ANS Alliance of four national nursing
organizations
Association of Community Health Nurse Educators
ANA's Council of Community, Primary, and Long-Term Care
American Public Health Association
Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing
Responsible for addressing public health nursing practice issues, and develops practice competencies
and standards of care
Objectives of public health practice include ANS Promotion of health
Prevention of disease
provision of health care services
rehabilitation from disease of injury
To achieve the four objectives, practitioners engage in three core functions of public health nursing
ANS Assessment-regular and systematic assessment of the health needs of the community
Policy development0 creating public policies that address the community's needs
,Service- ensuring that the necessary services are available to met the needs identified during the
assessment phase
Community health and curriculum ANS The greatest need for nurses in the future will be in some
sort of community setting
Community health concepts are included in our curriculum to prepare future graduates to function in
diverse community settings
History of Public health nursing ANS Advances in scientific inquiry during the Renaissance
period marks the beginning of public health as a formal discipline
Historical Milestones ANS Hippocrates credited with being the first to document the influence of
environment, diet, and work on health and disease
hebrew writing in the Old testament link cleanliness and diet with health
Greeks document the first communicable disease on record- malaria
Greek mythology reflects their cultural values of calnliness and sanitation
Egyptians developed pharmaceuticals and public sewer systems
Early Christian and Roman Era ANS Romans developed public sewer systems and aqueducts
Romans were the first to document worker health, specifically that of air quality for miners
Roman's adopted Christianity as a religion which promoted a caring/social community
Fabiola and Paula create hospitals and homes for the sick
Sanitary Movement ANS Small pox vaccine discovered by Edward Jenner becomes first
compulsory vaccine for an infectious disease in England
Louis Pasteur introduces the "germ theory"
Joseph Lister institutes asepsis technique with surgical instruments and hand washing
Florence Nightingale ANS Considered the "Mother of Modern Nursing"
Crimean War, documented statistic sea dnptes on the numbers of patients she cared for
Published writings emphasizing the need for formal nursing training
, Established the district nursing association in Liverpool England
Opened the first nursing school of training
Clara Barton ANS established the Red Cross
Frances Root ANS became the first trained nurse in the United State to work as a visiting nurse
in 1887
Lilian Wald ANS mother of public health nursing and coined the phrase
Advocated for better housing and occupational health nursing
Worked to change child labor laws
Founded the National Organization of Public Health Nursing
Assisted the Red Crosse to establish nursing services in rural areas
Secured the first payment for visits nurses services form Met Life Insurance Company
20th century ANS saw a shift from community based nursing to hospital based nursing
growth of health insurance business
labor union movements in 1920s and 1930s required employers tl provide health insurance
by 1950s insurance companies attempted to decrease costs of expensive hospital stays by employing
visiting nurses
Computers provided easier and more accurate record keeping of vital statistics, outcomes, and health
data
Discovery of antibiotics and vaccines significantly decrease mortality and morbidity in the U.S.
Top ten achievements in the 20th century ANS Immunizations
Motor vehicle safety
Workplace saftey
Control of infectious diseases
Decline in death from cardiovascular disease
Healthier and safer food sources
