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NR 442 - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Practice questions for this set
Learn 1/7 Study using Learn
Diseases that are always present in a population (e.g., colds and pneumonia)
Select the correct term
1Outbreak 2Endemic
3Health
Don't know?
Terms in this set (81)
- 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
Community
a geographic boundary
- PRIMARY FOCUS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
- Community
Public Health Intervention Wheel: Levels
- Individual
of Practice
- System
community health nurse working with the state health department and federal
System/group Level of Practice Example vaccine program to coordinate a response to an outbreak of measles in a
migrant population.
public health nurses working with area high schools to give each student a profile
Community/Population Level of Practice
of his or her health to promote nutritional and physical activity lifestyle changes
Example
to improve the student's health.
nurse receives a referral to care for an individual with a diagnosed mental illness
Individual Level of Practice Example who would require regular monitoring of his medication compliance to prevent
rehospitalization
- assessment
Core Functions of Public Health - policy development
- assurance of availability
- prevention of problem before it occurs
Primary Prevention
- immunization
- early detection and intervention
Secondary Prevention - screening for an STD
- for diseases that can be controlled
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- correction and prevention of deterioration of a disease state
Tertiary Prevention
- teaching insulin administration at home
What is the main focus of Public Health? PREVENTION
What is the main focus of Medicine? disease management and diagnosis
- focus on a healthier lifestyle
Childhood Obesity - reduce the rate the childhood obesity
- education
What causes more than half of behavior and environment reasons
Premature Deaths?
What has the greatest influence on behavioral choices
Community Health?
- agent
What are the 3 elements of the
- host
Epidemiology Triangle?
- environment
- depends on the extent of the host's exposure to an agent, the strength or
Epidemiology Triangle virulence of the agent, and the host's genetic or immunological susceptibility.
- also depends on the environmental conditions existing at the time of exposure
Web of Causation illustrates the complexity of relationships among causal variables
describe the occurrence of new cases of a disease or condition in a community
Incidence Rate over a period of time relative to the size of the population at risk for that disease
or condition during that same time period.
the number of all cases of a specific disease or condition in a population at a
Prevalence Rate
given point in time relative to the population at the same point in time
Endemic Diseases that are always present in a population (e.g., colds and pneumonia)
Diseases that are not always present in a population but flare up on occasion (e.g.,
Epidemic
diphtheria and measles)
The existence of disease in a large proportion of the population: a global
Pandemic epidemic (e.g., human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome, and annual outbreaks of influenza type A)
Chronic vs Acute (prevalence) chronic always has a higher prevalence than acute disease
- natural contact with antibody
- hep a --) immunoglobin
Passive Immunity - through blood or plasma
EXAMPLE: Infant born with temporary antibodies to measles. Temporary or
through colostrum and breast milk
- Natural contact and infection with the antigen
Active Immunity
- acquiring measles
- smoking
Leading Cause of Preventable Death - alcohol
- lifestyle choices
those not immune to an infectious agent are protected if a certain proportion of
Herd Immunity
the population has been vaccinated or is otherwise immune
- failure of a vaccine to stimulate any immune response
Primary Failure of Vaccines - caused by improper storage that may render the vaccine ineffective,
improper administration route, or exposure of a light-sensitive vaccine to light.
promotes social reform by focusing on health policy and legislation to positively
ANA - Code of Ethics
affect accessibility, quality, and cost of health care.
- Mission of Public Health
Social Justice - entitles all people to basic necessities such as adequate income and
health protection and accepts collective burdens to make it possible.
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NR 442 - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Practice questions for this set
Learn 1/7 Study using Learn
Diseases that are always present in a population (e.g., colds and pneumonia)
Select the correct term
1Outbreak 2Endemic
3Health
Don't know?
Terms in this set (81)
- 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
Community
a geographic boundary
- PRIMARY FOCUS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
- Community
Public Health Intervention Wheel: Levels
- Individual
of Practice
- System
community health nurse working with the state health department and federal
System/group Level of Practice Example vaccine program to coordinate a response to an outbreak of measles in a
migrant population.
public health nurses working with area high schools to give each student a profile
Community/Population Level of Practice
of his or her health to promote nutritional and physical activity lifestyle changes
Example
to improve the student's health.
nurse receives a referral to care for an individual with a diagnosed mental illness
Individual Level of Practice Example who would require regular monitoring of his medication compliance to prevent
rehospitalization
- assessment
Core Functions of Public Health - policy development
- assurance of availability
- prevention of problem before it occurs
Primary Prevention
- immunization
- early detection and intervention
Secondary Prevention - screening for an STD
- for diseases that can be controlled
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5
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- correction and prevention of deterioration of a disease state
Tertiary Prevention
- teaching insulin administration at home
What is the main focus of Public Health? PREVENTION
What is the main focus of Medicine? disease management and diagnosis
- focus on a healthier lifestyle
Childhood Obesity - reduce the rate the childhood obesity
- education
What causes more than half of behavior and environment reasons
Premature Deaths?
What has the greatest influence on behavioral choices
Community Health?
- agent
What are the 3 elements of the
- host
Epidemiology Triangle?
- environment
- depends on the extent of the host's exposure to an agent, the strength or
Epidemiology Triangle virulence of the agent, and the host's genetic or immunological susceptibility.
- also depends on the environmental conditions existing at the time of exposure
Web of Causation illustrates the complexity of relationships among causal variables
describe the occurrence of new cases of a disease or condition in a community
Incidence Rate over a period of time relative to the size of the population at risk for that disease
or condition during that same time period.
the number of all cases of a specific disease or condition in a population at a
Prevalence Rate
given point in time relative to the population at the same point in time
Endemic Diseases that are always present in a population (e.g., colds and pneumonia)
Diseases that are not always present in a population but flare up on occasion (e.g.,
Epidemic
diphtheria and measles)
The existence of disease in a large proportion of the population: a global
Pandemic epidemic (e.g., human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome, and annual outbreaks of influenza type A)
Chronic vs Acute (prevalence) chronic always has a higher prevalence than acute disease
- natural contact with antibody
- hep a --) immunoglobin
Passive Immunity - through blood or plasma
EXAMPLE: Infant born with temporary antibodies to measles. Temporary or
through colostrum and breast milk
- Natural contact and infection with the antigen
Active Immunity
- acquiring measles
- smoking
Leading Cause of Preventable Death - alcohol
- lifestyle choices
those not immune to an infectious agent are protected if a certain proportion of
Herd Immunity
the population has been vaccinated or is otherwise immune
- failure of a vaccine to stimulate any immune response
Primary Failure of Vaccines - caused by improper storage that may render the vaccine ineffective,
improper administration route, or exposure of a light-sensitive vaccine to light.
promotes social reform by focusing on health policy and legislation to positively
ANA - Code of Ethics
affect accessibility, quality, and cost of health care.
- Mission of Public Health
Social Justice - entitles all people to basic necessities such as adequate income and
health protection and accepts collective burdens to make it possible.
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