NURS 441 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
faith community nursing - answer- Works with individuals, families, and faith
communities- providing interventions based on spiritual, physical, emotional, and
social deminsions
CIRCLE model of spiritual care - answer- C-caring, I- intuition, R- respect, C-caution,
L- Listening, E-emotional support
4 major concepts of faith community nursing - answer- spirit
roots
shalom
community
forensic nursing - answer- Combine nursing knowledge with knowledge of criminal
justice, and epidemiology
care for perpetrator and victim
injury - answer- common cause of altered health that is preventable
safety - answer- primary principle of forensic nursing care
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) - answer- collects detailed medical,
physical, and emotional data from clients following a sexual assault.
home health nursing - answer- Community health nursing care in the home setting is
used to target at-risk individuals and groups.
Nurse is guest in the home. Provide follow-up care after an acute hospital stay.
education - answer- encourages clients to be independent and involved in their own
care.
functions of a home health nurse - answer- Educator
Provider of skilled nursing
Coordinator of care
Assesses the living environment
Prioritizes care
enhance quality of life - answer- focus of hospice nursing
hospice - answer- Comprehensive care delivery system for clients who are terminally
ill. Focus to relieve pain and suffering.
occupational health - answer- Provide cost-effective and high-quality care in
workplace settings.
Promote a healthy work environment to foster health and safety of workers
, Occupational Health and Safety Admin (OSHA) - answer- Develops and enforces
workplace health regulations to protect the health and safety of workers
Components of a Coordinated School Health Programs - answer- Health education
Physical education
Health services
Nutrition services
Counseling, psychological, and social services
Promotion of a healthy and safe school environment
Health promotion for staff
Facilitation of family/community involvement.
autonomous - answer- school nurse role is very:
continuity of care supporter - answer- Follow clients from one level of care to the
next
Facilitate continuity of care through case management and partnerships
continuity of care supporter role examples - answer- Consultations
Referrals
Discharge planning
Case management
informatics - answer- the combination of nursing science with information and
communication technology in nursing care
Telehealth - answer- the delivery of quality health care through the use of
technology, often in rural settings
epidemiology - answer- an interdisciplinary science that provides structure for
studying health, disease, and conditions related to health status
statistical concepts and methods - answer- the foundation for ascertaining and
analyzing data. Studying the etiology and distribution of diseases and conditions in
humans allows nursing and medical science to employ concepts that guide clinical
practice and influence health outcomes.
Three concepts are crucial for understanding epidemiology - answer- the natural
history of disease (where it came from),
the levels of prevention,
and the multiple causation of disease
natural history of disease - answer- has two distinct periods (prepathogenesis and
pathogenesis) involving the epidemiologic triangle. A change in any of the factors in
the triangle has an effect on the balance of health.
epidemiological triangle - answer- host, agent, environment
AND ANSWERS
faith community nursing - answer- Works with individuals, families, and faith
communities- providing interventions based on spiritual, physical, emotional, and
social deminsions
CIRCLE model of spiritual care - answer- C-caring, I- intuition, R- respect, C-caution,
L- Listening, E-emotional support
4 major concepts of faith community nursing - answer- spirit
roots
shalom
community
forensic nursing - answer- Combine nursing knowledge with knowledge of criminal
justice, and epidemiology
care for perpetrator and victim
injury - answer- common cause of altered health that is preventable
safety - answer- primary principle of forensic nursing care
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) - answer- collects detailed medical,
physical, and emotional data from clients following a sexual assault.
home health nursing - answer- Community health nursing care in the home setting is
used to target at-risk individuals and groups.
Nurse is guest in the home. Provide follow-up care after an acute hospital stay.
education - answer- encourages clients to be independent and involved in their own
care.
functions of a home health nurse - answer- Educator
Provider of skilled nursing
Coordinator of care
Assesses the living environment
Prioritizes care
enhance quality of life - answer- focus of hospice nursing
hospice - answer- Comprehensive care delivery system for clients who are terminally
ill. Focus to relieve pain and suffering.
occupational health - answer- Provide cost-effective and high-quality care in
workplace settings.
Promote a healthy work environment to foster health and safety of workers
, Occupational Health and Safety Admin (OSHA) - answer- Develops and enforces
workplace health regulations to protect the health and safety of workers
Components of a Coordinated School Health Programs - answer- Health education
Physical education
Health services
Nutrition services
Counseling, psychological, and social services
Promotion of a healthy and safe school environment
Health promotion for staff
Facilitation of family/community involvement.
autonomous - answer- school nurse role is very:
continuity of care supporter - answer- Follow clients from one level of care to the
next
Facilitate continuity of care through case management and partnerships
continuity of care supporter role examples - answer- Consultations
Referrals
Discharge planning
Case management
informatics - answer- the combination of nursing science with information and
communication technology in nursing care
Telehealth - answer- the delivery of quality health care through the use of
technology, often in rural settings
epidemiology - answer- an interdisciplinary science that provides structure for
studying health, disease, and conditions related to health status
statistical concepts and methods - answer- the foundation for ascertaining and
analyzing data. Studying the etiology and distribution of diseases and conditions in
humans allows nursing and medical science to employ concepts that guide clinical
practice and influence health outcomes.
Three concepts are crucial for understanding epidemiology - answer- the natural
history of disease (where it came from),
the levels of prevention,
and the multiple causation of disease
natural history of disease - answer- has two distinct periods (prepathogenesis and
pathogenesis) involving the epidemiologic triangle. A change in any of the factors in
the triangle has an effect on the balance of health.
epidemiological triangle - answer- host, agent, environment
