NURS 440 MIDTERM, PUBLIC HEALTH EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED UPDATE GRADED A++ 2025/2026

NURS 440 MIDTERM, PUBLIC HEALTH EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED UPDATE GRADED A++ 2025/2026 Terms in this set (140) Henry Street Consortium Competencies Apply PHN process, use epidemiological principles, collaborate to achieve public health goals, work within responsibility and authority of government PHS, practices under the ANA, communicate at all levels, establish caring relationships, shows evidence of commitment to the greater good, nonjudge Primary prevention When individuals or groups are in good health with no signs or symptoms of disease or physical challenges and involves maximizing health and wellness Ex: seat belts, hand washing, proper food prep, exercise, immunizations, balanced nutrition Secondary prevention Planned effort to minimize the impact of a disease or injury once it is in effect Ex: screening Tertiary prevention Long-term management and treatment of clients with chronic conditions so that quality of life is maintained even though the condition will not improve and continue to worsen Surveillance Public health wheel Monitor health events with continous collection, analysis, and interpretation of health data to result in planning, implementation, and evaluation Investigation of disease or other events Gathers and analyzes data about threats to population health, determines case and risk factors and determines control measures Wheel interventions Outreach Locates populations at risk and works to provide information and resources Wheel intervention Screening Identifies individuals with risk factors or asymptomatic conditions Wheel intervention Case-findings locates individual and families at risk and connects with resources Wheel intervention Referral and follow-up Identify and access necessary resources to prevent or resolve concerns Wheel intervention Case managment Coordination or planning for health services in a cost-effective manner Wheel intervention Delegation Direct tasks from an RN to appropriate alternate staff wheel intervention Teaching Health education plan and teach clients and caregivers about behavior changes Wheel interventions Counseling develops interpersonal relationship with client to increase capabilities Wheel interventions Consultation Seek information and generates solutions Wheel interventions Coalition-building Fosters, mobilizes, and participates in community-wide alliances to achieve goal Wheel interventions Community organizing Helps community groups identify common problems and goals to develop strategies to achieve them Wheel interventions Advocacy Act on behalf of clients and strengthen their acting ability Wheel intervention Social marketing Use of marketing and technology to assess the needs of a client Wheel intervention Policy development Promotes social changes that benefit the health of groups and populations Wheel intervention Policy enforcement Compels others to comply with laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances created in conjunction with policy development Individual/Family-Focused Interventions changes knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, practices and behaviors of individuals Directed at individuals May be done as part of a group Receive services because they are a population at risk - Home safety assessment, hazard reductions Community-Focused Interventions Changes community norms, attitudes, practices and behaviors Focus on entire populations or groups within the population with the same risk or other characteristics - Media campaign on shaken baby Systems-Focused Interventions Changes organizations, policies, laws, and structures Focus on systems within populations that have potetial impact on individual health - Regulating windows and screens on buildings Medicaid Healthcare coverage for qualified low-income individuals and some limited care for qualifying seniors - Providers much accept this form Publically funded Medicare Coverage for seniors and disabled Small amounts of needs Normally requires supplemental insurance Part A - included Part B: medical insurance - monthly Prescription - monthly premium Affordable care act expand access to insurance, address cost reduction and affordability, improve the quality of healthcare, and introduce the Patient's Bill of Rights Nurses role in shaping health care policy Advocate for patients, political advocacy and involvement, evidence-based care and share decision-making health status of complete wellbeing, not the absence of illness or disease Noncommunicable diseases diseases that cannot be spread from person to person Cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic pulmonary disease, and diabetes