Community health test 1 NU 426
What is the difference between community health and public health? - Answer
Community health - improvement of the collective health within a geographically defined
area
Public health - activities that a society does to create conditions where people can be
healthy
What are the 10 leading health indicators? - answer1) Physical activity
2) Tobacco use
3) Responsible sexual behavior
4) Injury and violence
5) Immunization
6) Obesity
7) Substance use
8) Mental health
9) Environmental quality
10) Access to healthcare
How is public health nursing practice linked to acute care nursing practice? -
answerIncreased public health related practices improve quality of life, illness
management, and health outcomes, which leads to a decreased need and better
outcomes for acute care.
What are the two main components of community health practice? - answerHealth
promotion and disease prevention
Community health goals Healthy People 2020: - answer1) Attain high quality, longer
lives free of preventable illness
2) Achieve health equity of all groups, eliminate demographic disparities
3) Create social environments that promote good health for all
What are the three levels of prevention? - answer1) Primary prevention - prevent an
illness from occurring.
2) Secondary prevention - early dx and prompt treatment.
3) Tertiary prevention - Rehabilitation.
What are the three core public health functions basic to community health nursing? -
answer1) Assessment - analysis of needs and status of community.
2) Policy development
, 3) Assurance - availability of necessary services throughout the community.
What is evidence based practice? - answerUse of evidence or research findings along
with clinical judgment and patients' wishes in making decisions about how to care for
patients
What are the steps in the EBP process? - answer1) Ask a question
2) Search and collect the best evidence
3) Critically appraise the evidence
4) Integrate the evidence with clinical expertise and patient preferences
5) Evaluate outcomes of the decision
6) Disseminate the outcomes of the decision or change
What is the nurse's role in conducting research? - answer1) Identify an area of interest
2) Make a research question
3) Review the literature
4) Select a conceptual model
5) Choose a research design (Experimental, non experimental or descriptive.)
6) Obtain approval for research
7) Collect and analyze data
8) Interpret results
9) Publish findings
Describe the nature of values - answer- A personally held belief
- Function as standards that guide actions and behaviors
What are three key values in professional decision making? - answer- Self
determination
- Wellbeing
- Equity (fair or equal treatment)
Explain the concept of culture. - answerBeliefs, values, and behavior
What is the significance of cultural diversity to community health? - answerCultural
diversity (cultural plurality): variety of cultural patterns coexisting within a designated
geographic area. Cultural diversity creates an increased need for cultural sensitivity in
the nurse, as well as awareness of cultural practices.
What is ethnocentrism? - answerEthnocentrism: belief or feeling that one's own culture
is best. This can prevent the nurse from showing appropriate respect for cultures
different from the nurse's own.
What are five characteristics shared by all cultures? - answerCulture is:
1) Learned
2) Shared
What is the difference between community health and public health? - Answer
Community health - improvement of the collective health within a geographically defined
area
Public health - activities that a society does to create conditions where people can be
healthy
What are the 10 leading health indicators? - answer1) Physical activity
2) Tobacco use
3) Responsible sexual behavior
4) Injury and violence
5) Immunization
6) Obesity
7) Substance use
8) Mental health
9) Environmental quality
10) Access to healthcare
How is public health nursing practice linked to acute care nursing practice? -
answerIncreased public health related practices improve quality of life, illness
management, and health outcomes, which leads to a decreased need and better
outcomes for acute care.
What are the two main components of community health practice? - answerHealth
promotion and disease prevention
Community health goals Healthy People 2020: - answer1) Attain high quality, longer
lives free of preventable illness
2) Achieve health equity of all groups, eliminate demographic disparities
3) Create social environments that promote good health for all
What are the three levels of prevention? - answer1) Primary prevention - prevent an
illness from occurring.
2) Secondary prevention - early dx and prompt treatment.
3) Tertiary prevention - Rehabilitation.
What are the three core public health functions basic to community health nursing? -
answer1) Assessment - analysis of needs and status of community.
2) Policy development
, 3) Assurance - availability of necessary services throughout the community.
What is evidence based practice? - answerUse of evidence or research findings along
with clinical judgment and patients' wishes in making decisions about how to care for
patients
What are the steps in the EBP process? - answer1) Ask a question
2) Search and collect the best evidence
3) Critically appraise the evidence
4) Integrate the evidence with clinical expertise and patient preferences
5) Evaluate outcomes of the decision
6) Disseminate the outcomes of the decision or change
What is the nurse's role in conducting research? - answer1) Identify an area of interest
2) Make a research question
3) Review the literature
4) Select a conceptual model
5) Choose a research design (Experimental, non experimental or descriptive.)
6) Obtain approval for research
7) Collect and analyze data
8) Interpret results
9) Publish findings
Describe the nature of values - answer- A personally held belief
- Function as standards that guide actions and behaviors
What are three key values in professional decision making? - answer- Self
determination
- Wellbeing
- Equity (fair or equal treatment)
Explain the concept of culture. - answerBeliefs, values, and behavior
What is the significance of cultural diversity to community health? - answerCultural
diversity (cultural plurality): variety of cultural patterns coexisting within a designated
geographic area. Cultural diversity creates an increased need for cultural sensitivity in
the nurse, as well as awareness of cultural practices.
What is ethnocentrism? - answerEthnocentrism: belief or feeling that one's own culture
is best. This can prevent the nurse from showing appropriate respect for cultures
different from the nurse's own.
What are five characteristics shared by all cultures? - answerCulture is:
1) Learned
2) Shared
