NURS 3020- TEST 1 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2025/2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT
what is a community health nurse? Answer - Nurse who practices in the
community
-usually have a facility they work from but are not limited to hospital nursing
practice
3 types of community health nurses Answer - -public health nurse
-home health nurse
primary care nurse
public health nurse (focus, who they provide care for, and what they do)
Answer - -focus: promoting, protecting and preserving health
-meet health needs of populations or the community as a whole
-looks at whole population and focuses in on individuals in order to affect the
population
home health nurses (focus, who they provide care for, and what they do)
Answer - -focus: prevention, health restoration, health maintenance, and
palliation
-deliver nursing care to individuals and families
-integrate health promotion, teaching and counselling with care
primary care nurses (focus, who they provide care for, and what they do)
Answer - focus: preventative health screening, health education,
, comprehensive assessment, treatment of illnesses, disease management,
system navigation, med review, etc.
-work with individuals and families in partnership with physicians, NPs, other
health care providers
-role varies across settings of scope of practice and population needs
-integrate health promotion, teaching and counselling with care
community health nurses Answer - -practice where clients live, work, worship
and play
-focus on health
-relationship building is fundamental (strive toward capacity building)
-collaboration is key
values and principles of community health nurses Answer - rooted in caring
and social justice
community health nursing standards of practice (8) Answer - 1) health
promotion
2) prevention and health protection
3) health maintenance, restoration and palliation
4) professional relationships
5) capacity building
6) health equity
7) evidence informed practice
8) professional responsibility and accountability
standard 1- health promotion Answer - -the process of enabling people to
increase control over, and to improve, their health
2025/2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT
what is a community health nurse? Answer - Nurse who practices in the
community
-usually have a facility they work from but are not limited to hospital nursing
practice
3 types of community health nurses Answer - -public health nurse
-home health nurse
primary care nurse
public health nurse (focus, who they provide care for, and what they do)
Answer - -focus: promoting, protecting and preserving health
-meet health needs of populations or the community as a whole
-looks at whole population and focuses in on individuals in order to affect the
population
home health nurses (focus, who they provide care for, and what they do)
Answer - -focus: prevention, health restoration, health maintenance, and
palliation
-deliver nursing care to individuals and families
-integrate health promotion, teaching and counselling with care
primary care nurses (focus, who they provide care for, and what they do)
Answer - focus: preventative health screening, health education,
, comprehensive assessment, treatment of illnesses, disease management,
system navigation, med review, etc.
-work with individuals and families in partnership with physicians, NPs, other
health care providers
-role varies across settings of scope of practice and population needs
-integrate health promotion, teaching and counselling with care
community health nurses Answer - -practice where clients live, work, worship
and play
-focus on health
-relationship building is fundamental (strive toward capacity building)
-collaboration is key
values and principles of community health nurses Answer - rooted in caring
and social justice
community health nursing standards of practice (8) Answer - 1) health
promotion
2) prevention and health protection
3) health maintenance, restoration and palliation
4) professional relationships
5) capacity building
6) health equity
7) evidence informed practice
8) professional responsibility and accountability
standard 1- health promotion Answer - -the process of enabling people to
increase control over, and to improve, their health
