NURS 288 - Quiz 1 Material Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Community - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is a group of people, whether together
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geographically (towns, neighbourhood) or within settings (workplaces, schools
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etc.) or by shared interest - whichever it is there is a COMMON BOND
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Ex. NW Calgary school age children
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Population - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is usually larger, a more diverse group of
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people, often within a particular geographical area but not always
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Ex. School age children
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Community health nursing/ Public health nursing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-nursing
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practice specializing in promoting the health of individuals, families, communities
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and populations, and promoting an environment that supports health
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Ex. every community having sidewalks to prevent risk factors like obesity
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Biomedical Model of Health - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Focuses on the physical and
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biological aspects of disease, illness and disability
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Focuses on diagnosis, treatment and cure and the return to pre-illness state ("fix
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it" approach)
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,Advantages of the Biomedical Model - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-creates advances in
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technology, extended life expectancy, improved QofL
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Disadvantages of the Biomedical Model - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-relies on health
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professionals and technology, narrow view of health, not every condition can be
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treated
Social Model of Health - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-attempts to address the broader
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influences on health (social, cultural, environmental and economic)
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reduce social inequalities
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empowers individuals and communities (less nurses needed)
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emphasizes inter-sectoral collaboration
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Advantages of the Social Model of health - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-prevention of
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disease through education and access to health care
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costs less
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community approach |
, Disadvantages of the Social Model of health - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-not all
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disease can be prevented | | |
lifestyle change is very difficult and there can be lots of pushback (population has
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no motivation to change)
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What is Health? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a HOLISTIC definition of health,
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including physical, psychological, social, spiritual, cultural and developmental
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Seen more as a means to an end which can be expressed as recourses that which
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permit people to lead an individually, socially and economically productive life
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What is Well-being? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Refers to quality of life
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What is Individual Well-being? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-may include factors such
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as personal values, relationships, work, health and ones financial stability
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What is Societal Well-being? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-includes the collective well-
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being of people and the quality of interaction between and among people and
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social institutions | |
eg. healthcare system, educational system, social safety net, sense of community
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What do Community Health Nurses do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-they partner
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with individuals, families, groups, communities, systems and populations and
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work with community members to determine and address their priorities
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With Correct Answers
Community - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is a group of people, whether together
| | | | | | | | | |
geographically (towns, neighbourhood) or within settings (workplaces, schools
| | | | | | | |
etc.) or by shared interest - whichever it is there is a COMMON BOND
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ex. NW Calgary school age children
| | | | |
Population - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is usually larger, a more diverse group of
| | | | | | | | | | |
people, often within a particular geographical area but not always
| | | | | | | | |
Ex. School age children
| | |
Community health nursing/ Public health nursing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-nursing
| | | | | | | |
practice specializing in promoting the health of individuals, families, communities
| | | | | | | | | |
and populations, and promoting an environment that supports health
| | | | | | | | |
Ex. every community having sidewalks to prevent risk factors like obesity
| | | | | | | | | |
Biomedical Model of Health - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Focuses on the physical and
| | | | | | | | | | |
biological aspects of disease, illness and disability
| | | | | |
Focuses on diagnosis, treatment and cure and the return to pre-illness state ("fix
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
it" approach)
|
,Advantages of the Biomedical Model - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-creates advances in
| | | | | | | | |
technology, extended life expectancy, improved QofL
| | | | | |
Disadvantages of the Biomedical Model - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-relies on health
| | | | | | | | | |
professionals and technology, narrow view of health, not every condition can be
| | | | | | | | | | | |
treated
Social Model of Health - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-attempts to address the broader
| | | | | | | | | | |
influences on health (social, cultural, environmental and economic)
| | | | | | |
reduce social inequalities
| |
empowers individuals and communities (less nurses needed)
| | | | | |
emphasizes inter-sectoral collaboration
| |
Advantages of the Social Model of health - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-prevention of
| | | | | | | | | | |
disease through education and access to health care
| | | | | | |
costs less
|
community approach |
, Disadvantages of the Social Model of health - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-not all
| | | | | | | | | | |
disease can be prevented | | |
lifestyle change is very difficult and there can be lots of pushback (population has
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
no motivation to change)
| | |
What is Health? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a HOLISTIC definition of health,
| | | | | | | | | |
including physical, psychological, social, spiritual, cultural and developmental
| | | | | | |
Seen more as a means to an end which can be expressed as recourses that which
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
permit people to lead an individually, socially and economically productive life
| | | | | | | | | |
What is Well-being? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Refers to quality of life
| | | | | | | | |
What is Individual Well-being? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-may include factors such
| | | | | | | | | |
as personal values, relationships, work, health and ones financial stability
| | | | | | | | |
What is Societal Well-being? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-includes the collective well-
| | | | | | | | |
being of people and the quality of interaction between and among people and
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
social institutions | |
eg. healthcare system, educational system, social safety net, sense of community
| | | | | | | | | |
What do Community Health Nurses do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-they partner
| | | | | | | | | |
with individuals, families, groups, communities, systems and populations and
| | | | | | | | |
work with community members to determine and address their priorities
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