NURS 288 Quiz 1 – Study Guide and Practice Review Material
Community - correct answer ✔✔is a group of people, whether together geographically (towns,
neighborhood) 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
they promote health (educate populations about risk factors) and prevent illness
Health Promotion? - correct answer ✔✔Move toward actions that improve social,
environmental and economic conditions that alleviate their impact on health
ultimately, it aims to reduce differences in health status and vulnerability, and to ensure equal
opportunities and recourses to enable people to achieve their fullest health potential and
quality of life
It informs, influences and assists individuals and communities to make decisions that improve
their health
Community - correct answer ✔✔is a group of people, whether together geographically (towns,
neighborhood) 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
they promote health (educate populations about risk factors) and prevent illness
Health Promotion? - correct answer ✔✔Move toward actions that improve social,
environmental and economic conditions that alleviate their impact on health
ultimately, it aims to reduce differences in health status and vulnerability, and to ensure equal
opportunities and recourses to enable people to achieve their fullest health potential and
quality of life
It informs, influences and assists individuals and communities to make decisions that improve
their health
