_______ is a powerful ethical concept in nursing. It is the
application of information and resources to effect systematic
changes that shape the way people in a community live.
Therefore community public health nurses should play the role
of informers, supporters, and mediators for the clients' health
and well-being.
a. Assessment
b. Policy development
c. Advocacy
d. Public Health Correct Answers c. Advocacy
Advocacy is a powerful ethical concept in nursing. It is the act
of pleading for or supporting a course of action on behalf of a
person, group, or community.
_______ is a powerful ethical concept in nursing. It is the
application of information and resources to effect systemic
changes that shape the way people in a community live.
Therefore community public health nurses should play the role
of informers, supporters, and mediators for the clients health and
well-being. Correct Answers a) assessment
b) policy development
c) advocacy
d) public health
ANS: C
A community health nurse attempts to respect for individual
decisions to choose appropriate health care services and plans
, for their own health. This action is related to the part of ethical
principle to make the right decisions for health care. Among the
four ethical principles which of the following ethical principle is
related to?
a. Respect for autonomy
b. Nonmaleficence
c. Beneficence
d. Distributive justice Correct Answers a. Respect for autonomy
b. Nonmaleficence
c. Beneficence
d. Distributive justice
ANS: A, Respect for autonomy
A nurse is assessing potential environmental health risk in the
community. Which of the following would be the first step that
the nurse should take?
a. Conduct Health risk assessment of randomly selected
individuals
b. Perform a Windshield survey
c. Review facility permits and consumer confidence reports
d. Survey community members Correct Answers a. Conduct
Health risk assessment of randomly selected individuals
b. Perform a Windshield survey
c. Review facility permits and consumer confidence reports
d. Survey community members
ANS: B, Perform a Windshield survey