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An in-depth exploration of community/public health nursing, a field that focuses on preserving the health of communities and populations. It delves into the goals, mission, and core functions of public health, including health promotion, disease prevention, and addressing social determinants of health. Key concepts such as the levels of prevention (primary, secondary, and tertiary), the public health intervention wheel, and the differences between community-based nursing and population-focused nursing. It also discusses the role of public health nurses in identifying and addressing community health needs, implementing effective programs, and evaluating their impact. This comprehensive overview offers valuable insights into the multifaceted nature of community/public health nursing and its crucial role in improving the overall health and well-being of populations.
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Community/Public Health Nursing - answer ✅✅___ is the synthesis of nursing practice and public health practice populations - answer ✅✅Community/Public Health Nursing has the major goal to preserve the health of the community and surrounding ___ maintence - answer ✅✅Community/Public Health Nursing focuses on health promotion, prevention, and health ___ risk - answer ✅✅Community/Public Health Nursing is associated with health and identification of populations at ___ rather than an episodic response to patient demand -preventing disease -prolonging life
-promoting health through organized community efforts to benefit each citizen - answer ✅✅public health is described as the art and science of what 3 things Health Care Reform - answer ✅✅___ is defined as the costs of caring for the sick which account for the majority of escalating health care dollars, which increased from 5.7% of the gross domestic product in 1965 to 17.8% in 2015 health-oriented - answer ✅✅Community/public health nurses are in a position to assist the U.S. health care system to transition from being disease-oriented to a ___ system public health - answer ✅✅the mission of ___ is social justice, which entitles all people to basic necessities such as adequate income and health protection and accepts collective burdens to make this possible. Health Expenditures - answer ✅✅___ is the total amount spent on healthcare by a country. below - answer ✅✅despite high hospital and physician expenditures, U.S. health indicators such as life expectancy and infant mortality rate remain considerably ___ the health indicators of many other countries poorer - answer ✅✅the health status of the population within the US varies markedly across the areas of the country and among groups. For example, the economically disadvantaged and many cultural and ethnic groups have
Social Health - answer ✅✅___ is positive interaction among groups within the community, with an emphasis on health promotion and illness prevention social health - answer ✅✅-food banks -violence prevention programs these are examples of ___ community - answer ✅✅___ is a collection of people who interact with one another and whose common interests or characteristics form the basis for a sense of unity and belonging. more local public health - answer ✅✅___ is a community-wide effort to monitor and promote the welfare of the population. much broader Healthy People 2020 - answer ✅✅___ is a set of disease prevention and health promotion objectives for Americans to meet during the second decade of the new millennium. -physical environment -social environment -individual behavior -health services -biology and genetics - answer ✅✅what are 5 determinants for the health outcomes of Healthy People 2020
-intrest -characteristics - answer ✅✅community is seen as a group or collection of individuals interacting in social units and sharing common , , values, and goals geopolitical community - answer ✅✅ is defined or formed by natural and/or man-made boundaries and include cities, counties, states and nations. phenomenological community - answer ✅✅ is a type of community that is formed because its members have a common interest, experience or a feeling of belonging community of solution - answer ✅✅___ is when individuals coming together because of a common problem phenomenological community - answer ✅✅-schools, colleges, and universities -churches, synagogues, and mosques -social networks these are examples of a ___ community of soultion - answer ✅✅the Sierra Club whose members lobby for the preservation of natural resource lands is an examples of ___
assurance - answer ✅✅the ___ core public health function is what focuses on the availability of necessary heath services throughout the community. It includes maintaining the ability of both public health agencies and private providers to manage day-to-day operations and the capacity to respond to critical situations and emergencies assessment - answer ✅✅-Monitor health status to identify public/community health problems. -Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community. -Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems these are done during which core public health function policy devlopment - answer ✅✅-inform, educate, and empower people about health issues. -Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems. -Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts. -Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems. these are done during which core public health function assurance - answer ✅✅-Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
-Link people to needed personal health services and ensure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable. -Ensure a competent public health and personal health care workforce. -Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services. -Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems. these are done during which core policy health function grants - answer ✅✅the core public health function of assurance is done through ___ / dedicated money policy - answer ✅✅assurance is looking to see if the ___ can be carried out correctly Policy Development - answer ✅✅the ___ puts things into action with the core public health functions public health - answer ✅✅a ___ nurse may identify areas for further investigation and intervention through an understanding of health, disease, and mortality pattern Community Health - answer ✅✅the term ___ extends the realm of public health to include organized health efforts at the community level through both government and private efforts
primary prevention - answer ✅✅___ is the prevention of problems before they occur primary prevention - answer ✅✅-good nutrition -provision of adequate shelter -encouraging regular exercise these are examples of ___ secondary prevention - answer ✅✅___ refers to early detection and prompt intervention during the period of early disease pathogenesis secondary - answer ✅✅___ prevention is implemented after a problem has begun, but before signs and symptoms appear, and targets those populations that have risk factors secondary prevention - answer ✅✅-mammography -blood pressure screenings -scoliosis screening these are examples of ___ tertiary prevention - answer ✅✅___ targets populations that have experienced disease or injury and focuses on limitation of disability and rehabilitation
Tertiary prevention - answer ✅✅-teaching how to preform insulin injections and disease management to a patient with diabetes -referral of a patient with spinal cord injury for occupational and physical therapy -leading a support group for grieving parents these are examples of ___ primary prevention - answer ✅✅educate students on the practice of sexual abstinence or "safer sex" by using barrier methods this is an example of which level of prevention secondary prevention - answer ✅✅screening for STD's this is an example of what level of prevention tertiary prevention - answer ✅✅provide education on management of HIV infection, advocacy, case management, and other interventions fro those who are HIV positive this is an example of what level of prevention primary - answer ✅✅dietary teaching during pregnancy is an example of ___ prevention
prevention - answer ✅✅spending additional dollars for cure in the form of health care services does little to improve the health of the population, whereas spending money on ___ does a great deal to improve health public health nursing practice - answer ✅✅___ focus on population as a whole and the effect of community health status (resources) on the health of clients, families, populations and communities community health nursing practice - answer ✅✅___ focus on health of clients, families, populations and the effect on the health of the community as a whole community based nursing practice - answer ✅✅___ focus on clients and families where they live, work, and go to school; care is setting-specific and the emphasis is on acute and chronic care health related quality of life - answer ✅✅___ expands the definition of health - beyond simply opposing the negative concepts of disease and death - by integrating mental and physical health concepts population - answer ✅✅public health nursing is the practice of promoting and protecting the health of ___ public health nursing - answer ✅✅___ uses knowledge from nursing, as well as social and public health sciences, to promote and protect the health of populations
all people - answer ✅✅public health nursing is population focused, with the goals of promoting health and preventing disease and disability for ___ community health nursing - answer ✅✅___ is the synthesis of nursing practice and public health to promote and preserve the health of populations -Care is directed to individuals, families, groups. -Contributes to health of the total population interchangeably - answer ✅✅The terms Public Health Nursing and Community Health Nursing are used ___ in Nies and McEwen textbook community based nursing - answer ✅✅___ is the application of the nursing process in caring for individuals, families and groups where they live, work or go to school or as they move through the health care system -Setting-specific -Emphasis is on acute and chronic care community and public heath - answer ✅✅-Nurses practice disease prevention and health promotion -Practice is collaborative -Practice is based on research and theory -Applies the nursing process to the care of... --Individuals
-Intervenes with communities, systems, individuals, and families these are findings of ___ population-focused nursing - answer ✅✅___ is nursing practice that concentrates upon specific groups of people, focusing on health promotion and disease prevention, regardless of geographic location effectiveness - answer ✅✅public health nurses must also work with the community to identify and implement programs that meet health needs and to evaluate ___ of programs after implementation occupation health nurses - answer ✅✅___ are involved in many different types of activities which include maintaining records of workers exposed to physical or chemical risk, monitoring compliance with OSHA standards, teaching classes on health issues, etc the public health intervention wheel - answer ✅✅___ is a framework for public health nursing practice that is population-based, contains three levels of practice (individual, community, and system), identifies and defines seventeen public health interventions, and is related to the core public health functions and essential services -community
-system -individual/family - answer ✅✅what are the 3 levels of practice with the PHN intervention wheel 17 - answer ✅✅the PHN intervention wheel identifies ___ public health interventions grouped into five wedges by color -surveillance -disease and other health event investigation -outreach -screening -case finding - answer ✅✅what are the 5 interventions that are apart of the purple section surveillance - answer ✅✅___ describes and monitors health events through ongoing and systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of health data for the purpose of planning, implementing and evaluating public health interventions. Disease and other health event investigation - answer ✅✅___ systematically gathers and analyzes data regarding threats to the health of populations, ascertains the source of the threat, identifies cases and others at risk, and determines control measures. outreach - answer ✅✅___ locates populations-of-interest or populations-at-risk and provides information about the
-health teaching -counseling -consultation - answer ✅✅what are the 3 interventions of the blue section health teaching - answer ✅✅___ communicates facts, ideas, and skills that change knowledge, attitudes, values, beliefs, behaviors, and practices of individuals, families, systems, and/or communities. counseling - answer ✅✅___ establishes an interpersonal relationship with a community, a system, family or individual intended to increase or enhance their capacity for self-care and coping. consultation - answer ✅✅___ seeks information and generates optional solutions to perceived problems or issues through interactive problem solving with a community, system, family or individual. The community, system, family or individual selects and acts on the option best meeting the circumstances -collaboration -coalition building -community organizing - answer ✅✅what are the 3 interventions of the red section collaboration - answer ✅✅___ commits two or more persons or organizations to achieve a common goal through
enhancing the capacity of one or more of the members to promote and protect health coalition building - answer ✅✅___ promotes and develops alliances among organizations or constituencies for a common purpose. It builds linkages, solves problems, and/or enhances local leadership to address health concerns. community organizing - answer ✅✅___ helps community groups to identify common problems or goals, mobilize resources, and develop and implement strategies for reaching the goals they collectively have set -advocacy -social marketing -policy development and enforcement - answer ✅✅what are the 3 interventions of the yellow section Advocacy - answer ✅✅___ is to pleads someone's cause or act on someone's behalf, with a focus on developing the community, system, individual or family's capacity to plead their own cause or act on their own behalf social marketing - answer ✅✅___ uses commercial marketing principles and technologies for programs designed to influence the knowledge, attitudes, values, beliefs, behaviors, and practices of the population of interest