NR442-Community Health (Weeks One, Two, & Three) First Test 2024/25 What influenced the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act? - ANSWER Strongly influenced by the rising numbers of uninsured & underinsured What is the goal of Community and Public Health Nursing? - ANSWER To preserve the health of the community and surrounding population including healing maintenance of individuals, families, and groups within the community.What is Public Health? - ANSWER A long term commitment to the community to focus on health promotion and prevention.*Population based *Grounded in social justice *Relies on science of epidemiology Describe Nursing - ANSWER Relationship based care in an
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*Grounded in an ethic of caring *Holistic 1 / 4
*Sensitivity to diversity What are the goal of Public Health? - ANSWER *Preventing Disease *Prolonging life *Promoting Individual and Community Health Describe Community-based nursing - ANSWER All nursing care provided outside of an acute care into the community.
- Provision of personal care to individuals and families in the community.
What are the roles of a Community Nurse? - ANSWER - Immunizations -Communicable disease surveillance & control -Teach & monitor blood borne pathogen control -Advise on prevention of vector borne diseases -Teach methods for responsible sexual behavior & screen for STDs -Screen for TB, identify TB contacts, & deliver directly observed TB treatment.What is Community-oriented nursing? - ANSWER All nursing care that is provided within in the overall focus of the well beings of the community. 2 / 4
Describe a community - ANSWER People, place, social interactions/common characteristics *Two types -Geopolitical -Phenomenological Describe geopolitical - ANSWER A spatial designation; a geographic or geopolitical area or place.Describe phenomenological - ANSWER Relationally-bound by similar characteristics, goals, and/or interests but do not live in the same area (Military) What are social determinants of health? - ANSWER The conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age, shaped by the distribution of money, power, and resources at global, national, and local levels -Childhood experiences -Housing -Education -Social Support 3 / 4
-Family income -Employment -Communities -Health Service access Name some Health Disparities - ANSWER *Culture *Literacy *Language *Geography *Socio-economic *Access *Gender *Religion What are the two major causes of death amoungst all ethics? - ANSWER *Heart diseases and Cancer What are some benefits of public health practices? - ANSWER *Improved life expectancy *Population-based prevention programs *Potential issues identified *Fundings
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