NSG 3480 - Community Health Exam 1
Questions And Answers
What is the primary prevention that the occupational health nurse
is involved in? - - correct answer ✅An occupational health nurses
main job is to prevent injury and illness before the occur, this is
done by providing safety measures such as PPE
In the role of the home health nurse, how is the nursing process
used? - - correct answer ✅The role of the home health nurse is to
be a health advocate for the patient. The nurse must be able to
identify the priority needs of not only the patient but the family as
well.
What is community/public health nursing? - - correct answer ✅Is
associated with health and the identification of populations at risk
rather than with an episodic response to patient demand.
What is the mission of public health? - - correct answer ✅The
mission of public health is social justice, which entitles all people to
basic necessities such as adequate income and health protection
and accepts collective burdens to make it possible.
Public health assumes that it is society's responsibility to meet
basic needs of the people
T/F - - correct answer ✅T
,NSG 3480 - Community Health Exam 1
Questions And Answers
Community health nurses and public health nurses must align
themselves together to promote and preserve the health of
populations for a common goal of influencing sociocultural issues
such as as human rights, homelessness, violence, disability and
stigma of illness, which provides safety for all individuals.
T/F - - correct answer ✅T
When the Healthy People 2020 was under development, there
were 12 leading indicators that were identified which reflected the
major public health concerns of those in the U.S. What are these 12
indicators? - - correct answer ✅access to health services, clinical
prevention services, environmental quality, injury and violence,
maternal and infant and child health, mental health, nutrition and
physical activity and obesity, oral health, reproductive and sexual
health, social determinants, substance abuse, tobacco
The Healthy People 2020 goals increase life expectancy. True or
False - - correct answer ✅True
The leading health indicators can affect the health of individuals
and communities, and can be correlated with leading causes of
morbidity and mortality. True or false - - correct answer ✅True
, NSG 3480 - Community Health Exam 1
Questions And Answers
list for examples of a high risk lifestyle, and what potential hazard is
connected with that specific lifestyle. - - correct answer ✅1)
tobacco use linked to heart disease, stroke, and cancer; 2)
substance abuse is linked to accidents injuries, and violence; 3)
irresponsible, sexual behaviors linked to unwanted pregnancies,
STDs - including HIV and aids; 4) lack of access to healthcare linked
to poor pregnancy outcomes, untreated illnesses, and disabilities.
Define Community Health - - correct answer ✅community health
extends the realm of public health to include organized health
efforts at the community level through both government and
private efforts.
Define Primary Prevention - - correct answer ✅primary prevention
relates to activities, directed at preventing a problem before it
occurs by altering susceptibility or reducing exposure for
susceptible individuals. Primary prevention consists of two
elements: general health, promotion and specific protection.
Define secondary prevention - - correct answer ✅secondary
prevention refers to early detection and prompt intervention during
the period of early disease pathogenesis. Secondary prevention is
implemented after a problem has begun, but before signs and
symptoms appear, and targets those populations that have risk
factors
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