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Nurs382 Exam 1 Questions With Correct Answers.
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- NURS 382
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- Liberty University
Nurs382 Exam 1 Questions With Correct Answers.
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Nurs382 Exam 1 Questions With Correct Answerscommunity oriented nursing Correct Answer--goal=to prevent
disease/disability, and to preserve, promote, maintain health
-primary focus is health care of community or populations
*provide healthcare to promote QoL*
-includes public health nursing
community based nursing Correct Answer--goal=to manage acute and
chronic health conditions in community
*illness oriented*
public health Correct Answer--includes study of epidemiology, stats,
assessment, program planning and policy development
-what society collectively does to ensure that conditions exist in which
people can be healthy
3 public health core functions Correct Answer-assessment, policy
development, assurance
-are achieved when nurses work in partnerships with others (nations,
states, communities, organizations, groups, individuals)
assessment Correct Answer--systematic data collection on population,
monitoring pop's health status, and making info about health of the
community available
-includes Mcfarlane Model
,-a public health core function
policy development Correct Answer--developing policies that support
heath of population though leadership and research
-a public health core function
assurance Correct Answer--making sure that essential community-
oriented health services are available
-a public health core function
outcomes of public health practice Correct Answer--health
promotion,health protection, illness prevention
health promotion Correct Answer--activities designed to promote the
overall health of the population
-an outcomes of public health practice
-level of wellness (Everyone's is different) --> can be paraplegic and
have wellness)
health protection Correct Answer--minimization of health risks arising
from the environment.
-an outcomes of public health practice
illness prevention Correct Answer--activities designed to prevent the
occurrence of specific health problems.
, -an outcomes of public health practice
primary prevention Correct Answer--Action taken prior to occurrence of
health problems and directed toward avoiding their occurrence.
-Exercise, eating right,
**vaccination, immunizations**
secondary prevention Correct Answer--early identification and treatment
of existing health problems
-screenings: HIV, pap smears, scoliosis screenings, cancer screenings,
mammograms
tertiary prevention Correct Answer--Activity aimed at returning the
client to highest level of function and preventing further deterioration in
health.
-ex=rehab
population Correct Answer--general public or society or a collection of
communities
-ex=different types of nurses (trauma, OB, peds)
aggregate Correct Answer--populations with some common
characteristic who frequently have common concerns, but may not
interact with each other to address those concerns
-ex=home health nurses, pediatrics-going into schools, teen pregnancy
prevention
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