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Within federally funded programs for preschool children, from a community-oriented nursing
care perspective, nursing services could be provided to individual children by conducting
developmental-level screening tests to evaluate each child's level of cognitive and psychomotor
development in comparison with established standards for children of the same age. This is
population-focused service.
Public health nursing is a specialty with a distinct focus and scope of practice and requires a
special knowledge base different from other specialty areas of nursing. A public health nurse
would first be interested in:
drug treatments for diabetes. populations
with the highest rate of diabetes.
educational materials for individuals with diabetes.
new technology for diabetic care. ✔✔b. populations with the highest rate of diabetes.
,The primary focus that has differentiated public health nursing from other specialties has been
the emphasis on the population rather than on individuals or families.
A state agency has received multiple complaints regarding the availability of elder transportation
services to a specific county senior center. The state agency assigns a public health nurse to work
with the community to evaluate its program for elder transportation services to publicly
sponsored elder care programs. The public health core function applied is:
assurance. policy
development.
primary prevention.
public transportation. ✔✔a. assurance.
The public health core function of assurance focuses on the responsibility of public health
agencies to be sure that activities are appropriately carried out to meet public health goals and
plans.
A nurse planning a smoking cessation clinic for adolescents in the local middle schools and high
schools is providing:
,community-oriented care. community-based
care. secondary care. tertiary care. ✔✔a.
community-oriented care.
Community-oriented nurses emphasize health protection, maintenance, and promotion and
disease prevention, as well as self-reliance among clients.
In a community clinic that screens and treats individuals for cardiovascular disorders, the nurse
practicing public health/population-focused nursing would most likely ascertain:
a holistic treatment plan. a
specific clinical diagnosis.
individual dietary interventions for cardiovascular disorders.
the prevalence rate of cardiovascular disorders among various groups. ✔✔d. the prevalence rate
of cardiovascular disorders among various groups.
A community-oriented nurse has identified obesity as a problem in the middle school. The next
step in a population-focused practice is to make information available about the health of the
middle school students. This describes the public health core function of:
assessment. assurance.
, policy development.
research. ✔✔a. assessment.
The three public health core functions are assessment, policy development, and assurance.
Assessment is systematic data collection on the population, monitoring the population's health
status, and making information available about the health of the community.
The federal agency most responsible for improving the health status of the American people is
the:
Office of Health Preparedness.
Office of Global Affairs.
Food and Drug Administration.
US Department of Health and Human Services. ✔✔d. US Department of Health and Human
Services.
The US Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) is the federal agency most
heavily involved with the health and welfare concerns of US citizens. The department includes
the Office of the Secretary, 11 agencies, and a program support center. It is charged with
regulating health care and overseeing the health status of America.
Implementing a community-level program, such as walking for exercise, to assist citizens in
improving health behaviors is an example of which level of prevention?
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