Nur 404 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is community based nursing practice? Correct Answer Focuses on illness care in the community A result of increased hospital costs What is community-oriented nursing (aka Community Health Nursing) ? Correct Answer Philosophy of nursing service delivery Focused on the health care of the community or populations Uses investigation of major health and environmental problems, health surveillance, community diagnosis Goal is to prevent disease and preserve, promote, restore, and prot...

What is epidemiology? correct answers Investigation of patterns of health events in populations (distribution)* what is the definition of an agent? correct answers An animate or inanimate factor that must be present or lacking for a disease or condition to develop what is the definition of a host? correct answers a living species (human or animal) capable of being infected or affected by an agent what is the definition of an environment? correct answers all that is internal/external to ...

Infant milestones Correct Answer 2 months - holds up head, single vowel sounds 3 months-coos 5 months - uses palmar grasp 6 months - rolls back to front, holds bottle 8 months - sits unsupported, pincer grasp 9 months- understand "no" 11 months - starts cruising or walking with support 1 year-3-5 words and one word sentences Fontanel closure Correct Answer posterior fontanel closes by 2-3 months Anterior fontanel closes by 12-18 months Teeth Correct Answer babies have 6-8 teeth b...

What is transition shock? Correct Answer the inconsistency between the academic world and the work world. When does transition shock (reality shock) usually occur? Correct Answer occurs in new nurses when they enter the work environment after spending 2+ years in nursing school and suddenly feel unprepared Who published first on reality shock? Correct Answer Marlene Kramer in 1974 What are the transition shock phases? Correct Answer Honeymoon phase, Shock (Rejection) phase, Recovery pha...

Epidemiology Correct Answer patterns of health events in populations and factors which influence distribution Use this information to control health problems Incidence Correct Answer number of new cases Prevalence Correct Answer number of actual cases -- both old and new Mortality Correct Answer the number of deaths occurring in the specified group is divided by the population at risk Agent Correct Answer an animate or inanimate factor that must be present or lacking for a diseas...

Community Based Nursing Practice correct answers -Illness oriented care -manages acute and chronic conditions -a result of increased hospital cost Community-oriented nursing practice correct answers -promotes quality of life -primary focus is on health care of communities and populations -preserve, protect, promote, or maintain health and prevent disease Public Health Core Functions correct answers assessment, policy development, assurance Assessment correct answers systematically c...

Community Based Nursing Practice Correct Answer -Illness oriented care -manages acute and chronic conditions -a result of increased hospital cost Community-oriented nursing practiceCorrect Answer -promotes quality of life -primary focus is on health care of communities and populations -preserve, protect, promote, or maintain health and prevent disease Public Health Core FunctionsCorrect Answer assessment, policy development, assurance AssessmentCorrect Answer systematically collecti...

A nurse is using analytic epidemiology when conducting a research project. Which of the following projects is the nurse most likely completing? Correct answer determining factors contributing to childhood obesity A nurse is employed as a nurse epidemiologist. Which of the following activities would most likely be completed by the nurse? Correct answer evaluating the # of clients presenting w similar diseases A nurse is examining all of the various factors which can lead to disease. Which o...

Community Based Nursing Practice - ANSWERS-Illness oriented care -manages acute and chronic conditions -a result of increased hospital cost Community-oriented nursing practice - ANSWERS-promotes quality of life -primary focus is on health care of communities and populations -preserve, protect, promote, or maintain health and prevent disease Public Health Core Functions - ANSWERSassessment, policy development, assurance Assessment - ANSWERSsystematically collecting data, monitoring h...