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NUR 4150 - Community Exam 2 Study Guide/NUR 4150 - Community Exam 2 Study Guide. Chapter 3 The Changing US Health and Public Health Care Systems Objectives Describe the events and trends that influence the status of the health care system. Discuss key aspects of the private health care system. Define public health and the nurse’s role. Compare and contrast the current public health system with the model of primary health care. Assess the effects of health care and insurance reform on populatio...

Chapter 1 Mental Health and Mental Illness (ATI ch 1)  Historical Overview o Early beliefs centered on mental illness in terms of evil spirits or supernatural/magical powers that entered the body and taken over o Those who suffered from a mental illness were often beaten and starved and tortured  This was done to try and get rid of the evil spirits o Also used witchcraft on individuals; burned at the stake because they were thought to be witches o Hippocrates associated mental ill...

NUR 4150 - Community Exam 2 Study Guide/NUR 4150 - Community Exam 2 Study Guide. Chapter 3 The Changing US Health and Public Health Care Systems Objectives Describe the events and trends that influence the status of the health care system. Discuss key aspects of the private health care system. Define public health and the nurse’s role. Compare and contrast the current public health system with the model of primary health care. Assess the effects of health care and insurance reform on populatio...

NUR 4150 - Community Health Exam 1 Study Guide/NUR 4150 - Community Health Exam 1 Study Guide. LEVELS OF PREVENTION Primary Prevention: trying to prevent yourself from getting a disease, educate Example: vaccines before kids go to school or a public health nurse develops a health education program for a population of school age children that teaches them about the effects of smoking on health Secondary Prevention: trying to detect a disease early and prevent it from getting worse Example: screen...

NUR 4150 - Community Exam 2 Study Guide/NUR 4150 - Community Exam 2 Study Guide. Chapter 3 The Changing US Health and Public Health Care Systems Objectives Describe the events and trends that influence the status of the health care system. Discuss key aspects of the private health care system. Define public health and the nurse’s role. Compare and contrast the current public health system with the model of primary health care. Assess the effects of health care and insurance ...

NUR 4150 - Community Health Exam 1 Study Guide/NUR 4150 - Community Health Exam 1 Study Guide. LEVELS OF PREVENTION Primary Prevention: trying to prevent yourself from getting a disease, educate Example: vaccines before kids go to school or a public health nurse develops a health education program for a population of school age children that teaches them about the effects of smoking on health Secondary Prevention: trying to detect a disease early and prevent it from getting worse...

1. Which of the following statements is true with regard to a population focus in public health nursing? -Attention is given to the population or community as a whole, regardless of whether those within the population do or do not access the health care system. 2. Which of the following questions should a nurse who has a public health focus ask of the County Health Department? All that Apply -What subpopulations are at greatest risk in our community? -What do our citizens think are the mos...

POPULATION FOCUSED CARE Exam 1 Study Guide 2021 “UPSTREAM THINKING” VS. TRADITIONAL HEALTHCARE INTERVENTIONS Upstream thinking considers the social, economic, and environmental origins of health problems (determinants of health) that manifest at the population level. The upstream thinking perspective is applied to an examination of environmentally associated health problems and the opportunities that citizens have (or do not have) to access information and resources to make health-promot...