NR472_Exam1

Question 1

Who is Lilian Wald

Answer 1

public health nurse, found of american community nursing. Created Henry Street.

Question 2

What is the Henry Street Settlement

Answer 2

social services, art programs and healthcare services

Question 3

What is a partnership?

Answer 3

partner w/ communities and populations to address health and social conditions

Question 4

4 ways to advocate for patients

Answer 4

housing, education, access to care, lifestyle changes

Question 5

1. What is primary prevention
2. What is secondary prevention
3. What is tertiary prevention

Answer 5

1. No health issue, education, health promotion, and specific protection, Vaccinations
2. Screenings! early diagnosis,p rompt tx, disability limitation
3. Restoration, rehab. Most severe admtted

Decide how severe disease is, before answering. If no disease its primary

Question 6

1. Examples of Primary
2. What is an example of prevention of all three (1,2,3)

Answer 6

1. fluoride i water, hand hygiene campaign, teaching
2. Health fairs

Question 7

What is the focus of population based care?

Answer 7

greatest good for greatest number of people

Question 8

What are the 3 levels of interventions

Answer 8

1. Systems
2. Community
3. Individual

Question 9

What is a system?

Answer 9

Policy or decision making how they affect communities. Ex: health teaching, counseling

Question 10

What is a community

Answer 10

• grps of individuals held together by similar characteristicsn, needs, functions.
• Part of the whole

Question 11

What is an individual comprised of?

Answer 11

individuals & families

Question 12

What is an aggregate?

Answer 12

• population group within defined population
• many different communities
• sum/whole
• ex: federal gov’t, the unemployed in a community

Question 13

What is a population

Answer 13

• collection people with common tratis (phys, environmental)

Question 14

What is a subpopulation

Answer 14

• group within the context of a larger group
• ex: older than 65- that smoke

Question 15

What is case management?

Answer 15

• ensure utilization of services and resources
• assistance within, between and outside of facilities.

Question 16

Core Public Health Functions x3

Answer 16

1. Assessment
2. Assurance
3. Policy Development

Question 17

How does public health assess?

Answer 17

• diagnose/investigate
• monitor health status
• ex: does community have enough doctors?
• recording the number of births and deaths
• tracking health trends
• conducting laboratory analyses
• evaluating the effectiveness of programs

Question 18

What does public health assure?

Answer 18

• enforce laws (sanitary codes)
• fit to work?
• access to health services
• competency
• effectiveness, accessibility
• research
• Ex: education. licensure, inspection

Question 19

What does public health do in terms of policy?

Answer 19

• inform
• educate
• empower
• set goals for health services
• mobilize community partnerships to idenfity and solve health problems
• standards of care
• ex:social marketing, health promotion, Setting immunization standards for children

Question 20

What is primary health care

Answer 20

• Community oriented
• prevention
• self reliance
• curative, rehab

Question 21

What is primary care

Answer 21

• Community based
• individual
• cure
• generalist providers
• professional dominance