Quiz 3: Chapter 18

Question 1

Active Participation (p.400)

Answer 1

Specifically, emphasizes a community member–professional

partnership approach.

Question 2

Aggregate (p.398)

Answer 2

A population or group of individuals who share common personal or environmental characteristics.

Question 3

Coalitions (p.399)

Answer 3

Formal partnerships in which individuals and organizations serve in defined capacities such as steering committees, advisory committees, and workgroups; are also considered active partnerships.

Question 4

Community (p.398)

Answer 4

A group of people that share something in common, such as geographic location, interests, or values.

Question 5

Community as Client (p.398)

Answer 5

The nursing focus is on the collective or common good of the population, instead of on individual health.

Question 6

Community as Partner (p.407)

Answer 6

Based on nursing processes and theories, and emphasizes the dynamic nature of community systems as integral to the health of residents.

Question 7

Community Health (p.399)

Answer 7

Reflected in the health behaviors and subsequent outcomes of its residents and also by the ability of the community as a system to support healthy individuals.

Question 8

Community Health Workers (p.401)

Answer 8

Are not professional or licensed health care providers but are community members from diverse backgrounds who receive training to do health outreach work.

Question 9

Core Public Health Functions (p.399)

Answer 9

Assessment, assurance, and policy development.

Question 10

Demographic Data (p.415)

Answer 10

The ages, gender, marital information, births and infant deaths, race or ethnicity, and density of the population.

Question 11

Distributive Justice (p.399)

Answer 11

Means treating people fairly, and distributing resources and burdens equitably among the members of a society.

Question 12

Focus Group (p.406)

Answer 12

Similar to an interview, in that it collects data mainly through asking open-ended questions to participants but to a small group rather than an individual.

Question 13

Gatekeepers (p.401)

Answer 13

Refer to formal or informal community leaders who create opportunities for nurses to meet diverse members of the community.

Question 14

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (p.407)

Answer 14

A set of software and technology that can create maps electronically.

Question 15

Health Indicators (p.403)

Answer 15

Numerical measures of health outcomes, such as morbidity and mortality, as well as determinates of health and population characteristics.

Question 16

Key Informants (p.404)

Answer 16

Can be identified through formal or informal channels in the community. They might be leaders in a sector of the community such as a church congregation, civic club, governmental body or neighborhood.

Question 17

Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) (p.399)

Answer 17

A community assessment model that features community partnerships as a central activity.

Question 18

Morbidity (p.415)

Answer 18

The rate of disease in a population.

Question 19

Mortality (p.415)

Answer 19

The rate of death in a population.

Question 20

NANDA (p.418)

Answer 20

Standardized classification system to accommodate a diagnosis formation; may require some adaptation to the community for certain diagnoses.

Question 21

Omaha Systems (p.418)

Answer 21

Was developed by visiting nurses and expands beyond the psychological domain and includes environmental, psychosocial, and health-related behaviors domains; addresses the intervention scheme and the problem rating scale for outcomes .

Question 22

Partnership (p.400)

Answer 22

Means the active participation and involvement of the community or its representatives in healthy change.

Question 23

Passive Participation (p.399)

Answer 23

The antithesis of the partnership approach most valued in nurse-community partnerships, in which all partners are actively involved in and share power in assessing, planning, and implementing needed community changes.

Question 24

Population-Centered Practice (p.399)

Answer 24

Seeks healthful change for the whole community’s benefit.

Question 25

Primary Data (p.401)

Answer 25

Are collected directly through interaction with community members, which may include community leaders or interested stakeholders.

Question 26

Public Health Nursing Competencies (p.401)

Answer 26

Include eight major domains: analytic and assessment skills, policy/development program planning skills, communication skills, cultural competency skills, community dimensions of practice skills, public health sciences skills, financial management and planning skills, and leadership and systems thinking skills.

Question 27

Participant Observation (p.404)

Answer 27

Refers to the deliberate sharing in the life of a community, for example, participating in a local fair or festival or attending a political or social event.

Question 28

Photovoice (p.406)

Answer 28

A community assessment technique in which community members take photos to represent a topic or theme about community health.

Question 29

Secondary Data (p.401)

Answer 29

Obtained through existing reports on the community including census, vital statistics, and numerical reports or information from reference books.

Question 30

Socio-Ecological Model (p.399)

Answer 30

Views individuals as having dynamic interactions with social and environmental features of communities, for example social networks, organizations such as schools and businesses, media, government policies, and natural and built environments.

Question 31

Social Justice (p.399)

Answer 31

Means ensuring that vulnerable groups are included in equitable distribution of resources.

Question 32

Spatial Data (p.407)

Answer 32

Can come from primary or secondary sources, and most of the information gathered in a community assessment has a spatial component: it is located somewhere in the community. By assessing the spatial distribution of health resources and disparities, we can place programs in neighborhoods where the impact will be greatest.

Question 33

Stakeholders (p.404)

Answer 33

Include anyone with a personal or occupational interest or concern in a community’s life.

Question 34

Utilitarianism (p.399)

Answer 34

Means doing the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

Question 35

Windshield Survey (p.408)

Answer 35

A method of simple observation. The nurse riding in a vehicle can observe many dimensions of a community’s life and environment through the windshield.