Chapter 4

Question 1

Understanding the needs of a population in a certain area and factors that influence the health promotion and maintenance of that population.

Answer 1

Public Health Nursing

Question 2

Nursing care provided in the community with a focus on groups, families, and individuals in the community. This type of nurse may also specialize in working with a particular subpopulation within the community. Often work with difficult systems like welfare and encourage them to be more responsive to the needs of the population.

Answer 2

Community Health Nursing

Question 3

The first level of contact between members of a community and the health care delivery system.

Answer 3

Community based nursing centers

Question 4

Groups of patients who are more likely to develop health problems as a result of excess risks, limited access to health care services, and dependency on others for care

Answer 4

Vulnerable populations

Question 5

The identification and reporting of factors that influence the health of a community i.e. new infections, adolescent pregnancy rates, and MVA’s by teenage drivers.

Answer 5

Incidence Rates

Question 6

Making an appropriate plan of care based on assessment of patients and families and coordinating needed resources and services for a patient’s well-being across a continuum of care

Answer 6

Case Management

Question 7

Structure (locale), the people (population), and the social systems

Answer 7

3 components of community