Exam 1 - Chapter 2 Flashcards
Proper term for diseases that are always at a consistent level in populations
Endemic
Nursing intervention used by Florence Nightingale in treating wounded soldiers
Improvements in food, clothing, and cleanliness
How did Nightingale respond to some powerful leaders challenging her suggestions for reform of health care beyond the military war arena?
conveyed her statistical data in more detail and depth and shared it with political leaders.
What group was primarily responsible for the establishment of the first school of public health?
Rockefeller Foundation
As in other developed countries, what is the primary focus of health care efforts in the United States?
Chronic diseases
What helps explain the increased numbers of advanced practice nurses in primary care?
Most physicians are specialists
How do we explain the continued incidence of infectious diseases in the United States today?
No single theory explains illness
What is the primary concern both historically and today for many people when they become ill?
How can they afford time off work and lose pay to be ill?
Based on public health issues today, what is the major challenge for health care provider education?
Refocusing the curriculum from care of the individual to needs of aggregates
Why do folk healers continue to be consulted by many people, including well-educated American citizens?
Often effective
Integrate religion and medicine
Often use social interventions involving whole family as well as friends and neighbors
Current emphases are focusing attention on public health
Cost containment and managed care models
Fear of bioterrorism within our borders
