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NUR 410 Study Guide - Completed Flashcards

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Describe the 8 principles of public health nursing.

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1.) The population is the patient.
2.) Public health nurses are obligated to bring the greatest good for the most amount of people possible.
3.) The nurse & patient are equal.
4.) Primary prevention is the priority.
5.) The focus is on creating healthy envirionmental, social, & economic conditions.
6.) Public health nurses are obligated to reach out to anyone and everyone who may benefit from the services they provide.
7.) The use of research & evidence-based strategies is the best way to implement improvement in the community.
8.) Collaboration is the best way to protect the health of people.

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Determinants of Health

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1.) Physical environment
2.) Social environment
3.) Health behaviors & coping skills
4.) Access to health services
5.) Healthy child development
6.) Employment & working conditions

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List the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)

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  • Education (access & quality)
  • Health care (access & quality)
  • Neighborhood & built environment
  • Social & Community context
  • Economic stability
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What are healthcare disparities?

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differences in healthcare & health outcomes experienced by one population compared with another.

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What are the 3 major changes that have occured to bring about change to 21st century healthcare?

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1.) Development of patient-centered care
2.) Increased use of technology
3.) Increased personal responsibility / autonomy

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What is patient-centered care?

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The shift toward patient-centered care means that a broader range of outcomes needs to be measured from the patient’s perspective to understand the true benefits & risk of healthcare interventions.

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What is the public health intervention wheel?

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17 interventions

  • Actions taken on behalf of individuals, families, communities, & systems to protect or improve health status
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Lemuel Shattuck

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Who is he & what did he do?

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  • Published Massachusetts Sanitary Commission
  • Recommended the establishment of health departments at the state level & local health boards in every town
  • Created vital statistics/research from “Shattuck report” of unsanitary conditions & outcomes

1850

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Dorthea Dix

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Who is she & what did she do?

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  • Lifelong campaign to improve the life of the mentally ill
  • Funds to establish the 1st hospital for the mentally ill
  • Worked to improve quality of life & care for mentally ill patients

1840 - 1841

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Clara Barton

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Who is she & what did she do?

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Convinced congress to establish the American Red Cross with an extended mission to provide aid for natural disasters

  • Helped create American Red Cross & provide aid for disasters
  • Serviced during civil war

1882

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Lillian Wald

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  • Founder of Public Health Nursing
  • 1912 National Organization for Public Health Nursing was established & Lillian Wald was the first President
  • Established Henry Street Settlement in 1893 on the Lower East Side

HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT
* Acute & long-term care with payment based on client’s ability to pay
* Taught health & hygiene to immigrant women
* Services: visiting nurses association in NYC
* 1880s unsanitary – cowded areas which created prevalent disease
* Education prevention can help reduce illness

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Florence Nightingale

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  • Prevention of infections with improved sanitary conditions
  • Improved environmental conditions
  • Opened the first school of nursing (1860) at St. Thomas Hospital in London
  • 1851 – attended Flider’s school for deaconesses
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Mary Breckinridge

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  • 1925 – Established the Frontier Nursing Service in the U.S. to provide access to healthcare in remote Appalachian regions of southeastern Kentucky
  • Reduce maternal & infant mortality
  • Improve health of children
  • Established rural healthcare (southeastern Kentucky in Appalachian regions)
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John Snow – who was he & what did he do?

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Physician who conducted epidemiology of cholera outbreaks due to contaminated water in broad street

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Edward Jenner: who was he & what did he do?

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  • Physician & father of immunology
  • Discovered the Smallpox vaccine
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William Rathbone: who was he & what did he do?

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Development of district nursing in England

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Edwin Chadwick: who was he & what did he do?

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  • Created reports on sanitation conditions of the laboring populations
  • Poor law amendment act
  • public health activist in the 1800s
  • believed in using science as a means for social improvement
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Joseph Lister: who was he & what did he do?

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Father of sterilization

  • prevented infection after surgery
  • introduced sterile technique which transformed surgical practice
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What is epidemiology?

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The science of prevention

  • The study of the distribution & determinants of states of health & illness in human populations
  • Used both as a research method to study states of health / illness and as a body of knowledge that results from the study of a specific state of health or illness.
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Name at least 3 challenges of the 21st century related to Public Health Nursing

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  • Engaging in evidence-based practice
  • Helping eliminate health disparities in underserved populations
  • Demonstrating cultural competence
  • Planning for community change
  • Contributing to a safe & healthy environment
  • Responding to emergencies, disasters, & terrorism
  • Responding to the global environment
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Know the difference in outreach, surveillance, screening, & case management.

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Surveillance: monitors health events through ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, & interpretation fo health data for planning, implementing, & evaluating public health interventions

Outreach: locates populations at risk, provides information, identifies possible actions, & identifies access to services.

Screening: Identifies individuals with unrecognized risk factors or asymptomatic conditions.

Case Management: coordination of a plan or process to bring health services & the self-care capabilities of the patient together as a common whole in a cost-effective way.

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What is surveillance?

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Know the difference between surveillance, outreach, screening, & case management

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Monitors health events through ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, & interpretation of health data for planning, implementing, & evaluating public health interventions

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What is Outreach?

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Know the difference between surveillance, outreach, screening, & case management

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Locates populations at risk, provides information, identifies possible actions, & identifies access to service.

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What is Screening?

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Know the difference between surveillance, outreach, screening, & case management

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Identifies individuals with unrecognized risk factors or asymptomatic conditions

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What is Case Management?

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Know the difference between surveillance, outreach, screening, & case management

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Coordination of a plan or process to bring health services & the self-care capabilities of the client together as a common whole in a cost-effective way.

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Explain the role of federal goverment regulation in public health.

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1.) Assess healthcare problems.
2.) Intervene by developing relevant healthcare policies that provide access to services.
3.) Esnure that services are delivered & outcomes are achieved.

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What agencies are involved in refugees / asylees?

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  • U.S. Department of Health & Human Servies (DHHS)
  • Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
  • Philanthropic organizations
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How are the NIH Healthcare research & quality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), & the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is directly involved with the health & healthcare of U.S. citizens or refugees?

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For example, the National Institutes of Health, Agency for the Healthcare Research & Quality, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are 3 important organizations in which research is undertaken & used effectively to address healthcare concerns such as HIV screening & care, adverse events in hospital settings, and measures to decrease the rates of emerging infectious diseases.

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What is the difference in private / philanthropic and government funding?

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Private / Philanthropic Funding: uses endowments or private funding to address the needs of individuals, families, & populations

Government Funding: the federal government allocates tax funds to state governments in support of specific public health programs.

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Describe politics in terms of public health / community nurisng?

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Process of influencing the allocation of resources.

  • Politics represents how conflicts are expressed & resolved in society
  • May also be a factor in deciding who participates or influences governmental decision making
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Describe policy in terms of public health / community nursing.

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Policies are guidelines that direct individuals’ behavior toward a specific goal.

  • principles that govern an action to achieve a given outcome
  • Deliberate course of action chosen by an individual or group to confront problems
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Describe health policy in terms of public health / community nursing.

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Policy that has an impact on the health of an individual, family, population, or community & is created by the government, an institution, or a professional association.

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What is Cost-Benefit Analysis?

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An economic approach or analysis tool used to evaluate the effectieness of a treatment or intervention.

  • Mathematically speaking, the net economic benefit can be calculated by subtracting the costs for a service from the benefits of the service
  • If the value is positive (+), it implies that the benefit from a specific intervention exceeds its cost.
  • An intervention is judged to be unworthy if its costs exceeds the benefits gained from carrying it out.
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What is quality of care?

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A concept used to evaluate the extent of how efficiently & effectively healthcare systems provide safe patient care at a reasonable cost to people in need.

  • It is a degree to which health services for individuals & populations increase the likelihood of a desired health outcome.
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List at least 3 benefits of the affordable care act.

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  • Lower costs
  • Improved access to primary care
  • Preventative care & prescription benefits
  • Cover pre-existing conditions
  • Extended young adults’ coverage
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Explain the following statement: Nurses focus on modifiable risks.

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Modifiable risk factors are what the patient is capable of changing such as lifestyle behaviors.

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What are non-governmental organizations (NGOs)?

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Agency that acquires resources to help others from private sources

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What areas will most likely be regulated by the Federal Government?

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  • Food (FDA)
  • Drugs (FDA)
  • Devices (FDA)
  • Occupation health
  • Enviornment
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List the steps in a policy making process

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1.) Setting an Agenda
2.) Policy Formulation
3.) Policy Adoption
4.) Policy Implementation
5.) Policy Assessment
6.) Policy Modification

All
Friends
Are
In
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Mood

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What is quality of care?

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The degree to which health services for individuals & populations increase the likelihood of desired outcomes & are consistent with current knowledge

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What are the 3 MAIN points of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010?

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The ACA was put in place to improve the quality, access, & affordability of healthcare.

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List the transtheoretical stages of change

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1.) Precontemplation: no screening programs scheduled & no intention to schedule screening

2.) Contemplation: no screening program scheduled but intend to start a program soon

3.) Preparation: no definite screening program, but have taken steps to develop a program

4.) Action: a developed screening prgoram & intent to sustain the program

5.) Maintenance: have had the program in place for some time & intent to continue

6.) Relapse: had a program, does not have a program currently, but intends to be active with a prgoram soon

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Describe the health belief model

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Threat as a motivator!!!!!

What is the likelihood a person is willing to change????

  • Client / Patient’s perspective – explains why they do what they do
  • Individual (microscopic)
  • Barriers, perspectives, biases

The following is perceived in the Health Belief Model:
* seriousness – what will happen to me?
* susceptibility – will this happen to me?
* benefits of tx – how will I not get the condition?
* barriers of tx – what is preventing me from making this change?
* cues to action – what is happening to me?
* Self-efficacy – I can do it

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Explain the 4 aspects of the health belief model & provide examples.

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The health belief model specifies that individual, family or community health-related behavior depends on:

1.) severity of the potential illness or physical change
2.) level of conceivable susceptibility
3.) benefits of taking preventative action
4.) what stands in the way of taking action toward the goal of health promotion

This model uses cues as an important way to remind people of health behaviors & to promote these actions – threat as a motivator

EXAMPLES:

  • “Don’t overdo it at dinner” (individual)
  • “Let’s try to do one thing tonight that is not related to a television set” (family)
  • Placing a “Got Milk” billboard in the neighborhood (community / population)
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What is health literacy?

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The degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, & understand basic health information & services needed to make appropriate decisions.

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Who helped develop Children’s Bureau?

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Lillian Wald

founder of public health nursing & created Henry Street Settlement

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Who helped develop the American Red Cross?

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Clara Barton

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Explain the Learning Model Skinner

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Health behaviors are seen as incremental steps toward a final goal

  • A goal is established & reinforced by the nurse, with rewards given for partial accomplishment if necessary. Incremental increases are then made as the pattern of behavior is shaped toward a specific goal. Reinfrocement is used as motivation to either continue or discontinue a behavior.

This model uses extrinsic or external factors for reinforcement.

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Describe Motivational Interviewing

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Directive, client-centered communication style for eliciting behavior change by helping patients / groups to explore & resolve ambivalence.

  • Focused, goal-oriented approach
  • Developed by Rollnick & Miller (1995)
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List actions involved in motivational interviewing

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  • Seek to understand the person’s frame of reference through reflective listening
  • Express acceptance & affirmation
  • Elicit & select reinforcing motivational statements of problem recognition, concern, desire, intention, & ability to change
  • Monitor degree of readiness to change & ensure that resistance is not generated by clinician control
  • Affirm freedom of choice & direction
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What is the logic model?

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Visual representation of how a program is organized

This includes:
* activities
* resources
* short-term & immediate outcomes
* program goals

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What is a Community Health Assessment / SMART Goals?

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A systematic process that may use several approaches, including key informant interviews, analysis of data on health status & health behavior indicators, observation, & community surveys.

The goal is to identify the community health problems that are the priorities for intervention, as well as community resources available to address each health problem.

SMART Goals:
* Specific
* Measurable
* Achievable
* Relevant
* Time-bound

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List the two assessment frameworks for community assessments.

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  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
54
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Who developed the framework for community health assessment & strategic planning?

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NACCHO (National Association of County and City Health Officials)

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What is MAPP (Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships)?

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MAPP focuses on community engagement to help communities identify & address public health priorities.

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Who is John Snow?

KAHOOT

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Removed the pump handle on the community’s water resource

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Who is Edwin Chadwick?

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Created reports on sanitation conditions of the laboring populations

sanitation reports

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Who created the smallpox immunization?

KAHOOT

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Edward Jenner

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Who was Edward Jenner?

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Created the smallpox vaccine

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What governed healthcare for the poor in England & became a prototype for later U.S. laws?

KAHOOT

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Elizabethan Poor Law (1601) church’s responsible for relief of the poor

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Who was Florence Nightengale?

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Mother of modern nursing

helped decrease men dying in the crimean war

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True or False: Florence Nightingale used the Coxcomb Charts to direct health policy.

KAHOOT

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TRUE

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True or False: In the Crimean War, equal amounts of people died on the battlefield than died of disease and battlefield injury..

KAHOOT

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TRUE

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Who was Joseph Lister?

KAHOOT

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Had improved surgical success with bones when dressings were soaked in acid

STERILE TECHNIQUE

65
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Who was Robert Kock?

KAHOOT

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Discovered causative agent for cholera and tubercle baccilus

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Who was Lois Pasteur?

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First to propose the existance of germs

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What did Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster establish?

KAHOOT

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district nursing service on lower east side of New York (Henry Street Settlement)

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The student nurse is being mentored by the RN at the ABC memorial hospital. The RN provided an example of patient centered care when…

a.) When the RN took the time out of a busy day to describe the benefits of computer assisted robotic surgical techniques which the hospital recently implemented.

b.) When the RN had the patient fill out a self-reported dietary personal preference form.

c.) When the RN recorded symptoms in the EHR.

d.) When the RN set up continuous glucose monitoring while the patient is in the hospital.

Quiz #1

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b.) When the RN had the patient fill out a self-reported dietary personal preference form.

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The professor wants to ensure that the students understand the challenges going forward for Public Health Nursing. What statement below provides reassurance of the comprehenssion of these challenges? (Select all that apply).

a.) Healthcare has been evolving toward a multifaceted system that empowers patients & clients.

b.) Rapidly advancing forms of technology are dramatically improving lives. THousands of new ideas are investigated each year, with hundreds of new medical devices submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration annually.

c.) The burden of disease is growing disproportionately in the world & is largely affected by climate, public policy, age of the population, socioeconomic conditions, & factors that place people at risk for illness.

d.) By participating in the develop in the development, implementation, & evaluation of culturally appropriate, community-based programs, nurses use their expertise to remedy the conditions that contribute to health disparities.

e.) Change in healthcare at all levels can occur through behavior change, or through modifications in the environment, public policy, social or cultural norms, or healthcare delivery.

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c.) The burden of disease is growing disproportionately in the world & is largely affected by climate, public policy, age of the population, socioeconomic conditions, & factors that place people at risk for illness.

d.) By participating in the develop in the development, implementation, & evaluation of culturally appropriate, community-based programs, nurses use their expertise to remedy the conditions that contribute to health disparities.

e.) Change in healthcare at all levels can occur through behavior change, or through modifications in the environment, public policy, social or cultural norms, or healthcare delivery.

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When describing competencies a public health nurse who is working at the executive level is at what level of her competency?

a.) Tier 5
b.) Tier 3
c.) Tier 1
d.) Tier 2
e.) Tier 4

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b.) Tier 3

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How many tiers of competency are their in public health nursing? Explain each tier.

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3 Tiers

  • Tier 1: entry-level public health professionals at the basic or generalist level (1 = RN in public health department)
  • Tier 2: individuals with management and/or supervisory responsibilities & are considered specialists or mid-level practitioners. (2 = someone who may start getting involved in management)
  • Tier 3: senior managers & leaders at the executive level who deal with multi-systems. (Tier 3 = in administration or executive leadership / management positions who make policy)

Quiz #1

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The free clinic is very community focused. Some of the programs include immunizations and classes on fire safety, health education, & car safety, to name a few. How would the nurse best explain the level of prevention used in this setting to colleagues?

a.) Quaternary
b.) Secondary
c.) Tertiary
d.) Primary

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d.) Primary

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Describe primary, secondary, & tertiary prevention in public health nursing.

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Primary: prevent the disease from occuring
* immunizations = primary prevention

Secondary: early screening / disease detection & treatment
* pap smear or mammogram = secondary prevention

Tertiary: attempts to manage / reduce the effects of the disease / disability that has already been established or diagnosed
* cardiac rehab for heart attack patients

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The federal government (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)) play an important role in regulation. These federal regulations relate to…

a.) Drugs, treatment regimes, & specialty licenses
b.) Food, drugs, & occupational health clinics
c.) Enviornmental health, drugs, & food
d.) Food, drugs, devices, occupational health, & the environment

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d.) Food, drugs, devices, occupational health, & the environment

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Which of the following statements is most accurate at describing the funding for healthcare?

a.) Funding for the healthcare system in the United states comes primarily from Medicare & Medicaid systems.

b.) Fudning for the healthcare system in the United States comes primarily from Medicare and Medicaid systems and TRICARE for the military personnel.

c.) Funding for the healthcare system in the United States comes primarily from privately owned health insurance companies.

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c.) Funding for the healthcare system in the United States comes primarily from privately owned health insurance companies.

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Where does fudning for the healthcare system in the United States primarily come from?

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privately owned health insurance comapnies

77
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What is the federal government (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) responsible for regulating?

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  • Food
  • Drugs
  • Devices
  • Occupational Health
  • Environment
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What is the Health Belief Model?

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a behavior change model that considers the severity of the potential illness or physical callenge, the level of conceivable susceptibility, the benefits of taking preventive action, & the challenges that may be faced in taking action toward the goal of health promotion.

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Which of the following describes Motivational Interviewing? (Select all that apply)

a.) Talking to patients with knowledge & authority.

b.) Client centered communication style.

c.) Is used primarily in social work counseling sessions.

d.) A communication style that attempts to understand a client’s perspectives & cultural views.

e.) Talking with patients to explore & resolve ambivalence.

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b.) Client-centered communication style

d.) A communication style that attempts to understand a client’s perspectives & cultural views.

e.) Talking with patients to explore & resolve ambivalence

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Describe the transtheoretical model in simple terms

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How ready are you to change a behavior?

Stages:
1.) Precontemplation
2.) Contemplation
3.) Preparation
4.) Action
5.) Maintenance
6.) Relapse

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Which model of care helps a clinician understand how ready a person is to change?

a.) Social learning model
b.) Health belief model
c.) Transtheoretical model
d.) Theory of reasoned action

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c.) Transtheoretical model

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Which of the following is a behavior change model that considers the severity of the potential illness or physical challenge, the level of conceivable susceptibility, the benefits of taking preventive action, & the challenges that may be faced in taking action toward the goal of health promotion?

a.) Theory of reasoned action
b.) Theory of planned behavior
c.) Transtheoretical model
d.) Health belief model

Quiz #1

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d.) Health belief model

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In 2001 IHI reported on points that ehanced patient quality of care. Which points were reported to ehance patient quality of care?

a.) Safety, effectiveness, & equality.
b.) Safety, effectiveness, patient centeredness, timeliness, & equality.
c.) Safety, effectivness, & patient centeredness.
d.) Effective treatment plans that have been evaluated.

Quiz #2

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b.) Safety, effectiveness, patient centeredness, timeliness, & equality.

Remember SETPE

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What aspects enhance patient quality of care? (based on report by IHI in 2001)

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Safety
Effectiveness
Timeliness
Patient centeredness
Equality

SETPE

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What are some of the current situations that present challenges for the nursing workforce to get more politically involved? (Select all that apply)

a.) No money to push policies forward.
b.) Heavy workloads with understaffing.
c.) Fear of retaliation.
d.) Perception of powerlessness.
e.) Not enough time to get involved.
f.) No advocacy groups represent nursing.

Quiz #2

A

b.) Heavy workloads with understaffing.
c.) Fear of retaliation.
d.) Perception of powerlessness.
e.) Not enough time to get involved.

86
Q

Which skill sets are importnat to have for a nurse to effectively take on a role in the state’s political decision making process? (Select all that apply)

a.) Social skills
b.) Ability to network
c.) Ability to lie convincingly
d.) Ability to understand others’ behaviors
e.) Diagnostic skills

Quiz #2

A

a.) Social skills
b.)Ability to network
d.) Ability to understand others’ skills

87
Q

A nurse needs to understand what the correct sequence of events occurs in the policy making process. Please choose the correct order.

a.) (1) policy formulation; (2) policy assessment; (3) policy adoption; (4) policy implementation; (5) policy modification; (6) setting an agenda

b.) (1) setting an agenda; (2) policy formulation; (3) policy adoption; (4) policy implementation; (5) policy assessment; (6) policy modification

c.) (1) setting an agenda; (2) policy formulation; (3) policy assessment; (4) policy modification; (5) policy adoption; (6) policy implementation

d.) (1) policy formulation; (2) setting an agenda; (3) policy implementation; (4) policy modification; (5) policy assessment; (6) policy adoption

Quiz #2

A

b.)

1.) Setting an agenda
2.) Policy formulation
3.) Policy adoption
4.) Policy implementation
5.) Policy assessment
6.) Policy modification

88
Q

In regards to Force Field Analysis the Levers of Change…

a.) Increase driving forces & decrease restraining forces.
b.) Decrease driving forces & increase restraining forces.
c.) Decrease driving forces.
d.) Increase driving forces & increase restraining forces.

Quiz #2

A

a.) Increase driving forces & decrease restraining forces.

89
Q

What is the purpose of using levers of change?

KNOW THIS!!!!!!

A

Increase driving forces and/or decrease restraining forces

Public policies such as tax increases on tobacco, alcohol, or soft drinks can serve as policy levers to bring about change in community health status.

90
Q

For th elast 6 months the Red Cross has been utilizing the new policy in regards to a 6 feet physical distance while completing the screening questions. The director wants to know how this new policy has been working. What stage of policy making is necessary with the directors request?

a.) Implementation
b.) Assessment
c.) Formulation
d.) Adoption

Quiz #2

A

b.) Assessment

91
Q

What statement below best describes what a cost-benefit analysis is for the nurse?

a.) The total payment.
b.) The out of pocket payments a patient has to pay.
c.) A reform that is an improvement to increase financial equity.
d.) The actual and direct cost of providing a service.

Quiz #2

A

d.) The actual & direct cost of providing a service.

92
Q

Community assessments should include appropriate ways to access & assess data, validate the findings, develop a plan to address challenges, & include a plan to evaluate interventions taht are instituted. Often times, the nurse will conduct what type of assessment? (Select all that apply)

a.) Chronic disease surveillance tracking system
b.) Windshield assessment
c.) Shoe leather epidemiology
d.) Surveillance tracker

Quiz #2

A

b.) Windshield assessment

c.) Shoe leather epidemiology

93
Q

To be designated a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), the services must include which of the following? (Select all that apply).

a.) Providing patients with their prescriptions whiel in office to ensure they do not loose them in the system.
b.) Performance reporting.
c.) Care management.
d.) Limit visits to 15 minutes to provide more access to all.
e.) Patient tracking & registry functions.
f.) Improved access & communication.

Quiz #2

A

b.) Performance reporting.
c.) Care management.
e.) Patient tracking & registry functions.
f.) Improved access & communication.

94
Q

The nurse is planning to apply for a grant because the clinic wants to have an educational series about diabetes. To assist in the planning, a ______ model was utilized. This model depicts what inputs, constraints, activities, outputs, & evaluations will be utilized. Described like a roadmap for the health intervention.

Quiz #2

A

Logic model

95
Q

What are examples of vital statistics?

A
  • Birth
  • Death
  • Marriages
  • Divorces
  • Adoption
96
Q

What do determinants of health consist of?

A

Genetics + SDOH

Community Health Exam 1 (4 decks)

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