Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Community Nursing > Population Health > Flashcards

Population Health Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
Nursing Pharmacology flashcards NCLEX-RN® flashcards Nursing Mental Health flashcards Nursing Fundamentals flashcards Nursing Safety & Infection flashcards Nursing Adult Health flashcards NCLEX-PN® flashcards Nursing Management of Care flashcards Nursing Pediatrics flashcards Nursing Maternity flashcards
1
Q

The lifespan wellness & disease experiences of aggregate groups of people (local, state, national or international geographic regions) or populations with common characteristics

A

Population health

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Population health vs. Public Health

A

Population health is about what a system is doing for their community & Public health is about what we’re doing as a society.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Who was the 1st public health nurse

A

Lillian Wald

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Lillian Wald founded the ______ ______ ______ House & initiated the 1st ________ health nursing program

A

Henry Street Settlement

Public

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Who was the founder of modern nursing that trained nurses during the Crimean War

A

Florence Nightingale aka Kaitlyn’s fave

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Employment, housing, education, safety, zip codes provider availability are examples of

A

Upstream Determinants of health= Social Determinants of health

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Public health is NOT the same as population health. Population health tends to be more concerned with _____

A

outcomes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Which statement about the Intervention Wheel is true?

a. It provides a graphic illustration of population-based public health practice.
b. It describes in detail the components of public health nursing.
c. It demonstrates the practice of community health nurses for policy and lawmakers.
d. It is a framework used by all health departments in the United States.

A

ANS: A
The Intervention Wheel provides a graphic illustration that gives public health nurses a means to describe the full scope and breadth of their practice.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What is the purpose of the color-coded wedges on the Intervention Wheel?

a. The interventions are grouped together in related wedges.
b. The wedges consist of referral information for each wedge.
c. The element of health teaching is the predominant feature of each wedge.
d. Coalition building must be implemented with each wedge.

A

ANS: A

Each wedge consists of related interventions. The other answers describe some of the individual wedges.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

The levels of practice encompassed by the Intervention Wheel are:

a. Communities, individuals and families, and systems
b. Assessment, diagnosis, and evaluation
c. Primary, secondary, and tertiary
d. Communities, populations, and aggregates

A

ANS: A

Communities, individuals and families, and systems are the three levels of public health nursing practice.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Which level of the Intervention Wheel locates individuals and families with identified risk factors and connects them with resources

A

Case finding

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Which level of Intervention Wheel describes and monitors health events through ongoing and systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of health data for the purpose of planning, implementing, and evaluating public health interventions.

A

Survelliance

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Which level of the intervention wheel systematically gathers and analyzes data regarding threats to the health of populations, ascertains the source of the threat, identifies cases and others at risk, and determines control measures.

A

Disease &other health event investigations

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Which (LOP) Wheel locates populations of interest or populations at risk and provides information about the nature of the concern, what can be done about it, and how services can be obtained.

A

Outreach

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Which (LOP) Wheel identifies individuals with unrecognized health risk factors or asymptomatic disease conditions in populations.

A

Screenings

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Which (LOP) Wheel assists individuals, families, groups, organizations, and/or communities to identify and access necessary resources in order to prevent or resolve problems or concerns.

A

Referral & follow-up

17
Q

Which (LOP) wheel optimizes self-care capabilities of individuals and families and the capacity of systems and communities to coordinate and provide services.

A

Case Management

18
Q

Which (LOP) Wheel is direct care tasks a registered professional nurse carries out under the authority of a health care practitioner as allowed by law. Delegated functions also include any direct care tasks a registered professional nurse entrusts to other appropriate personnel to perform.

A

Delegated functions

19
Q

Which LOP Wheel communicates facts, ideas, and skills that change knowledge, attitudes, values, beliefs, behaviors, and practices of individuals, families, systems, and/or communities

A

Health teaching

20
Q

Which LOP wheel establishes an interpersonal relationship with a community, system, family, or individual intended to increase or enhance his or her capacity for self-care and coping.

A

Counseling

engages the community, system, family, or individual at an emotional level

21
Q

Which LOP wheel seeks information and generates optional solutions to perceived problems or issues through interactive problem solving with a community, system, family, or individual. The community, system, family, or individual selects and acts on the option best meeting the circumstances.

A

Consultation

22
Q

Which LOP Wheel commits two or more persons or organizations to achieve a common goal through enhancing the capacity of one or more of the members to promote and protect health.

A

Collab

23
Q

Which LOP Wheel promotes and develops alliances among organizations or constituencies for a common purpose. It builds linkages, solves problems, and/or enhances local leadership to address health concerns.

A

Coalition Building

24
Q

Which LOP Wheel helps community groups to identify common problems or goals, mobilize resources, and develop and implement strategies for reaching the goals they collectively have set.

A

Community Organizing

25
Q

Which LOP Wheel pleads someone’s cause or acts on someone’s behalf, with a focus on developing the capacity of the community, system, individual, or family to plead their own cause or act on their own behalf.

A

Advocacy

26
Q

Which LOP Wheel uses commercial marketing principles and technologies for programs designed to influence the knowledge, attitudes, values, beliefs, behaviors, and practices of the population of interest.

A

Social Marketing

27
Q

Which LOP Wheel places health issues on decision-makers’ agendas, acquires a plan of resolution, and determines needed resources. Policy development results in laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, and policies.

A

Policy development

28
Q

Which LOP Wheel compels others to comply with the laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, and policies created in conjunction with policy development.

A

Policy enforcement

29
Q

Which domain of learning involves using skills

A

Psychomotor

30
Q

Which domain of learning involves using knowledge

A

Cognitive

31
Q

Which domain of learning involves using attitudes

A

affective

32
Q
  1. Reflect and strategize.
  2. Identify and Engage Stakeholders.
  3. Define the Community.
  4. Collect and Analyze Data.
  5. Prioritize Community Health Issues.
  6. Document and Communicate Results.

These are the steps to plan a ________________

A

Health education program

33
Q

What is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions

A

Health literacy

34
Q

Worse outcomes
> hospital time/stay
HIGH morbidity/mortality rate
HIGH HC $$$

These are examples of

A

Poor health literacy

Community Nursing (3 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions