Sherpath Ch 3: Community-Based Nursing Flashcards

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community-based nurses provide more

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direct nursing care to individuals, families, and groups in a community than do public health nurses

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setting-specific

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as care is provided for individuals and families where they live, work, and go to school

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three defining characteristics of a community are

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people, (2) place, and (3) social interaction or common interests, values, or goals.

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Geopolitical Communities

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formed by natural and/or man-made boundaries and include cities, counties, states, and nations. Other commonly recognized geopolitical communities are school districts, census tracts, zip codes, and neighborhoods.

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Phenomenologic Communities

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refer to relational, interactive groups. In these communities, the place or setting is more abstract, and people share a group perspective or identity based on culture, values, history, interests, and goals. Examples of phenomenologic communities are schools, colleges, and universities; churches, synagogues, and mosques; and various groups and organizations, such as social networks.

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vulnerable populations

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defined as groups who are more likely to require health care as a result of excess of health risks, limited access to health services, and dependency on others for care

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Community-as-Client philosophy

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views the community as the recipient of nursing services, focusing on the health of a population rather than that of individual patients

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Types of data that provide information about communities include

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Primary sources: Collected directly through interaction with community members (e.g., participant observation, key informants, focus groups)
Secondary sources: Collected through existing reports on the community, including census, vital statistics, numerical reports, and information from reference books

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Community assessment involves

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collecting data on the population, monitoring health status, and making information available about the health of the community.

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A windshield survey is a

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visual assessment of a community and is performed by walking or driving through a community. This process begins the initial needs assessment by collecting data through simple observation of the community’s geography, population, environment, industry, education, recreation, communication, transportation, and public services.

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