Overview of Community Health Nursing
Factors Influencing Community Health
Planning Programs
Practice Settings & Aggregates
100
The definition of the ethical principle of respect for autonomy
What is the clients select health actions that fulfill their goals
100
family and culture, social and environmental, access, health care financing.
What are the four groups of factors that influence community health?
100
Plan, organize, implement, and evaluate intervention programs that address the specific health needs of the community.
What is the desired outcome of of community health program planning?
100
home health, hospice, occupational health, faith community (missionary or parish), school, case managers.
What are the six stated practice settings for community health nurses?
200
The definition of nomaleficence
What is "no harm is done when applying standards of care?
200
When it is difficult for a nurse or client to understand the other's language.
When should an interpreter be used?
200
Set by analysis of assessment data Established by extent of the problem, the relevance, and estimated impact of the intervention.
How are priorities set and established?
200
clients who are terminally ill. Medical care toward a cure are stopped and focus is on relief of pain and suffering, and enhancing quality of life. Family is considered part of the care system.
What are the patient requirements for hospice?
300
The Host, the Agent, and the Environment
What are the three components of the epidemiological triangle?
300
toxins, air pollution, and water pollution.
What are three groups of environmental risks?
300
Informant interviews, community forum, secondary data, participant observation, windshield survey, focus groups, surveys.
What are the types of data collection?
300
teaching good nutrition, teaching knowledge of health hazards, providng information on immunizations and how to use protective equipment.
What are occupational health nurses roles and responsibilities in primary prevention?
400
Assessing to determine needs, interventions to protect ad promote health and prevent disease for a specific population.
What are the purposes of population-focused nursing?
400
toxins = lead, pesticides, mercury, solvents, asbestos, radon. air pollution = CO2, particulates, ozone, lead, aerosols, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and tobacco smoke. water pollution = wastes, erosion, run-off from chemicals added to the soil.
What are two examples of each type of environmental risk category?
400
community awareness of problem, their readiness to acknowledge and address the problem, available experts/$, severity of problem, and amount of time needed for resolution.
What are considerations in setting priorities among identified community problems when in the diagnosis stage of planning programs?
400
personal health counseling, health education, liason between faith community and local resources, facilitating support groups and spiritual support.
What are the roles of the parish nurse?
500
Study of health-related trends in population to prevent disease, & maintain and protect health.
What is epidemiology?
500
Investigate exposures, Present work, Residence, Environmental concerns, Past work, Activities, Referrals and resources, Educate (risk reduction, prevention, follow-up).
What are the components of the I PREPARE mnemonic.
500
thorough assessment accurate interpretation of data collaboration with community partners effective communication patterns sufficient resources logical planning skilled leadership
What are helpful strategies to implementing community health programs?
500
vision and hearing height and weight oral health scoliosis infestations (lice) general physical examination
As a secondary prevention activity, what are six screenings a school nurse should provide?
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