Definitions
type of health nursing that works with populations rather than individual clients
public health nursing
Describe a geographic community.
a community that is defined by geographic boundaries (city, town, neighborhood)
What public health nurse advocate created school nurses?
Lilian Wald
type of health nursing that focuses on specific, designated communities
community health nursing
what are some examples of a community?
citizens in a town, group of farmers, prison community, a tiny village in Appalachia, professional nurses
Who was the first person to use the term 'public health nursing'?
Lilian Wald
type of core public health function that monitors health status to identify and solve community health problems
assessment
Describe a definition of a community.
collection of people who interact with one another and whose common interests or characteristics form the basis for a sense of unity or belonging
Who was the first African American public health nurse?
Jessie Sleet
a core public health function that mobilizes community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems and informs, educates, and empowers people about health issues
policy development
List settings for a community health nurse to practice work.
homes, ambulatory services, schools, occupational health, residential institutions, faith communities
What was the first collegiate public health nursing program?
core public health function that ensures competent public and personal health care workforces and evaluates effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services
assurance
Describe the three levels of community health prevention and examples of each (primary, secondary, and tertiary).
Primary: keep illness or injury from occurring.
Secondary: detect and treat existing disease at the earliest possible stage
Tertiary: reduce the extent and severity of a health problem
What public health nurse created the first birth control clinic in America?
Margaret Sanger
What are Nightingale's five essential components for community/public health nursing?
Pure water
Efficient drainage
Cleanliness
Adequate lightening