Ch 14 Family
In public health nursing, this group is considered the basic unit of the community and the core unit of service.
Family
Instead of focusing on one patient's health, the community/public health nurse focuses nursing services on this larger group as the client.
community or population
This term describes a person who is injured or killed as a result of a disaster.
casualty
According to the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges, this macronutrient should make up the largest percentage of daily calories, at 45–65%.
carbohydrates
This major global health organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations and serves as a coordinating authority for international health.
WHO
A public health nurse draws a diagram showing three generations of a family, including relationships and patterns within the family. The nurse is using this assessment tool.
Genogram
A public health nurse drives through a neighborhood and observes housing conditions, transportation, businesses, parks, schools, and healthcare resources. This type of community assessment is called this.
windshield survey
Following a tornado, a public health nurse helps provide shelter, food, water, medication access, and triage for affected residents. The nurse is working in this phase of disaster management.
This term describes the amount of food a person actually chooses to eat at one time, rather than the officially recommended amount.
portion size
This global health approach recognizes that the health of humans, animals, and the environment are interconnected.
One Health
During a home visit, the nurse notices that a family is struggling financially but has strong relationships with extended family and a local church. Instead of focusing first on the family's problems, the nurse identifies these sources of support. This demonstrates this type of approach.
asset-based approach
A public health nurse studying high rates of childhood asthma examines housing conditions, income, access to healthcare, transportation, and environmental exposures. Collectively, factors such as these that influence health are known by this term.
SDOH
Because nurses are legally required to report suspected child abuse, nurses are known by this term.
mandated reporters
A patient asks the nurse how to visualize a 3-ounce serving of meat or chicken without using a food scale. The nurse should tell the patient to compare it to this common object.
deck of cards
This measurement combines Years of Life Lost (YLL) with Years Lived with Disability (YLD) to describe the overall burden of disease.
Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY)
While making a home visit, the nurse observes two adult family members begin physically fighting. This is the nurse's priority action.
terminate the visit and calmly and quickly leave
When caring for the community as the client, the CPHN recognizes that the group is connected by what? Name 2!
geography (location)
interests
circumstances
characteristics
goals/actions
A nurse suspects intimate partner violence. The patient's partner insists on remaining in the examination room and answering every question. This should be one of the nurse's first actions
speak to the patient privately
maintain safety
A patient creates a dinner plate with grilled chicken, brown rice, broccoli, strawberries, and a glass of milk. According to Nutrition's MyPlate guidance, this proportion of the plate should consist of fruits and vegetables.
one-half of the plate
A nurse from a country experiencing a severe healthcare-worker shortage moves to a wealthier country for better wages, working conditions, and professional opportunities. The loss experienced by the nurse's home country is described by this global health concept.
brain drain
A nurse begins working with a family to identify healthcare related needs after one of the parents had a stroke 1 month ago. What is the first step the nurse should take?
acceptance
(nonjudgemental approach)
A nurse working to decrease colorectal cancer risk provides education on healthy behaviors before disease occurs, encourages routine screening for early detection, and connects clients who develop disease with resources to manage complications. These interventions demonstrate these three levels of prevention.
primary
secondary
tertiary
Following a mass-casualty incident, four victims require care. One victim has significant injuries but can tolerate a delay in treatment. Using disaster triage, the nurse assigns this color category.
Yellow
A community health nurse learns that residents in an urban neighborhood live more than 1 mile from a supermarket and have limited access to fresh fruits, vegetables, and other healthy foods. The nurse recognizes this community condition.
food desert
A U.S. nursing team travels to another country and plans to establish a community health program. Before implementing the program, the nurses meet with local residents and healthcare providers to determine their priorities and adapt the program to local cultural practices. This approach demonstrates these important principles of ethical global health nursing.
cultural humility and ethical partnership