Public Health
A nurse is educating a group about the difference between public health nursing and community health nursing? Which statement best reflects the focus of public health nursing?
a. it is family-based and illness focused
b. it identifies needs of individuals in a neghborhood
c. it is population-focused and prevention-oriented
d. It treats acute illnesses across all setting
c. it is a population-focused and prevention-oriented
Teaching kindergarteners about handwashing is an example of:
Primary prevention
What describes a vulnerable population?
Populations with higher morbidity, mortality, and health disparities
What is a normal line of defense?
measureable health indicators
What is the most common type of elder abuse? From who?
Neglect from spouses or adult children
What is a community of solution? Give an example
a community of solution forms to solve a shared problem. Ex. teachers, parents, and social workers uniting to reduce dropout rates
A public Health nurse offers a stroke rehabilitation program at a community center. Which level of prevention does this represent?
Tertiary
The socioeconomic gradient of health suggests:
a. poorer individuals live longer
b. wealth is unrelated to health
c. The wealthier you are, the better your health outcomes
d. mortality rates are equal across income levels
c. the wealthier you are, the better your health outcomes
The nurse identifies a local food bank as part of the community's defenses - what is this
Line of resistance
A nurse provides TB screening and pesticide exposure checks for migrant farmworkers. What level of prevention is this
Secondary
What dimension of Health is measured by how well a person functions in thier environment?
Objective Health- how the person functions in an environment
During a diabetes clinic visit, a nurse provides BMI measurements and educates patients about exercise. What type of prevention is this?
Secondary (primary?)
Which best describes social capital?
ability to improve health through community connections
After a flood, a communtiy experiences increased rates of PTSD. This outcomes is best described as:
a. Stressor
b. flexible line of defense
c. degree of reaction
d. line of resistance
C. degree of reaction
Ensures homeless children can enroll immediately and requires schools to provide stability, transportation, and support
What are the 3 core public health functions?
Assessment, Policy development, assurance
Removing lead from pipes in an older apartment complex is..
Primary
A nurse is assessing a homeless veteran with uncontrolled diabetes. The nurse recognizes that limited access to healthy food and medical care are examples of:
a. Modifiable risk factors
B. enabling factors
c. Predisposing factors
D. social gradient of health
B. enabling factors
A nurse identifies crime and poverty as major factors affecting a community. These are examples of:
a. lines of resistance
b. stressors
c. degree of reaction
d. normal line of defense
B. stressors
A nurse notices a rural community lacks transportation and has unpredictable weather that limits care access. These are examples of:
a. Human Capital
B. rural barriers of care
c. Social determinants of Health
d. Normal line of Defense
Rural barriers to care
A nurse investigates high lead levels in local water and begins advocating for citywide policy change. Which two core public health functions are being administrated?
a. assurance and rehabilitation
b. assessment and policy development
c. policy development and clinical care
d. education and research
B. assessment and policy development
During a community fair, a nurse provides free glucose screenings for adult? What level of prevention is this?
Secondary
A nurse notices a client struggling to understand medication labels and bringing a family member to appointments. This is most likely
a. social determinant of health
b. limited health literacy
c. low human capital
d. social isolation
B. limited health literacy - ex. difficulty with written materials and reliance on others
A nurse is assessing a community post-hurricane. Temporary shelters and evacuation routes provided to displaced families best represent:
Flexible line of resistance
A nurse notices pesticide exposure and poor well water in a rural town. This is best described as:
a. social capital
b. built environment issue
c. occupational hazard
d. urban barrier
Build environment issues