Comm 28, 29, 30, 31, 32

Front 1

t/f
Rates of alcohol and drug abuse are disproportionately high among the homeless

Back 1

T

Front 2

t/f
Homeless families are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population

Back 2

T

Front 3

t/f
The prevalence of HIV among the homeless is 3 times greater than that of the general population

Back 3

T

Front 4

t/f
The community health nurse also serves as a case manager to coordinate care and to asset clients to negotiate the bureaucracy of multiple agencies and services

Back 4

T

Front 5

______ is the act of being released from institutions in the community

Back 5

Deinstitutionalization

Front 6

Approximately 40% of homeless men are

Back 6

veterans

Front 7

The focus of _____ prevention measures is on the early detection and treatment of adverse health conditions

Back 7

secondary

Front 8

_______ entails working with different sectors of the community to develop innovative models for responding to the crisis of homeless

Back 8

Advocacy

Front 9

______ preventative measures attempt to limit disability and to restore maximum functioning

Back 9

Tertiary

Front 10

t/f
Rural clients in the U.S. generally have lower educational attainment than those in urban areas

Back 10

T

Front 11

t/f
When compared with urban areas, rural communities typically offer more job opportunities

Back 11

F

Front 12

t/f
Rural populations are disproportionally affected by diabetes

Back 12

T

Front 13

t/f
migrant farmworkers are at greater risk for pesticide poisoning when fields are sprayed or during initial reentry into the field

Back 13

T

Front 14

t/f
medical benefits have little value in the face of constant mobility, because they are not transferrable from state to state

Back 14

T

Front 15

_______ is the process of residents moving out of rural communities into urban place

Back 15

Out-migration

Front 16

______ disease is a leading cause of death in the U.S. with ischemic heart disease accounting for the majority of deaths

Back 16

Cardiovascular

Front 17

______ provides electronically transmitted clinician consultation between the client and the health care provider

Back 17

Telehealth

Front 18

______ migrant workers travel away from home for several years, working from farm to farm and crop to crop, relying on word of mouth about job opportunities

Back 18

Nomadic

Front 19

______ is a common infectious disease among farmworkers

Back 19

TB

Front 20

t/f
The purpose of state agencies is to carry forth regulations and policies determined by the federal government

Back 20

T

Front 21

t/f
an assessment of the situation is key to any nurse care

Back 21

T

Front 22

t/f
The causes of learning disabilities and emotional behavioral problems appear to have genetic, environmental, and cultural differences

Back 22

T

Front 23

t/f
dental caries is the most common chronic disease in school-age children

Back 23

T

Front 24

t/f
obesity rates for all children have increased

Back 24

T

Front 25

The school ______ influences all phases of the school health program by promoting good school health through active support of the school's health services

Back 25

principal

Front 26

_____ is the most common chronic disease of childhood

Back 26

Asthma

Front 27

____ is a disorder of the brain in which neurons sometimes give abnormal signals

Back 27

Epilepsy

Front 28

_______ nurse work in on-site medical units housed in criminal justice facilities

Back 28

Corrections

Front 29

Depression, schizophrenia, and eating disorders may 1st appear during _______

Back 29

adolescence

Front 30

t/f
when education alone is not sufficient for empowering the individual to change or seek assistance, health counseling may be indicated

Back 30

T

Front 31

t/f
Receiving emotional support from persons who share similar experiences can provide strength, comfort, knowledge, and a sense of empowerment

Back 31

T

Front 32

t/f
A primary role of the FCN is as a health educator

Back 32

T

Front 33

t/f
In comprehensive primary care centers, advanced practice nurses (APNs) provide primary care services

Back 33

T

Front 34

t/f
Contracts can be a source of initial start-up funding as well as support for ongoing activities

Back 34

F

Front 35

______ is the ability to carry on services and health promotion activities when funding is no longer available

Back 35

Sustainability

Front 36

______ are awards establishing a binding legal procurement relationship between a funder and a recipient, obligating the receiver to furnish a product or service defined in detail by the funder

Back 36

Contracts

Front 37

________ are the end results at a specific point in time

Back 37

Outcomes

Front 38

Best practices are the application of best available _____ to improve practice

Back 38

evidence

Front 39

An __________ is an individual who helps the client obtain needed services or care whether in the hospital, a long-term facility, or home

Back 39

advocate

Front 40

t/f
The largest number of home care employees are nurses and home care aides

Back 40

T

Front 41

t/f
the client in home health care is not only the individual patient but also the family and any significant others

Back 41

T

Front 42

t/f
Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS) pays an agency for a 90-day "episode of care"

Back 42

F

Front 43

t/f
Home health nursing involves home visits to promote independence rather than dependence on the home health team

Back 43

T

Front 44

t/f
the 1st step in making a home health visit is finding where the person lives

Back 44

T

Front 45

________ is the largest single payer for home care services in the U.S.

Back 45

Medicare

Front 46

Home health nurses assume major responsibility for ____ safety

Back 46

medication

Front 47

________ interventions relieve suffering without curing the underlying disease

Back 47

Palliative

Front 48

The practice of home health nursing has roots in _____ health nursing

Back 48

community

Front 49

The home health nurse is the ______ contact with the client's physician

Back 49

primary