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18 Cards in this Set
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What do community health nurses promote? |
Health and Welfare of clients across the lifespan and from diverse populations |
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What are the 3 community health nursing theories? |
1. Nightingale's Theory of Environment 2. Health Belief Model 3. Milo's Framework for Prevention |
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Nightingale's Theory of Environment |
Relationship between an individual's environment and health Emphasizes preventative care |
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Health Belief Model |
Purpose is to predict or explain health behaviors Assumes that preventative health behaviors are taken primarily for the purpose of avoiding disease Emphasizes change at the individual level |
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Milo's Framework for Prevention |
Emphasizes change at the community level Theorizes that behavior changes within a large number of people can ultimately lead to social change |
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What is a community? |
A group of people and institutions that share geographic, civic, and/or social parameters |
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A community's health is determined by what? |
The degree to which the community's collective health needs are identified and met |
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What are health indicators of a community? |
1. Mortality rates 2. Disease prevalence 3. Levels of physical activity 4. Obesity 5. Tobacco use 6. Substance abuse |
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What is often used to describe the health status of a community and serve as targets for improvement of a community's health? |
Health indicators |
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What is population-focused nursing? |
Assessing to determine needs and intervening to protect and promote health, and preventing disease within a specific population |
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What is the focus care of Community-Based Nursing? |
1. Individuals 2. Families |
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What is the focus care of Community-Oriented Nursing? |
1. At-risk individuals, families, and groups 2. Community |
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What are the nursing activities for Community-Based Nursing? |
illness care: Management of acute and chronic conditions in settings where individuals, families, and groups live, work, and "attend" (schools, camps, prisons) |
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What are the nursing activities for Community-Oriented Nursing? |
Health care: Determining health needs of a community, and intervening at the individual, family, and group level to improve the collective health of the community |
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What is the focus care of Community Health Nursing Practice and Public Health Nursing Practice? |
Synthesis of nursing and public health theory |
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What are the nursing activities of Community Health Nursing Practice? |
Promote, preserve, and maintain the health of populations by the delivery of health services to individuals, families, and groups in order to impact "community health." |
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What are the nursing activities of Public Health Nursing Practice? |
Promote, preserve, and maintain the health of populations through disease and disability prevention and health protection of the community as a whole. |
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What are the core functions of Public Health Nursing Practice? |
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