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What is the main focus of public health nursing?
What is the main focus of public health nursing?
- Conducting research studies
- Working in hospitals
- Providing care to individuals
- Improving community health services (correct)
What is the goal of public health nursing?
What is the goal of public health nursing?
- To improve the health of the general public (correct)
- To provide care only to individuals
- To provide care only in hospitals
- To focus only on physical aspects of the community
What is the role of public health nurses in the community?
What is the role of public health nurses in the community?
- To provide care only in schools
- To work only with individuals
- To assess, plan, teach, coordinate, evaluate, and refer (correct)
- To provide care only in hospitals
What settings do community/public health nurses provide care in?
What settings do community/public health nurses provide care in?
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What are the important aspects of the community in public health nursing?
What are the important aspects of the community in public health nursing?
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What skills are essential for effective discharge of duties in public health nursing?
What skills are essential for effective discharge of duties in public health nursing?
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Study Notes
- Public health nursing is community-based and population-focused.
- It has the potential to improve community health services and the health of the general public.
- Public health nurses go into the community to provide care.
- The community has a major influence on an individual's health status.
- Public health nurses assess, plan, teach, coordinate, evaluate, and refer.
- Critical thinking skills are necessary for effective discharge of duty.
- Care is not only rendered to individuals but also to families and communities.
- Public health nurses work in various settings such as homes, schools, and recreational facilities.
- Social, physical, and cultural aspects of the community are important in public health nursing.
- Public health nursing is a sub-specialty in nursing.
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