PPNC Exam 1 Flashcards

A group of people, often living in a defined geographical area, who share a common culture, values and norms, and are engaged in a social structure according to relationships which the community has developed over a period of time.

Nurses working with individuals in a community setting.

Seeking a healthful change for the whole community's benefit.

<p>The branch of biology which studies the interactions among organisms and their environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Community residents are viewed as sources of information and receivers of information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Being informed, flexibility, and negotiation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Risk of - what are the strengths, challenges/problems; Among - who are you wanting to help; Related to - what is the level of knowledge or motivation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Develop the question, search and collect the best evidence, evaluate the quality of the evidence, integrate evidence into practice, evaluate outcomes of practice change, disseminate the evidence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Education, Neighborhood and Built Environment, Economic Stability, Health and Health Care, Social and Community Context.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Medical Surgical nurses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Data collection and best practices, reported an academic-practice gap for recent graduates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Knowledge of pathophysiology of patient conditions, knowledge of pharmacological implications of medications, decision making based upon the nursing process, interpretation of assessment data.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Evidence based practice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Level I: Systematic reviews of RCTs; Level II: At least one RCT; Level III: Quasi-experimental studies; Level IV: Case-control and cohort studies; Level V: Systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies; Level VI: A single descriptive or qualitative study; Level VII: Expert opinion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The highest level of evidence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Considered the gold standard of research, with their findings most valuable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Use control and experimental groups but lack random assignment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Two groups, those with a specific disorder and those without.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Use a group of people who are initially free of disease and are followed over a period to examine new cases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Institute of Medicine's report and The Joint Commission Standards for Hospitals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Joint Commission aims at improving patient safety through goals that focus on potential problems in the health-care setting.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation.</p> Signup and view all the answers