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What is the goal of community health nursing?

  • Only focusing on treatment of disorders
  • Evaluation and research
  • Promotion of health and prevention of health problems (correct)
  • Treatment of disorders and rehabilitation

    • Which best describes a geographic community?

  • A group of people in a defined geographical area with common goals and objectives (correct)
  • A practice combining public health with nursing
  • A group of people focused on treatment of disorders
  • A collection of people with common interests or goals

    • What does community health nursing focus on?

  • All groups of community members (correct)
  • Individuals in clinical settings
  • Only specific individuals in the community
  • Exclusively on public health efforts

    • What does the evaluation element of community health nursing involve?

    <p>Analyzing, judging, and improving the practice according to established goals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of community health nursing?

    <p>Providing preventive care and promoting client responsibility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is considered a factor affecting community health?

    <p>Welfare and industrial conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be assessed first when developing a diabetic teaching program?

    <p>Clients' functional abilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most prominent feature of public health nursing?

    <p>Focusing on preventive services</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who would benefit from day care centers according to the text?

    <p>The 76-year-old with chronic diseases needing full-time assistance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of primary health care?

    <p>Promoting wellness and prevention</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main goal of home visiting and home health services?

    <p>Emphasizing health promotion and prevention of diseases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When should an immunization in a child be delayed according to the text?

    <p>The presence of a severe febrile illness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the phases of a home visit according to the text?

    <p>Referral, preparation, introduction, implementation, and documentation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the modifiable risk factor for chronic disease?

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

    What is used to evaluate weight in adults?

    <p>Body mass index</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which pathogen causes typhoid fever?

    <p>Salmonella typhi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is tertiary prevention needed in the natural history of disease?

    <p>Terminal stage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the average recommended number of antenatal clinic visits during pregnancy in normal cases?

    <p>10-12 times</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of a community health nurse in data collection for chronic disease assessment?

    <p>Collecting morbidity and mortality data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a non-modifiable risk factor for chronic disease?

    <p>Tobacco use</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is recommended for comprehensive medical examination frequency in a school health committee?

    <p>Every year</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What risk do elderly clients in a residential home setting face due to decreased sensory abilities?

    <p>Sensory deprivation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the advantages of face to face data collection methods?

    <p>Providing immediate and personal rewards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of chronic disease in terms of disability and care duration?

    <p>Un-residual disability and the need for average time of supervision and care</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the five types of environmental hazards?

    <p>Chemical, physical, biological, psychosocial, uncertainty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key procedure for occupational health nursing?

    <p>Health hazard identification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the types of nontraditional families mentioned in the text?

    <p>Single-parent, blended, cohabitating</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the types of environment mentioned in the text?

    <p>Physical, biotic, social/cultural</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the types of rehabilitation mentioned in the text?

    <p>Vocational, social, medical, psychological</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the community health nurse's role in disaster relief, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Finding housing, organizing counseling services</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the types of preventive school health services mentioned in the text?

    <p>Referral for specialist care, dental care</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the importance of home visits, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Strengthens family function, provides case finding opportunities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are occupational hazards, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Source or situation with potential for harm in workplace</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the types of disease prevention patterns mentioned in the text?

    <p>Preventive and curative, primary, secondary, tertiary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the occupational hazards resulting in blanching fingers, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Chemical hazards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which level of prevention includes efforts to prevent the onset of disease?

    <p>Primary prevention</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of secondary prevention?

    <p>Discovering hypertension at a screening</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does tertiary prevention focus on?

    <p>Long-term management and reduction of disability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do mortality rates reflect?

    <p>Patterns of death in relation to age, gender, and cause of death</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do incidence and prevalence rates help assess?

    <p>The frequency and impact of diseases in specific populations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is epidemiology defined as?

    <p>The study of health in populations to understand the causes and patterns of health and illness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?

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

    What represents an example of tertiary prevention?

    <p>Stroke rehabilitation programs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of secondary prevention?

    <p>Occupational therapy for stroke patients</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do morbidity rates focus on?

    <p>Illness and disability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of primary prevention?

    <p>Teaching children about healthy lifestyles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do incidence and prevalence rates help assess?

    <p>The frequency and impact of diseases in specific populations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Public Health and Epidemiology

    • Prevention levels include primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention, each targeting different stages of disease development.
    • Immunization is an example of primary prevention, aimed at preventing the onset of disease.
    • Occupational therapy for stroke patients represents an example of secondary prevention, focusing on early detection and intervention.
    • Cancer awareness campaigns with on-site mammograms at primary health care centers exemplify primary prevention efforts.
    • Stroke rehabilitation programs fall under the category of tertiary prevention, targeting the long-term management and reduction of disability.
    • Discovering hypertension at a screening is an example of secondary prevention, involving early detection and intervention.
    • Teaching children about healthy lifestyles aligns with primary prevention efforts to prevent the onset of diseases.
    • Definitions of sporadic, endemic, epidemic, pandemic, emerging, and re-emerging diseases are provided.
    • Mortality rates reflect patterns of death in relation to age, gender, and cause of death, while morbidity rates focus on illness and disability.
    • Incidence and prevalence rates help assess the frequency and impact of diseases in specific populations.
    • Various rates, such as crude death rate, cause-specific death rate, age-specific death rates, and infant mortality rate, provide insights into different aspects of population health.
    • Epidemiology is defined as the study of health in populations to understand the causes and patterns of health and illness, and the determinants of any disease or health problem are dependent on the characteristics of the host, environment, and cause.

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    Test your knowledge of public health and epidemiology with this quiz. Explore prevention levels, disease types, mortality and morbidity rates, and the study of health in populations. Brush up on key concepts and terminology in the field of public health and epidemiology.

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