Health perspectives have varied over time. In the ancient Greek view 1. Scientific and biological view of disease dominated. 2. There was a focus on assuring conditions for the public health. 3. Collaboration existed between consumers and providers. 4. Health was the totality of environmental forces influencing human well-being. ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 4 […]
According to Anderson and McFarlane’s model, a community health assessment must include 1. Organized efforts to protect, promote and restore health. 2. Information about the subsystems and patterns of interactions among subsystems of the total community 3. Quantifiable data that can be used in a community health risk assessment. 4. Information about the demographics of […]
The multilevel emphasis from individual to population is important because health behaviors have multiple determinants both internal and external to the individual. If an adolescent decides not to smoke because cigarette machines were banned in town, what determinant does this describe? 1. Community factor 2. Aggregate characteristic 3. Family characteristics 4. Individual attribute ESSAYBID […]
Despite increased interest in healthy lifestyles, modifiable health-related behaviors are the major contributors to death in the United States. Some examples of modifiable behaviors are 1. Smoking, poor diet, and alcohol consumption. 2. Cancer, emphysema and cardiovascular disease 3. Walking, running, and aerobic exercise 4. Genetic abnormalities ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 1
Community health nurses have long recognized the need to shift the emphasis of health care from illness to wellness. The biomedical model 1. Explains why some individuals exposed to illness-producing stressors remain healthy 2. Defines health as the absence of disease 3. Discusses illness-producing stressors 4. Defines illness and disease states ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: […]
The pathogenic approach directs nurses towards 1. Promotion of greater levels of positive health. 2. Teaching about common disease processes 3. Acute care management of chronic disease. 4. Disease prevention, risk appraisal, and disease management ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 4
Laffrey, Loveland-Cherry, and Winkler describe two paradigms from which the key concepts of nursing science can be viewed. The health paradigm includes 1. Health defined as the absence of disease. 2. A view of the person’s lifestyle judged by their prescribed regime 3. Humans viewed as complex and interconnected with the environment. 4. The directions […]
Role structure within group structure describes the expected behaviors of members in relation to each other as the group interacts. Which of the following describes the role of “gatekeeper”? 1. Seeks and accepts the authority or direction of others 2. Guides and directs group activity 3. Controls outsiders’ access to the group 4. Focuses or […]
The Public Health Foundation developed a list of core competencies useful for nurses engaged in group work. Which of the following is a communication skill? 1. Soliciting input from individuals and organizations 2. Using simple language when presenting information 3. Asking the group to develop the program of interest 4. Presenting material to lay audiences […]
A nurse prepares for a presentation to a group of adults using strategies appropriate for adult learning. This concept is called 1. Authoritarianism 2. Learning style 3. Pedagogy 4. Andragogy ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 4
