Public Health

The population health nurse is using a health promotion strategy that

The population health nurse is using a health promotion strategy that emphasizes changing negative behaviors to benefit the patient and society. Which strategy is the nurse using? 1. Empowerment. 2. Social marketing. 3. Health education. 4. Manipulation.   ESSAYBID ANSWER Answer: 2 Explanation: 2. Social marketing is a process designed to change negative behaviors or […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

A group of community leaders is using radio and television messages to

A group of community leaders is using radio and television messages to try to educate high school students about the consequences of smoking. The social marketing “P” that the radio and television messages represent is: 1. Product. 2. Price. 3. Place. 4. Promotion.   ESSAYBID ANSWER Answer: 4 Explanation: 4. Promotion refers to the communication […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

The nurse is designing a health education program for the community. W

The nurse is designing a health education program for the community. What action should the nurse take first? 1. Prioritize learning needs. 2. Write specific outcomes. 3. Assess the community. 4. Select teaching strategies.   ESSAYBID ANSWER Answer: 3 Explanation: 3. The health education program begins with assessing the community. Prioritizing learning needs would follow […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

The population nurse is determining the level of health literacy for a

The population nurse is determining the level of health literacy for a group of community members. Which definition should the nurse use when assessing health literacy? 1. Members’ ability to use the information and services to enhance health. 2. Members’ ability to read and explain the health information. 3. Members’ ability to read, write, and […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

The population health nurse is working with community leaders to ensur

The population health nurse is working with community leaders to ensure that community members’ voices are heard when designing activities to promote healthy living. What action is the nurse performing? 1. Health education. 2. Empowerment. 3. Social marketing. 4. Health learning.   ESSAYBID ANSWER Answer: 2 Explanation: 2. Empowerment focuses on the environmental conditionals that […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

When presenting health information the population health nurse wants t

When presenting health information the population health nurse wants to create a climate where the participants do not feel threatened. Which topic and nursing action will help create this type of climate? 1. Exercise, where the nurse begins the first session with a description of the difficulties the nurse sometimes finds in trying to exercise. […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

A community group is meeting to discuss the most critical issues relat

A community group is meeting to discuss the most critical issues related to the community’s health care delivery system. The nurse in charge of the meeting is encouraging all group members to participate and is trying to provide positive reinforcement for A community group is meeting to discuss the most critical issues related to the […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

The nurse is writing an evaluating tool for the use of the Internet fo

The nurse is writing an evaluating tool for the use of the Internet for health-related information. What elements should the nurse include in the evaluation? (Select all that apply.) 1. Currency of information. 2. Purpose of the site. 3. Sources of financial support. 4. Owner of the site. 5. Popularity of the site.   ESSAYBID […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

The nurse is determining the effectiveness of community empowerment ef

The nurse is determining the effectiveness of community empowerment efforts. What should the nurse use as the final measure for this effectiveness? 1. Budget was not overspent. 2. Community members were included in policy making. 3. Initial data was shown to be reliable. 4. Time schedules were met.   ESSAYBID ANSWER Answer: 2 Explanation: 2. […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

The population nurse is evaluating a health promotion program for effe

The population nurse is evaluating a health promotion program for effectiveness. What should the nurse evaluate first? 1. The characteristics of holism were evident. 2. The cost of the program. 3. The number of people who participated in the program. 4. The extent that the program was empowering for the beneficiaries.   ESSAYBID ANSWER Answer: […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020