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1
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gains in the health of populations have been related largely to changes in safety, sanitation, and personal behavior. T or F

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True

2
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what is community health nursing

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nursing practice in the community, with the primary focus on health of individuals, families, and groups in the community.

3
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what is the goal of community health nursing

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preserve, protect, promote and maintain health

4
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what is public health

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what society does to assure healthy conditions for people

5
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what it the aim of public health

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generate a community effort to address public interest in health by applying scientific/technical knowledge to prevent disease/disability

6
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what is community/public health nursing

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a synthesis of nursing and public health practice

7
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characteristics of community/public health nursing

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population focused
community oriented
health and prevention focus
interventions at the community/population level
concern for health of all members of a population

8
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what is a population/aggregate

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Collection of individuals with 1 or more characteristics in common
Members of a community defined by geography
Members of a community defined by a special interest

9
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what is population focused practice

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Problems and solutions implemented for a population opposed to interventions at the individual level

10
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why population focused practice

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concerns about care (access, insurance coverage, quality of service, costs)
goals for protecting health, promoting health and preventing disease/disability

11
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who was Florence nightingale

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1st school for nurses
crimean war 1854-56
“cheaper to promote health than maintain people in sickness”
community health nursing principles developed
“district nursing” established with William Rathbone

12
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who was lillian wald

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founded henry street settlement and “public health nursing”
originated family focused nursing
stressed health teaching to promote health/prevent disease
1902 established school of nursing in US
Founder of nat’l organization for public health nursing

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who was mary breckenridge

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founder of frontier nursing service in Kentucky

nurse midwifery services, built a hospital, established clinics

14
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concepts in community/public health nursing

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community as client

community as a partner

15
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educational requirements for public health nursing

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Baccalaureate - practice

Masters - specialty

16
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what is home health nursing

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nursing in a persons place of residence

17
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types of home health agencies

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official, voluntary private, hospital based, combination and proprietary

18
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inter-professional approach

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interdisciplinary collaboration is mandated for medicare certified home health agency - MUST BE DOCUMENTED

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scope of practice for home health nursing

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health promotion and disease prevention
episodic/intermittent care
short and long-term goals

20
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practice fxns of home health nurse

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Direct care - physical aspect of care (assess, wound) - care MUST BE SKILLED for medicare reimbursement
Indirect care - activities done by a nurse to improve/coordinate care (consult, refer)

21
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standards of community health nursing is developed by

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ANA - uses nursing process as a framework for client care

22
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responsibilities of disciplines

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physician - certifies there is a medical problem, reviewed every 62 days
PT - maintain, prevent, restore trt
OT - educate to develop/maintain ADL
Speech - eat/swallow; speech/language
Social Worker - community resources, equipment, crisis intervention

23
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role of home health aide

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personal hygiene

light housekeeping

24
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who supervises home health aide

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nurse or PT; supervision req’d every 2 weeks

25
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quality control r/t home care

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Documentation of nursing care demonstrating client need for services, shows multiple disciplinary approach

26
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who accredits home care agencies

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JCAHO - 1988
CHAP - 1965 community health accreditation program
HCFA - health care financing admin. - oversees medicare

27
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regulation for home health is done at the

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state level

28
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reimbursement for home health care provided by

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medicare/medicaid

29
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to qualify for medicare you must be

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65 or older
permanently disabled
under care of MD
confined to home (homebound)
in need of SKILLED service on an intermittent basis that is medically necessary
30
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what does medicare emphasize

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Episodic/skilled care NOT PREVENTION

HCFA serves as the plan of care - certifies pt is home-bound, under medical care, and in need of home-care services

31
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future/current trends of healthcare

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Technology
Access to Care
Pediatric/Maternal Care

32
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10 health achievements in the US

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Vaccines
Safer Workplaces
Decreased CAD/Stroke Deaths
Tobacco recognized as health hazard
Healthy Mom/Baby
Motor Vehicle Safety
Family Planning
Safe/Healthy Foods
Fluoride in water
Infectious Disease Control
33
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5 factors impacting health care delivery and nursing practice globally, nationally and locally

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patient vs consumer
litigious society
technology 
transportation
insurance