Author Question: After reviewing the objectives of Healthy People 2020, the public health nurse determines that ... (Read 41 times)

APUS57 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

After reviewing the objectives of Healthy People 2020, the public health nurse determines that programming for communicable diseases in the community should focus on:

a. Encouraging community members to engage in healthy behaviors
b. Identifying high-risk sexual behaviors among community members
c. Monitoring the sexual activity of adolescents
d. Providing information about the hazards of multiple sexual partners

Question 2

From a historical perspective, home care reached a turning point when:

1. Medicare legislation was passed
2. Visiting Nurse Associations were established
3. The Montefiore Hospital Home Care Program in New York was established
4. The Civil Works Administration provided funds for the use of nurses who were unemployed

cam1229 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Healthy People 2020 lists communicable disease as an area of focus including levels of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and sexually transmitted infections. One method to reduce the risk of acquiring a communicable disease is by the public health nurse providing information on the hazards of multiple sexual partners and street drug use.

Answer to Question 2

1
Medicare introduced regulations for home care practice as well as for reimbursement mechan-isms.