A public health staff nurse has a clear understanding of ...

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A public health staff nurse has a clear understanding of population-focused practice. Which of the following characteristics would the nurse most likely display?
 
  a. Volunteering for a local community action coalition
  b. Able to perform interventions with indi-viduals in the community
  c. Able to improve the effectiveness of care provided
  d. Considered a PHN specialist

Question 2

A nurse is working in a community health nursing practice setting. Which of the following is the nurse most likely to implement?
 
  a. Administrating a flu shot to a client in a physician's office
  b. Conducting a flu shot clinic at a commu-nity center
  c. Performing a client assessment in a hospi-tal
  d. Providing supervision of staff in a rehabil-itation center

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Public health staff nurses who have a clear understanding of population-focused care improve their effectiveness and efficiency of practice; have professional satisfaction by seeing how indi-vidual care contributes to health at the population level; and appreciate the practice of others who are population-focused specialists. PHN specialists are prepared at the master's level and function in an administrative role.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Community health nursing practice focuses on the health of individuals, families, and groups and the effect of their health status on the health of the community as a whole. Administrating a flu shot to an individual is the only example that meets this criterion. Performing a client assessment focuses only on individual care and not the community. Providing supervision of staff does not focus on the community. Conducting a flu shot clinic at a community center focuses on protect-ing the community as a whole and would be considered public health nursing practice.