Author Question: A nurse is working as a public health nurse. What will be the nurse's primary focus? a. The ... (Read 76 times)

Diane · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse is working as a public health nurse. What will be the nurse's primary focus?

a. The individual as one member of a group
b. Individuals and families
c. Needs of a population
d. Health promotion

Question 2

A nurse is evaluating care based upon the nursing quality indicators. Which areas should the nurse evaluate? (Select all that apply.)

a. Patient satisfaction level
b. Hospital readmission rates
c. Nursing hours per patient day
d. Patient falls/falls with injuries
e. Value stream analysis for quality

lorealeza77 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Public health nursing primary focus is understanding the needs of a population. Community-based care focuses on health promotion. Community health nursing focuses on health care of individuals, families, and groups within the community.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B, C, D
The American Nurses Association developed the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) to measure and evaluate nursing-sensitive outcomes with the purpose of improving patient safety and quality care. Nursing quality indicators include the following: Hospital readmission rates, nursing hours per patient day, and patient falls/falls with injuries. While every major health care organization measures certain aspects of patient satisfaction, it is not a nursing quality indicator. Value stream analysis is a method that focuses on improvement of processes in a health care institution.