A nurse is working in the community with an aggregate/population. ...

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A nurse is working in the community with an aggregate/population. Who is the nurse most likely to interact with?
 
  a. Students in a county school system
  b. Christians around the world
  c. A patient in the intensive care unit at the local hospital
  d. People who drink coffee

Question 2

A PHN provides a clinic for HIV-positive citizens in the community. Which of the following best describe this activity?
 
  a. Primary prevention
  b. Health education
  c. Tertiary prevention
  d. Policy making

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
A population or aggregate is a collection of individuals who have one or more personal or envi-ronmental characteristics in common. Members of a community who can be defined in terms of geography or a special interest can be seen as constituting a population. The clients in the first option share a geographical and special circumstance (school) characteristic. Christians around the world are too large of a geographical space. A patient cannot be an aggregate/population as there is no one to interact with. People who drink coffee share a common interest, but may not share a common geographical location to interact.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
This clinic is for clients who already have a disease process; therefore, it is tertiary prevention (preventing deterioration in a patient, a relapse, or disability and dependency by anticipatory nursing and medical care). Primary prevention is using general and specific measures in a popula-tion to promote health and prevent the development of disease (incidence) and using specific measures to prevent disease in those who are predisposed to developing a particular condition. Health education would involve providing specific education to this population. Policy making is formulating plans by an organization in order to make decisions.

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