Author Question: Based on Lillian Wald's work living among the residents of the Henry Street Settlement House in New ... (Read 71 times)

HudsonKB16 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Based on Lillian Wald's work living among the residents of the Henry Street Settlement House in New York City, community health nurses can effect change in a community's health by:

A) advocating for better housing
B) working to change labor practices, wages
C) analyzing risks and benefits of care decisions
D) teaching preventive practices
E) accessing and using emerging research evidence

Question 2

Select the best term for professional nurses who have been educated in the processes of population-based nursing and whose principal client is the aggregate community.

A) Community health nursing
B) Community-based practice nursing
C) Community psychology nursing
D) Home care nursing

hugthug12 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A, B, D
Lillian Wald's contributions include establishing nursing schools, advocating for better housing, working to change child labor laws, teaching preventive practices, advocating occupational health nursing, and improving the education of public health nurses. Today's nurses can continue this work. Analyzing risks and benefits of care decisions as well as accessing and using emerging research evidence are important nursing actions for individual clients.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Community health nursing is the practice of nursing by professional nurses who have been educated in the processes of population-based nursing and whose principal client is the aggregate community. Community-based practice is the provision of skilled therapy services within a client's own home or community. Community psychology is the application of psychology to community programs. Home health nursing provides intravenous therapy and wound care.