Author Question: A nurse is using a population focus when providing public health nursing care. Which of the ... (Read 41 times)

rmenurse · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A nurse is using a population focus when providing public health nursing care. Which of the fol-lowing statements best describes the care that is being provided?

a. Priority is given to the highest risk popula-tion.
b. Direct caregiving is limited to preventive measures, such as administration of im-munizations.
c. Attention is given to the population or community as a whole, regardless of whether they do or do not access the health care system.
d. Only populations outside institutional set-tings are considered.

Question 2

A nurse is implementing community-based nursing care. Which of the following nursing inter-ventions is the nurse most likely to complete?

a. Assessing the health needs of a defined community
b. Providing care to families in a community
c. Promoting the health of an entire commu-nity
d. Investigating environmental health prob-lems in a community

essyface1 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
PHNs are concerned with the health of the entire population. Priority is given to the entire popu-lation, not just the group at highest risk or those outside of institutional settings. Direct caregiv-ing is not the focus of public health nursing care.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Community-based nursing practice is a setting-specific practice whereby care is provided for families where they live, work, and attend school. The focus is on acute and chronic care and the provision of services. Providing care to families is the only intervention that accurately describes this definition. Assessing the health needs of a community, promoting the health needs of an en-tire community, and investigating environmental health problems in a community would be con-sidered public health nursing practice.