Ch 11: Population-Based Public Health Nursing Practice: The Intervention Wheel Study Guide Rated A+

An occupational health nurse works with an employer to develop a workplace wellness program for its employees. Which of the following levels of practice is being implemented? a. Individual b. Systems c. Community d. Government {Ans: ANS: B Systems level of practice consists of changing laws, policies, and practices that influence population-based issues. The individual level of practice focuses on interventions that involve working with individuals, either singly, or in groups, and with families. Individual level intervention changes knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, practices, and behaviors of individuals. Community level interventions are carried out with the community as a whole. This level of intervention changes community norms, attitudes, awareness, practices, and behaviors. Government is not a level of intervention described by "The Wheel." DIF: Cognitive level: Applying REF: p. 195 TOP: Nursing process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance}Which statement is true about the origins of the Intervention Wheel? a. A panel of nurses from Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin developed and refined the Intervention Wheel. b. It was conceived by a group of international nurses from Norway, Kazakhstan, and Japan. c. It was a result of a qualitative analysis carried out by the State Boards of