Public Health Nursing Quiz #1 Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

True or False: the need for public health nurses is declining {Ans: False; as healthcare moves from the acute care setting to the community, public health nurses are in much higher demand}Community {Ans: A group of people or population group, a physical place and time in which the population lives and works, or a cultural group that has shared beliefs, values, and social systems}What are the 3 different levels of public health nursing practice? What are examples of each? {Ans: 1. Individual/Family: two or more people who identify themselves as a family, share emotional bonds, carry out functions of a family, etc. 2. Community: group of people or population group, cultural groups with shared beliefs, etc. 3. System: institution or organization that exists within one or multiple communities}What are feminist ethics? {Ans: An attempt to revise, reformulate, or rethink traditional ethics to the extent it depreciates or devalues women's moral experience -Gives a voice to those who don't have one}Who sets public health goals? {Ans: Healthy People 2020}What are health disparities/inequities? Examples? {Ans: A particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage EX: quality of public education