Explain the focus of community health nursing
A) Direct clinical care
B) Prevention rather than one-on-one care
C) Family-focused roles
D) Community-focused roles and functions
Ans: B
Community health practice is changing its focus to prevention of illness, health promotion, and assurance that care is provided, rather than one-on-one care. Official agencies are more involved in direct clinical care, assigning less importance to family- and community-focused roles and functions.
You might also like to view...
The nurse is instructing a client with a new colostomy on its care and notes that the stoma is large and dusky. The most appropriate nursing intervention at this time is to
a. assess the client's reaction to the ostomy site. b. assist the client to irrigate the colostomy. c. notify the surgeon immediately. d. reassure the client that the stoma will decrease in size.
The problem the nurse should plan for when a client with AIDS is infected with the Cryptospo-ridium parasite is
a. delirium. b. painful open lesions. c. profuse, watery diarrhea. d. severe respiratory tract infection.
The client who has atherosclerosis is attempting to stop cigarette smoking with the use of a nicotine patch. What specific instructions regarding this therapy should the nurse give to the client?
A. Abruptly discontinuing this patch can cause high blood pressure. B. Abruptly discontinuing this patch can cause nausea and vomiting. C. Smoking while using this patch increases the risk of respiratory infections. D. Smoking while using this patch increases the risk of a heart attack.
The best play activity to provide tactile stimulation for a 6-month-old infant is to:
a. Allow to splash in bath. c. Play music box, tapes, or CDs. b. Give various colored blocks. d. Use infant swing or stroller.