The nurse is preparing a seminar on population health for a group of staff nurses in a community health clinic. Which events that demonstrated the effectiveness of population health nursing in the United States should the nurse emphasize?
(Select all that apply.)
1. Formation of the Red Cross.
2. School nursing program in New York City.
3. Improvement of sanitary conditions in slum areas.
4. Formation of benevolent societies to care for the sick poor.
5. Visiting nurse services of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
Answer: 2, 5
Explanation: 2. Use of a single school nurse in New York City and the impact of reducing absenteeism resulted in the establishment of school nurses throughout the city. The visiting nurse services of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company were an overwhelming success in decreasing insurance costs for the company. These services were provided on a three-month pilot, and because of its success, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company extended this program until the 1950s. The formation of the Red Cross had no bearing on population health, but was organized primarily to help people in times of war and disaster. While improving sanitary conditions improved overall health, this was an ongoing process and not a discrete event. Benevolent societies preceded the formal development of population health nursing.
5. Use of a single school nurse in New York City and the impact of reducing absenteeism resulted in the establishment of school nurses throughout the city. The visiting nurse services of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company were an overwhelming success in decreasing insurance costs for the company. These services were provided on a three-month pilot, and because of its success, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company extended this program until the 1950s. The formation of the Red Cross had no bearing on population health, but was organized primarily to help people in times of war and disaster. While improving sanitary conditions improved overall health, this was an ongoing process and not a discrete event. Benevolent societies preceded the formal development of population health nursing.
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