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Community Nursing and Preventive Care Study Guide

Learn to differentiate between community-oriented and community-based nursing approaches. Understand the three levels of preventive care: primary (prevention), secondary (early detection), and tertiary (rehabilitation). This guide is essential for understanding public health nursing principles and their application in community settings.

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Community and Prevention-Oriented Population Health

Community and Prevention-Oriented Population Health

This content explores public health nursing through population health management, community-based practice, and the three core functions of assessment, policy development, and assurance.

  • public health nursing
  • population health management
  • community-based nursing
  • community-oriented nursing
  • primary prevention
  • secondary prevention
  • tertiary prevention
  • core functions of public health nursing
  • assessment
  • policy development
  • assurance
  • health disparities
  • subpopulation

Epidemiological Concepts and US Health Care Systems

Epidemiological Application and Basic Concepts

The study of the occurrence and distribution of health-related diseases or events in specified populations and the application of this knowledge to control the health problem.

  • Epidemiology definition
  • Risk factors
  • Protective factors
  • Epidemiologic triangle
  • Agent, host, and environment
  • Web of causality
  • Descriptive epidemiology
  • Analytic epidemiology
  • Disease surveillance
  • Multifactorial etiology

Fundamentals of Descriptive and Analytic Epidemiology

This topic covers descriptive epidemiology through person, place, and time, alongside analytic epidemiology, experimental studies, and measures of disease frequency.

  • Descriptive Epidemiology
  • Person, Place, and Time
  • Secular trends
  • Point epidemic
  • Cyclical time patterns
  • Case Reports
  • Case Series
  • Cross-sectional studies
  • Incidence
  • Prevalence
  • Morbidity
  • Mortality
  • Attack Rate
  • Analytic Epidemiology
  • Experimental Studies
  • Clinical trials
  • Causality

Principles of Causality and Screening Tests

This content covers principles of causality and the application of screening tests as secondary prevention interventions to determine disease likelihood.

  • Principles of Causality
  • Dose-Response Effect
  • Screening Tests
  • Secondary Prevention
  • Gold Standards
  • Validity
  • Sensitivity
  • Specificity
  • False Negatives
  • False Positives
  • Reliability

Primary Health Care and US Systems

This topic covers primary health care definitions, the public health system, and current health care system costs and access in the United States.

  • Primary Health Care (PHC)
  • Managed care
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • SCHIP
  • Public Health System
  • Health Care Delivery Reform
  • Health disparities
  • Health equity
  • Health literacy

Forces Stimulating US Health Care Change

Evolving global and domestic challenges drive changes in the US health care system through demographic, social, economic, health workforce, and technological trends.

  • Demographic trends
  • Social and economic trends
  • Health workforce trends
  • Technological trends
  • Mortality and infectious diseases
  • Chronic and degenerative diseases
  • Nursing shortage
  • Community-based care
  • Electronic medical records
  • Acute care focus

Community Nursing Focus and Preventive Care

Community Nursing Focus and Preventive Care

Distinguishing between community oriented and community based nursing focus while defining levels of preventive care.

  • Community oriented nursing focus
  • Community based nursing focus
  • Primary prevention
  • Secondary prevention
  • Tertiary prevention
  • Health promotion
  • Disease prevention
  • Early detection
  • Rehabilitation

Characterizing Public Health Nursing

Characterizing Public Health Nursing

Public health nursing is population-focused, community-oriented, and health and prevention focused with interventions at the community and population level.

  • Public health nursing characteristics
  • Essential areas for PHN specialist preparation
  • Public health core functions
  • Community care trends
  • Epidemiology
  • Biostatistics
  • Community assessment
  • Program planning and evaluation
  • Assessment
  • Policy development
  • Assurance

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