Exam 5: Population-Based Health Care Practice

Which organization led the international community in 1978 to declare a commitment to advancing "health for all people of the world?"

Mr. Jones is a 60-year-old man. He states he never exercises and he is 50 pounds overweight. He smokes a package of cigarettes a day. He also drinks a 40 oz. bottle of vodka a day. Mr. Jones refuses to go to the doctor and he has high blood pressure that he refuses to take medication for. Mr. Jones' health is at risk for illness/disease or death. List Mr. Jones' four modifiable risk factors.

What is the term that describes the level of health of an individual, family, group, population, or community?

Which one of the following organizations has the stated goal of directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations systems by providing leadership on global health matters?

Which nursing leader is known as one of the first to employ a population-focused practice using aggregated statistics as population-based indices and outcome measures?

Define the acronym ADL, and provide four examples of them.

What is the name of the federal agency in Canada that oversees federal efforts to prevent and control disease and promote health?

Which one of the following declarations or charters states that the prerequisites for health include peace, food, social relations, and empowerment of women?

Define the acronym IADL, and provide four examples.

Which term refers to the state of the health of a community?

The nurse has reinforced teaching with her client about the modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors related to high blood pressure. Which of the following statements by the client would indicate a correct understanding of the teaching session that the nurse provided? (Select all that apply.)

Mrs. Wilson is a 60-year-old woman who is obese with high blood-pressure and joint pain due to osteoarthritis. Movement and walking can be very painful; therefore, exercise is not done or, if it is done, is done very minimally. Mrs. Wilson admits to drinking and smoking to cope with the pain and states she has been drinking and smoking more because the pain is getting worse. Mrs. Wilson tells you she lives alone and does not like cooking for herself, so she buys a lot of frozen dinners. The nurse knows that Mrs. Wilson's health is at risk. What modifiable risk factors can be changed?

Which of the following is a goal of population-based health?

What is the model developed by Lawrence Green for planning and evaluating population-based health programs?

Which of the following terms refers to the variables that increase or decrease the probability of illness or death?

Which of the following practices do community health nurses consider to be a fundamental aspect of public health practice?

Identify the association in Ontario that is the voice for community-governed primary health care.

The social and environmental factors that impact health are collectively referred to by which of the following terms?

What is the term for health risk factors that cannot be changed?

Activities related to toileting, bathing, grooming, hygiene, feeding, dressing, and mobility are called ___________.