c Initial visit to family in homeless shelter

c Health problems of the homeless

c Health problems of homeless family
c Health care need of homeless family
c Determining extent of homelessness
c Care of client with chronic mental illness
c Eligibility for financial assistance
c Discharge planning
c Client referral for community services
c Client teaching
c Example of nursing role
c Example of primary prevention
c Example of secondary prevention
c Example of tertiary prevention
c Assessing older adult client͛s change in behavior
c Client confidentiality
c Purified protein derivative (PPD) testing
c Preventing drug resistance when treating TB
c Assessing results of PPD testing
c Positive PPD result
c Results of human immune deficiency (HIV) testing
c Assessing HIV-positive client
c Single HIV-positive mother
c Results of infant͛s HIV testing
c Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
c (AIDS) prevention in high school population
c HIV/AIDS workplace issues
c Ethical issues related to HIV/AIDS
c HIV-positive school-age children
c HIV-education program for teachers
c HIV-positive client with sexually transmitted disease
c Increased incidence of HIV infection in women
c Factors affecting health of school-age children
c Home visits to children with head lice
c Issues confronting teenagers
c Sexually transmitted disease (STD) in teenagers
c Preventing spread of infection in school population
c Community sources of lead
c Initial focus of home visit
Focus of subsequent home visit
c
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 Definitions; Interpretations





 Use of population data and research findings; Identification of
persons/populations at risk; Assessment of health status of individuals,
families, and groups
  Social, economic, and legal forces that influence formulation of goals and
programs of the community; prioritization of problems and development of
strategies for resolving health problems of individuals, families, and groups.
  
 Available resources; appropriate use of agencies and personnel; nursing
interventions with individuals, families, and groups.
 
 Criteria for achievement of goals established for individuals, families, groups,
and community.

TOPICAL OUTLINE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING TEST

1.c Structure and functions of the health care delivery system: federal, state, and local
systems; the role of governmental and voluntary health and welfare agencies; social
environmental, economic, and legal forces that influence delivery of care; the process by
which health policies and regulations are developed.

2.c Community health nursing: historical perspectives; standards and conceptual models;
governmental and legal influences on practice; settings for practice.

3.c The concept of community: conceptual models, cultural diversity in the community; the
community as focus of care; assessment of health needs of the community; establishing
population-based goals.

4.c Epidemiology and nursing practice: the use of population based data, research findings and
concepts of epidemiology in providing health care; integration of the nursing process with
an epidemiological approach.

5.c Major community health problems; populations at risk; identification of problems and
needs; the impact of chronic disease, communicable disease, mental illness, substance
abuse, poverty, and environmental pollutants on individuals, families, groups, the
community.

6.c The family as client: defining the concept of family; family dynamics, stress, and crises;
assessing the planning to meet the health needs of the family; cultural and societal
influences on the structure and function of the family.

7.c Health promotion: primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention to meet the needs of
individuals, families, groups, and communities. Concepts and strategies for health
education with families and groups.
cDesired client outcome
cDocumentation of home visit
cClient focus of home visit
cPersonal security when making home visits
cAddressing family situation
cFamily ʹcentered care
cAchieving client goal
cInfant͛s health status
cImmunizations in immune-compromised children
cTesting children for lead levels
cLead poisoning in children
cAssessing family with Down syndrome infant
cPotential food poisoning
cIncidence of a health problem
cDefinition of health statistic
cExample of health statistic
cCommunity assessment process
cDomestic violence
cChanging scope of practice
cStandards of care
cDescription of community
cIdentifying health care needs of older adults
cClient records
cReporting asbestos hazard
cContamination of water supply
cCulturally appropriate care
cImportance of infant mortality rate
cDeveloping agency goals
cClient advocacy role
cImportance of community demographics
cScreening of pre-kindergarten age children
cScreening of middle aged adults
cScreening of adults over 65 years of age
cPlanning group education program
cOutcome of group education program
cEducational program for senior citizens
cEvaluating what group members learned
cSteps of epidemiological process
Epidemiological process