NURS251 exam 3 review 3

What is the study of ecosystems important for?

• Understanding the relationship between humans and the environment

• Promoting healthy characteristics in the population

• Detecting unusual illness patterns

• Enforcing laws and regulations

What is the precautionary principle?

• Monitoring and evaluating the health status of a community

• Taking precautionary measures to protect human health and the environment

• Assessing the impact of a planned change to a community

• Systematically evaluating the risk of specific exposure

What is the role of public health nurses in vulnerable populations?

• Assessing and diagnosing individual, home, and community environmental health hazards

• Empowerment, facilitating external support, and using evidence to reduce vulnerability

• Informing, educating, and empowering the community

• Providing primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention

What are the leading causes of death for all ages in 2017?

• Intentional self-harm, nephritis, chronic lower respiratory diseases

• Diabetes mellitus, influenza and pneumonia, nephritis

• Chronic lower respiratory diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, Alzheimer's disease

• Diseases of the heart, malignant neoplasms, unintentional injuries

What is the goal of service programs for healthy older adults?

• Maintenance of functional independence

• Ensured access to care

• Comprehensiveness of services

• Provision of necessary care

What is the primary prevention strategy for vulnerable populations?

• Education to promote healthy lifestyle

• Screening for early detection

• Rehabilitation and prevention of further damage

• Providing comfort and symptom management

What are the social determinants of health?

• Multidisciplinary approach to end-of-life care

• Differences in quantity and burden of disease

• Conditions associated with health outcomes

• Direct relationship between social class/income and health

What is the differential vulnerability hypothesis?

• Multidisciplinary approach to end-of-life care

• Investments in personal capabilities and skills

• Individuals have differing levels of vulnerability to psychological distress

• Direct relationship between social class/income and health

What is the primary cause of health disparities?

• Socioeconomic gradient

• Low socioeconomic/income level

• Poor access to and quality of care

• Race/ethnicity and overt discrimination

What is the goal of palliative care?

• To provide a cure for the disease

• To improve quality of life for the patient

• To rehabilitate the patient after the disease

• To prevent further damage from the disease