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Unit 8 - Implementing Nursing Practice in Community Settings
Test 2
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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
10/21/2014

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What are social determinants of health?
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The health status of a community, a population aggregate, a group, or an individual, results from a complex interaction of SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL FACTORS.
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What is an example of social determinants of health?
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Chronic diseases have multiple interactive causes that occur over the course of the life span, including diet, physical activity levels, smoking, and etc.
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What is Web of causation model ?
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A way to look at multiple pathways and factors that contribute to the development of chronic disease.
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What is an Obesogenic environment?
Definition
promoting or contributing to obesity
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What is a salutogenic environment?
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Only healthy food choices are available and physical activity is incorporated into school curricula.
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What is a health disparity?
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Differences in health status that result from systematic disadvantages in access, organization and delivery of care due to financial problems or lack of cultural/luingistic competence.
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What is health equity?
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Health equity is based on the principles of fairness and social justice, as well as the belief that all people have an equal value. Health equity requires that every person is able to achieve the highest level of health possible, regardless of race, ethnic group, religion, socioeconomic status, gender, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, rural or urban residence, or other characteristics that have historically been linked to discrimination or having less influence or acceptance in society
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What is social justice?
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An equitable sharing of both the common burdens and the common benefits in society.

The basis of social justice is a value system in which healthcare is a right and achieving health equity and population health are goals.

requires addressing the root causes of ill health including poverty, substandard housing, poor education, unhygienic and polluted environments, and social disintegration that lead to systemic disadvantage not only in health, but also in nearly every aspect of social, economic, and political life.
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What is force field analysis?
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A change management technique

identifying factors within a community or organization that are driving or reinforcing change in the desired direction, as well as those that are restraining or resisting change
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What is a logic model?
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is for a community health program and is a visual representation of the logic behind the operation of the program
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What are the 5 W's of the logic model?
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WHO will receive services, WHAT will be done, WHEN it will happen, WHERE, and WHY?
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What is SMART?
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• Specific- what behaviors, knowledge, skill, change in health status indicators or outcome will result from the program?
• Measureable- how will the outcome be measured and how will one know if the objective is achieved? Are the data available?
• Achievable- is it realistic to reach the desired outcome with the resources and time available to the program?
• Relevant- is the objective related to the program’s goals and activities
• Time-bound- when will objective be achieved?
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What is important to note about force field analysis?
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When the driving forces and restraining forces are relatively equal, a state of equilibrium exists. Knowing the direction and strength of each force helps identify the forces that can be increased or decreased to allow the process of unfreezing to occur.
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