COMMUNITY HEALTH EXAM 1, 2&3 UPDATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

COMMUNITY HEALTH EXAM 1, 2&3 UPDATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ( ANSWERS)
Jennifer is a community health nurse in a large metropolitan area. According to
the American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics (2001), community health
nurses must align themselves with public health programs that promote and
preserve the health of populations by influencing:
A. socioeconomic issues.
B. psychosocial issues.
C. sociocultural issues.
D. developmental issues.
C. Sociocultural Issues
The Code of Ethics of the American Nurses Association (2001) promotes social reform
by focusing on health policy and legislation to positively affect accessibility, quality, and
cost of health care. Community health nurses must align themselves with public health
programs that promote and preserve the health of populations by influencing
sociocultural issues, such as human rights, homelessness, violence, and stigma of
illness. Directing care toward socioeconomic issues, psychosocial issues, or
developmental issues focuses on individuals, families, or groups, which in turn
contributes to the health of the total population.
Mary is a nursing student doing her senior project in community health. Part of
her assignment is to conduct an activity that illustrates "social health" within a
group in her community. The most appropriate activity for Mary to organize would
be a:
A. neighborhood block party.
B. food bank in a local church.
C. community yard sale.
D. school fundraiser for the school band.