A Nurse Is Implementing Interventions to Improve the Health of the Community

question 14

Multiple Choice

A nurse is implementing interventions to improve the health of the community. Which of the following approaches would be taken by the nurse?

• A) A top-down approach with rational-empirical problem solving
• B) A top-down approach with community practice planned by experts
• C) A bottom-up approach with facilitation of communication
• D) A bottom-up approach with multisectoral planning and action for health

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Definitions:

Slow-Wave Sleep

A stage of deep sleep characterized by low-frequency, high-amplitude EEG waves, essential for physical recovery and memory consolidation.

Activation-Synthesis Theory

A hypothesis that dreams are created by the higher brain centers interpreting random activity from the lower brain during REM sleep.

Limbic System

A complex system of nerves and networks in the brain, involving various areas near the edge of the cortex concerned with instinct and mood. It controls the basic emotions (fear, pleasure, anger) and drives (hunger, sex, dominance, care of offspring).

Burst Activity

Rapid firing of neurons in the brain, typically associated with specific behaviors or responses to stimuli.