The Nursing Process Can Be Applied in Public Health Nursing

question 9

Multiple Choice

The nursing process can be applied in public health nursing practice. Which of the following is an example of community assessment?

• A) Visiting an elderly person at home to assess safety risks
• B) Developing nursing diagnoses to identify actions nurses at a community health center will take
• C) Evaluating an immunization clinic that included a translator to assist non-English speaking clients
• D) Data from the county social services department on child abuse cases for the past 5 years

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Definitions:

Insight Therapies

Psychological treatments that emphasize understanding the motives and mechanisms of the mind to achieve emotional and behavioral awareness and change.

Spontaneous Remission

The surprising recovery or healing from an illness or condition without the aid of medical treatment or intervention.

Placebo Treatments

Inactive substances or procedures given to a participant in place of an actual treatment, used in research to test the effectiveness of therapies.

Conditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to elicit a conditioned response.