A Group of Nursing Students and Their Instructor Set Up

question 29

Multiple Choice

A group of nursing students and their instructor set up a blood pressure screening clinic at the local community center. This is an example of which of the characteristics that distinguishes public health nursing as a specialty?

• A) Population focused
• B) Community orientation
• C) Health and preventative focus
• D) Concern for health for all members of the community

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Definitions:

Medical Treatment

Clinical and therapeutic interventions or procedures used to alleviate or cure disease and injury in patients.

Heart Transplants

A surgical procedure in which a diseased or failing heart is replaced with a healthier donor heart.

Rationing

The distribution of scarce resources, goods, or services using a predetermined system, often in times of shortage.

Mammograms

A diagnostic technique using X-rays to detect breast cancer by photographing the breast.