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When doing a presentation on public health nursing, the nurse should include which of the following as a great public health achievement of the 20th century (beginning at the start of the 20th century, 1900 to 1950’s) that saved lives?

““Readiness for enhanced community coping among residents of Iowa City related to community sense of power to manage stressors as manifested by monthly community meetings to identify and talk about stress concerns.”  What should the nurse add to make this a more complete nursing diagnosis?

People were very concerned about another outbreak of swine flu. All care providers were asked to report, without individual names, any new cases to the public health department for tracking. Which would be most helpful for the local media to report to keep citizens informed?

Which best describes the primary focus of health care efforts in the United States since the middle of the twentieth century to the present?

Which of the following best describes a geopolitical community?  

Which best describes the primary purpose of nursing theory?

All of the needed objective data on a specific health problem are available for the community health nurse.  Which of the following best describes why the nurse would also interview community residents about the health problem?    

In the history of the United States public health system, why did local and state governments start to become more involved in controlling disease?

A nurse is teaching a coworker about effective strategies to use when providing health education. Which suggestions would most likely be included? Select the two correct responses.

The social determinants of health impact health outcomes. Choose the statements that are true regarding the graph from the Braveman and Gottlieb (2014) below.  (Select the two answers that apply)