CHN CHAPTER 2 – Societal Influences on the Development of Commun

Which factor pushed community health nursing to adapt to innovations in healthcare, nutrition, and lifestyle changes?

• Economic Forces

• Consumer Movement

• Advanced Technology

• Changing Demography

Changes in education have influenced CHN because:

• Patients became passive recipients of care

• Patients now collaborate with nurses in planning their care

• Nurses stopped educating clients

• Doctors exclusively provided education

The consumer movement influenced CHN by:

• Increasing patient satisfaction with fragmented services

• Creating demand for coordinated, high-quality, and individualized care

• Eliminating the role of nurses in communities

• Focusing only on hospital-based care

Immigration patterns, birth and death rates, and an aging population affect CHN through:

• Advanced Technology

• Changing Demography

• Research Role

• Causal Thinking

Which scientific milestone in the late 1800s shaped CHN by linking disease to its causes?

• Vaccination discovery

• Antibiotic discovery

• Germ Theory of Disease

• Universal Health Care

Unemployment, rising health care costs, and limited access to services represent:

• Economic Forces

• Consumer Movement

• Holism

• Research Role

As direct care providers, community health nurses emphasize:

• Curative only

• Holism and health promotion

• Hospital-based care

• Technology only

Which concept highlights the interconnected factors affecting a client’s health?

• Advocacy

• Holism

• Research

• Case Management

Which focus emphasizes wellness and illness prevention across the illness–wellness continuum?

• Leadership

• Health Promotion

• Case Management

• Managerial Role

True or False: The clinician role in CHN requires not only physical care skills but also communication, counseling, and observation skills.

• True

• False