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Community Assessment and Evaluation Ch. 12
Exam 1
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Nursing
Undergraduate 4
02/04/2013

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Aggregate (def)
Definition
population or defined group
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change agent (def)
Definition
nursing role that facilitates change in client or agency behavior to more readily achieve goals.
this role stresses gathering and analyzing facts and implementing programs.
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change partner (def)
Definition
a nursing role that facilitates changes in client or agency behavior to more readily achieve goals.
this role includes the activities of serving as an enabler-catalyst, teaching problem-solving skills and acting as as activist advocate
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community (def) **
Definition
people and the RELATIONSHIPS that emerge among them as they develop and use in common some agencies and institutions and a physical environment
-cluster of ppl with at least one common characteristic ie location, occupation, ethnicity, housing condition
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community assessment (def)
Definition
process of critically thinking about the community and getting to know and understand the community as a client. assessments help identify community needs, clarify problems, and identify strengths and resources.
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community health (def)
Definition
meeting collective needs by identifying problems and managing interactions within the community and larger society.
the goal of community oriented practice.
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community health problems (def)
Definition
actual or potential difficulties within a target population with identifiable causes and consequences in the environment.
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community health strengths (def)
Definition
resources available to meet a community heath need.
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community oriented practice (def)
Definition
a clinical approach in which the nurse and community join in partnership and work together fro healthful change.
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community partnership (def)
Definition
collaborative decision-making process participated in by community members and professionals
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confidentiality (def)
Definition
information kept private, such as between the health care provider and client.
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database (def)
Definition
collection of gathered and generated data.
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data collection (def)
Definition
the process of acquiring existing information or developing new information.
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data gathering (def)
Definition
the process of obtaining existing, readily available data
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data generation (def)
Definition
the development of data, frequently qualitative rather than numerical, by the data collector.
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evaluation (def)
Definition
provision of information through formal means, such as criteria, measurement, and statistics, for making rational judgements necessary about outcomes of care.
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goals (def)
Definition
the end or terminal point toward which intervention efforts are directed
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implementation (def)
Definition
carrying out a plan that is based on careful assessment of need
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informant interviews (def)
Definition
directed conversation with selected members of a community about community members or groups and events,
a direct method of assessment
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interdependent (def)
Definition
the involvement among different groups or organizations within the community that are mutually reliant upon each other.
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intervention activities (def)
Definition
means or strategies by which objectives are achieved and change is effected.
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objectives (def)
Definition
a precise behavioral statement of the achievement that will accomplish partial or total realization of a goal
-includes date by which achievement is expected to be completed.
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participant observation (def)
Definition
conscious and systemative sharing in the life activities and occasionally in the interests and activities of a group or persons
-observational methods of assessment
-a direct method of data collection
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partnership (def)
Definition
a relationship btwn individuals, groups, or organizations in which the parties are working together to achieve a joint goal.
-aka coalitions and alliances with more focused goals
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problem analysis (def)
Definition
process of identifying problem correlates and interrelationships and substantiating them with relevant data
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problem prioritizing (def)
Definition
evaluating problems and establishing priorities according to predetermined criteria.
Term
secondary analysis (def)
Definition
analysis using previously gathered data
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setting for practice (def)
Definition
the community?
Term
surveys (def)
Definition
a method of assessment in which data from a sample of persons are reported to the data collector.
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target of practice (def)
Definition
population group for whom healthful change is sought
Term
value (def)
Definition
ideas of life, customs and ways of behaving that members of a society regard as desirable
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windshield survey (def)
Definition
a community assessment, the motorized equivalent of a PHYSICAL ASSESSMENTt,
windshield refers to looking through the car windshield as the nurse in community health drives through the community collecting data.
Term
Population (public) health nursing (def)
Definition
a population-focused community-oriented speciality of nursing using public health and nursing sciences to improve the health of communities
Term
population health nursing
goal
Definition
the promotion of health and the prevention of disease and disability for all ppl through the creation of conditions in which ppl can be healthy.
Term
population health nursing
primary/priority focus?
Definition
population
ie not individuals or families
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key informant interviews (def) **
Definition
structured convos with ppl who know something about the community ie a member of the community or someone who works with members of the community in question
--data generation
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participant observation (def) **
Definition
process of learning about the community by taking part in the every day activities of a community
-supports building partnerships
ie: bus rides, community meetings, fairs, b day parties, yard sales,,
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