Community Module 1.09 THE ETHICAL PRINCIPLE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE

Implement

Implement policies and action plans Create, champion, and implement policies, plans, and laws that influence health

Evaluation, research, and quality improvement are important parts of the 10 essentials of public health services. When used for community problems, what purpose do they serve?

Improve and innovate public health functions Evaluation, research, and quality improvement improve and innovate public health functions.

Which of the following are included in the 10 essential services of public health? (Select all that apply.)

- Building a diverse and skilled workforce , - Enabling equitable access , - Assessing and monitoring population health , - Utilizing legal and regulatory actions , - Communicating effectively to inform and educate Equity is at the center of the 10 essential services, which include: Assessing and monitoring population health; investigating, diagnosing, and addressing health hazards and root causes; communicating effectively to inform and educate; strengthening, supporting, and mobilizing communities and partnerships; creating, championing, and implementing policies, plans, and laws; utilizing legal and regulatory actions; enabling equitable access; building a diverse and skilled workforce; improving and innovating through evaluation, research, and quality improvement; and building and maintaining a strong organizational infrastructure for public health.

Balance

- Individual and community ethics - Social differences - Priorities

The public health nurse is offering nutrition classes and developing a walking program for community residents. Which of the 10 essential public services is the nurse demonstrating?

Communicating effectively to inform and educate As one of the 10 essentials, this nurse is communicating effectively to inform and educate people about health, factors that influence it, and how to improve it.

Connect

Connect patients to health services Ensure an effective system that enables equitable access to the individual services and care necessary for optimal health

Which examples of inequities may interfere with health? (Select all that apply.)

Economic , Social , Political Inequities that may interfere with health include economic, social, and political.

Enforce

Enforce laws and safety regulations Support the enforcement of legal and regulatory actions designed to improve and protect the public's health

Compentency

Ensure competent workers Build and support a diverse and skilled public health workforce

Evaluate

Evaluate for effectiveness, accessibility, and quality Improve and innovate public health functions through ongoing evaluation, research, and continuous quality improvement

Inform

Inform, educate, and empower Communicate effectively to inform and educate people about health, factors that influence it, and how to improve it

Diagnose

Investigate and diagnose Investigate, diagnose, and address health problems and hazards affecting the population

While taking a walk around the school at lunch, the school nurse notices the cafeteria dumpsters are next to the playground. The nurse goes over to the dumpster to investigate and finds them leaking and attracting bees. Which of the 10 essentials is the nurse demonstrating?

Investigating and diagnosing This nurse is investigating and diagnosing potential health hazards in their community.

Infrastructure

Maintain infrastructure Build and maintain a strong organizational infrastructure for public health

Mobilize

Mobilize community partnerships Strengthen, support, and mobilize communities and partnerships to improve health

Monitor

Monitor health status Assess and monitor population health status, factors that influence health, and community needs and assets

Which social principles in the ANA's Code of Ethics have specific stipulations for populations and communities? Select all that apply.

Respect, regardless of social status Compassion, regardless of the nature of the health problem Dignity, regardless of personal attributes Worth, regardless of socioeconomic status

A community nurse is working with clients in a communicable disease clinic. A client seeking treatment confides to the nurse that they have sex for money sometimes to pay rent. The nurse provides the client with education on how to protect themselves from further infection and offers them free condoms. Which of the elements of the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics is the nurse practicing while taking care of this client? (Select all that apply.)

Respect, regardless of social status , Compassion, regardless of the health problem , Dignity, regardless of personal attributes This nurse is demonstrating respect, regardless of social status; compassion, regardless of the health problem; dignity, regardless of personal attributes; and worth, regardless of economic status.

Which value is central to nursing and public health?

Social justice The value that is central to both nursing and public health is social justice.

Social justice is the fair and equitable distribution of social benefits and burdens and is tied to issues of human rights.

TRUE Social justice is the fair and equitable distribution of social benefits and burdens and is tied to issues of human rights.