Question

A county public health nurse is planning to implement evidence-based practice interventions for a communicable airborne disease: True/ False Which of the following statements by the nurse indicates understanding of the appropriate uses of the Intervention Wheel developed by the Minnesota Department of Health? (Select all that apply: True/ False)

a- "We can use the Intervention Wheel as a resource for implementing guidelines for screening and testing: True/ False"
b- "We can use the Intervention Wheel as a resource for implementing an outreach program to educate the public about where to obtain masks: True/ False"
c- "We can use the Intervention Wheel as a resource for implementing a process for our nurses to obtain professional certifications in public/community health nursing: True/ False"
d- "We can use the Intervention Wheel as a resource for collecting data about quality of life, health behaviors, social and economic factors in this county: True/ False"
e- "We can use the Intervention Wheel as a resource for collaborating with other health professionals in the county: True/ False"

Answer 1

The Intervention Wheel can be used for guidelines for screening and testing, for educational outreach about masks, and for data collection on public health, making those statements true. The statement about using it for obtaining nurse certifications is false, while collaboration with other health professionals is true.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Intervention Wheel developed by the Minnesota Department of Health is a framework used for public health interventions. It defines and categorizes public health interventions into various levels such as individual/family, community, and systems.

• a- "We can use the Intervention Wheel as a resource for implementing guidelines for screening and testing." True: The Intervention Wheel can facilitate the development and implementation of evidence-based practices, including screening and testing protocols for communicable diseases.
• b- "We can use the Intervention Wheel as a resource for implementing an outreach program to educate the public about where to obtain masks." True: This fits within the health teaching and promotion interventions on the Intervention Wheel.
• c- "We can use the Intervention Wheel as a resource for implementing a process for our nurses to obtain professional certifications in public/community health nursing." False: While professional development may be supported by ethical guidelines or institutional policies, it is not an intervention described by the Intervention Wheel.
• d- "We can use the Intervention Wheel as a resource for collecting data about quality of life, health behaviors, social and economic factors in this county." True: Surveillance is one of the seventeen interventions in the Intervention Wheel, which includes the collection and analysis of data.
• e- "We can use the Intervention Wheel as a resource for collaborating with other health professionals in the county." True: This is related to the coalition building and community organizing interventions in the Intervention Wheel.