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| extra iron & calcium (more milk & red meat) |
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| cleaning wood floors in houses with lead |
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| wet mop (vacuuming aerosolizes particles) |
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| levels of prevention for client with flu |
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- primary prevention: ed class about the flu
- secondary prevention: notify contacts of the client about their exposure, isolate client from pregnant women
- tertiary prevention: give antiviral to reduce complications
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| most infectious period of pertussis |
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| those exposed to pertussis |
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| should be treated prophylactically with erythromicin for 7 days (family members, teachers); check immunization status of classmates |
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| should be no higher than 120 degrees |
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| attached to clothing, not hung around neck |
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| occupational health nurse (not home health nurse) |
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| Early Head Start program age range |
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| groups who should get the meningococcocal vaccine |
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| new military recruits, client with SLE, dormitory setting |
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| how many people are affected by something at a given time |
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| # of newly diagnosed over a period of time |
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| preventing transmission of intestinal parasites |
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| wipe diaper changing stations with dilute bleach solution |
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| non-potty trained toddlers & swimming |
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| they should not swim in a wading pool |
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| ethical tenet for policy development |
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| serve citizens, not customers; meet the needs of the greatest # of citizens first |
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| common 1st week to 10 days postpartum |
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| collaborating with community agencies to improve services; ensuring competence of health care workforce |
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| grade level of written materials for health education |
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| should extend 1/2 to 5/8 past longest toe |
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| purpose of HIPAA enactment |
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| to keep people from losing insurance when they changed jobs/lost jobs; can keep group insurance 16 afterwards |
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| age-related health changes |
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| decreased sensitivity to pain, decreased peristalsis/delayed gastric emptying |
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| clinical manifestation of primary syphilis |
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| signs of secondary syphilis |
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Definition
| maculopapular rash, lymphadenopathy, malaise |
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| establish the community as a client |
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Definition
| form partnerships with local agencies |
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| chance of prostate cancer death |
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| twice as high for African-American men than for white men |
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| 3 methods of collecting data directly for a community |
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Definition
- informant interviews
- participant observation
- windshield survey
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| mortality/morbidity data, health surveys, medical records |
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| methods of transmission of HPV |
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| focus of community-oriented nursing |
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| health promotion and protection through education |
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| illness care where the patients live, work and attend school |
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| ethical theory based on the idea that actions must be based on moral rules or duty regardless of the consequences |
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| dominant theory of ethical decision making; comprised of respect for autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, distributive justice |
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| CIRCLE model of spiritual care |
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| functions of parish nurse |
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- holistic care of populations
- personal health counseling
- health ed
- liason
- facilitate support groups, change, train volunteers
- ID spiritual strengths for coping
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| aggregates that receive care from community health nurses |
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Definition
| individuals, families, groups |
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| home health nurse functions |
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| educator, coordinator of care, provider of interventions |
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- includes family members and bereavement services (up to 1 yr after death)
- for <6 mo to live
- uses volunteers for nonmedical
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| occupational health host factors |
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| worker characteristics (experience levels, pregnancy, age, etc.) |
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| occupational health agent factors |
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Definition
| biological, chemical (asbestos, smoke), mechanical (strains/sprains/fractures, heavy workload, ergonomics), physical (temp extremes, vibration, noise, radiation, lighting), psychological (threats to psych wellbeing) |
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| occupational environmental factors |
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| social (sanitation, housing conditions, overcrowding, illiteracy); physical (heat, odor, ventilation, pollution); psychological (addictions, stress) |
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| occupational health control strategies |
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- engineering
- altering work practices
- PPE, injury avoidance ed
- workplace monitoring
- health screening
- EAP
- job-task analysis
- design, risk mgmt, emergency preparedness
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- case manager
- community outreach
- consultant
- counselor
- direct caregiver
- health educator
- researcher
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| primary prevention in school nursing |
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| assess immunization stuatus, maintain current records; health promotion for staff |
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| secondary prevention for school nursing |
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| assess children for abuse, neglect, mental illness; provide emergency/acute care; ID children at risk |
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| tertiary prevention for school nursing |
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Definition
| assess children with disabilities; assess children with long term health needs; help develop IEPs; provide care for children with chronic disease; (written consent by parents is required) |
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| appropriate nurse:student ratio |
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| hemoglobinopathy, phenylalanine levels, T4, TSH |
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| cholesterol screening ages |
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| age for fecal occult blood test/sigmoidoscopy |
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| ID family support network, social risk, interactions with other groups/orgs |
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| required by state and federal laws |
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| homicide committed by stranger |
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| often related to substance abuse network |
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| committed by friend, acquaintance, family member during an argument; if fam, often preceded by abuse |
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| males more likely to be assaulted; youths at much higher risk |
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| cardinal signs of addiction |
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Definition
| tolerance & withdrawal; denial is a primary sign |
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| alcohol filtration rate by liver |
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| alcohol withdrawal begins... |
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| 6 hrs after cessation of drinking |
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| increased BP & pulse; pulse is clearest indicator of possible DTs or withdrawal delirium; prompt use of benzodiazepines at onset of symptoms can prevent DTs |
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| most preventable cause of death |
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