NURS 4465 Mod 2 Study Notes Questions With Complete
Solutions
Applying the Nursing Process to Environmental Health Correct
Answers a. Assessment-windshield studies, interviews, review
web-based data, relate the disease and environmental factors
b. Planning-look at community policy and laws as methods to
facilitate the care needs for the client
c. Intervention-coordinating medical, nursing, and public health
actions to meet client's needs
d. Evaluation-examine criteria including immediate and long
term responses of the client as well as the recidivism of the
problem for the client
Define each level of prevention Correct Answers a. Primary
prevention-intervention aimed at preventing the occurrence of
disease, injury or disability (counsel about low fat diet)
b. Secondary intervention-interventions designed to increase the
probability that a person with a disease will have that condition
diagnosed at a stage when treatment is likely to result in a cure
(exp implement blood pressure and cholesterol screening)
c. Tertiary-interventions aimed at disability limitation and
rehabilitation from disease or injury (cardiac rehab, medication
and surgery)
Epidemiological Triangle, and apply examples Correct Answers
Epidemiologists understand that disease results from complex
relationships among casual agents, susceptible persons, and
environmental factors. These three elements-agent, host,
environment-are traditionally referred to as the epidemiologic
triangle. Exp: agent: infectious agent (bacteria, viruses, fungi,
Solutions
Applying the Nursing Process to Environmental Health Correct
Answers a. Assessment-windshield studies, interviews, review
web-based data, relate the disease and environmental factors
b. Planning-look at community policy and laws as methods to
facilitate the care needs for the client
c. Intervention-coordinating medical, nursing, and public health
actions to meet client's needs
d. Evaluation-examine criteria including immediate and long
term responses of the client as well as the recidivism of the
problem for the client
Define each level of prevention Correct Answers a. Primary
prevention-intervention aimed at preventing the occurrence of
disease, injury or disability (counsel about low fat diet)
b. Secondary intervention-interventions designed to increase the
probability that a person with a disease will have that condition
diagnosed at a stage when treatment is likely to result in a cure
(exp implement blood pressure and cholesterol screening)
c. Tertiary-interventions aimed at disability limitation and
rehabilitation from disease or injury (cardiac rehab, medication
and surgery)
Epidemiological Triangle, and apply examples Correct Answers
Epidemiologists understand that disease results from complex
relationships among casual agents, susceptible persons, and
environmental factors. These three elements-agent, host,
environment-are traditionally referred to as the epidemiologic
triangle. Exp: agent: infectious agent (bacteria, viruses, fungi,
