access to care/scarcity issues of rural underserved populations.
Correct Answers -Scarcity issues
♣Scarcity of health professionals
♣Poverty
♣Limited access to services
♣Lack of knowledge
♣Social isolation
-Access to care
♣Access to health care is a national priority that remains
unsolved.
♣Access is a problem in rural areas, including farms that rely on
migrant workers to harvest their crops, and in urban inner cities.
acquired immunity Correct Answers the resistance acquired by
a host as a result of previous natural exposure to an infectious
agent
-Ex/ having measles once protects against future infection
Acquired immunity can be induced by active or passive
immunization***
action plan Correct Answers -we need to the following type of
help
-we need to the following information
-we need to the following supplies, resources
-we need to involved or tell the following people
-we need to list five things in the order in which they need to
happen to make our family action plan, provide examples of
these five things
,active immunization Correct Answers refers to the
immunization of an individual by administration of an antigen
(infections agent or vaccine) and is usually characterized by the
presence of an antibody produced by the individual host***
acute illness Correct Answers -Colds, influenza, and many
other diseases are transmitted by droplets or direct contact, so
effective hand washing and covering one's nose and mouth when
coughing or sneezing can reduce risk
-Nurses can promote vaccination, good hand-washing, and early
identification to prevent the spread of illness
-Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS):
addiction Correct Answers a pattern of abuse characterized by
an overwhelming reoccupation with use (compulsive use) of a
drug and securing its supply and a high tendency to relapse if the
drug is removed***
adolescents development consideration Correct Answers -
Motor vehicle accidents and violence are leading causes of
morbidity and mortality
-Use of weapons and drug and alcohol abuse play an important
role
-Homicide is the third leading cause of death for adolescents
-Suicide is the leading cause of death
advantages of contracting Correct Answers -allows and
requires continual renegotiation
-provide direction and structure to health risk reduction and
health promotion in families
,aim of nursing interventions for vulnerable populations Correct
Answers -Nursing interventions should include strategies to
increase resources or reduce health risks to decrease health
disparities between vulnerable populations and populations with
more advantages
***Someone with a disability comes to the hospital Treat them
like anyone else if, don't focus on disability***
alteration of behavior and mental health problems Correct
Answers -Include eating disorders, ADD/ADHD, substance
abuse, elimination problems, conduct disorders and delinquency,
sleep disorders, anxiety disorders, autism, depression, bipolar
disorder, or school maladaptation
-Early recognition and coordinated management of pediatric
mental health issues are critical to the child's functioning in
school, at home, and in the community
Americans with Disabilities Act Correct Answers -Mandated
that individuals with mental and physical disabilities not be
discriminated against and be brought into the mainstream of
American life through access to employment and public services
- Landmark civil rights legislation that prohibits discrimination
toward people with disabilities in everyday activities
-Guarantees equal opportunities for people with disabilities
related to employment, transportation, public accommodations,
public services, and telecommunications
-Provides protections to people with disabilities similar to those
provided to any person on basis of race, color, sex, national
origin, age, and religion
-Refers to a "qualified individual" with a disability as a person
with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits
, one or more major life activities or bodily functions, a person
with a record of such an impairment, or a person who is
regarded as having such an impairment.
-Qualifying organizations must provide reasonable
accommodations unless they can demonstrate that the
accommodation will cause significant difficulty or expense,
producing an undue hardship
Assessment/Evaluation of Vulnerable Clients Correct Answers
•Assessment should include client evaluation of:
-Socioeconomic resources
-Preventive health needs
-Congenital and genetic predisposition to illness
-Amount of stress
-Living environment and neighborhood surroundings
•Nurses work as partners with vulnerable clients to identify
client strengths and needs
beginning phase Correct Answers mutual data collection and
exploration of needs and problems
-mutual establishment of goals
-mutual development of a plan
behavioral risk Correct Answers -lifestyle
-personal health habits and behaviors (ex/ diet patterns) that
contribute to individual and family health status
challenges of policy Correct Answers social policies (same sex
marriage, definition of parent, reproductive issues, care of older
adults)
ten pregnancy prevention policies