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Scopolamine (Transderm-V) - correct answer✔✔Medication used to control motion sickness. \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




Must be taken prior to the onset of nausea and vomiting. Most effective if taken 12 hours
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before expected travel or activity. Skin patch is applied behind the ear.
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Indirect transmission - correct answer✔✔Involves the spread of infection through an
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intermediate source, such as vehicles, fomites, or vectors. Example: contracting malaria \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




following exposure in a mosquito-infested area. \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




Direct transmission - correct answer✔✔The spread of an infection through person-to-person
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contact and is characterized by portals of exit and entry. \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




Windshield survey - correct answer✔✔Making systematic observations from a moving vehicle. \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




The nurse drives through neighborhoods viewing homes, stores, churches, air quality, etc.
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which gives the nurse the best initial overview of the residents and a sense of their
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community. Gives nurse impression of the type of housing, the approximate age of the \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




housing, and the condition of the housing and yards. \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




Secondary Prevention - correct answer✔✔Health screenings are a mainstay of this type of \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




prevention which focuses on health promotion. Screenings aid in early detection/diagnosis \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




and treatment of disease. Implementing interventions aimed at a cure or reducing the
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progress of a disease. Focuses on reducing the intensity and duration of a crisis. Example: PAP
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Primary prevention - correct answer✔✔Health-promoting activities (immunizations, wearing
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protective devices to prevent injury, education about health promotion activities) designed to \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




reduce the potential for illness before it occurs, such as immunizations. Keeping the crisis
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from occurring. Examples: Use of barrier contraceptives, vaccinations.
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,Tertiary prevention - correct answer✔✔Includes interventions aimed at disability limitation
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and rehabilitation from disease, injury, or disability. Minimizes the consequences of a disorder
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or illness once it has developed through aggressive management or rehabilitation. Also
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applies to disaster relief efforts involving the reduction of the amount and degree of disability,
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injury, and damage after a crisis. \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




Home health visits - correct answer✔✔Scheduled during daylight hours to ensure safety of
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the client and the nurse, identification name tag are required to be worn during client care,
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visits can be made with another home care provider.
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Health conditions related to the growth of industrial workforce - correct answer✔✔Asthma
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and lung cancer are triggered or worsened by airborne substances, such as tobacco smoke,
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ozone, and other particles and/or chemicals. \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




Goals - correct answer✔✔Intended to be expressed in specific outcomes that provide
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direction toward interventions and determine change in measurable terms. \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




Outcome statements - correct answer✔✔Include past or present events with specific \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




quantitative expectations with a time frame. Example: Within 2 years, students with a body \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




mass index greater than 95% will be reduced by 50%.
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Lillian Wald - correct answer✔✔Known for her work in public health. She developed the first
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nursing service for occupational health, established The Associated Alumnae of Training
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Schools for Nurses-later developed into the ANA and the NLN, and instituted a sliding scale
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fee for service.
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Low-birth weight infants - correct answer✔✔The incidence is twice as high for African- \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




American births than Caucasian births. This is an example of a non-modifiable risk factor of \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




ethnicity.

, Modifiable risk factors - correct answer✔✔Examples are cigarette smoking, poor nutritional
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status, and limited education. \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




Data useful in developing community healthcare plans - correct answer✔✔Census data, risk
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management, budgeting process information, client satisfaction surveys, and data about \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




changes in the community's demographics. \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




Health People 20/20 - correct answer✔✔Leading health indicators: reduced cigarette
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smoking, exercising for 30 minutes a day, access to health services, improving social
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determinants (graduating high school). \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




Risk factors for cardiovascular disease - correct answer✔✔Include nonmodifiable variables,
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such as gender, family history, and race, and modifiable variables, such as underlying diseases
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as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and obesity, smoking, sedentary lifestyle,
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Lifestyle changes to manage hypertension - correct answer✔✔In order of effectiveness:
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Weight loss, DASH diet, salt restriction, and avoiding alcohol.
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Physical characteristics of aging that contributes to developing decubitus ulcers - correct
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answer✔✔Thinning of the skin with loss of elasticity. \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




Transtheoretical Model - correct answer✔✔Assesses an individual's readiness to act on a \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




new healthier behavior, and provides stategies, or processes of change to guide the individual
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through the stages of change: Pre-contemplation, Contemplation, Preparation,
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Action, Maintenance, and Termination. \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//




Pre-contemplation - correct answer✔✔Not yet acknowledging there is a problem. \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\// \|/\\//
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