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1) what are risk factors for SIDS? - ANSWER prone or side lying position, sleeping
on soft surfaces, smoking during pregnancy, overheating, late/no prenatal care, young
maternal age, preterm birth, male gender
2) what are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality for adolescents according to
Healthy People 2020? - ANSWER bullying, dating violence, sexual violence
3) how should a nurse assess an adolescents risk for violence in a relationship? -
ANSWER the nurse should ask the client to describe the relationship (not when
the relationship began)
4) what should a school nurse assess on the playground area for? - ANSWER -make
sure there are soft surfaces on the floor such as gravel, mulch, and sand
-should have a barrier to separate children from traffic
-rope swings are not recommended due to strangulation
-should be free from hooks where child can puncture skin
5) how should firearms be stored? - ANSWER unloaded, locked, and the
ammunition stored separately in a locked device
6) how does tertiary prevention come into play when doing planning care for a child
diagnosed with a chronic condition? - ANSWER -nurse needs to assess the access
to care including resources, safe transportation, and location.
-priority is to make sure the parents remember the appointment times and are able to
take the child to them
,7) what is a primary prevention a community nurse should do for the safety of
adolescents? - ANSWER teach them not to drink and drive, and not to text while
driving
8) what are some examples of primary prevention for a child with asthma? -
ANSWER -teach the parents how to prevent flare ups
-teach that ppl with asthma are more susceptible to illness
-teach parents not to smoke around kids with asthma
9) describe primary levels of prevention - ANSWER -preventing diseases and
illnesses from happening
-decreasing vulnerability
-decreasing risk factors
-teaching healthy people
10) describe secondary levels of prevention - ANSWER -screening for early
diagnoses
-ppl with an undiagnosed disease
11) describe tertiary levels of prevention - ANSWER -treatment
-preventing further deterioration from a disease
-this is for people with a diagnosed disease
12) examples of primary prevention in schools - ANSWER -healthy promotion
activities
-teach healthy lifestyles
-give immunizations
-teach about risks associated with obesity
-educate about healthy nutritional choices
13) examples of secondary prevention in schools - ANSWER -screen for health
problems
-care for an injury/illness (ex: stomach ache or cut)
14) examples of tertiary prevention in schools - ANSWER -care for chronic health
problems (ex: asthma)
, -health referrals and continuity of care
-work to improve the quality of food
15) what is the primary goal for the public health? - ANSWER prevent disease and
disability
16) what kind of focus does public health nursing have? - ANSWER population
focused practice, but they do treat individuals as well
17) what is the leading cause of mortality in the public health? - ANSWER chronic
disease
18) what has created a challenge for public health nursing? - ANSWER the increase
in the number of older adults, increase in fertility, and we have more immunizations
so people are living longer
19) what is the Family and Medical Leave Act? - ANSWER provides protection to
employment and insurance for caregivers who require a leave of absence to care for a
sick family member
20) what is the biggest concern with the elderly? how do we assess this? - ANSWER -
abuse
-ask them if they feel safe, who shops for them, who pays their bills
21) what is the American Disabilities Act? - ANSWER it protects individuals with
mental and physical disabilities to not be discriminated against
22) what is the Healthy People 2020 objective for school nursing? - ANSWER the
reduce the number of missed school days with students with chronic asthma
-to improve the attendance of students with chronic conditions
23) what is the focus of the Frontier Nursing Service? - ANSWER focuses on
vaccinations, infant mortality rates, and access to health care in rural areas
, 24) what does the Institute of Medicine focus on? - ANSWER the development of
policy that impacts overall public health
25) what does the NCHS focus on? - ANSWER data collection related to population
demographics
26) what do community Oriented nurses assess? - ANSWER they assess the healthier
clients, they go over their risk factors and how to help with them
27) What is advocacy? - ANSWER Speaking on behalf of those who cannot speak for
themselves, advocating for the patients, trying to get them services and appointments
28) what is social justice? - ANSWER justice for all, look at who is getting treated
fairly and the advantages vs disadvantages
29) what are the three public health core functions? - ANSWER -assessment
-policy development
-assurance
30) what is the primary focus of community based nursing? - ANSWER the care of ill
individuals and families across lifespans
31) what is a family crisis? how to know when this is occurring? - ANSWER -family
is not able to cope with events and becomes dysfunctional
-someone might say "I can't handle this" or "I can't do this"
32) what is a genome? - ANSWER this tells the provider about the patients genetic
makeup, the conditions that run in the family (ex: diabetes, heart problems, high
cholesterol, obesity, etc.)
33) What are ecomaps? - ANSWER provide information about the patients
environment, the family's interactions socially with other groups and organizations