History & Foundations
She is recognized as the founder of modern nursing and focused on environmental sanitation to improve patient outcomes
Who is Florence Nightingale
These three elements make up the Epidemiological Triangle
What are the Agent, Host, and Environment
Providing influenza assessments or teaching nutrition to healthy adolescents are examples of this level of prevention
What is primary prevention
In mass casualty triage, a patient who is "walking wounded" would receive this color tag
What is green
According to ATI, this is the fasting growing segment of the homeless population
Who are families with children
This historical figure is known as the founder of public health nursing
Who is Lillian Wald
This measure refers to the total number of existing cases of a disease in a population at a specific point in time.
What is prevalence
This level of prevention focuses on early detection and limiting the severity of a disease, such as lead screening or TB testing
What is secondary prevention
This is the highest priority category for biological agents that post a risk to national security, such as anthrax and smallpox
What is category A
This federally managed insurance program covers adults 65 and older or those with certain disabilities
What is Medicare
This pioneer in epidemiology traced a cholera outbreak to a specific water pump in the 1800s
Who is Dr John Snow
This term describes the number of newly diagnosed cases of a disease over a period of time
what is incidence
Maximizing recovery after an illness or injury has occurred, such as through physical therapy or support groups, is this level of prevention
What is tertiary prevention
During this phase of disaster management cycle, the nurse identifies community vulnerabilities and creates evacuation plans
What is the Prevention/Mitigation phase
This is the recommended readability level for written health education materials to ensure literacy for most clients
What is 6th to 8th grade
These are the three core functions of public health nursing
What is assessment, Policy Development and Assurance
This term refers to the ability of a screening test to correctly identify those who do have a disease (a "true positive")
What is sensitivity
This assessment method involves the nurse driving through a community to observe ethnicity, housing quality, and public safety
What is a windshield survey
This triage tag is reserved for those who are deceased or have a minimal chance of survival
What is black
These are external factors like education access, economic stability, and housing that influence overall health oucomes
What are the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
This ethical principal advocates for the fair distribution of benefits and burdens in society based on needs
What is distributive justice
A nurse follows a group of healthy teenagers for 10 years to study the long-term effects of vaping; name this study design
What is prospective cohort study
This mnemonic is used by nurses to assess potential environmental exposure in a client's history
What is "I PREPARE"
This medication is used for the prophylactic treatment of community members exposed to anthrax
What is ciprofloxacin
This legal obligation requires nurses to report suspected cases of child or elder abuse to authorities
What is mandatory reporting