Misc
Smith's model of health that is the elimination of disease or symptoms.
Clinical Model
When assessing an exposure pathway, what question should be considered during the evaluation phase of the nursing process?
Has the exposure pathway been interrupted?
Common organizational structure implemented during a disaster to help organize and manage the scene.
Incident command system
What is the most common side effect of first-generation antipsychotics such as haldol?
Tardive Dyskinesia (and other extrapyramidal symptoms such as akathisia and dystonia)
A hospice patient is reporting a mild, throbbing headache. What would be the most appropriate pain medication to give to this client?
Nonopioid analgesics such as acetaminophen or NSAID
Study of the distribution and determinants of states of health and illness in human populations
Epidemiology
The belief that no group of people should bear a disproportionate share of negative environment health consequences (regardless of race, culture, or income).
Environmental Justice
Centralized location where the public picks up emergency supplies following a disaster.
Point of distribution (POD)
What factors have been identified as increasing an adolescent's risk for schizophrenia?
Cannabis use
A client is placed on "comfort measures only." What medication is most likely to be ordered for the client for pain management?
Morphine
A patient is being admitted to the hospital with streptococcus pneumoniae. This bacteria would be considered which component in the chain of infection?
Agent
The place where people come in contact with the contaminant.
Point of exposure
What isolation precautions are necessary for smallpox?
Airborne
A client diagnosed with schizophrenia has been started on the second-generation antipsychotic medication clozapine. The nurse should assess the results of which laboratory test to monitor for adverse effects from this medication?
WBC (metabolic syndrome is common in second-generation antipsychotics)
A corticosteriod is an example of what type of medication?
Adjuvant medication
The nurse is measuring the occurrence of cardiovascular disease being investigated in the entire population. Which rate is this nurse developing with this action?
Crude Rate
What formula should the nurse prioritize to determine the amount of risk to an environmental contaminant?
Risk = hazard × exposure
A disaster team responds to an outbreak of the plague, which has a high mortality rate. What treatment should be administered via the PODs to meet the needs of the public?
Antibiotics
Recommendations have recently changed about the appropriate time to screen children for autism. What is the current recommendation?
Infancy (it used to be preschool age)
What is the focus of palliative care?
1. Control Symptoms
2. Coordinate care
3. Reducing unnecessary tests
4. Ongoing conversations with the patient and family
Not all infectious diseases are necessarily communicable diseases. What three factors does a communicable disease have that an infectious disease might not?
Portal of entry, means of transmission and portal of exit.
Process of measuring contaminants in blood or urine to determine whether a person has been exposed to a contaminant and how much exposure was received.
Biomonitoring
A client presents with manifestations of an anthrax exposure. Prompt treatment with antibiotics is indicated for this client. How many days will the client need to be on antibiotics for an anthrax exposure?
60
The nurse assesses a 8-year-old boy who has had problems at school lately with his behavior and mood. Based on the symptoms described by the mother, the nurse suspects ADHD or bipolar disorder. When looking at the constancy and pervasiveness of symptoms, which symptoms are more likely to suggest ADHD?
Hyperactivity and impulsivity (mood disorders such as irritability, sleep disturbances, and anxiety are more common in bipolar disorder. But again, it is important to identify if the behaviors are occurring in all spheres of a child's life and they aren't just 'normal', inconsistent behaviors of kids.)
Legal document that allows people to convey their wishes for end-of-life care.
Advance directive