The study of a disease upon the people-the determinants and distribution.
What is Epidemiology?
100
An immunization is an example of this.
What is primary?
100
Decreased the death rate in the Crimean War by focusing on rest, nutrition, sanitation and hygiene.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
100
The first step when entering a patient's home or calling on a phone.
What are introductions?
100
People that share commonalities such as gender, religion, income, proximity, special interest, or beliefs.
What is an Aggregate?
200
More than the expected or usual incidence of disease or injury.
What is an epidemic?
200
Rehabilitation is an example of this.
What is tertiary?
200
Established the Henry Street Settlement in New York City, which was an early model for Public Health Nursing.
Who is Lillian Wald?
200
The most important step in infection control during home visits.
What is hand washing?
200
Number of cases or events among populations at risk during a specified time.
What is the incidence rate?
300
Interventions that promote health and prevent the incidence of disease before any discernible pathological process exists.
What is primary prevention?
300
Diabetes self-management education in community gathering places to improve glycemic control.
What is tertiary?
300
The role of a public health nurse to make sure essential community-wide health services are available.
What is assurance?
300
May be helpful to outline actions/expectations for the patient and the nurse involved. Includes a timeline.
What is a contract (Behavioral Contract)?
300
Lack of access to affordable fruits, veggies, whole grains, low-fat milk, and other foods that make up the full range of a healthy diet.
What is a food dessert?
400
Intervention aimed for early diagnosis and treatment and promote a cure or limit disability. Screening is a term often used to describe this intervention.
What is secondary prevention?
400
Mass media campaigns to reduce youth initiation of tobacco use.
What is primary?
400
This type of nursing focuses on illness care of individuals and families across the lifespan, and manages acute and chronic conditions in the community.
What is Community Based Nursing?
400
This is whoever the patient says it is.
What is family?
400
These three elements are called the Epidemiologic Triangle.
What are agent, host, and environment?
500
A factor that can influence whether or not disease or other unhealthy outcomes occur.
What is risk?
500
Implementing a family planning program to prevent unintended pregnancies for young couples who attend the community center.
What is secondary?
500
This type of nursing that focuses on the healthcare of individuals, families, or groups that preserves, protects, promotes, and restores health for the population.
What is Community-oriented nurse?
500
This division of care's goal is to provide a human and comfortable end of life.
What is hospice?
500
This is the Guilford County HIV disease mortality rate per 100,000.
Guilford County deaths: 30
Population of Guilford County: 488,406
*hint* do the math