Health Promotion
How does the assessment of health risks based on family, population, and/or community characteristics result in behavior change:
Information is necessary to know what to do and how to do it before the person chooses to act, but other factors are primarily responsible for motivating people to change their behavior. Information alone is rarely enough to motivate a person to act.
Identify nursing roles in disaster planning:
Disaster management requires an interdisciplinary, collaborative team effort and involves a network of agencies and individuals to develop a disaster plan that covers the multiple elements necessary for an effective plan. Communities can respond more quickly, more effectively, and with less confusion if the efforts needed in the event of a disaster have been anticipated and plans for meeting them have been identified. The results of planning are that more lives are saved and less property is damaged. Planning ensures that resources are available and that roles and responsibilities of all personnel and agencies, both official and unofficial, are delineated.
Epidemiological rates characterize population health:
How do you calculate an attack rate?
Rates are calculated by the number of people with the problem over the number exposed to the problem. In this case, 650 persons out of the 1000 at the banquet complained of illness.
Describe some ways the nurse can recognize cultural competence
Recognizing both similarities and differences is being culturally aware. .
Promotion of change utilizing the Health Belief Model
An effective way to evoke action begins with examining the individual’s perceptions of his or her health and current lifestyle choices so education to change perceptions can occur.
Sharing information regarding the probability of illness or perceived susceptibility and using communication channels to serve as cues to action may both be motivating.
Reviewing how lifestyle changes can reduce risk and improve life may change the person’s perception of the benefits of acting.
Use clinical decision-making/critical thinking for emergency response plan
Describe the Start Triage System:
To assess an individual within the 1-minute guideline, the START system uses three characteristics.
First, respirations are checked;
Then perfusion by pinching the nail bed and observing the reaction;
Last, mental status is checked by asking the individual a question.
Describe the Prevention levels and goals of each:
Primary prevention refers to interventions that occur before the disease develops.
Secondary prevention: Screening, may result in early diagnosis and treatment
Tertiary prevention focuses on limitation of disability and the rehabilitation of those with irreversible disease.
Identify risk factors for disease/illness and ability to modify
An individual cannot alone control his or her neighborhood, employment setting, or other environmental exposures.
An individual may choose to control lifestyle behaviors, nutrition choices, and recreational options.
Use clinical decision-making/critical thinking for emergency response plan
Hospital preparation:
A multiple casualty event is one in which more than two but fewer than 100 individuals are involved. Until more is known, only staff expert need be asked for assistance.
A mass casualty event with 100 or more individuals involved requires community or state involvement.
Describe Health History techniques:
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Inquire concerning causes of preventable deaths