Non & Communicable Diseases
an STI that is reportable to the health department
Syphilis
2 characteristics of Fetal alcohol syndrome disorder
CNS and functional changes
4 main types of violence
What is neglect, psychological violence, physical violence, and sexual assault.
Naloxone administration is which level of prevention
HINT: the 3 levels of prevention from ch 12
indicated
What are the 3 elements of epidemiological triangle?
Epidemiology is the study of the relationship between an agent, host and environment.
Acquired through exposure to the agent. It is long-lasting and can last for life, as when a person who had mumps as a child remains immune for the rest of his life.
Transferred from one individual to another. It can occur naturally or artificially and lasts for only a short time. Passage of immunity from the mother to her infant is an example of natural passive immunity. Artificial passive immunity involves the transfer of antibodies and can be done in various forms.
What is active immunity.
What is passive immunity
3 forms of distracted driving.
What is visual, manual, and cognitive.
mobile toddlers are most at risk from which type of fall
falls from furniture
Substance in the top 10 risk factors for mortality and in the top 2 of 3 causes of preventable death.
What is alcohol.
give 3 primary preventions for the prevention of drowning
Primary prevention: barriers, supervision, learning to swim, life jacket use, and no alcohol use, making changes to the environment (installing fences and drain covers)
what is the etiology/cause of tuberculosis
a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Prevention that addresses populations regardless of identified risk.
What is universal level of prevention.
Risk factors for self-inflicted violence (suicide).
What is previous suicide attempts, social isolation, physical ailments.
Population more likely to start using tobacco.
What is the youth population.
Define:
1.Prevalence Rate
2.Attack Rate
3.Infectivity Rate
Surveillance
Active Surveillance
Passive Surveillance
A= The total number of accumulated cases of a disease or illness both new and pre-existing at a given time.
A= Number of new cases during an epidemic period
I= The proportion of persons exposed to an infectious agent who become infected by it and the specific route of infection.
S= Determining and monitoring “how much there is” of diseases, health conditions, environmental disasters, or other risk factors. The CDC defines public surveillance as “the ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of health-related data essential to planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health practice.”
A= involves the deployment of public health professionals including nurses to identify cases of a disease or health condition under surveillance
P= when data are collected based on individuals or institutions that report on health information either voluntarily or by mandate
A type of anxiety disorder that occurs post collective violence
What is post traumatic stress disorder.
Insects that act as vectors and transmit the agent from its reservoir to its host.
An inanimate object carries the pathogen from the reservoir to the host.
What are arthropods.
What are fomites
Population at highest risk for perpetuating or being victims of violence.
What is the youth population.
number 1 cause of preventable death in US
tobacco.
Model that has undergone rigorous evaluations and shows promise for the prevention of child maltreatment.
Nurse Family Partnership Model
The leading cause of death according to the CDC.
What is heart disease.
The number of cases above the endemic rate associated with an increased risk for spread of the disease.
What is the epidemic threshold.
Violence that occurs when a large group of people engages in violence, such as war crimes.
What is collective violence.
Assessment of risk associated with substance use.
Hint: 4 items
What is quantity, frequency, duration, and pattern of use.
a communicable disease that is most common in pt's w/ SUB
Hint: there is no vaccination for it
Hep C