Community
True or False?
1. Older adults are more vulnerable to acquiring a communicable disease and at higher risk for morbidity and mortality from it?
2. Older adults like to become more independent as they grow older?
1. True!
2. False.
Older adults cherish their independence
_____ is the total number of individuals in a population who have a disease or health condition at a specific period of time?
What is Prevalence?
Calculated by: Total number of cases/ Total population
What are nursing interventions for TB patients? SATA
A. Isolate patients in negative pressure room.
B. Everyone entering the room should have a mask on.
C. Patients should be on antibiotics for 6-9 months.
D. Patients should cough in tissue and dispose of that tissue.
E. Patients are monitored by periodic xrays
A. Isolate patients in negative pressure room.
C. Patients should be on antibiotics for 6-9 months.
D. Patients should cough in tissue and dispose of that tissue.
Which of the following patients will be on droplet precautions? SATA
A. Pneumonia
B. Pertussis
C. SARS
D. TB
TB is incorrect.
A, B & C are correct.
Examples include teaching good nutrition, providing information on immunizations, providing information on health hazards and use of PPE.
Primary Prevention
Name the vaccines recommended for Adults over 65
1. 2 doses of Pneumococcal vaccine.
2. Influenza
3. Covid-19
4. 2 doses of Shingles/ Herpes Zoster
5. Tdap
Label the following as PRIMARY, SECONDARY & SECONDARY Levels of prevention?
A. Treatment with antibiotics
B. Referring stroke patients to speech therapy.
C. Educating patients on prevention and transmission of infectious diseases.
A. Secondary.
B. Tertiary.
C. Primary.
This type of homelessness includes everyone who is living without adequate shelter
Primary Homelessness
Portal of entry includes the following. SATA
A. Skin
B. Mouth and nose.
C. Secretions
D. Mucous membranes.
All except SECRETIONS are correct.
This is the restoration of health through rehabilitation strategies, including connecting clients with community resources after an injury.
Tertiary Prevention
This term describes unfortunate but avoidable gaps in health outcomes?
It disproportionately affects the vulnerable population.
What is Health inequity?
The right sequence of doffing?
A. Mask
B. Gown and gloves
C. Googles
Correct sequence
A. Gown and gloves
B. Googles
C. Mask
This vulnerable population is at increased risk for communicable diseases, suicide, mental health issues, and substance use disorders
Homeless
Which of the following are considered individual determinants? SATA.
A. Genetics
B. Family history
C. Living conditions
D. Age and gender
A, B & D are correct.
C is incorrect.
Name 2 of the 3 emerging communicable diseases in adults over 50
1. HIV
2. STIs (Sexually transmitted infections)
3. HCV (Hepatitis C)
Name 2 Social Determinants of Health
1. Income (Poverty)
2. Education (access, quality)
3. Access to care
4. Neighborhood & Environment
5. Social/Community context
Name 3 vulnerable populations
1. Incarcerated
2. Immigrants
3. Migrants
4. Asylees
5. Homeless
6. LGBTQ+
This vulnerable population is at higher risk for communicable diseases, suicide, mental health issues, substance use disorders, and being a victim of violence
LGBTQ+
This public health prevention strategy focuses on improving the safety of the environment (laws against drunk driving, clean air acts, etc.)
Environmental Prevention
Name 2 of the 3 main reasons the elderly are at increased vulnerability to communicable diseases
1. Decreased Immunity
2. Existence of comorbid illness
3. Compromised nutrition
This is a composite measure of the interrelated concepts of income, education, and occupation.
(ie: people with a lower level of this have increased vulnerability to poor health)
What is Socioeconomic status (SES)?
Select the correct statements R/T Human papillomavirus (HPV)?
A. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI).
B. Many people with HPV don't develop any symptoms but can still infect others through sexual contact.
C. Symptoms may include warts on the genitals or surrounding skin.
D. There's no cure for the virus and warts may go away on their own.
E. A vaccine that prevents the HPV strains most likely to cause genital warts and cervical cancer is recommended for boys and girls.
ALL the statements are CORRECT.
A health plan developed to eliminate health disparities, achieve health equity, and attain health literacy
Healthy People 2030
Cholera is a _____disease?
A. Airborne
B. Airborne and Vector borne.
C. Vector borne only.
D. None of the above.
D. Cholera is neither vector nor airborne disease.