Misc. 1
describe a family
- members are self-defined
- regardless of bloodline or social group
what scale do we use for assessing shopping and finances?
instrumental activities of daily living scale
what is a vector?
non-human carrier of disease
Normal BMI Percentile
between 5th and 95th percentile
Fastest growing population globally
who provides guidance for each state health department
CDC
main focus/goal of a community health nurse when making a home health visit
maintaining functional independence
competent community characteristics
- collaborate effectively on needs, problems and actions
- achieve a consensus on goals and priorities
- agree on ways to implement goals
1 - 9 year old safety risks/interventions
- car/traffic injuries
- drowning
- fire/burn injuries
family changes in society
- delayed marriage & children
- smaller family size
- increase in divorce
- increase in migration
key component of host
Inherent resistance
the most effective level of intervention in terms of promoting clients health AND containing costs
primary prevention
social determinants of health in a community
- crime rates
- high school drop out rates
- average income
10 - 19-year-old safety risks/interventions
- drowning
- poison
lack of breastfeeding leads to ...
- decreased survival
- increased morbidity from infection
- decreased test scores
- increased cardiac risk factors
- inadequate nutrition
factors determining PT who should be seen first
- ABC's
- recently referred
- recent change in condition
- recent hospital discharge
- high risk for chronic condition
- history of non-compliance
how would a community health nurse empower a family to become more independent
emphasize the family strengths
basic unit of society
Dental education
- brush 2X/day
- sugary foods @ meals and not as snacks
- drink H20 or milk between meals
- don't allow babies to fall asleep with bottles
trends in low birth weight babies
- most important predictor in infant mortality
- LBW more common in blacks
- increased complications
Goals of healthy people 2020
- high-quality, longer life
- improve health of all ages
- promote quality of life
- create social and physical environments that promote good health
during visits, what precaution should be taken as the community health nurse
nurses safety should always come first
- agent
- environment
Interventions in childhood obesity
- increase activity
- limit television
- eat meals as a family
- provide safe rec areas
- increase phy. ed in schools
positive results from WIC programs
- decreased rates of preterm labor
- decreased low birth rate weight babies
- increased length of pregnancies
- decreased incidence of infant/child iron deficiency