Basic Definitions
A group of people and institutions that share geographic, civic, and/or social parameters
What is a community?
Number one way to avoid the spread of diseases
What is hand washing and/or using aseptic technique?
The US Department of Health and Human Services developed these national health objectives that serve as a guide for promoting health and preventing disease
What is Healthy People (currently 2020) guidelines?
The first line treatment (class of drugs) for alcohol withdrawal
What are benzodiazepines?
Examples: diazepam, lorazepam
____________ factors include geography, climate, flora, fauna, topography, toxic substances, vectors, pollutants.
What are environmental factors?
Open spaces in a community as a determinant of health
What is Physical Environment?
Educate students regarding community agencies and the services they provide, including where and how to look for services.
What is PHN Awareness?
One population focus of public health nursing
What is the community and at-risk individuals, families, and groups?
The __________ is the setting or surrounding that sustains the host.
What is the environment?
Name 2 major obstacles to effective community health education
What are cultural barriers, age, poor reading, poor comprehensive skills, language barriers, barriers to access, or lack of motivation?
Antivirals, which are some of the medications used to treat HIV/AIDS, are normally in the pregnancy category __.
What is category C?
__________ is the belief, values, attitudes, and behaviors shared by a group of people and transmitted from generation to generation, including views about illnesses.
What is culture?
Mother of Nursing, first nurse statistician
Educate students about how to access agencies and the questions to ask once contact is made; provide advocacy and support for students as they use technology.
What is Accessibility?
The study of health-related trends in populations for the purposes of disease prevention, health maintenance, and health protection
What is epidemiology?
The ________ is the living being that is affected by the agent.
What is the host?
WHO stands for ___________.
What is the World Health Organization?
2 manifestations of alcohol withdrawal
What are increased blood pressure, diaphoresis, dilated pupils, tachycardia, irritability, tremors, nausea/vomiting, headaches, anxiety, or sleep disturbances?
1 major health concern/leading cause of death in adolescents (age 12-18)
What are motor vehicle incidents, unintentional accidents, homicide or suicide?
The Management & Communication of data, information, and knowledge, based on computer science & information science.
What best defines INFORMATICS?
Educate students about the type of payment options available including potential financial resources.
What is the PHN A Affordability?
This ethical principle means that no harm is done when applying standards of care
What is non maleficence?
The _________ is the animate or inanimate object that causes the disease.
What is the agent?
Rates of suicide are highest in __________ and individuals over the age of _________.
What are men and the age of 65?
Central nervous system stimulants are commonly used for ADD/ADHD. List 2 signs of common adverse (not side effects) reactions.
What are dysrhythmias, chest pain, high blood pressure, hallucinations, paranoia, hives, papules, dizziness, palpitations, or seizures?
Common side effects (including withdrawal reactions): restlessness, insomnia, headache, nausea, vomiting, muscle weakness, depression
Hold beta blockers (metoprolol, propranolol) if the heart rate is less than ___bpm
What is less than 50 bpm?
Review the U.S. Preventative Task Force recommendations
What is the first step for the PHN in collaborative multi-agency health program (before selecting specific offerings)?
Educate students about how to elicit feedback from the client regarding service use; how to assess whether the service is meeting the clients needs and conforming with older adults’ beliefs and values; advocacy with the agency to determine if change is possible; identifying options regarding alternative services.
What is Appropriateness?
Name 2 different roles of the public and community health nurse
What are informer, advocate, supporter, or mediator?
List 3 things that affect a susceptible host to disease
What are age, gender, genetics, ethnicity, immunological status, physiological state, or occupation?
The 3 types of prevention used in public health in order to avoid health issues
What are primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention?
2 reasons to use calcium channel blockers (ex. nifedipine, verapamil, diltiazem, etc.)
What are hypertension, angina pectoris, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, or SVT?
The body burns about 0. ___ ounces of alcohol per hour.
What is 0.5 ounces?
Awareness, Accessibility, Availability, Affordability, Acceptability, Appropriateness, & Adequacy
What are the 7 A's of Public Health Nursing for Community Assessment?
Assist students in determining whether clients’ needs are being met and in advocating for older adults who may need more or less of the service in question.
What is Adequacy?
Educate students about transportation options, and assist them with participation in partnerships that strengthen lobbying efforts for needed services.
What is the PHN concept of Availability?
Originated in 1918 in China and spread across the USA via troop movement and overcrowded housing.
What is influenza?
Influences directly the control of blood sugar in diabetics.
What is low health literacy?
Working with multiple public agencies: neighborhood clinic, WIC office, YMCA, and police department.
What is an enhanced multi-sectorial approach?
Reviewing health records and monitoring school children with noted and steady weight (BMI) increase for a particular district.
What is Surveillance?
Referral is the right referral for the right client at the right time.
What is a Referral with MERIT?
Assist students in analyzing whether the service is sensitive to physical, emotional, psychological, spiritual, cultural, and financial needs of the client; provide feedback to the service agency for their quality improvement process.
What is Acceptability?