4350 Exam One Review PDF

4350 Exam One Study Guide ➔ Know total World and US population. US POPULATION 337, 189, 124 WORLD POPULATION 8,075,671,337 ➔ All the “health’s” are population focus and are oriented toward the community...

4350 Exam One Study Guide ➔ Know total World and US population. US POPULATION 337, 189, 124 WORLD POPULATION 8,075,671,337 ➔ All the “health’s” are population focus and are oriented toward the community. Community Health Extends the realm of public American Heart Association health to include organized health efforts at the American Red Cross community level through both government and private efforts. Public Health Science/Art of Sanitation of the environment 1. Preventing disease 2. Prolonging life Control of communicable 3. Promoting health infections through organized community efforts to Education of the individual in benefit each citizen. personal hygiene Assumes that it is society's Organization of medical and responsibility to meet the nursing services for the early basic needs of the people. diagnosis and preventive treatment of disease, and Mission→ social justice, which entitles all people to Development of the social basic necessities such as machinery to ensure everyone adequate income and health a standard of living adequate protection and accepts for the maintenance of collective burdens to make it health, so organizing these possible. benefits as to enable every citizen to realize his birthright of health and longevity. - Community/public health nurses must use a population-focused approach to move beyond providing direct care to individuals and families. - Population-Focused Nursing= concentrates on specific groups of people and focuses on health promotion and disease prevention, regardless of geographic location - Health= state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” ➔ Know the 3 core functions of public health. Assessment: Regular collection, analysis, and information sharing about health conditions, risks, and resources in a community Policy development: Use of information gathered during assessment to develop local and state health policies and to direct resources toward those policies Assurance: Focuses on the availability of necessary health services throughout the community. It includes maintaining the ability of both public health agencies and private providers to manage day-to-day operations and the capacity to respond to critical situations and emergencies. ➔ Know Lillian Wald. ◆ Creator of House on Henry Street ◆ She Demonstrated How To Improve Health In Communities. ◆ Said Public Health Nurses Should Recognize The Larger Social And Economic Forces that the Family Cannot Control. ◆ Provided home visits, and patients paid carfare or a cursory fee. ◆ Elected President of National Organization for Public Health Nursing ➔ Why was the Henry Street settlement established? ◆ This was a crowded area teeming with unemployed and homeless immigrants who needed health care. ◆ The settlement's role was “one of helping people to help themselves” through the development of centers of social action aimed at meeting the needs of the community and the individual. ◆ For All The Unemployed And Homeless Immigrants Who Needed Health Care. ➔ Health promotion and risk reduction→ there are questions about lab values. Primary Prevention: activities directed at preventing a problem before it occurs by altering susceptibility or reducing exposure for susceptible individuals. Secondary Prevention: refers to early detection and prompt intervention during the period of early disease pathogenesis. Tertiary Prevention: targets populations that have experienced disease or injury and focuses on limitation of disability and rehabilitation; keep health problems from getting worse, to reduce the effects of disease and injury, and to restore individuals to their optimal level of functioning. ➔ For a lipid panel, how would you interpret that? Test Normal Range Measures HDL M > 40 mg/dl the “good cholesterol” and F > 50 mg/dL within a healthy range protects against heart attack and stroke LDL