NURS 314 ATI COMMUNITY HEALTH STUDY GUIDE

ATI COMMUNITY HEALTH STUDY GUIDE

Nursing Process
● Assessment
● Diagnosis (analysis)
● Planning
● Implementation (treatment)
● Evaluation

Maslows Hierarchy of Needs




ABCs
● Airway
● Breathing
● Circulation

, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CALCULATIONS
● Prevalence Proportion: # of existing cases in the population at a
specific time divided by population total x 1000= per 1,000
● Incident Rate: # of newly diagnosed cases in the population at a
specific time divided by population total x 1000 = per 1,000
● Crude Mortality Rate: Number of deaths divided by population
total x 1000 = per 1,000
● Infant Mortality Rate: # of infant deaths before 1 year of age in a
year divided by numbers of live births in the same year x 1000 =
per 1,000
● Attack Rate: # of people exposed to a specific agent who
develop the disease divided by total number of people exposed.


LEVELS OF PREVENTION
● PRIMARY: Prevention of the initial occurrence of disease or injury
o Community health nurse
 Nutrition education
 Family planning and sex ed
 Smoking cessation ed
 Communicable disease ed
 Health and hygiene ed
 Safety ed
 Prenatal classes
 Advocating for access to health care
o Education class
o Assess immunization status
o Maintain current health records
o Health promotion
● SECONDARY: Early detection and treatment of disease with
the goal of limiting severity and adverse effects
o Community health nurse
 Community assessments
 Disease surveillance
 Screening (cancer, DM, HTN, hypercholesterolemia,
sensory impairments, TB, lead exposure, geneticc
disorders in newborns)
 Control of outbreaks in communicatble diseases
o notify contacts of pt about exposure
o isolate from pregnant woman
o assess children for abuse, neglect, mental illness
o provide emergency/acute care