Nursing 163 Final Exam Review Updated A+ Graded Questions and Answers 100% Excel

Nursing 163 Final Exam Review Updated A+ Graded Questions and Answers 100% Excel What indicators did the National Health Initiatives address? - CORRECT ANSWER-Poverty and homelessness Food safety and insecurity Air and water pollution Inequitable access to medical and dental care Discrimination based on diversity Adverse effect of media advertising Unsafe neighborhoods Substance abuse What are the two factors that influence a child's health? - CORRECT ANSWER-Heredity and Environment How does Heredity (genetics) influence a child's health? - CORRECT ANSWER-Sets limits for growth, development, and health potential How does the Environment (physical, mental, economic, social, spiritual, and cultural) influence a child's health? - CORRECT ANSWER-Influences the way individuals perceive and respond to their surroundings Shape a person's behaviors and potential health outcomes What happens to unused nutrients in the body? - CORRECT ANSWER-they get stored in liver, muscle, and fat cells, which overtime, can cause weight gain. What critical role do nutrients have in the body? - CORRECT ANSWER-Supplying energy Promoting growth and development Improving resistance to illness and infection Building and repairing body tissue What makes a child susceptible to illness? - CORRECT ANSWER-Fewer opportunities to develop protective antibodies due to their limited exposures to infectious illnesses Physical disabilities Chronic Conditions Immature development of children's body structures Classrooms that spread illness Discuss 3 factors that must occur for the transmission of a communicable illness - CORRECT ANSWER-Pathogen Susceptible host Method of Transmission What is the most common form of transmission? - CORRECT ANSWER-Airborne Airborne Transmission - CORRECT ANSWER-Germs are expelled into the air through coughs and sneezes, and transmitted to another individual via tiny moisture drops Ex of airborne transmission - CORRECT ANSWER-Influenza, cols, meningitis, tuberculosis, and chickenpox Fecal-Oral Transmission - CORRECT ANSWER-Germs are transferred to the mouth via hands contaminated with fecal material Ex of fecal-oral transmission - CORRECT ANSWER-Pinworms, hepatitis A, salmonella, giardiasis Direct Contact - CORRECT ANSWER-Coming in direct or immediate contact with infectious material Example of direct contact - CORRECT ANSWER-ringworm, athlete's foot, impetigo, hepatitis B, and conjunctivitis Indirect Contact - CORRECT ANSWER-Coming in contact with infectious material that is transmitted via surfaces, animals, or insects Example of indirect contact - CORRECT ANSWER-pinkeye, cytomegalovirus, impetigo, scabies, and head lice What are the phases of the stages of illness? - CORRECT ANSWER-Incubation Prodromal Active Convalescent Incubation - CORRECT ANSWER-Time between exposure to a pathogen and the appearance of the first signs of symptoms of illness Infectious organisms enter the body and multiply rapidly in attempt to establish themselves and overpower the body's defense system Prodromal - CORRECT ANSWER-The appearance of the first nonspecific signs of infection; this stage ends when the symptoms characteristic of a particular communicable illness begins to appear Acute - CORRECT ANSWER-The stage of an illness or disease during which an individual is definitely sick and exhibits symptoms characteristics of a specific illness or disease Convalescent - CORRECT ANSWER-The stage of recovery from an illness or disease What is the health educator's role in prevention and care of illness? - CORRECT ANSWER-Monitor for S&S of illness Remove children who have S&S Determine child's history Define immunization - CORRECT ANSWER-Immunization offers permanent protection against all preventable childhood diseases including diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, influenza, and chicken pox What are universal precautions and list some examples how we use them? - CORRECT ANSWER-Special measures taken when handling bodily fluids, including careful hand washing, wearing disposable gloves, disinfecting surfaces, and proper disposal of contaminated objects What are some examples from the book of preventative health? - CORRECT ANSWER-Hand washing Cleaning of furniture and toys Maintaining separate diaper and toilet areas Well ventilated rooms; temperature 68-70 Separating older children from younger that aren't potty trained