NURS2750 - COMMUNITY HEALTH - HEALTH PROMOTION - WEEK 6 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED

NURS2750 - COMMUNITY HEALTH - HEALTH PROMOTION - WEEK 6 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED Immunizations primary level of prevention Standard 2: Prevention and Health protection Community health nurses use the socio-ecological model to integrate prevention and health protection activities into practice. These actions are implemented in accordance with government legislation and nursing standards to minimize the occurrence of disease or injuries and their consequences. Epidemiology study or occurrence and distribution + study of determinants of health state = control the health problem. Looking at trends in different areas. history of epideomiology hippocrates, dr john snow, florence nightingale (hand washing) interaction of factors host, agent or environment Epidemiological Triangle: Venn Diagram Epidemiologic triangle: a means to classify communicable disease by examining the relationship between host, the agent, and the environment host: family hx, sex, age etc agent: biological, chemical, physical, nutritional environmental: physical, biological, social Host/AGENT/ENVIRONMENT In order for an infectious disease to be acquired, three elements are needed: an infective agent, a susceptible host, and a supportive environment. Web of causation additional bubbles slide - family hx, access to contraceptives think about issues happening in communities and a part of epidemiology Association •there is a relationship between the stressor and the disease/health challenge - seen by observation Causation •definite, statistical, cause and effect relationship