NURS2750 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE MANAGEMENT - WEEK
8 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
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.
Communicable Disease
"Communicable diseases are illnesses that can spread between people through germs
like bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi. They can spread in many different ways"
History of communicable diseases
Infectious diseases have resulted in immense loss and devastation of not only people,
but also culture,
language and knowledge, which has contributed to the intergenerational traumas
experienced in many Indigenous communities.
Public health of Canada
Created in 2003 - SARS outbreak
Smallpox
The CHN needs to have knowledge about smallpox- the organism that causes smallpox
disease, including:
, •How someone becomes infected
•The infectious period,
•How it is spread,
•What the treatment and control measures are for an individual case of disease,
•And how an outbreak is prevented and, if necessary, managed.
The CHN needs to have information about smallpox vaccine, its availability, use, and
indication for use.
Focus of CHN
Prevention, control and early detection
•The severity of the illnesses associated with many of these diseases has been reduced
with advances in technology and modern medicine.
•Public health authorities have shifted away from a "response and treatment" focus to
one with more emphasis on prevention, control, and early detection of outbreaks
World Health Organization
•The WHO has become increasingly vigilant with mechanisms for international disease
surveillance, which has reduced the delay in recognizing global communicable disease
threats
•PHAC was created in part to strengthen Canada's capacity to protect Canadians from
infectious diseases and other threats to their health
Antimicrobial Resistance
●Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is when micro-organisms change in a way that reduces
or eliminates the effectiveness of drugs, chemicals, or other agents
8 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
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.
Communicable Disease
"Communicable diseases are illnesses that can spread between people through germs
like bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi. They can spread in many different ways"
History of communicable diseases
Infectious diseases have resulted in immense loss and devastation of not only people,
but also culture,
language and knowledge, which has contributed to the intergenerational traumas
experienced in many Indigenous communities.
Public health of Canada
Created in 2003 - SARS outbreak
Smallpox
The CHN needs to have knowledge about smallpox- the organism that causes smallpox
disease, including:
, •How someone becomes infected
•The infectious period,
•How it is spread,
•What the treatment and control measures are for an individual case of disease,
•And how an outbreak is prevented and, if necessary, managed.
The CHN needs to have information about smallpox vaccine, its availability, use, and
indication for use.
Focus of CHN
Prevention, control and early detection
•The severity of the illnesses associated with many of these diseases has been reduced
with advances in technology and modern medicine.
•Public health authorities have shifted away from a "response and treatment" focus to
one with more emphasis on prevention, control, and early detection of outbreaks
World Health Organization
•The WHO has become increasingly vigilant with mechanisms for international disease
surveillance, which has reduced the delay in recognizing global communicable disease
threats
•PHAC was created in part to strengthen Canada's capacity to protect Canadians from
infectious diseases and other threats to their health
Antimicrobial Resistance
●Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is when micro-organisms change in a way that reduces
or eliminates the effectiveness of drugs, chemicals, or other agents
