Hospice Care
1. Hospice care focuses on enhancing the quality of life through the provision of
palliative care
2. Hospice care focuses on supporting the client and family through the dying process
3. Hospice care focuses on providing bereavement support to the family following the
client's death
4. Hospice care is provided in a variety of settings, including the home, hospice centers,
hospitals, and long-term care settings
5. Hospice care is a comprehensive care delivery system for clients who are terminally
ill
OSHA: occupational health and safety administration
1. Through improvement and maintenance of health, workplace expenditures are
decreased by less sick time use, fewer workers compensation claims, and decreased
use of group health coverage
2. The occupational health nurse works towards the health and safety of workers
3. The occupational health nurse assesses risks for work-related illness and injury
4. The occupational health nurse plans and delivers health and safety services in the
workplace
5. The occupational health nurse facilitates health promotion activities that lead to a
more productive workforce
Learning strategies
cognitive
affective
psychomotor
Epidemiological Triangle
1. Epidemiology involves the study of the relationships among an agent, a host, and an
environment
2. The interaction between the three determines the development and cessation of
communicable disease, and they form a web of causality, which increases or decreases
the risk of disease
3. The agent is the animate or inanimate object that causes the disease
4. The host is the living being that is affected by the agent
5. The environment is the setting or surrounding that sustains the host
Promoting Nutrition for Esophageal Cancer
1. Avoid alcohol consumption
2. Promote smoking cessation
3. Avoid foods containing nitrites
4. Obtain daily weight
5. Suport nutrition with a high-calorie diet, semi-soft foods, and thickened liquids and
supplements
Teaching about Osteoarthritis
1. Instruct the client about the use of analgesics and NSAIDS prior to activity and
around the clock as needed
, 2. Balance rest and activity, proper body mechanics
3. Encourage the use of complementary and alternative therapies including
acupuncture, tai chi, hypnosis, magnets and music therapy
4. Encourage a well-balanced diet and ideal body weight
5. Encourage the use of a daily schedule of activities that will promote independence
(high-energy activities in the morning)
Medications Affecting Coagulation: Risks for Adverse Effects
1. Contraindicated in clients who have low platelet counts
2. Contraindicated in clients who have had eye, brain, or spinal surgery/procedures
3. Used cautiously in clients who have hemophilia or increased capillary permeability
4. Used cautiously in clients who have dissecting aneurysm or peptic ulcer disease
5. Used cautiously in clients who have severe HTN, hepatic or renal disease, or
threatened abortion
Teaching Central Line Care in the Home Setting
1. The central line should be flushed daily
2. The dressing around the line should be changed weekly
3. The end cap(s) should be changed weekly
4. Avoid tugs or pulls on the line; keep secured
5. Keep the site sterile!
Coagulation Disorders: Thrombocytopenia Clinical Findings
1. Decreased platelets
2. Unusual spontaneous bleeding from the client's gums and nose
3. Oozing or trickling blood flow from incisions or lacerations
4. Petechiae and ecchymoses
5. Excessive bleeding from venipuncture, injection sites, or slight traumas
Clinical Findings Associated with Fifth Disease
1. fever
2. runny nose
3. headache
4. "slapped cheek" rash
5. painful or swollen joints
Priority Action During a Home Visit
Home visits provide community health nurses with the
opportunity to observe the home environment and to
identify barriers and supports to health-risk
reduction.
Caring for a Client Who Has Gonorrhea
Treated with azithromycin
The CDC recommends yearly screening for all sexually
active women < than 25 years as well as older
women who have risk factors
Educate the client regarding safe sex practices (e.g.,
mutual monogamy and correct, consistent condom use).
Assessing the Community Environment