contemporary issues in communicable disease control
outbreak of childhood vaccine-preventable disease, failure to implement recommended vaccines, drug resistant infections and diseases, social stigma-under-reporting/ social hostility
outbreak of childhood vaccine-preventable diseases includ...
NSG 263 EXAM 2
contemporary issues in communicable disease control - correct answer outbreak
of childhood vaccine-preventable disease, failure to implement recommended
vaccines, drug resistant infections and diseases, social stigma-under-reporting/
social hostility
outbreak of childhood vaccine-preventable diseases include - correct answer
measles in high school/colleges, mumps due to vaccine failure over time,
pertussis due to under vaccinated pops
failure to implement recommended vaccinations include - correct answer
pneumococcal and influenza vaccines
pneumococcal and influenza vaccines reduce deaths in - correct answer persons
>65 yo
________________ are a huge issue in disease control - correct answer drug
resistant infections/diseases
social stigma-under-reporting - correct answer people ashamed of having a
disease, fear of judgement (HIV/AIDs)
contemporary issues: influences of lifestyle and tech - correct answer crowding,
daycare centers, travel, live animal markets, food shipments
crowding causes poor - correct answer sanitation
daycare center - correct answer changing diapers, spreading germs, easy to
transmit diseases
travel exposes people to - correct answer SARS, cholera, dengue fever, measles,
malaria, plague, yellow fever
food shipment issues - correct answer contaminated or not properly stored
pet food handling - correct answer can cause foodborne illness if not practicing
hand hygiene when feeding pets
in general __________________ safety has taken precedence over
_______________ - correct answer population, individual rights
to protect population safety and individual rights, use
_____________________________ if possible - correct answer education and
monitoring rather than quarantine
example of a conflict of population safety and individual rights - correct answer
reporting HIV cases by name for contact investigation
health department is the front lines for - correct answer surveillance,
investigation, transmission prevention and collaboration
role of board of health - correct answer legislative mandates, environmental
control, reportable disease oversight, immunizations and vaccines, protecting
international travelers
members of the communicable disease team - correct answer epidemiologist,
nurse, sanitarian
role of epidemiologist - correct answer disease detective
,who can take the role of the epidemiologist - correct answer someone w
advanced, graduate level training in epidemiology, public health or biostatistics
(MA, MS, PhD). someone with on the job experience in disease investigation and
a certificate in epidemiology (public health nurse or registered sanitarian)
epidemiologist is involved when - correct answer theres an outbreak and for
passive monitoring
role of the nurse - correct answer infection control, contact investigation of
cases, educate client and community
infection control consists of - correct answer protecting clients and staff from
organisms
how nurses use epidemiology - correct answer epidemiology and the nursing
process, contact tracing
nurses look at health and at disease causation and how both - correct answer
prevent and treat illness
nurses are involved in the surveillance and monitoring of - correct answer
disease trends in homes, schools, workplaces and clinics
primary prevention seeks to - correct answer reduce the incidence of disease by
preventing it before it happens (elimination and eradication) ex: immunizations
secondary prevention aims to - correct answer prevent the spread of disease
once it occurs ex: screenings
tertiary prevention works to - correct answer reduce complications and
disabilities through treatment and rehab ex: physical and occupational therapy
, role of sanitarian - correct answer prevention and response to water, food, soil
and airborne disease and illness, inspection of public facilities. water and
wastewater, soil and groundwater treatment and remediation
examples of work of sanitarian - correct answer inspecting packaged food and
restaurants trapping mosquitoes and testing for viruses, testing water processing
of new building, answer to complaints about neighbor leaving garbage out,
responsible for liquor license
public health surveillance legal basis: public health departments are funded by -
correct answer tax dollars so its imp to have good relationship w community
states have authority based on the US constitution: - correct answer general
welfare clause and interstate commerce clause
General Welfare Clause - correct answer Gives Congress the power to tax to
provide for the general welfare
interstate commerce clause - correct answer Constitutional provision that gives
Congress power to regulate commerce "among the states."
CDC responds when a disease or condition has ________________ and when
________________ - correct answer interstate implications, invited by a state
state based notifiable disease surveillance systems are mandated by - correct
answer state law or regulation
health care providers, hospitals and labs are required to - correct answer report
cases to the local health dep (LHD)
________ is usually responsible for case investigation and action - correct
answer LHD
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