NR503 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2024/2025 Graded A+

NR 503 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2024/2025 Review Iprimary, Isecondary, I&Itertiary Iprevention Ipractices, Iscreening, Ivulnerable Ipopulations, Iand ItheIroleIof ItheInurseIpractitioner. WeekI5I(Ch.I2) 1. DiscriminateIpopulationsIat Irisk IforIdevelopment IofIchronicIhealthIconditionsIwhile Iassociating Ithe IroleIofIthe IAdvancedIPractice INurse Iin Ilevels Iof Ipromotion. CommonIriskIfactors:IunhealthyIdiet,IphysicalIinactivity,Iand Itobacco Iuse Childhood Irisk: IThere Iis Inow Iextensive Ievidence Ifrom Imany Icountries Ithat Iconditions Ibefore Ibirth Iand Iin Iearly Ichildhood IinfluenceIhealth Iin Iadult Ilife. IFor Iexample, Ilow Ibirth Iweight Iis Inow Iknown Ito Ibe Iassociated Iwith Iincreased Irates Iof Ihigh Iblood Ipressure, IheartIdisease, Istroke Iand Idiabetes. Risk Iaccumulation:IAgeing IisIan Iimportant ImarkerIofIthe Iaccumulation IofImodifiable IrisksIforIchronicIdisease: ItheIimpactIofIrisk IfactorsIincreasesIover ItheIlifeIcourse. UnderlyingIdeterminants:ITheIunderlyingIdeterminantsIofIchronicIdiseasesIareIaIreflectionIofItheImajorIforcesIdriving Isocial, Ieconomic IandIculturalIchangeI– Iglobalization,Iurbanization, Ipopulation Iageing,Iand Ithe IgeneralIpolicy Ienvironment. Poverty: IChronicIdiseases Iand Ipoverty IareIinterconnected IinIa Ivicious Icircle. IAt ItheIsame Itime, Ipoverty Iand Iworsening Iof Ialready Iexisting Ipoverty IareIcausedIby Ichronic Idiseases.ITheIpoorIareImoreIvulnerable IforIseveralIreasons, Iincluding IgreaterIexposureIto Irisks Iand Idecreased Iaccess Ito Ihealth Iservices. IPsychosocial Istress IalsoIplays IaIrole. PreventativeIhealth Iactions IareIoftenIcategorized IinIthreeIlevels: • Primary Iprevention I-Iaims Ito Iprevent Idisease Ior Iinjury Ibefore Iit Iever Ioccurs. ▪ ThisIisIdoneIbyIpreventing Iexposures ItoIhazards Ithat IcauseIdisease IorIinjury, IalteringIunhealthy IorIunsafe IbehaviorsIthatIcanIlead Ito IdiseaseIorIinjury, Iand Iincreasing Iresistance Ito IdiseaseIor Iinjury shouldIexposureIoccur. ▪ Nurses IplayItheIpart IofIeducators Ithat IofferIinformation IandIcounseling Ito Icommunities IandIpopulationsIthat Iencourage Ipositive Ihealth Ibehaviors ▪ ExamplesIinclude: • legislation Iand Ienforcement Ito Iban Ior Icontrol Ithe Iuse Iof Ihazardous Iproducts I(e.g. Iasbestos) IorIto Imandate IsafeIand Ihealthy IpracticesI(e.g.Iuse IofIseatbeltsIand Ibike Ihelmets) • education Iabout Ihealthy Iand Isafe Ihabits I(e.g. Ieating Iwell, Iexercising Iregularly, InotIsmoking) • immunization Iagainst Iinfectious Idiseases. • Secondary Iprevention I- Iaims Ito Ireduce Ithe Iimpact Iof Ia Idisease Ior Iinjury Ithat Ihas Ialready Ioccurred ▪ This Iis Idone Iby Idetecting Iand Itreating Idisease Ior Iinjury Ias Isoon Ias Ipossible Ito Ihalt Ior Islow Iits Iprogress,IencouragingIpersonalIstrategiesItoIpreventIreinjuryIorIrecurrence, Iand Iimplementing programs Ito IreturnIpeopleItoItheirIoriginal IhealthIandIfunction ItoIprevent Ilong-term Iproblems. ▪ Nurses Iwork Iwith Ithese Ipatients Ito Ireduce Iand Imanage Icontrollable Irisks, Imodifying Ithe Iindividuals’ IlifestyleIchoicesIand Iusing Iearly Idetection Imethods Ito Icatch Idiseases Iin ItheirIbeginningIstages Iwhen ItreatmentImay IbeImore Ieffective. ▪ ExamplesIinclude: • regular Iexams Iand Iscreening Itests Ito Idetect Idisease Iin Iits Iearliest Istages I(e.g.ImammogramsIto Idetect Ibreast Icancer) • daily, Ilow-dose Iaspirins Iand/or Idiet Iand Iexercise Iprograms Ito Iprevent Ifurther Iheart IattacksIor Istrokes • suitably Imodified Iwork Iso Iinjured Ior Iill Iworkers Ican Ireturn Isafely Ito Itheir Ijobs. • Tertiary Iprevention I- Iaims Ito Isoften ItheIimpact Iof Ian Iongoing Iillness IorIinjury Ithat Ihas Ilasting Ieffects ▪ This IisIdoneIby IhelpingIpeople Imanage Ilong-term, Ioften-complex Ihealth Iproblems Iand IinjuriesI(e.g. IchronicIdiseases,Ipermanent Iimpairments) Iin Iorder ItoIimprove IasImuchIas IpossibleItheir ability ItoIfunction, Itheir Iquality IofIlife IandItheir IlifeIexpectancy. ▪ Nurses Iare Itasked IwithIhelping Iindividuals Iexec