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| Beliefs, values, attitudes, and behaviors shared by a group of people and transmitted |
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| Refers to the influence of environmental conditions on the development of disease or injury |
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| process of merging with or adopting the traits of a different culture. Adapting to a new culture requires changes in daily living practices. These changes relate to language, education, work, recreation, social experiences, and the health care system. |
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| respecting personal dignity and preferences, as well as acknowledging cultural differences. The provision of culturally competent care requires nurses to be responsive to the needs of clients from different cultures |
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| provides info to the health care provider about the effect of culture on communication, space and physical contact, time, social organization, environmental control factors |
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| Cultural Assessment Parameters |
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| ethnic background, religious preferences, family structure, language, communication needs, education, cultural values, food patterns, health practices |
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| 3 steps of data collection |
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1. collection of self identifying data about the pt's ethnic background, relgious pref, family structure, food patterns, and health practices
2.Posing q's that address the pts perception of his health needs
3. Identification of how cultural factors may impact the effectiveness of nursing interventions |
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| - Not be from same community as PT |
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| Method of determining current and pass environmental exposures |
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I: Investigate potential exposures
P: Present work (exposures, use of PPE, location of material safety data sheets (MSDS), taking home exposures, trends)
R:Residence (age of home, heating, recent remodeling, chemical storage, water)
E: Environmental concerns (air, water, soil, industries in neighborhood, waste site or landfill nearby)
P: Past work (exposures, farm work, military, volunteer, seasonal, length of work)
A: Activities (hobbies, activities, gardening, fishing, hunting, soldering, melting, burning, eating, pesticides, alternative healing/meds)
R: Referrals and resources ( environmental protection agency, agency for toxic substances and disease registry, association of occupational and environmental clinics, MSDS, OSHA, local health department, environmental agency, poison control) |
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Environmental Health Nursing Interventions
Primary Prevention: Individual |
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| Educate individuals to reduce environmental hazards |
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Environmental Health Nursing Interventions
Primary Prevention: Community |
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-Educate groups to reduce environmental hazards
-Advocate for safe air and water
-Support programs for waste reduction and recycling
-Advocate for waste reduction and effective waste management |
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Environmental Health Nursing Interventions
Secondary Prevention: Individual |
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-Survey for health conditions that may be related to environmental and occupational exposures
- Obtain environmental health histories of individuals
-Monitor workers for levels of chemical exposures at job sites
-Screen children 6 months to 5 years old for blood lead levels |
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Environmental Health Nursing Interventions
Secondary Prevention: Community |
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Survey for health conditions that may ber elated to environmental and occupational exposures
-Assess homes, schools, work sites, and the community for environmental hazards |
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Environmental Health Nursing Interventions
Tertiary Prevention: Individual |
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-Refer homeowners to lead abatement resources
-Educate asthmatic pts about environmental triggers |
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Environmental Health Nursing Interventions
Tertiary Prevention: Community |
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- Become active in consumer and health-related organizations and legislation related to environmental health issues
- Support cleanup of toxic waste sites and removal of other hazards |
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| World Health Organization (WHO) [international health organization} |
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- Provides daily information regarding the occurrence of internationally important diseases
-Establishes world standards for antibiotics and vaccines
- The WHO primarily focuses on the health care workforce and education, environment, sanitation, infectious diseases, maternal and child health, and primary care |
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| U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [federal health agencies] |
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- under discretion of the secretary of health
- funded through federal taxes
-consists of: administration for children and families (ACF), administration for community living (acl), centers for medicare and medicaid services (CMS), |
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| Individuals must be older than 65 and receiving social security, have been receiving disability benefits for 2 years, have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and receive disability benefits, or have kidney failure and be on maintenance dialysis or had a kidney transplant to qualify for Medicare |
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Part A: hospital care, home care, limited skilled nursing care
Part B: medical, diagnostic, physiotherapy
Part C: (also known as the medicare advantage plan - combo of part A and part B and is provided thru a private insurance company)
Part D: prescription drug coverage |
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| Provides health care coverae for individuals of low socio economic status and children, through the combined efforts of federal and state governments. Eligibility is based on household size and income, with priority given to children, pregnant women, and those who have a disability. |
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| What does medicaid provide? |
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| Inpatient and outpatient hospital care, lab and radiology services, home health care, vaccines for children, family planning, pregnancy-related care, and Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and treatment (EPSDT) services for those younger than 21 |
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| State Departments of Health |
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- manages the woman, infants, and children (WIC) program
-oversees children's health insurance program (CHIP), which offers expanded health coverage to uninsured children whose families do not qualify for Medicaid
-establishes public health policies
-provides assistance/support for local health departments
-responsible for the administration of the medicaid program
-reports notifiable communicable disease within the state to the CDC |
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-Development and oversight of the state's nurse practice act
-licensure of registered and licensed practical nurses
- oversight of the state's school of nursing |
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Health insurance
Employer benefits
Managed care |
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| Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO) |
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| Comprehensive care is provided to members by a set of designated providers |
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| Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) |
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| Predetermined rates are set for services delivered to members; financial incentives are in place to promote use of PPO providers |
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| Untaxed money is put in an account for use for medical expenses |
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