Community Health Nursing Review

Flashcards based on Community Health Nursing lecture notes, covering various topics such as dengue, rabies, breastfeeding, immunization, measles, primary health care, and tuberculosis.

Primary prevention

Primary prevention

Dengue Virus

What is the etiologic agent of Dengue?

4th to 7th Days- Toxic or Hemorrhagic Stage

In which stage of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever does a patient experience lowering of temperature, severe abdominal pain, vomiting, frequent bleeding, unstable BP, and potentially shock?

Inflate the blood pressure cuff on the upper arm to a point between the systolic and diastolic pressure for 15 minutes

Which of the following is NOT a step in performing the Tourniquet Test (Rumpel-Leede Test)?

Tapered replacement of body fluids is the most important treatment

Which of the following is NOT a recommended treatment for a patient with dengue?

Republic Act No. 9852 also called the Anti-Rabies Act of 2007 mandated the Creation of a National Rabies Prevention and Control Program or the (NRPCP)

Which statement about the rabies prevention and control program is correct?

"Mang kanor the initial symptom of Rabies include fever with pain and unusual or unexplained tingling, pricking or burning sensation at the wound site"

According to Nurse Sophia, what are the initial symptoms of rabies?

When infectious material, usually saliva, comes into direct contact with a victim's fresh skin lesions

How can rabies be transmitted?

End human deaths from dog-mediated rabies by 2030 Rabies is a human infection that occurs after a transdermal bite or scratch by an infected animal, like dogs and cats.

What is the goal of the Republic Act No. 9482 (Anti-Rabies Act of 2007)?

Increase IQ Points

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of breastfeeding to infants?

Initiate breastfeeding 4 hours after birth

Which of the following is NOT a key message on Infant and Young Child feeding?

Reduces the risk of ovarian and breast cancers and osteoporosis.

Which of the following is a benefit of breastfeeding to the mother?

Timely, Adequate, Safe and Properly fed

What characteristics should complementary foods have?

Breastfeeding per baby's demand ensures that he/she gets limited nutrients.

Which statement is NOT true about breast milk and breastfeeding?

The vaccination schedule should be restarted from the beginning even if the interval between doses exceeded the recommended interval by months or years.

Which of the following statements is NOT included in the general principles of vaccinating children?

Identify and actively search cases and deaths of EPI target diseases following standard case definition

Which of the following would a nurse NOT do to improve delivery of immunization services?

Airborne

What is the mode of transmission of measles?

3rd to 4th day

On which day does the morbilliform rash appear in measles?

Keep the patient in an inadequately ventilated room but free from drafts and chilling to avoid complications of pneumonia

Which of the following is NOT a nursing responsibility for patients with measles?

Is an essential health care made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community by means acceptable to them.

According to Nurse Jayjay, what is Primary Health Care?

LOI 949

What legal document signed by President Marcos made Primary Health Care?

4 A's; Accessibility, Availability, Affordability and Acceptability of health services

What are the principles of Primary Healthcare?

The Health for All Filipinos and Health in the hands of the people by the Year 2020

What is the goal of Primary Health Care?

In partnership with the people, provide equity, access and quality health care especially to the marginalized

What is the mission of Primary Healthcare?

Primary

What level of prevention is Nurse Gwen providing when giving a health education on exercising and eating a balanced diet?

Absence of dentist in the community to render dental health services

Which of the following is a health resource problem?

Magnitude of the Problem

What criterion is Nurse Melissa using when estimating the proportion of the population affected by a health problem?

Inability to recognize the existence of the problem

Which of the following is a barrier to goal setting between the nurse and the family?

Help the family to recognize the Problem

What is the MOST appropriate intervention for a nurse to help a family perform health tasks?

Assessment

Which step of the nursing process identifies the family's health-seeking behavior?

Free Medicine for all

Which of the following is NOT an element of Primary Health Care?

Niyog-niyogan

Which herbal medicine is recommended as an anti-helminthic?

Lower Blood Pressure

What health benefit is Bawang (garlic) recommended for by the Department of Health?

District Hospital

Which of the following is an example of a secondary health facility?

RA 8423

What is the legal basis of Alternative Health care, also known as the Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act?

To update indicators based on the previous needs of the health program managers and all local government units.

All but one are the objectives of the FHSIS.

Target/Client list

What is the fundamental building block of the FHSIS System?

Output report

Which component of the FHSIS uses the monthly field health service activity report?

daily

What is the recommended frequency for using the tally sheet to record activities and services?

Target/Client list

Which component of the reporting system is most useful for monitoring clients in long-term regimens like Multi-Drug Therapy?

weight loss, fever, chronic cough, weakness

What are the most common symptoms of a patient with tuberculosis?

Vitamin B 6

What kind of vitamin is recommended for a patient taking anti-TB drugs, especially INH?

all of the above

What enhances the spread of Tuberculosis?

All of the above

Which factors predispose a person to develop tuberculosis?

Red Orange Urine is the side effect of Pyrazinamide

A patient with tuberculosis is being treated. Which of the following is NOT a known side effect of anti-TB drugs?

R A 3573

Which law mandates the reporting of cases of notifiable diseases?

Type of occupation: agricultural, commercial, industrial

Aside from number of employees, what other factors must be considered in determining the occupational health privileges to which the workers will be entitled according to R.A. 1054?

Schistosomiasis

Which disease was declared through Presidential Proclamation No. 4 as a target for eradication in the Philippines?

All of the Above

Who can sign a birth certificate?