Nfdn 2006 Midterm Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

Health status indicator {Ans: well being, life expectancy, incidence and prevalence rate, mortality rate, burden of illness}Secondary Prevention (disease) {Ans: seeks to detect disease early in its progression in order to make early diagnosis and begin treatment}Upstream Thinking {Ans: Macroscopic "big picture" population health approach, primary prevention perspective, considers all determinants of health. How can this be prevented?}Ethics {Ans: a branch of philosophy that includes a body of knowledge about the moral life and a process of reflection for determining what persons ought to do, or be, regarding this life}Role of Practical Nurse {Ans: performing skills as per agency, Document care given, Observing and reporting client changes to agency supervisor, Calling appropriate persons in emergency situations, Validating and evaluation of services, Assisting with ADL's, Assisting with transfers, Skills: dressing changes, med admin, insulin injections, catheter insertion, ostomy care, pressure ulcer treatment, Nutritional counselling, Exercise and mobility programs, Stress management, Assist with case management}social determinants of health {Ans: The economic and social conditions that shape the health of individuals, communities, and jurisdictions as a whole.}