Chapter 22 LECTURE 7 PART III

Question 1

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS: Noise Pollution
-What are 3 examples of noise pollution?

Answer 1

1. Traffic
2. Construction
3. Occupation

Question 2

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS: Noise Pollution
-What are the risks of noise pollution?

Answer 2

hearing loss, stress, sleep disturbances

Question 3

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS: Noise Pollution
-What are 3 examples of recreational noise?

Answer 3

1. Devices
2. Concerts
3. Bands

Question 4

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS: Noise Pollution
-What should be used to prevent hearing loss?

Answer 4

ear protection

Question 5

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS: Air Pollution
-What are 3 examples of air pollution?

Answer 5

1. Automobile
2. Industrial
3. Fires

Question 6

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS: Air Pollution
-What can air pollution cause?

Answer 6

Respiratory diseases & preterm births

Question 7

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS: Occupational Hazards & Stressors
-Occupational hazards pose a threat of what in all age groups?
-What is essential to identify work hazards and risks early?

Answer 7

-illness, injury, or death
-Occupational preventive interventions

Question 8

DRUG USE
-What is widespread?
-What group is at particular risk?
-Young adult period is peak for what kind of use?

Answer 8

-Misuse and overuse of drugs
-Young adults
-illicit drug use

Question 9

DRUG USE
-When did the opioid crisis orginate and why?
-What is one prevention effort?

Answer 9

-1990s with opioid prescribing
-prescription guidelines

Question 10

DRUG USE
-What is the most abused drug in the US?

Answer 10

Marijuana

Question 11

DRUG USE
-Recreational use of marijuana is now what?

Answer 11

-Legal in a growing number of states

Question 12

DRUG USE
-What are 7 health risks of marijuana?

Answer 12

1. Lung disease
2. Cardiovascular disease
3. Anxiety
4. Depression
5. Memory & learning deficits
6. Risky behavior
7. Accidents

Question 13

ALCOHOL USE
-What is the leading cause of death for people who are between the ages of 15-24?

Answer 13

Alcohol-related accidents

Question 14

ALCOHOL USE
-What kind of use is most common in this age group in comparison to younger or older people?
-What are health hazards of alcohol?

Answer 14

-Heavy alcohol use

-Cirrhosis (liver), heart disease, and certain cancers

Question 15

ALCOHOL USE
-______ drinking is very prevalent, especially in _____
-What does it bring blood alcohol concentration to?
-Explain what it would be for women & for men

Answer 15

-Binge; college
-0.08 g/dL(%) or higher
-5+ drinks in 2 hrs for males & 4+ for females

Question 16

ALCOHOL USE
-College date-rape or sexual assault is associated with what?
-What does it impair?
-What does it increase engagement in?

Answer 16

-alcohol use
-cognitive abilities
-risky sexual behaviors that could lead to STIs or unintended pregnancies

Question 17

TOBACCO-CARCINOGENS: Tobacco Use
-What is it the leading cause of?
-When do most start using tobacco?

Answer 17

-preventable deaths in the US
-during adolescence

Question 18

TOBACCO-CARCINOGENS: Tobacco Use
-What two things are widely used in the young adult population?
-What is the Healthy People 2030 goal?

Answer 18

-E-cigarettes & vaping
-decrease use

Question 19

TOBACCO-CARCINOGENS: Carcinogens
-What are sources of carcinogens? (4)

Answer 19

1. Food
2. Personal care items
3. Household cleaners
4. Lawn care

Question 20

TOBACCO-CARCINOGENS: Carcinogens
-What are health behaviors that increase cancer risk?

Answer 20

1. Multiple sex partners
2. Unhealthy diets
3. Tobacco
4. Heavy alcohol use

Question 21

TOBACCO-CARCINOGENS: Carcinogens
-What can occur in the work setting?

Answer 21

Industrial exposures to chemicals

Question 22

HOOKAH
-One session of smoking hookah can equate to smoking how many cigarettes?

Answer 22

100-200

Question 23

HOOKAH
-In a single session, users are exposed to up to ____ times the _____ _____ & ____ times the ____ of a single cigarette

Answer 23

-9; carbon monoxide
-1.7; nicotine

Question 24

HOOKAH
-People who smoke hookah may be at risk for what?
-What 6 things does this include?

Answer 24

-some of the same diseases as cigarette smokers

1. Oral cancer
2. Lung cancer
3. Stomach cancer
4. Cancer of the esophagus
5. Reduced lung function
6. Decreased fertility

Question 25

**HEALTH SERVICES** -Availability of what is an important issue?

Answer 25

Health services

Question 26

**HEALTH SERVICES** -The ACA allows coverage on parents' policy up to what age? -What is the most likely group to be uninsured?

Answer 26

-26 -18-34

Question 27

**HEALTH SERVICES** -Young adults often use what sources of care? -These sources of care are (more/less) likely to engage in what?

Answer 27

-Emergency department, urgent care, and retail care -less; preventive care

Question 28

**HEALTH SERVICES** -______ care delivery is lacking -What does Healthy People 2030 seek to do?

Answer 28

-Primary -increase the proportion of young adults with a usual primary care provider

Question 29

**NURSING APPLICATION** -What abilities of the young adult are in peak condition?

Answer 29

Physical

Question 30

**NURSING APPLICATION** -What four things are recommended?

Answer 30

1. Preventive care in the form of health screenings 2. Health education to avoid hazards 3. Worksite wellness programs 4. Group fitness

Question 31

**NURSING APPLICATION** -Counseling should be available for what six things?

Answer 31

1. STIs, HIV, skin cancer 2. Sports injuries 3. Contraceptive, prenatal care 4. Smoking cessation 5. Weight loss 6. Exercise

Question 32

**NURSING APPLICATION** -The nurses should always promote what?

Answer 32

A healthy lifestyle