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Explain evaluate nursing role

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Evaluate how your interventions did by checking the rates.

Also look into research involvement

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Explain assessment nursing role

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Look at the

  • community data and trends
  • epidemiology of things
  • population growth to plan services
  • environmental programs .
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Explain diagnosing nursing role

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Identify the priorities and apply information to advocate for the change and look for new issues to diagnose

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What do state health departments do in relation to the federal government?

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Carry out laws of federal government

  • medicaid, medicare
  • CHIPS
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What do local health departments do?

Who do they have to work with?

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Carry out state laws & policies and provide direct care,

Work with the state health department.

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federal/state level nursing careers jobs is to do what?

What programs are they involved in?

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consult people and lead programs
- need a license LLC

FDA, CDC, Indian health services, DHHS, NIH, HRSA, Department of Veterans affairs, SAMSHA, etc

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Non-civilian public health nursing careers examples?

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Army, navy, marines, Air Force, coast guard

NOAA, US public health services commissioned corps

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When did school nursing begin?

Who did this include?

After the expansion of school nurse roles, what are they key roles?

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1800 by Lina Rodgers in New York

students from birth through 21 as well as their family bc you work with them too

communicate with interdisciplinary school health team and with teachers and administration

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What pieces of health do school nurses take care of?

Do they help teachers too?

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Vision, hearing, and BP screenings

Check weight, height, teeth, and scoliosis

TB screening
Immunizations

Yes they help teachers.

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What education are nurses responsible for specifically?

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Sex education and parents can come look at the curriculum

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Who cares for special needs students?

What barriers do school nurses identify?

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school nurses

health related barriers

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Degree for school nurses

Can LPN or LVN do this?

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Minimum of bachelors and will need ongoing education and may need masters

They can do it under RN supervision

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Cans school nurse practitioners work ?

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Yes they just have extra education

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What does a nurse being public health department based mean?

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They’ll spend a portion of day at school but then go out in community.

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What do nurses need to provide and activate for those students with chronic conditions?

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Individualized health plans

- school and state forms to fill out

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What do school nurses need to prevent?

And how do they do this?

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illness or injury

  • so keep track of immunizations
  • apply safety measures
  • provide education
  • promotion with screenings
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What other things to school nurses promote about lifestyle?

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Nutrition, exercise, risk behaviors, abuse, and mental health

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What is a school nurse is school based?

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It means this nurse will stay at the school all day

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Benefits/needs of school nurse?

What is pay like?

What is schedule like?

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Autonomously work
Communicate well
Prioritize and collaborate

Pay is variable

Monday - Friday with weekends and holidays, and summers off

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What did correctional nursing use to be like?

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Very minimal or no health care

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When was not providing healthcare ruled as inhumane?

Who is the largest prison provider for healthcare?

Where do nurses work on site in correctional facilities?

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1976 by Supreme Court because it denied inmates their rights to 8th amendment rights
- major reforms had to be done

Correctional medical services

local jails, state or federal prisons

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T/F
school nurses aren’t able to provide emergency aid

School nurses can provide med administration

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false. they can provide general first aid

true they can give meds

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What do school nurses teach to staff?

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CPR
infection precautions
First aid

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T/F

school nurses have to advise kids to tell their parents to take them to doctor

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false the nurse can make an actual referrals

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T/F being a doctor is the most dangerous job in the world What about in the prison?
false - the nurse is the most dangerous - not dangerous prison system tho bc you have an officer with you at all times!
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Education requirements for correctional nurses? nurse practitioners?
Bachelors degree but some may need additional education with - criminal justice, decision making, assessment and administration skills NP's w masters can provide primary health care
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Main Job of correctional nurses>?
Restore and maintain inmate health with your skills and track their health by screening them for communicable diseases or chronic diseases and care. Also help them find continued care and educate them on lifestyle.
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Main Job of correctional nurses?
Restore and maintain inmate health with your skills and track their health by screening them for communicable diseases or chronic diseases and care. Also help them find continued care and educate them on lifestyle.
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key functions of the public settings
Health of populations by focusing on community as whole Make caring relationships Apply cultural sensitivity and social awareness Include all aspects of health and be motivated epidemiological evidence And collaborate to get results
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What type of inmate is projected to stay in prisons longer?
older sicker inmates
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T/F female prison inmates are going to decrease What. may this cause?
false. female inmates are going to increase We may deal with reproductive issues and chronic diseases like diabetes (bc of sitting all day in prison), HIV, STI's, mental illness, drug abuse, and emotional issues
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T/F female prison inmates are going to decrease What may this cause? Chronic disease increase?
false. female inmates are going to increase We may deal with reproductive issues and chronic diseases like diabetes (bc of sitting all day in prison), HIV, STI's, mental illness, drug abuse, and emotional issues diabetes, asthma, heart disease
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What skills do correctional nurses need.. assessment skills? avoiding lawsuits and issues? patient treatment? will things go the same in hospital?
Must be able of assess mental health Communicate and be able to document! this stuff goes to court Advocate for patients bc they may be treated bad Be flexible and knowledgable bc the prison isn't modern usually
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correctional facility salary for nurses
Higher bc of it being non-desirable | extensive employee benefits and insurance packages
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Traditional focus was a on illness and injury care but what are we moving to for occupational and environmental health nursing?
Working on health promotion now too - Cessna wants to help workforce be healthy so Cessna makes more money bc workers are healthy So they want to ensure workforce is healthy and productive
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speciality focus on idenitfying what in occupation and environmental health nursing ?
physical, chemical , biologic, ergonomic, and psychosocial factors that affect health in the workplace
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Occupation and environmental health nursing roles?
Consult, educate, role model | - no supervisory responsibilty
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External agencies that require nurses? provisions?
State health departments Hospital based occupational programs Large medical clinics Insurance companies provision are direct or indirect so maybe talking to directly to indirectly like on phone
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Occupation health teams consist of..
``` Nurse Safety engineer Industrial hygienist Epidemiologist Toxicologist Occupational physician - often contracted together ```
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Occupation health nursing requires collaboration with...
insurance, unions, counselors, lawyers, HR personally, and the community
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What is concierge medicine?
Co-pay 20 bucks and get all your health needs mets
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Who do occupational health nurses supervise?
Supervise care for emergencies and minor illnesses for LPN, CNA etc
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T/F occupational nurses can't counsel workers on health risks bc that is illegal Nurses's follow up employee workers compensation claims Employees returning to work are responsible for gauging their own health
false. nurse should do this true they are in charge of claims false. they can gauge it but occupational nurses have to do evaluate their health
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Future jobs of occupational health nurses? trends corporate needs at home alternatives collaboration
Analyze trends for health promotion, risk reduction, and health expenditures Develop programs suited to corporate needs Recommend in house services Determine alternatives that are more cost effective - ex: they don't need exercise equipment Collaborate with others to identify problems and propose solutions
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Education requirements for occupational nursing
graduate level
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T/F stress makes pain feel worse
true - the perception of the pain is worse
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Can an occupational nurse fire an employee?
No - they may "supervise" but it's not a superior role. If the nurse feels like an employee should be fire, they talk to the actual supervisor .
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List the agencies apart of Department of Health and Human services
``` HRSA IHS CDC NIH FDA SAMHSA ATSDR AHRQ ```

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