NR442 Community Health Nursing-Exam 3 Overview & Outline-2022-2023

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NR442 Community Health Nursing-Exam 3 Overview & Outline-2022-2023 Note: This outline is not all inclusive but serves as a guide for your study. Please make sure you have read all of the assigned c... hapter(s), reviewed the power point(s), your lecture notes, and participated in the in-class activities/discussions. Chapter 14 • Define the Critical Theory Approach to Environmental Health o Is an approach that raises questions about oppressive situations, involves community members in the definition & solution of problems, & facilitates interventions that reduce health-damaging effects of environments o Uses “thinking upstream” framework. o Raises questions about oppressive situation. o Involves community members in the definition and solution of problems. o Facilitates interventions that reduce health-damaging effects of environments. o Ask critical questions about clients’ work and home environments to help discern the contributions of specific hazards to health. • Identify the Areas of Environmental Health with examples of each a. Living patterns: are the relationships among people, communities, and their surrounding environments that depend on habits, interpersonal ties, cultural values, and customs. ▪ Examples: drunk driving, secondhand smoke, noise exposure, urban crowding, technological hazards b. Work risks: include the quality of the employment environment and the potential for injury or illness posed by working conditions. ▪ Examples: occupational toxic poisoning, machine-operating hazards, sexual harassment, repetitive motion injuries, carcinogenic worksites c. Atmospheric quality: refers to the protectiveness of the atmospheric layers, the risks of severe weather, and the purity of the air for breathing purposes ▪ Examples: gaseous pollutants, greenhouse effect, destruction of the ozone layer, aerial spraying of herbicides and pesticides, acid rain d. Water quality: refers to the availability and volume of the water supply CONTINUED....... [Show More]

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