Care of specific populations: Migrants
Migrant workers health problems include:
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1. Dental disease
2. TB
3. Chronic conditions
4. Stress,
... [Show More] anxiety, & other mental health conditions
5. Leukemia
6. Iron deficiency anemia
7. Stomach, uterine, & cervical cancers
8. Lack of prenatal care
9. Higher infant mortality rates
Primary Prevention for Rural or Migrant Health care:
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-educate on measures to reduce exposure to pesticides
-teach on accident prevention
-prenatal care
-mobilize preventative services (dental, immunizations)
Secondary Prevention measures for Rural/Migrant Health care:
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SCREENING! screen for:
-pesticide exposure
-skin cancer
-chronic preventable diseases
-communicable diseases
Tertiary Prevention measures for Rural/Migrant Health care:
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-treat for symptoms of pesticide exposure
-mobilize primary care and emergency services
Client's rights include...
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-right to info disclosure
-privacy
-informed consent
-info confidentiality
-participation in treatment decisions
Autonomy
(Ans- respecting a client's right to choose (i.e. refusing chemo)
Nonmaleficence
(Ans- doing no harm
Beneficence
(Ans- maximize benefits and minimize possible harms
Justice situation:
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HIPAA rules about information security:
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-only staff assigned to the patient may view/read client's health record (no other nurses or doctors)
-client's have the right to read or obtain a copy of their health record
-nurses may not photocopy any part of med record except for authorized exchange of docs between facilities & providers
-staff must keep records/names of client in secured place
-electronic records are password protected
-no sharing info to family members w/out code in person, email, or phone call
-talking about a client must be in a private setting so no one can overhear
HIPAA info security protocols include:
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-log off computer before leaving workstation
-never share ID or password
-never leave med records where ppl can see it
-shred any printed info about client after use
-don't use or view social media in clinical settings
-no posting about clinical stuff
Agent
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-the animate or inanimate object that causes the disease.
-ex. chemical (drugs, toxins); physical (noise, temperature); infectious (viruses, bacteria)
Host
(Ans- the living being that is affected by the agent
-ex. age, gender, genetics, ethnicity, immunological status, physiological state, occupation
environment
(Ans- the setting or surrounding that sustains the host
-ex. Physical (geography, water/food supply, presence of reservoirs/vectors); Social (access to health care, high-risk working conditions, poverty)
Caring for a client with gonorrhea:
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-nationally notifiable disease
-women are frequently asymptomatic
-CDC recommends yearly screening for all sexually active women 25 yrs or older or w/risk factors [Show Less]