visit the CDC Wonder site in this week’s resources. Investigate the incidence and prevalence of TB in your community. What information did you find? Analyze how your community compares to county, state, or national data for the same topic. Was the incidence and prevalence of each higher or lower than you expected?
Consider the following scenario: This is Debbie’s first year working as a nurse at the local health department in a rural county. Most of her days are spent in the clinic seeing clients who often do not have health insurance.
Over the past month, Debbie has noticed that several young Hispanic men have come to the health department, each diagnosed with tuberculosis. Debbie is concerned about what the outbreak of tuberculosis among the migrant workers could mean for the community. Through a community health profile, Debbie identifies the group of migrant farm workers as being at highest risk for contracting tuberculosis.
Using the Epidemiologic Triangle concept, consider the relationship among causal agents, susceptible persons, and environmental factors. Then, respond to the following:
As a BSN-prepared community health nurse, what steps should Debbie take next?Considering economic and social considerations within the community, what are the primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions that Debbie might use in managing this outbreak?Can similar interventions be applied to your community and its TB prevalence?What considerations need to be addressed within your community that are different form Debbie’s community?
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Home assignment II on Spectroscopy 2024 Answers.pdf
visit the CDC Wonder site in this week’s resources. Investigate the
1. visit the CDC Wonder site in this week’s resources. Investigate
the incidence and prevalence of TB in your community. What
information did you find? Analyze how your community
compares to county, state, or national data for the same topic.
Was the incidence and prevalence of each higher or lower than
you expected?
Consider the following scenario: This is Debbie’s first year
working as a nurse at the local health department in a rural
county. Most of her days are spent in the clinic seeing clients
who often do not have health insurance.
Over the past month, Debbie has noticed that several young
Hispanic men have come to the health department, each
diagnosed with tuberculosis. Debbie is concerned about what
the outbreak of tuberculosis among the migrant workers could
mean for the community. Through a community health profile,
Debbie identifies the group of migrant farm workers as being at
highest risk for contracting tuberculosis.
Using the Epidemiologic Triangle concept, consider the
relationship among causal agents, susceptible persons, and
environmental factors. Then, respond to the following:
As a BSN-prepared community health nurse, what steps should
Debbie take next?Considering economic and social
considerations within the community, what are the primary,
secondary, and tertiary interventions that Debbie might use in
managing this outbreak?Can similar interventions be applied to
your community and its TB prevalence?What considerations
need to be addressed within your community that are different
form Debbie’s community?
