Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases: Reporting Infectious Prenatal Conditions

● Epidemiology: the study of health-related trends for the purpose of disease prevention,

health maintenance, and health protection

● Recommendations to fight against communicable disease include schedule/guidelines for

children, adolescents, and adults

● Populations at risk include young children, older adults, and immunosuppressed clients

Grief, Loss, and Palliative Care: Ensuring Client Autonomy for End-of-Life Care

● The nurse serves as an advocate for the client’s sense of dignity and self-esteem by

providing palliative care at the end of life

● Goal is to live fully with an incurable condition

● Interventions focus on the relief of physical manifestations as well as addressing spiritual,

emotional, and psychosocial aspects of the client's life

Information Technology: Understanding HIPAA Regulations

● The Privacy Rule promotes the use of standard methods of maintaining the privacy of

protected health information among health care agencies

● It is essential for nurses to be aware of clients’ rights to privacy and confidentiality

● The Privacy Rule requires that nurses protect all written and verbal communication about

clients

Legal Responsibilities: Teaching About Directives Regarding End-of-Life Care

● Advance directives: used to communicate a client’s wishes regarding end-of-life care

should the client become unable to do so

● Living will: document that expresses the client’s wishes regarding medical treatment in

the event the client becomes incapacitated and is facing end-of-life issues

● Durable power of attorney for health care: document where clients designate a health care

proxy to make health care decisions for them if they are unable to do so

Overview of Community Health Nursing: Ethical Principles

● Ethical considerations include preventing harm, doing no harm, promoting good