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
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