As a public health nurse working for the Capitol City Health…
Question Answered step-by-step As a public health nurse working for the Capitol City Health… As a public health nurse working for the Capitol City Health Department you are assigned to rotate through three shelters for the homeless once each week. Your role is to assess physical and mental health issues, health education, basic first aid, and appropriate referrals. In recent weeks you have noticed that individuals staying in a particular homeless shelter have complained of an increased incidence of pediculosis capitis and pubis.The shelter is operated by an interfaith religious organization. Twelve religious groups are members of this organization (churches, synagogues, mosques). Each agency assumes responsibility for operating the shelter three to four times a month. The hours of operation for the shelter are from 5:00PM until 10:00AM. Clients are provided an evening meal, a cot and blankets, and a morning meal. Hot showers are available in the morning, with clients rotating through the two showers in the shelter. Funding and oversight of this program are provided by a volunteer organization working with officials in city government.Available assessment data related to the problems include:Inclement weather has led to an increase in clients requesting shelter.Many of these clients would otherwise camp in the wilderness or sleep on the streets.Questions1. Discuss additional assessment data needed to address the issue of pediculosis in the shelter. How you will go about gathering the data? 2. Based on data presented in this scenario, present host, agent and environmental factors that may be contributing to the problems. • Host• Agent• Environment3. Discuss interventions your program will perform at the following levels of prevention • Primary• Secondary• Tertiary4. How will you evaluate the effects of your interventions? How will you know if the interventions have been effective? Health Science Science Nursing NURSING 475 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)
