1. Community Health Nursing ASN 260 Population-Focused Care Home care & Communicable Diseases Chapter 3-Wong/Chapter 6-ATI S. Tapp MSN, BSN, RN 1 ADN 260/cohort 12

2. Objectives The student will be able to: Identify common conditions amenable to home care Discuss the nurse’s role in providing home care Discuss modes of transmission associated with communicable disease 2 ADN 260/cohort 12

3. Amenable conditions Safe Infection control Support Transportation Knowledgeable Telephone 3 ADN 260/cohort 12

4. Nurses role in Home care Care provider Educator Advocate Manager Recorder Evaluater 4 ADN 260/cohort 12

5. Communicable Disease International Health Concern Responsible for the deaths of millions each year Leading causes Acute respiratory infections, AIDS, Diarrheal diseases, TB, Malaria, Measles Populations Young children, older adults, immunosuppressed clients, high risk lifestyle, international travelers, health care workers. Modes of transmission Airborne, Foodborne, Waterborne, Vector-borne, Direct contact ADN 260/cohort 12 5

6. Community Health Nurses role Surveillance Reporting of communicable diseases Anthrax Hepatitis A-C Malaria Pertussis Smallpox Syphilis Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ADN 260/cohort 12 6

7. Objectives Review The student will be able to: Identify common conditions amenable to home care Discuss the nurse’s role in providing home care Discuss modes of transmission associated with communicable disease 7 ADN 260/cohort 12

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