Question

Community Health Nursing NR-442 Chamberlain College of Nursing July 2019 Course Preparation Assignment (CPA) #4 Give a good faith effort on each and every question below with legible writing. If I can't read it, you won't get credit. Bring 2 copies of your answers to class and give me 1 copy before class starts. Attend class to modify and expand your answers and add value to the discussion. 1. Describe the differences between a/an • Advanced Directive • Living Will • Durable Power of Attorney 2. How would you describe a "good death" (be sure to examine all aspects) and what role does Hospice play in that? 3. Identify and discuss the 8 components of a comprehensive school health program. How does the nurse implement them? 4. Define interventions and services that forensic nurses perform.

Answer 1

1) Advance directive

person's desire to make known in advance his or her choices related to heath care

Living will

document allowing a person to make choices related to treatment in a life-threatening illness

Durable Power of Attorney

allows patient to name another person as official spokesperson for patient, should the patient become unable to make health care descisions.

2) Good death characteristics :-

1. Not be a burden to their families as they die

2. Be aware of prognosis so they can be prepared ahead of time

3. Symptom Control/Pain relief

4. Treated with dignity and respect

3) 8 components of comprehensive school health program are :-

Administration and organization-

ensures that the people and activities that constitute the program work in a coordinated manner to meet the program's goals.

School health services-

health services designed to ensure access or referral to primary health care services.

Healthy school environment-

the promotion, maintenance, and utilization of safe and wholesome surroundings, organization of day by day experiences and planned learning procedures to influence favorable emotional, physical and social health. Includes physical environment and psychosocial environment.

School health education-

provides students with the knowledge and skills they need to become successful learners and healthy and productive adults.

Developing of and sources of health education curricula-

school districts develop a curriculum to guide health education through several means and these districts have to choose which approach best suits their particular situation.

Counseling, psychological, and social services-

services provided to improve students mental, emotional, and social health. Given by professionals such as social workers and psychologists.

Physical education-

planned sequential K-12 curriculum that provides cognitive content and learning experiences in a variety of activity areas.

School nutrition services-

provide access to a variety of nutritious and appealing meals that accommodate the health and nutrition needs of all students in a school district.

Family/community involvement for school health-

allows for an integrated school, parent, and community approach for enhancing the health and well being of students.

4) Functions of forensic nurse :-

Identifiesforensic cases and medicolegal cases in all patient patient care settings; works with quality-assurance and risk-management in-house investigations as well as external investigative agencies when criminal activity has been identified (pt areas include OB/GYN, nursing home, OR, inpatient care settings, primary care, etc.)