NUR 4636 Miami Dade College Adult Women and Men Questions

Case StudyChapter 23 – Adult Women and Men
The school nurse is preparing for a week long
community health nurse rotation. The preparation
includes reviewing and preparing a brief summary about
common issues affecting adult women and men. The
community health nurse is going to ask the student key
questions to ensure that proper preparation for the
rotation has been completed.
1. The 20th century saw a shift in the leading
causes of death from communicable diseases to
noncommunicable diseases. Currently, what are
the five leading causes of death in adults?
2. Chronic illness is an issue of increasing concern
for both men and women as
life expectancies increase. What are the three
levels of prevention and activities that
community health nurses should consider in
order to promote health across the adult women
and men life span?
3. The student nurse visits a woman’s home with
the community health nurse. What are some
important facts that the community health nurse
and student nurse can share with this woman to
help raise awareness regarding heart
disease?
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4. The community health nurse has to do a short
program in the local senior center on mortality
from unintentional injuries in the United States.
The student nurse shares some key facts about
mortality from unintentional injuries in the United
States based on age. What is the top
unintentional injuries mortality among adult
groups?
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