Author Question: The nurse is assigned to prepare the yearly goals for the community health agency in a developing ... (Read 59 times)

notis · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The nurse is assigned to prepare the yearly goals for the community health agency in a developing nation. Which goals, on the basis of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals for improving global health, should the nurse include?

(Select all that apply.)
A) Initiate an afterschool sports program at every school in the nation to increase physical activity among children.
B) Distribute a mosquito bed net to every home in the nation.
C) Provide 1 million free allergy shots to people at highest risk.
D) Increase the number of girls who attend primary schools by 100.
E) Provide training on prevention of postpartum hemorrhage to all healthcare workers.

Question 2

The nurse collects specific data related to risk factors, health indicators, and health outcomes that determine the burden of disease. Which data would the measure known as HALE yield about health indicators and outcomes?

A) Average number of years a newborn is expected to live if current mortality rates continue to apply
B) Average number of years that a person can expect to live in full health by taking into account years lived in less than full health due to disease and/or injury
C) Quantifying the burden of disease to a healthy life on the basis of the loss of years related to the burden of disease. The gap in years reflects the current state of health compared with an optimum state of health of a nation.
D) Quantifying the burden of acute illness to a healthy life on the basis of the loss of years related to the burden of acute illness. The gap in years reflects the current state of health compared with an optimum state of health of a nation.

cdmart10 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B, D, E
Feedback:
The United Nations Millennium Development Goals and Targets include the following: eradicate extreme hunger and poverty; achieve universal primary education; promote gender equality and empower women; reduce child mortality; improve maternal health; halt and reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases; ensure environmental sustainability; and develop a global partnership for development. Increasing physical activity among children and allergy prevention are not among the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals for improving global health.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Feedback:
Health-adjusted life expectancy at birth (HALE) is the average number of years that a person can expect to live in full health by taking into account years lived in less than full health due to disease and/or injury. Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if current mortality rates continue to apply. Disability-adjusted life years (DALY) is a measure that quantifies the burden of disease to a healthy life on the basis of the loss of years related to the burden of disease. The gap in years reflects the current state of health compared with an optimum state of health of a nation. Acute illness is not a factor in determining health indicators.