Chapter 22 LECTURE 7 PART III Flashcards
Young Adult
BIOLOGICAL AGENTS: Noise Pollution
-What are 3 examples of noise pollution?
- Traffic
- Construction
- Occupation
BIOLOGICAL AGENTS: Noise Pollution
-What are the risks of noise pollution?
hearing loss, stress, sleep disturbances
BIOLOGICAL AGENTS: Noise Pollution
-What are 3 examples of recreational noise?
- Devices
- Concerts
- Bands
BIOLOGICAL AGENTS: Noise Pollution
-What should be used to prevent hearing loss?
ear protection
BIOLOGICAL AGENTS: Air Pollution
-What are 3 examples of air pollution?
- Automobile
- Industrial
- Fires
BIOLOGICAL AGENTS: Air Pollution
-What can air pollution cause?
Respiratory diseases & preterm births
BIOLOGICAL AGENTS: Occupational Hazards & Stressors
-Occupational hazards pose a threat of what in all age groups?
-What is essential to identify work hazards and risks early?
-illness, injury, or death
-Occupational preventive interventions
DRUG USE
-What is widespread?
-What group is at particular risk?
-Young adult period is peak for what kind of use?
-Misuse and overuse of drugs
-Young adults
-illicit drug use
DRUG USE
-When did the opioid crisis orginate and why?
-What is one prevention effort?
-1990s with opioid prescribing
-prescription guidelines
DRUG USE
-What is the most abused drug in the US?
Marijuana
DRUG USE
-Recreational use of marijuana is now what?
-Legal in a growing number of states
DRUG USE
-What are 7 health risks of marijuana?
- Lung disease
- Cardiovascular disease
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Memory & learning deficits
- Risky behavior
- Accidents
ALCOHOL USE
-What is the leading cause of death for people who are between the ages of 15-24?
Alcohol-related accidents
ALCOHOL USE
-What kind of use is most common in this age group in comparison to younger or older people?
-What are health hazards of alcohol?
-Heavy alcohol use
-Cirrhosis (liver), heart disease, and certain cancers
ALCOHOL USE
-______ drinking is very prevalent, especially in _____
-What does it bring blood alcohol concentration to?
-Explain what it would be for women & for men
-Binge; college
-0.08 g/dL(%) or higher
-5+ drinks in 2 hrs for males & 4+ for females
ALCOHOL USE
-College date-rape or sexual assault is associated with what?
-What does it impair?
-What does it increase engagement in?
-alcohol use
-cognitive abilities
-risky sexual behaviors that could lead to STIs or unintended pregnancies
TOBACCO-CARCINOGENS: Tobacco Use
-What is it the leading cause of?
-When do most start using tobacco?
-preventable deaths in the US
-during adolescence
TOBACCO-CARCINOGENS: Tobacco Use
-What two things are widely used in the young adult population?
-What is the Healthy People 2030 goal?
-E-cigarettes & vaping
-decrease use
TOBACCO-CARCINOGENS: Carcinogens
-What are sources of carcinogens? (4)
- Food
- Personal care items
- Household cleaners
- Lawn care
TOBACCO-CARCINOGENS: Carcinogens
-What are health behaviors that increase cancer risk?
- Multiple sex partners
- Unhealthy diets
- Tobacco
- Heavy alcohol use
TOBACCO-CARCINOGENS: Carcinogens
-What can occur in the work setting?
Industrial exposures to chemicals
HOOKAH
-One session of smoking hookah can equate to smoking how many cigarettes?
100-200
HOOKAH
-In a single session, users are exposed to up to ____ times the _____ _____ & ____ times the ____ of a single cigarette
-9; carbon monoxide
-1.7; nicotine
HOOKAH
-People who smoke hookah may be at risk for what?
-What 6 things does this include?
-some of the same diseases as cigarette smokers
- Oral cancer
- Lung cancer
- Stomach cancer
- Cancer of the esophagus
- Reduced lung function
- Decreased fertility
HEALTH SERVICES
-Availability of what is an important issue?
Health services
HEALTH SERVICES
-The ACA allows coverage on parents’ policy up to what age?
-What is the most likely group to be uninsured?
-26
-18-34
HEALTH SERVICES
-Young adults often use what sources of care?
-These sources of care are (more/less) likely to engage in what?
-Emergency department, urgent care, and retail care
-less; preventive care
HEALTH SERVICES
-______ care delivery is lacking
-What does Healthy People 2030 seek to do?
-Primary
-increase the proportion of young adults with a usual primary care provider
NURSING APPLICATION
-What abilities of the young adult are in peak condition?
Physical
NURSING APPLICATION
-What four things are recommended?
- Preventive care in the form of health screenings
- Health education to avoid hazards
- Worksite wellness programs
- Group fitness
NURSING APPLICATION
-Counseling should be available for what six things?
- STIs, HIV, skin cancer
- Sports injuries
- Contraceptive, prenatal care
- Smoking cessation
- Weight loss
- Exercise
NURSING APPLICATION
-The nurses should always promote what?
A healthy lifestyle
