EDGAR's shitty notecards migrant farmworker

Question 1

what are the symptoms of ovarian cancer

Answer 1

bloating
pelvic or abdominal pain
difficulty eating or feeling full quickly
Urinary frequency or urgency

Question 2

T/F Pap test is one of the early detection screening test for Ovarian cancer

Answer 2

False

there is no reliable screening test for early detection of ovarian cancer

Question 3

what is the best way to prevent ovarian cancer?

Answer 3

birth control pills significantly reduce ovarian cancer.

Question 4

3 factors decreased risk for ovarian cancer?

Answer 4

oral contraceptives
breastfeeding
bilateral tubal ligation or hysterectomy or prophylactic oophorectomy

Question 5

3 ovarian risk factors?

Answer 5

personal family history of breast, colon, ovarian
increasing age
nullparity

Question 6

define migrant farmworker

Answer 6

an individual whose principal employment is in AGRICULTURE on a SEASONAL basis who has been EMPLOYED WITHIN 24 hours and who establishes for the purpose of such employment a temporary abode.

Question 7

where does the migrant workers go?

Answer 7

summer in Michigan- winter in Florida

they leave home in Mexico, South America and travel

Question 8

migrant workers will hear jobs by?

Answer 8

word of mouth or newspaper

Question 9

Isolation in migrant farmworker is caused by?

Answer 9

living away from home.

Question 10

migrant farm worker get unemployed by this situation.

Answer 10

by the time they travel to the new job another migrant farmworker is already there and took the job

Question 11

beginning of workday for migrant workers

Answer 11

4am
gather around and the bus will take them to the job
they may have to wait for couple hours not getting paid

Question 12

annual salary of the migrant worker? is it enough to be about poverty line?

Answer 12

$7500 and no they are BELOW povt line

Question 13

migrant worker

what do they do with the money?

Answer 13

send it to their family

Question 14

T/F migrant worker get benefits

Answer 14

FALSE,
no health insurance
no workman's comp
no retirement
no disability comp

Question 15

what is the 3rd most dangerous occupation?

Answer 15

farmworker
#1 is nursing....

Question 16

what are the factors that cause dangerous working conditions of migrant farmworker?
heavy lifting
inadequate clothing
bending over
fast worker
chemical exposure
use of heavy machinery

Answer 16

heavy lifting
bending over
chemical exposure
use of heavy machinery

Question 17

what are the 3 occupational injuries for migrant farmworker?

Answer 17

fractures
sprains
chronic pain in the back, neck shoulder

Question 18

use of heavy machinery will cause?

Answer 18

traumatic injuries and amputations

Question 19

how can a family of a migrant farmer be contaminated by pesticides?

Answer 19

if your answer is sleeping with other farmworkers then it might work BUT

clothing is the answer

Question 20

acute health effects of pesticides

Answer 20

CNS- memory loss, difficulty with concentration, psychological and behavioral deficits, mood changes, headache
GI: abdominal pain, gastroenteritis: N/V/D
dermatologic conditions?- skinrashes???
eye irritations eye injuries
infectious disorders

Question 21

chronic health effects of pesticides

Answer 21

cancer
blindness
parkinsons disease
infertility-sterility
liver damage hepatitis
polyneuropathy
respiratory problems (TB)

Question 22

Why is it that migrant workers live together and live in a walking distance close to the parking lot where the bus gets them for work?

Answer 22

because landlords charge them with exorbitant rents and they can’t afford to buy a car.

Question 23

Living conditions of migrant worker in their house?

Answer 23

its substandard
no facilities for hygiene
no heater or cooler
structural deficiency and unsafe
next to the farm so next to pesticides

Question 24

Migrant Health Act

Answer 24

L. Johnson 1962
serve less than 20%
it provides primary and supplement health services to migrant workers and their families

Question 25

infant mortality rate for migrant farmworker

Answer 25

25% above national avg.

Question 26

life expectancy for migrant farmworker is

Answer 26

49

Question 27

what is the most problematic health problem for this population?

Answer 27

dental disease

Question 28

TB is high incidence due to

Answer 28

inability to be screened and treated due to migratory patterns and lack of resources

Question 29

what are the common conditions on females in migrant family? what are the factors?

Answer 29

depression and anxiety exposure to stressors lack of family support and lack of friends discrimination and low self esteem

Question 30

other female issues in migrant family

Answer 30

domestic violence lack of prenatal care working in the fields all day and still care for children in the evening

Question 31

migratory status can hinder on what? and does this indicate

Answer 31

finding out their health history, health information. this population has complex health problems data is available in Michigan, Indiana, Texas

Question 32

Barriers to health care for migrant worker

Answer 32

financial: lack of money cultural and language: Transportation and mobility: lack of vehicle Occupation: work daily, can't take off, No work= no pay Inconvenient hours of service: clinic hours, clinic do not offer evening or saturday hours Discrimination: do not discriminate as a health care provider! and immigration laws

Question 33

Migrant farm workers | what health problems will the children experience?

Answer 33

``` malnutrition exposed to what the parents are exposed to upper respiratory infections gastroenteritis dental carries lack of immunizations ```

Question 34

Head Start Program is for?

Answer 34

6 months -5 years | offers education social skill development

Question 35

migrant girls need to take care of younger siblings? T/F

Answer 35

True | if you don't have any sibling you need to go with the parent at the fields

Question 36

Edgar is a migrant farmworkers kid, he is 12 years old, get paid like shit but he has to so the family can get rice on the dinner table. What is he missing out and what is he getting exposed to on early age? What is the law that can help Edgar get out of this mess?

Answer 36

missing out on education and social interaction exposed in alcohol and drugs and other occupational hazards. Fair labor standards Act- 14yrs but does not protect from overwork and does not set limits on hours in a day.

Question 37

why is that head start program and other programs fail so miserably?

Answer 37

lack of funding thanks obama

Question 38

Role of women in migrant worker family what are they prone to?

Answer 38

they cook, clean, care for children AND work in the fields all day. Authority over health decisions (grandma, sister) major decision maker prone to sexual abuse and domestic violence prone to anxiety and depression mental health disorder(why)

Question 39

T/F pregnant migrant female get adequate prenatal care and proper nutrition during pregnancy that the newborn may be born right on time.

Answer 39

FALSE, inadequate prenatal care inadequate nutrition newborn is premature and low birth weight

Question 40

Healthy people 2010 for migrant workers yes all of it sorry guys

Answer 40

reduce exposure to pesticides immunizations reduce TB Increase TB patients completion of TB therapy in 12 months Increase proportion of preggos getting prenatal care reduce deaths from work related injuries reduce occupational skin disease and other disorders oral health care reduce HIV in adolescent and young female age 13-24

Question 41

Cultural considerations for migrant workers

Answer 41

Leiningers Model for cultural Care theory and Diversity and Universality(yea i don't get it either) Mexicans have universality on culture but there is diversification between regions.

Question 42

Nurses are what in migrant workers

Answer 42

AUTHORITY | so we need to respect them

Question 43

what are some views of mexicans

Answer 43

they prefer folk healers | view touching as a caring and positive action

Question 44

T/F mexicans like to listen to friends about health care issues rather than the provider

Answer 44

T

Question 45

T/F health is a gift from SATAN

Answer 45

False, gift from god | so illness is a punishment from god, thats why some belief there is no cure with the disease.

Question 46

what is the importance of "evil eye"

Answer 46

belief that evil eye cause illness

Question 47

BIGGEST HINDERANCE OF PROVIDING HEALTHCARE?

Answer 47

WORK. | they can't miss work so they will skip apts and work while sick

Question 48

Primary prevention for migrant workers

Answer 48

education to prevent infectious diseases, HIV, reduce exposure of pesticides immunization especially childhood , influenza, pneumonia and TB

Question 49

Primary, Secondary or Tertiary on migrant worker | pregnant woman is getting prenatal care

Answer 49

Secondary

Question 50

Secondary prevention

Answer 50

screenings, monitoring, testing on any kinds..... | Urine screening for pesticide exposure

Question 51

how would the nurse capture this population?

Answer 51

set up a screening in the migrant camps

Question 52

what are couple actions when nurses combine Tertiary and Primary for migrant workers?

Answer 52

community advocacy, policy changes

Question 53

Edgar is a sassy little nurse and want to change some policies in the farm community. What is the best tool to utilize in this problem?

Answer 53

Nursing Process

Question 54

Virginia Gracias Mobile clinic

Answer 54

Mobile Clinic that delivers medical and dental care in harvest season april to august.