EDGAR's shitty notecards migrant farmworker Flashcards by Kody Bowman

what are the symptoms of ovarian cancer

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

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

False

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

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what is the best way to prevent ovarian cancer?

birth control pills significantly reduce ovarian cancer.

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3 factors decreased risk for ovarian cancer?

oral contraceptives
breastfeeding
bilateral tubal ligation or hysterectomy or prophylactic oophorectomy

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3 ovarian risk factors?

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

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define migrant farmworker

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.

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where does the migrant workers go?

summer in Michigan- winter in Florida

they leave home in Mexico, South America and travel

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migrant workers will hear jobs by?

word of mouth or newspaper

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Isolation in migrant farmworker is caused by?

living away from home.

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migrant farm worker get unemployed by this situation.

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

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beginning of workday for migrant workers

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

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

$7500 and no they are BELOW povt line

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migrant worker

what do they do with the money?

send it to their family

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T/F migrant worker get benefits

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

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what is the 3rd most dangerous occupation?

farmworker
#1 is nursing....

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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

heavy lifting
bending over
chemical exposure
use of heavy machinery

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what are the 3 occupational injuries for migrant farmworker?

fractures
sprains
chronic pain in the back, neck shoulder

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use of heavy machinery will cause?

traumatic injuries and amputations

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

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

clothing is the answer

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acute health effects of pesticides

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

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chronic health effects of pesticides

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

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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?

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

Living conditions of migrant worker in their house?

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

Migrant Health Act

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

infant mortality rate for migrant farmworker

25% above national avg.

life expectancy for migrant farmworker is

what is the most problematic health problem for this population?

dental disease

TB is high incidence due to

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

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

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

other female issues in migrant family

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

migratory status can hinder on what? and does this indicate

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

Barriers to health care for migrant worker

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

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

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

Head Start Program is for?

6 months -5 years | offers education social skill development

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

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

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?

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.

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

lack of funding thanks obama

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

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)

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

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

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

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

Cultural considerations for migrant workers

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.

Nurses are what in migrant workers

AUTHORITY | so we need to respect them

what are some views of mexicans

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

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

T/F health is a gift from SATAN

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

what is the importance of "evil eye"

belief that evil eye cause illness

BIGGEST HINDERANCE OF PROVIDING HEALTHCARE?

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

Primary prevention for migrant workers

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

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

Secondary

Secondary prevention

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

how would the nurse capture this population?

set up a screening in the migrant camps

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

community advocacy, policy changes

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?

Nursing Process

Virginia Gracias Mobile clinic

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

EDGAR's shitty notecards migrant farmworker Flashcards

to pass the damn class