Health Education/Promotion Flashcards
An OHN is writing learning objections for a HTN education program. A critical feature for a well-written objective is:
A behavioral objective states what the learner will be able to do so on completion of a continuing education activity. Well written objectives provide a guide for evaluation and are measurable.
An OHN is planning a research project about cumulative trauma disorders. Worker’s will be followed for a three-year period to determine the number of individuals who develop CTD. This project is an example of which of these type of research designs:
Prospective. AKA Cohort. Workers currently free of health problems of interest are categorized as with or without exposure and are followed forward in time for observation of the occurrence of the problem.
When working with a culturally diverse population, the OHN should realize that:
Treatment practices may need to be adjusted. Culturally diverse workers have different priorities, stressors, and beliefs related to health and illness. It is vital to adapt care so that it is congruent with a worker’s culture.
During a health promotion class, a worker directions a question to the OHN. Which of these responses by the OHN would encourage group problem solving?
To encourage group problem solving, the educator refers questions back to the group rather than answering the question.
An OHN has conducted a back-injury prevention program for a material handling area. The best way for the OHN to evaluate the effectiveness of the pgoram is to?
Since the definition of learning is ‘a change in behavior,’ the most effective way to evaluate if a program has been effective is to observe if the employees have changed their behavior. During a walkthrough, the OHN could observe if the employees are currently using equipment to lift materials.
Because of the high prevalanece of depression in the general population, the OHn is considering the addition of a screening tool for depression in the company’s health promotoin program. The OHN should first evaluate:
If a worker is identified as depressed, the worker must be referred for tx. Often, however, there are barriers to treatment because of shortcomings in the health care system, including insurance coverage of treatment. Therefore, initially, the OHN needs to determine what resources are available.
The best information to share with employees participating in a health promotion regarding sodium intake is:
Lower sodium food choices. Federal guideline for intake of sodium is 2, 300 mg or less daily. Salt or sodium chloride is a crystal-like compound used to flavor or preserve food and sodium is one of the chemical elements in salt. Sodium is linked to CV disease.
A new healthcare worker presents to the occupational health clinic with a history of one Hepatitis B immunization 10 years ago, the most appropriate course of action would be:
Give one Hepatitis B shot now and one shot in 2 months.
Under the Affordable Care Act, lactating women returning to work must be afforded:
Reasonable break times to express breast milk in a private area other than a bathroom for up to a year after the infant’s birth.
