Community Health Nursing Practice Questions 4/2025: Day 162

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Why Community Health Nursing Matters

Community Health Nursing is vital for nursing exams:

• Covers critical areas like immunization, family planning, and child health.
• Tests knowledge of public health measures like vaccines and nutritional guidelines.
• Prepares you for community-based care and preventive health roles.
• Equips you to address population health challenges effectively.
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Key Topics in Community Health Nursing

Vaccines (Immunization)

Quick Fact

Vaccines protect against infectious diseases by stimulating immune responses.

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• Definition: Biological preparations providing active acquired immunity to diseases.
• Types: Live attenuated (e.g., measles, BCG), inactivated (e.g., polio), subunit (e.g., hepatitis B).
• Schedule: Infants receive DTP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis), polio, measles, hepatitis B.
• Administration: Intramuscular (DTP, hepatitis B), oral (polio), intradermal (BCG).
• Indications: Prevent diseases like tuberculosis, measles, polio, pertussis.
• Contraindications: Immunosuppression (live vaccines), severe allergic reactions, high fever.
• Complications: Fever, local swelling, rare anaphylaxis, neurological reactions (e.g., seizures).
• Diagnostics: Serological tests confirm immunity; adverse event monitoring post-vaccination.
• Storage: Vaccines require cold chain (2–8°C) to maintain potency.
• Symptoms: Mild fever, soreness at injection site post-vaccination.

Cold Chain

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Cold chain maintains vaccine potency through temperature-controlled storage and transport.

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• Definition: System ensuring vaccines remain at 2–8°C from manufacture to administration.
• Components: Cold boxes, vaccine carriers, refrigerators, ice packs, temperature monitors.
• Temperature Range: 2–8°C for most vaccines; -15 to -25°C for varicella, MMR.
• Equipment: Ice-lined refrigerators, freezers, vaccine vials with VVM (vaccine vial monitor).
• Monitoring: Thermometers, data loggers; VVM indicates heat exposure (color change).
• Complications: Heat exposure reduces potency; freezing damages vaccines (e.g., hepatitis B).
• Diagnostics: VVM inspection, temperature logs to ensure cold chain integrity.
• Risks: Power failure, improper storage, transport delays cause vaccine spoilage.
• Symptoms: None; ineffective vaccines fail to provide immunity.
• Importance: Ensures vaccine efficacy, prevents outbreaks of preventable diseases.

Family Planning Methods

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Family planning methods prevent or space pregnancies to improve health outcomes.

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• Definition: Techniques to control reproduction and achieve desired family size.
• Types: Barrier (condoms, diaphragms), hormonal (pills, injectables), IUDs, sterilization.
• Barrier Methods: Condoms (male/female), prevent sperm-egg union; STI protection.
• Hormonal Methods: Oral pills (estrogen/progestin), injectables (DMPA), implants; inhibit ovulation.
• IUDs: Copper (non-hormonal), hormonal (levonorgestrel); prevent implantation.
• Sterilization: Tubal ligation (female), vasectomy (male); permanent contraception.
• Diagnostics: Pregnancy tests, pelvic exams (IUD insertion), hormone levels.
• Complications: IUD expulsion, hormonal side effects (nausea, weight gain), infection.
• Contraindications: Breast cancer (hormonal), pelvic infection (IUD), bleeding disorders.
• Symptoms: Irregular bleeding (IUD, hormonal), pain at IUD insertion site.

Diarrhea and its Management

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Diarrhea is frequent loose stools, often due to infections, causing dehydration.

Complete Coverage

• Definition: Three or more loose/watery stools daily; acute (<14 days) or chronic.
• Causes: Viral (rotavirus), bacterial (E. coli, Shigella), parasitic (Giardia), food intolerance.
• Types: Acute watery, dysentery (bloody), persistent (malnutrition-related).
• Symptoms: Loose stools, abdominal cramps, dehydration, fever, nausea.
• Diagnostics: Stool culture (bacterial), microscopy (parasites), electrolyte panel.
• Complications: Severe dehydration, electrolyte imbalance (low potassium), shock.
• Dehydration Signs: Sunken eyes, dry mucous membranes, reduced urine output.
• Lab Findings: Elevated hematocrit (dehydration), low sodium/potassium levels.
• Risk Factors: Poor sanitation, contaminated water, malnutrition, young age.
• Monitoring: Fluid balance, weight loss, vital signs for dehydration severity.

Child Growth and ICDS

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ICDS promotes child growth through nutrition, health, and early education services.

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• Definition: Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) supports children <6 years.
• Growth Parameters: Weight, height, head circumference; plotted on growth charts.
• Growth Monitoring: Monthly weighing, length/height checks; WHO growth standards.
• ICDS Components: Supplementary nutrition, immunization, health check-ups, preschool education.
• Malnutrition Types: Stunting (low height-for-age), wasting (low weight-for-height).
• Diagnostics: Anthropometric measurements, hemoglobin (anemia), developmental screening.
• Symptoms: Failure to thrive, lethargy, delayed milestones, frequent infections.
• Complications: Stunted growth, cognitive delays, increased infection risk.
• Risk Factors: Inadequate nutrition, poor sanitation, low maternal education.
• Monitoring: Growth charts, developmental milestones, nutritional status assessments.

Nutritional Guidelines for Pregnant and Lactating Females

Quick Fact

Nutritional guidelines ensure optimal health for pregnant and lactating females.

Complete Coverage

• Definition: Dietary recommendations for maternal and fetal health during pregnancy/lactation.
• Caloric Needs: Pregnancy: +300–500 kcal/day; lactation: +500–600 kcal/day.
• Macronutrients: Protein (60–80 g/day), carbohydrates (175 g/day), healthy fats.
• Micronutrients: Folic acid (600 µg/day), iron (27 mg/day), calcium (1000 mg/day).
• Foods: Whole grains, lean proteins, dairy, fruits, vegetables; avoid raw fish, alcohol.
• Diagnostics: Hemoglobin (anemia), weight gain monitoring (11–16 kg pregnancy).
• Complications: Gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia (low calcium), anemia (low iron).
• Symptoms: Fatigue (iron deficiency), edema (protein lack), excessive weight gain.
• Risk Factors: Malnutrition, obesity, restrictive diets, multiple pregnancies.
• Monitoring: Weight, blood tests (glucose, iron), dietary intake assessment.

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