Public health care is responsible for the protecting the health care needs of the public through a variety of ways
With the increase in technology, which of the following statements is true about information technology and public health protection? 1. Information technology provides the ability to access Center for Disease Control (CDC) updates on outbreaks of communicable disease.
2. Information technology diminishes the ability to make rapid decisions during crisis management.
3. Information technology controls communication during a crisis.
4. Information technology is unnecessary during a crisis.
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Rationale: Information technology provides opportunities to solidify critical linkages between major stakeholders to enhance and facilitate timely and relevant communications between and among all levels of healthcare providers. Furthermore, the ability to access Center for Disease Control (CDC) updates on outbreaks of H1N1 or to track and trend the epidemiology of the outbreak is critical in management and treatment as well as containment and in some cases eradicating the disease before it rises to epidemic proportions.
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1. Call the hospital chaplain to visit the client. 2. Notify Social Services. 3. Notify the physician. 4. Realize that the Native American prefers to grieve in private.
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Infection with the chickenpox virus produces lifelong immunity. This type of immunity is called
1. Acquired immunity. 2. Active immunity. 3. Natural immunity. 4. Passive immunity.