Rural and Migrant Health

1-Identify factors that place farmers and migrant workers at risk for illness and accidents.

2-Describe the characteristics of rural community health nursing practice.

Reference:

READ – Textbook (pp. 443-467)

• disparities, p. 445
• frontier, p. 446
• metropolitan, p. 446
• migrant farm workers, p. 457
• pesticide, p. 456
• rural, p. 446
• seasonal workers, p. 457
• urban, p. 445

Populations Affected by Mental Illness

1-Define concept of community mental health.

2-Describe biological, social, and political factors associated with mental illness.

3-Describe some of the most common types of mental illnesses encountered in community settings.

4-Define suicide and recognize suicide warning signs.

5-Describe different types of evidence-based practice treatment for mental disorders, including use of psychotropic medication management, community case management, and crisis intervention.

References:

READ – Textbook (pp. 468-487)

• 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, p. 471
• Affordable Care Act, p. 471
• agoraphobia, p. 478
• anxiety disorders, p. 477
• anorexia nervosa, p. 479
• anosognosia, p. 476
• attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, p. 479
• bipolar disorder, p. 477
• bulimia nervosa, p. 478
• Community Mental Health Centers Act (CMHCA), p. 471
• Crisis Intervention Team (CIT), p. 485
• deinstitutionalization, p. 472
• depression, p. 476
• generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), p. 477
• major depression, p. 478
• mental health, p. 471
• mental illness, p. 471
• obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), p. 478
• panic disorder, p. 477
• phobia, p. 478
• post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), p. 478
• psychotropic/psychotherapeutic medications, p. 481
• schizophrenia, p. 476
• severe emotional disorder (SED), p. 476
• severe mental illness (SMI), p. 471
• stigma, p. 474

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