Helping Children Learn About Asthma

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Contact Hours: 1.4 Expiration Date: December 31, 2010
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Nonsubscriber - $15
Postest Code: J0807

OBJECTIVES

  1. Discuss the importance of maintaining an under standing of the issues affecting children with asthma.
  2. Describe the components of the Healthy Children, Healthy Homes program.
  3. List three learning objectives for children who attended Camp Breathe Easy.
  4. Identify opportunities for pediatric nurses to keep current on asthma issues.

POSTTEST INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Select the best answer and check the corresponding box on the answer form. Print the test questions as your record.
  2. Complete the answer form and required information requested below.
  3. Submit the online answer form.
  4. Test must be summbitted by December 31, 2010. If you pass the test (70% or better), a certificate for 1.4 contact hours will be awarded by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. Please allow 6-8 weeks for processing. For recertification purposes, the date that contact hours are awarded will reflect the date of processing.

Answer Form

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*1. In Brooten’s article, an Asthma Amigo referred to:
a. a student learning communication skills through a course at a community college.
b. a highly skilled public speaker who has asthma.
c. a person who has many friends with asthma.
d. a peer educator who provides information about asthma broadly to a Hispanic community after participating in a train the-trainer educational program.
e. spiritual healer who encourages alternative medicine as a treatment for asthma.

*2. The Healthy Children Healthy Homes project is unique because it:
a. was funded by a manufacturing company.
b. used nurses with special training to do community intervention.
c. targeted both children with asthma and those without asthma.
d. got great press coverage.
e. focused primarily on effects of heat and humidity on asthma.

*3. The word “CANTA” was used to help the children to remember:
a. the most common indoor triggers of asthma.
b. the most common symptoms of asthma.
c. the most common risk factors for asthma.
d. the most important treatments for a child during an asthma episode.
e. the order of treatments for a child during an asthma episode.

*4. Community members in the pretest demonstrated knowledge of:
a. the declining incidence of asthma in Hispanic families.
b. the link between asthma and exposure to cockroaches and their droppings.
c. the parent’s role in causing their child’s asthma.
d. the link between asthma and exposure to dust, second-hand smoke, and pet hair.
e. the low risk of their contracting asthma if their parents had asthma

*5. Based on the findings of Booten’s study, nurses should:
a. understand that the train-thetrainer model does not work in urban settings.
b. expect that Hispanic adults will be too embarrassed to talk with other Hispanic families about cleaning their houses.
c. emphasize the link between asthma and exposure to cockroaches.
d. expect that most community members will have considerable knowledge about the symptoms and triggers of asthma.
e. expect resistance from communities about programs on improving housekeeping.

*6. The primary components of Camp Breathe Easy included all but:
a. supervision.
b. autonomy.
c. health education.
d. physical therapy.
e. peer support.

*7. The difference between Camp Breathe Easy and other residential camps was:
a. an educational component.
b. supervised medical care.
c. outdoor activities program.
d. children staying overnight on site.
e. games and competitions program

*8. Camp Breathe Easy and other asthma camps can play a vital role in addressing what other national health trend in children?
a. Childhood obesity
b. Learning disabilities
c. Behavior problems
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

*9. The learning objectives of the educational components of Camp Breathe Easy included all of the following EXCEPT:
a. learning and recognizing signs and symptoms of asthma.
b. trigger avoidance and environmental remediation.
c. daily medication treatment.
d. diet and nutrition.
e. inhaler administration.

*10. Respondents to the post-test reported benefits from participation in Camp Breathe Easy with:
a. decreases in asthma morbidity and improved asthma control.
b. better behavior at home.
c. desire for more nutritious food.
d. increases in a desire to help others.
e. none of the above.

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  a. Discuss the importance of maintaining an under standing of the issues affecting children with asthma
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  b. Describe the components of the Healthy Children, Healthy Homes program.
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  c. List three learning objectives for children who attended Camp Breathe Easy.
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  d. Identify opportunities for pediatric nurses to keep current on asthma issues.
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6. How much time was used to complete reading assignment and posttest:
a. Less than 1 hour
b. 1-2 hours
c. 2-3 hours
d. 3 hours or more
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