Question

1. Identify occupational health hazards for student nurses.

2. Identify all possible factors that might influence health then take one factor and conduct an in-depth analysis of potential health effects.

3. Describe how the health disruption might be prevented and list all possible interventions.

Answer 1

1. Nursing students as well as the nurses are exposed to infectious diseases, toxic substances, back injuries, and radiation. They also are subject to hazards such as stress, shift work, and violence in the workplace. All these come under different categories of occupational hazards .

2. Health is influenced by a number of factors which exist within the individual and the society. The important factors which deter­mine health are: 1) heredity 2) environment 3) life-style 4) socio – economic conditions 5) health services 6) health related systems.

#.Socio - economic conditions :-

They include income, education, nutrition, employment and housing.

i) Income:

Rich people have a capacity to seek better medical care. So they are healthy. But rich people are inactive and sedentary. So they are prone for heart diseases, diabetes and obesity.

ii) Education:

Education especially female education has an influence on health. Education helps people to understand the importance of clean environment and maintaining good health

iii) Nutrition:

Starvation has an adverse effect on health. Good nutrition is essential for normal growth and also for resistance against infection.

iv) Occupation: Employment provides income.

Employed people enjoy good health. Due to lack of income unemployed people do not have access to health care.

v) Health services:

The aim of health and family welfare services is to treat diseases, prevent illness and promotion of health. Health services like safe water supply and immunisation prevent a variety of diseases.