List the uses of Health Information.

You are working in one of the DOTS centre, discuss your role as a community health nurse in DOTS

Explain Direct Observation Treatment Short course Therapy (DOTS).

During your visit to a community you observed water stagnation at various places and in coolers, which may lead to breading of mosquitoes and Malaria, answer the following:

a) Explain the epidemiology of Malaria.

b) Describe your role as a community health nurse in prevention and control of Malaria.

You are working in one of the DOTS centre, discuss your role as a community health nurse in DOTS.

Place a tick mark (√) against ‘T’ if you consider the statement as true and ‘F’ if you Consider the statement as false. 

a) The women who never conceived despite cohabitation and exposure to pregnancy for two years is referred as secondary in fertility. 
b) Total fertility rate means the average total number of children that may be born to a women throughout her reproductive period. 
c) Gross reproduction rate is average number of girls that would be born to a woman if experience current fertility pattern throughout reproductive span.
d) Glass workers suffer from dermatitis.
e) Line diagram consists of series of blocks.

Describe your role as a community health nurse in prevention and control of Malaria.

Place a tick mark (P) against the most appropriate answer given under each statement.

a) Kala Azar is caused by:
i) V. Leishmaniasis
ii) B. Malayi
iii) P. Vivax
iv) W. Bancrafti
b) All of the following are signs and symptoms of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever except:
i) Cardiac manifestation
ii) Shock
iii) Hematemesis
iv) Enlargement of liver
c) Auxilliary Nurse Midwife to be replaced by the newly designated Female Health
Worker was recommended by:
i) Srivastava Committee
ii) Kartar Singh Committee
iii) Jungalwalla Committee
iv) Chadha Committee
d) EAG stands for:
i) Eligibility Action Group
ii) Empowered Action Group
iii) Expanded Action Group
iv) Economic Action Group
e) Drug Kit A and B are available at:
i) PHC
ii) CHC
iii) District Hospital
iv) Sub Centre