Primer 10

Question 1

5 clues an illness may be due to env.

Answer 1

1. patient suspects
2. atypical pattern of illness
3. temporal pattern suggests it - holidays, home etc
4. no obv. other cause
5. Sx suggest a specific env. cause

Question 2

what is a hazard

Answer 2

inherent cap. of an agent to cause harm

Question 3

what is receive, path, source model

Answer 3

for there to be a risk, the indiv (receiver), must be exposed (path) to a hazard (source)

Question 4

what are 3 key aspects to assess in risk assessment

Answer 4

1. hazard identification
2. risk characterization - is the hazard likely to cause these types of Sx
3. exposure assessment

Question 5

5 types of hazard

Answer 5

1. bio
2. chem
3. physcial
4. ergo
5. psychosoc

Question 6

what is host, agent, env. in wrong med being given

Answer 6

host - PT to tired to enquire about meds
agent - nurse too hurried
env - night and not enough light

Question 7

active vs. passive interventions

Answer 7

active - seatbelts- have to keep using them

passive - vaccines - just give once

Question 8

6 critical elements of risk communication

Answer 8

1. message
2. messenger
3. encoding
4. the channel
5. decoding
6. recipient

Question 9

important aspects of the message

Answer 9

simple message, but also what one should do with that info

Question 10

important aspects of the messenger

Answer 10

attitude and empathy more important than status/profession

Question 11

5 aspects of the recipient that need to be taking into account and tailored to

Answer 11

1. general disposition - optimisitics are low risk feelers
2. affective forecasting - most people think they will cope worse than they do
3. perception of threat - most people think they are at less risk than they are for illness
4. confirmatory bias - we pay attn. to things that support our previous beleifs
5. reduction of vulnerability - need to feel invulnerable can make people ignore risks

Question 12

what is channel

Answer 12

usually spoken, but can be enhanced with visuals etc.

Question 13

what is encoding and decoding

Answer 13

language, jargon, slang - both members need to speak the same code