To become a Nurse is to become an Educator

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To become a Nurse is to become an Educator
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We want to equip you with knowledge you can
share with others!

• Three areas
• Safety
• Diet and Exercise
• Mental Health

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SAFETY
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1. What is the leading cause of death among
teenagers?
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• Motor vehicle accidents

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2. What is genital HPV infection?What disease
might it cause?
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• Genital HPV is a sexually transmitted disease
  caused by human papillomavirus.
• Infection with HPV can lead to cervical cancer.

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3. What does SPF 15 mean in sunscreen?

• Delays sunburn 15 minutes longer than using no
  protection at all.
• Protects skin from sunburn for 15 minutes.
• Delays sunburn 15 times longer than using no
  protection at all.
• Protects skin from sunburn for 2 hours.

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• C SPF 15 means that the sunscreen delays a
  sunburn 15 times longer than if you used no
  protection at all.

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4. Can your iPOD hurt you?
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• YES.
• Any sound louder than 80 decibels can cause
  permanent hearing loss.
• iPOD level 5 is 100 decibels!!
• 15 minutes on level 5 (half of maximum) can cause
  damage to your ears.

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DIET EXERCISE
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• 5. What is the recommended amount of exercise per
  week?

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5 days a week

• 30 60 minutes per day

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• 6. What is the recommended eating pattern for a
  healthy metabolism?

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Eat small meals throughout the day to keep your
metabolism up.

• Six small meals is better at keeping metabolism
  up than three larger ones.
• Skipping a meal is not a good idea because it
  can send your body into starvation mode -- it
  will use what it needs and quickly store the rest
  as fat.
• If you eat more calories then you use up in a day
  you will gain weight.

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7. Which of these is a balanced meal?

• A. Meat Lasagna with garlic bread dark chocolate
  dipped strawberries for dessert.
• B. Salad comprised of iceberg lettuce, cucumbers,
  bacon bits, cheese, and croutons with ranch
  dressing sorbet for dessert.

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Neither one is a balanced meal!

• Balanced diets have the right foods in the right
  proportions
• Carbohydrates 40-60
• Breads and pastas, whole wheat is better!
• Proteins 15-20
• Meat, chicken, fish, eggs, beans
• Fats 20-30
• Cheeses, oils, nuts
• Vitamins
• Found in lots of foods, especially fruits and
  vegetables, also in pill form
• Minerals
• Fiber

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MENTAL HEALTH
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8. Fact or Fiction?

• Anxiety and depression are opposite disorders on
  the mental health spectrum.

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Fiction!

• Anxiety and depression are actually closely
  related, and are sometimes classified as the same
  disorder.

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9. Fact or Fiction?

• 1 in 5 adolescents has a mental health disorder.

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Fact!

• Common mental health issues facing adolescents
  include
• Depression
• Learning Disabilities
• Anxiety
• Conduct Disorders
• Eating Disorders
• Many effective treatment options are available.

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10. Is it possible for someone to be a normal
weight and still have an eating disorder?
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Yes!

• You cannot tell whether or not someone has an
  eating disorder just by looking at them.

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A teacher affects eternity he can never tell
where his influence stops. (Henry Brooks Adams)