A nurse is preparing a community education program regarding cardiovascular disease in the older patient. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
A) Cancer kills more women than heart disease.
B) Women are more likely than men to develop heart disease in their middle years.
C) A woman of 70 is as likely as a man to develop heart disease.
D) For most women, heart disease is a greater problem before they reach menopause.
C
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A) Encouraging ambulation every thirty minutes B) Instructing on deep breathing C) Administering medications appropriate to increase heart rate D) Positioning to increase blood return
A new graduate has been visiting several of the local hospitals to determine which facility would be a good place to begin a career. The graduate has visited both hospitals with and without magnet designation
Which of the following benefits related to organizational culture would be more apparent in the magnet-designated facilities? Select all that apply. a. Shared decision making b. Visible nurse leaders c. Lower patient morbidity and mortality d. Greater nurse empowerment structures e. Increased culture of respect for nurses f. Lower incidence of needle stick rates among nurses
Mrs. H is telling you she feels the urge to push. This is most likely caused by what?
a. Low fetal station triggering the Ferguson reflex b. A fetal position of occiput posterior (OP) c. The second stage of labor d. Transition phase
According to Piaget, the adolescent is in the fourth stage of cognitive development, or period of:
a. Formal operations. c. Conventional thought. b. Concrete operations. d. Postconventional thought.