During the orientation of the new community health nurse to your agency you are describing epidemiologic models. Using your knowledge about the various epidemiologic models,
what model strongly emphasizes the concept of multiple causation while de-emphasizing the role of agents in explaining illness?
A) Epidemiologic triad
B) Wheel of causation
C) Web of causation
D) Natural history
C
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Which of the following patients is a candidate for thrombolytic therapy after development of a pulmonary embolism?
A) 26-year-old male after appendectomy B) 14-year-old female after blunt force trauma in motor vehicle accident C) 56-year-old male with a history of hypertension D) 29-year-old female 2 days post-op caesarean section.
The nurse is talking with a client who is experiencing atrophic vaginitis. The client states that intercourse is very painful, and appears distraught. The nurse should suggest:
1. refraining from sexual intercourse for 2 weeks. 2. drinking extra fluids before intercourse. 3. using water-soluble gel to lubricate the vagina during intercourse. 4. that estrogen replacement has caused the problem.
You are teaching prenursing students in your physiology class about the respiratory system. Which anatomical structure would you teach your students protects the lower airway from foreign substances?
A) Larynx B) Nares C) Tonsils D) Adnoids
A nurse asks a patient to rate his pain on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being no pain and 10 being worst pain. What characteristic of pain is the nurse assessing?
A) duration B) location C) chronology D) intensity