A group of students are reviewing material in preparation for a test on the evolution of environmental health. Which of the following indicates the need for additional study?
A) Loss of the advances in sanitation by the Romans probably led to outbreaks of cholera.
B) Growth of cities led to the spread of infections disease in medieval times.
C) Environmental connection with disease spread was recognized in the early 1200s.
D) The sanitary movement calling for change began in the late 19th century.
D
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a. Assess the client's oxygenation. b. Facilitate a STAT chest x-ray. c. Prepare for immediate surgery. d. Start two large-bore IVs.
A mother with mastitis is concerned about breastfeeding while she has an active infection. The nurse should explain that:
a. the infant is protected from infection by immunoglobulins in the breast milk. b. the infant is not susceptible to the organisms that cause mastitis. c. the organisms that cause mastitis are not passed to the milk. d. the organisms will be inactivated by gastric acid.
Parents of a 10-month-old ask how they can foster psychosocial development for their child. An appropriate activity the nurse could recommend is to
a. play a music box. b. place a black and white mobile in the crib. c. play peek-a-boo. d. give the child a rattle.
A parent brings a child to the emergency department, because the child drank a solution containing ferrous sulfate. The nurse will prepare for:
a. administration of activated charcoal. b. gastric lavage. c. peritoneal dialysis. d. whole-bowel irrigation.