The focus of US Healthcare is on:
a. Health Promotion and Maintenance
b. Illness Prevention
c. Diagnosis and Treatment
d. Rehabilitation, Disease Management & Long-Term Care
Answer: c. Diagnosis and Treatment
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What does the pediatric nurse understand about the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)? (Select all that apply.)
A. All CAM practices are the same within a cultural group. B. CAM practices reflect ethnocultural health beliefs. C. Only herbal remedies are considered CAM therapies. D. Over half of the adults in America use CAM. E. Very few doctors collaborate with CAM providers.
A patient is undergoing diagnostic testing to determine the etiology of recent joint pain. The patient asks the nurse about the difference between osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). What is the best response by the nurse?
A) "OA is a considered a noninflammatory joint disease. RA is characterized by inflamed, swollen joints." B) "OA and RA are very similar. OA affects the smaller joints such as the fingers, and RA affects the larger, weight-bearing joints like the knees." C) "OA originates with an infection. RA is a result of your body's cells attacking one another." D) "OA is associated with impaired immune function; RA is a consequence of physical damage."
A nurse is using a genogram when assessing a family risk. Which of the following types of risks is being assessed?
a. Biological b. Economic c. Lifestyle d. Social
The preoperative patient tells the nurse that she is afraid that she may experience a reaction if she must receive blood during or after her surgery. What is the nurse's best response to the patient's concern?
a. The likelihood that you will need a blood transfusion for your surgery is minimal, so don't worry about this b. You could donate some of your own blood a few weeks before your surgery. (autologous donation) c. With todays technology and procedures, it is very unlikely that you would have a reaction to donated blood. d. The nursing staff follows strict procedures to prevent such an event from ever happening