A community health nurse is working with people who experienced a tornado and have been forced to leave their homes to escape the effects of a disaster. The nurse would identify these people as which of the following?
A) Indirect victims
B) Refugees
C) Displaced persons
D) Casualties
Ans: C
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The family of an older patient with Alzheimer's disease does not want to discuss long-term care placement for at least "a few years." How should the nurse respond to the family?
1. "Long-term care placement is inevitable with this diagnosis." 2. "It often takes a year for an individual with Alzheimer's disease to be admitted." 3. "Talking about it now gives you time to think about locations and make a decision." 4. "By providing this information now, we will not need to address these concerns later."
A client reports to the urgent care center complaining of right wrist pain after falling onto an outstretched hand while rollerblading. Upon assessing the client, you find that the skin around her wrist is intact
X-rays show a fracture in her distal radius. This type of fracture would be called a(n): a. greenstick fracture c. compound or open fracture b. closed or simple fracture d. impacted fracture
A child has sustained a traumatic brain injury and is being monitored in the pediatric intensive-care unit. The nurse is using the Glasgow Coma Scale to assess the child. What will the nurse be assessing for this scale? (Select all that apply.)
1. Eye opening 2. Verbal response 3. Motor response 4. Head circumference 5. Pulse oximetry
The nurse is using the PAINAID Scale to assess a client's level of pain. Which of the following are assessed with this pain scale? (Select all that apply.)
1. Breathing rate 2. Assign a number to the degree of pain 3. Negative vocalizations 4. Assign a facial expression to the degree of pain 5. Facial expression 6. Body language