Which of the following actions by Florence Nightingale demonstrates her role as an epidemiologist?
a. She convinced other women to join her in giving nursing care to all the soldiers.
b. She demonstrated that a safer environment resulted in decreased mortality rate.
c. She obtained safe water and better food supplies and fought the lice and rats.
d. She met with each soldier each evening to say goodnight, thereby giving psychological support.
ANS: B
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When she arrived, she found a few people playing beach volleyball, and they asked if she wanted to join in. She put down her school bag and began to play. The others were well prepared for their day out and stopped throughout the game to have their power drinks and soda pop. Several hours after they began to play, however, Rivka was not feeling so good. She stopped sweating and was feeling dizzy. One player noted she had not taken a washroom break at all during the day. They found a shaded area for her, and one of the players shared his power drink with her. Rivka was thirstier than she realized and quickly finished the drink. In pronounced dehydration, hypotension can occur. How would this affect the glomerular filtration rate of the kidney? What actions by the juxtaglomerular apparatus would occur to restore GFR? What is the effect aldosterone has on the distal convoluted tubule? Why would the actions of aldosterone be useful to Rivka in her situation? What does a specific gravity test measure? If someone tested the specific gravity of Rivka's urine, what might it indicate?
The nurse manager has received funding for a staff retreat and is organizing the event. Which goal should the nurse manager identify as the priority for staff participants?
A) An opportunity for staff to experience luxurious surroundings and treatments that foster their self-care B) An opportunity for staff to "be" rather than "do" and experience respite from normal responsibilities C) A chance to refocus on the professional standards of nursing and rekindle their passion for nursing practice D) A chance to reflect on challenges facing the unit and brainstorm solutions in surroundings very different from the work environment
The nurse is preparing discharge instructions for a client with a foot wound. How will the nursing information system support this client's learning needs?
A) Improves documentation about the client's status B) Summarizes the list of charges that will appear on the client's bill C) Provides a record of all medications received while hospitalized D) Prints discharge instructions to use for teaching