You are teaching a class at a community health center on the topic of attributes that influence good health in the adult population. Which of the following would you tell them is associated with being married?
A) Engaging in more health risking behaviors
B) Having more serious psychological stress if you are a married middle-aged woman
C) Consuming more alcohol and smoking more cigarettes
D) Having a higher incidence of being overweight or obese if your are a middle-aged man
D
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The pediatric nurse identifies the following pediatric and adolescent considerations about sex and sexuality: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Infants begin to develop a gender identity. 2. Female children are at risk for sexual abuse. 3. Adolescent sexual behaviors are influenced by culture and peers. 4. TSE and BSE are unnecessary until young adulthood. 5. Pregnancy prevention should be addressed.
Which nursing action is most therapeutic when a client says, "My daughter wants me to go to a nursing home to get rid of me; I am just a burden."
A) Pull up a chair and sit down to talk. B) Offer self and discuss family behaviors the nurse sees. C) Explore past relationship issues using reminiscence therapy. D) Offer to call the daughter in to discuss the issues.
A client presents to the clinic with complaints that he began to itch and break out in hives after taking an aspirin this morning. What medication does the nurse anticipate administering that blocks histamine receptors?
A) Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) B) Flunisolide (Nasalide) C) Beclomethasone dipropionate (Beconase) D) Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride (Sudafed)
The nurse is participating in the administration of conscious sedation medication to a patient. Which of the following training should the nurse have received prior to administering this medication?
1. basic cardiac life support 2. monitoring respiration and oxygenation with conscious sedation 3. first aid 4. triaging patients