A school nurse wants to plan an intervention in student smoking. Which facts would be most helpful to the nurse?
A. The number of advertisements for tobacco that are currently being published in national magazines and newspapers
B. The number of lead characters in national TV series who smoke on camera
C. The number of local physicians who stress no smoking while examining their patients
D. The prevalence of smoking among students and teachers in the school
ANS: D
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A) Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation B) Rhizotomy C) Acupuncture D) Biofeedback
Which level of measurement uses a continuum of numeric values that have meaning and are spaced equally apart?
a. Nominal b. Ordinal c. Interval d. Ratio
The health care provider initially orders bed rest for a patient with an open-book pelvic fracture. Which assessment data obtained by the nurse are most important to report to the health care provider?
a. The bowel tones are absent. b. There is an unusual amount of pelvic movement. c. The patient complains of level 4 abdominal pain on a 10-point pain scale. d. There is bruising of the abdomen.
When you lift J.F., you notice that her sheets are wet. You decide to change J.F.'s linen
How would you accomplish this task?