Which of the following is an example of the primary goal of public health?
a. Assuring that a newly diagnosed 40-year-old hypertensive man takes his medication
b. Finding home care for a 70-year-old client recuperating from a hip replacement
c. Conducting an infant seat safety check
d. Contacting a local hospice to admit a terminally ill 60-year-old
ANS: C
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Which of the following statements best defines Leininger's term "culture universal"?
a. The preference to be cared for by someone from their own cultural group for maximum ease and comfort b. The commonalities of values, norms, and life patterns that are held in all cultures c. The particular values, beliefs, and patterning of behavior that is universal within a particular culture d. The health care roles, norms, and behaviors that are involved when illness or injury occurs
The nurse discovers a heart murmur in an infant 1 hour after birth. She is aware that fetal shunts are closed in the neonate at what point?
a. When the umbilical cord is cut b. Within several days of birth c. Within a month after birth d. By the end of the first year of life
In assessing the patient with a significant right-sided closed head injury, the nurse would anticipate the patient to demonstrate which sign?
a. Left-sided motor deficit with sluggish right pupil response b. Right-sided motor deficit with brisk right pupil response c. Bilateral motor deficit with bilaterally sluggish pupil response d. Left-sided motor deficit and bilateral PERRLA
The primary care NP is performing a physical examination on a 6-month-old infant with cerebral palsy who has not had previous immunizations. The NP plans to begin vaccinations and should include:
a. DTaP vaccine. b. TdaP vaccine. c. TD vaccine only. d. tetanus vaccine only.