The reason Lillian Wald created the term "public health nursing" was because it:
A) Described individualized nursing care in the home
B) Addressed the social and economic influences on health and illness
C) Described the specialization in which nurses were involved
D) Addressed the need for home-based preventive care
B
Addressed the social and economic influences on health and illness
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A cremasteric reflex should result in:
a. testicular and scrotal rise on the stroked side. b. penile deviation to the left side. c. bilateral elevation of the scrotum. d. immediate erection of the penis.
You measured a resident's blood pressure. His diastolic pressure was 78 mm Hg. His systolic pressure was 144 mm Hg. How do you record these measurements?
a. 78 mm Hg/144 mm Hg b. 78/144 mm Hg c. 144 mm Hg/78 mm Hg d. 144/78 mm Hg
The apparatus for measuring blood pressure is called a/an
A) sphygmomanometer. B) aneroid device. C) stethoscope. D) thermometer.
Which of the following statements regarding chest trauma in children is correct?
A) The pliability of children's rib cages predisposes them to sternal fractures. B) Signs of a pneumothorax are often more obvious in children than in adults. C) Children are more prone to intrathoracic trauma due to compression forces. D) Most cases of fatal chest trauma occur in children who fall more than 10 feet.