The nurse informs a group of adolescents that the single most preventable cause of death and disease in the United States today is:
a. drug use.
b. alcohol addiction.
c. cigarette smoking.
d. malnutrition.
C
Cigarette smoking continues to be the single most preventable cause of death.
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From a psychoanalytic perspective, eating disorders are related to:
1. Conscious intrapersonal and interpersonal conflict. 2. Learned behavior regarding the affect of food. 3. Disturbance in the body system. 4. Regression to pubertal conflicts and repudiation of developing sexuality.
The nurse manager is involved in activities regarding annual evaluations for staff members. The evaluations are scheduled to be completed in 3 months
Which of the following statements is the best indicator that the nurse manager will accomplish this goal? 1. "I've set some short-term goals and long-term goals for completing these evaluations." 2. "I've been searching for a new way to perform evaluations with a prettier format." 3. "I treat every task that I have in front of me as equally important. I rank them according to when the task was brought to my attention." 4. "I've been meeting weekly with the nurse managers for coffee to talk about these evaluations."
A client asks the nurse for information about cannabis infused edibles. Which information should the nurse be prepared to discuss?
A. Delayed onset B. Longer duration of action C. Physical dependence D. Higher risk of unintentional overdose E. Large doses are associated with psychedelic high
Which topical medications kill parasites that infest the skin?
A. protectives B. miticides C. astringents D. keratolytics