An example of a public health law instituted to protect the health of the community is
a. Requiring all persons to have health insurance coverage
b. Administering flu shots in the late fall and early winter
c. Mandating immunizations for all children entering kindergarten
d. Monitoring and licensing nuclear power plants
ANS: C
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Which assignment, if delegated by the nurse, would be inappropriate? a. Measurement of a patient's urine output by UAP b. Administration of oral medications by LPN/LVN c. Check for the presence of bowel sounds and flatulence by UAP d. Care of a patient with diabetes by RN who usually works on the pediatric unit
What is the most common long-term health condition in people aged 45 to 64 years?
a. High blood pressure. b. Long-sightedness. c. Short-sightedness. d. Asthma.
When an adolescent is given a psychiatric diagnosis or a label such as suicidal, this label is MOST often found to:
a. be extremely helpful to the adolescent in gaining insight b. have adverse effects on the adolescent and the adolescent's family c. help the school work more effectively in meeting the adolescent's needs d. make it easier for peers to accept the adolescent's behavior in school
The nurse learns that a new client is a former significant other and an initial session is scheduled for early in the afternoon. Which action should the nurse take to maintain professional boundaries?