Community-based nursing services comprise continuing nursing care which may be:
a. preventative.
b. curative.
c. supportive.
d. all of the above.
d
Community-based nursing services comprise continuing nursing care, which may be preventive, curative, rehabilitative, supportive or palliative. Community health nursing
focuses on promoting and preserving the health of population groups.
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A) Total thyroxine (T4) B) Free triiodothyronine (T3) C) Free thyroxine (T4) D) Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
A correctional mental health nurse working in the jail of a large city assesses new inmates with
symptoms of psychiatric disorder and those who report that they currently take psychotropic medication. Because of the high number of newly incarcerated individuals the nurse sees, a priority skill for the nurse to have is the ability to a. establish chain-of-custody of evidence. b. make an assessment of suicide risk. c. access community resources. d. provide spiritual support.
A patient with chronic gout has an acute gouty episode and is admitted to the hospital. The patient has been taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for several months. The prescriber plans to begin therapy with probenecid
What will the nurse do? a. Give the medication as ordered and ob-serve the patient closely for gastrointes-tinal side effects. b. Request an order to lower the dose of the nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug. c. Restrict the patient's fluid intake to mi-nimize the risk of renal injury. d. Suggest delaying the probenecid therapy until the acute episode has subsided.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) believes that which program offers the most comprehensive treatment for severely mentally ill individuals living in the community?
a. The multisystem therapy model b. The rural mental health model c. The Program of Assertive Community Treatment d. The National Mental Health Treatment Program