Psychiatric disorders are the leading cause of disability worldwide. Every year, approximately one-third of the world's population suffers from a major mental illness, yet almost two-thirds do not receive any mental health treatment
Using your knowledge about the scope of mental illness, what age group has the highest rates of unmet psychiatric care?
A) School-age children
B) Adolescents
C) Adults
D) Elderly
D
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a. The patient will reach a glycosylated hemoglobin level of less than 7%. b. The patient will follow a diet and exercise plan that results in weight loss. c. The patient will choose a diet that distributes calories throughout the day. d. The patient will state the reasons for eliminating simple sugars in the diet.
A client tells the nurse that he ingests an NSAID when "the angina pain gets really bad," and it eliminates the pain. The nurse suspects the client is experiencing:
1. musculoskeletal pain. 2. aortic dissection. 3. mitral valve prolapse. 4. pericarditis.
Normative ethics is a term used for guidelines and procedures useful in establishing moral decisions and actions
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The nurse is reviewing the health assessment of a patient. The nurse is concerned that the patient may have a deficiency of Vitamin D. Which of the following conditions most supports this suspicion?
A) Night blindness B) Clotting disorder C) Rickets D) Dental decay