Voters have recently decided to have fluoride added to the city water system. Epidemiologists wanting to study the effect of fluoride on dental caries would be conducting a
1. Ecologic study
2. Double-blind study
3. Community trial
4. Screening
ANS: 3
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A patient who has been taking clonidine [Catapres] for several weeks complains of drowsiness and constipation. What will the nurse do?
a. Recommend that the patient take most of the daily dose at bedtime. b. Suggest asking the provider for a trans-dermal preparation of the drug. c. Suspect that the patient is overusing the medication. d. Tell the patient to stop taking the drug and call the provider.
Therapeutic drug levels are drawn when a drug reaches steady state. Drugs reach steady state:
1. After the second dose 2. After four to five half-lives 3. When the patient feels the full effect of the drug 4. One hour after IV administration
A pregnant woman's amniotic membranes have ruptured. A prolapsed umbilical cord is suspected. What intervention would be the nurse's highest priority?
a. Placing the woman in the knee-chest position b. Covering the cord in sterile gauze soaked in saline c. Preparing the woman for a cesarean birth d. Starting oxygen by face mask
A nurse is giving a presentation about preventing mental illness to college freshmen. A student asks, "What does it mean to be mentally healthy?" Which of the following potential responses by the nurse is best?
A) "Mental health is difficult to define and depends on cultural norms." B) "Mental health is marked by productivity, fulfilling relationships, and adaptability." C) "Mental health is characterized by the absence of mental illness." D) "Mental health is the performance of behavior that is accepted as normal."