Medical and surgical care is included in rehabilitation services
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A critically ill patient is at risk for developing disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). What presenting symptoms would the nurse expect if this occurs?
A) Elevated core temperature and neutrophil count B) Sudden increase in dyspnea and hemoptysis C) Continued need for opioid analgesia after trauma D) Increase in purulent pulmonary secretions and cough
The population health nurse is compiling childhood illness statistics and finds that the morbidity for chickenpox is higher for one neighborhood in comparison to the local county. What does this information mean to the nurse?
1. There are new cases of chickenpox in the neighborhood. 2. There are a larger percentage of children with chickenpox in the neighborhood. 3. A large group of children have been affected by chickenpox in the neighborhood. 4. There has been a rise in the number of children with chickenpox during a specified period of time in the neighborhood.
A patient has come to the clinic to discuss the stress she is experiencing because of failing two exams at school
Initially, she described her failures as "the worst thing that has ever happened to me," and she stated, "There is absolutely nothing I can do to pass this course now." In response to the nurse's questions, the nurse finds out there are three more equally weighted exams scheduled for the course in question. The nurse and patient collaborate and decide to use interventions to facilitate emotion-focused coping. Which additional comment from the patient would the nurse identify as providing support for this decision? A) "You've got to figure out something for me to do to get me out of this situation!" B) "This is a waste of time because absolutely nothing you or I can do will make it any better." C) "I overreacted; surely together we can figure out something for me to do." D) "This is the worst thing that could ever happen to me. I'm nothing but a failure."
Persons often point out that smokers choose to light their cigarettes, alcoholics lift the glass to their mouth, and drug addicts inject or ingest their drugs
Which of the following statements best describes why nurses don't simply focus on helping persons who engage in poor health behaviors to behave appropriately? a. Addicts don't have the willpower to change their behavior. b. It is too rewarding to continue the behavior for a person to be able to change. c. Laws and policies must reward good healthy behaviors and punish unhealthy behaviors to help individuals recognize the importance of change. d. Society must offer healthy choices, offer support, and practice helpful policies.