During the summer, health department employees should protect the community from infection by
A) Administering immunizations
B) Administering free antibiotics
C) Using pesticides for mosquitoes
D) Delivering fans to elderly residents
Ans: C
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1. "You need to establish specific time frames for your adolescent and be certain she adheres to them." 2. "Setting specific alarms and then reinforce the value of being ‘on-time' may be helpful strategies to assisting her to be more of an ‘on-time' individual." 3. "Just let it go for now. Teachers and, in the future, employers will be the best people to help her be ‘on-time'." 4. "You have a major problem. There must be a lot of screaming in your home."
A patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder spends 2 hours each morning checking and rechecking her home before leaving for work, then comes home on the lunch hour and spends more than an hour rechecking faucets, stove burners, appliances, window
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The patient asks why preoperative application of compression stockings has been ordered. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. "They help to prevent any chance of blood clots after surgery.". b. "They are measured from behind the knee to the heel.". c. "They are connected to a pump that com-presses different parts of the leg at differ-ent times to help the circulation in your legs after surgery.". d. "They put continual light pressure on your legs to improve venous return after sur-gery.".
The nurse is developing a plan of care for a 10-year-old child diagnosed with acute glomerulo-nephritis. The nurse determines that which of the following is a priority for the child?
1. Promoting bed rest 2. Restricting oral fluids 3. Encouraging visits from friends 4. Allowing the child to play with the other children in the playroom