A community health nurse working with adolescents recognizes that which characteristic would most likely be displayed by an adolescent who is at increased risk to engage in risk-taking behavior?
a. Poor academic performance
b. High self-esteem
c. Middle-class income
d. Involvement in extracurricular activities
ANS: A
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Which of the following clients is at greatest risk for osteoporosis and needs to be educated about the condition by the nurse?
A) An overweight African-American woman approaching menopause B) A teenaged male with asthma C) A small-framed, thin white woman approaching menopause D) A young male athlete who plays contact sports and is constantly injured
On admission to the ER, the patient with a compression fracture at C5 can move only his head and has flaccid paralysis of all extremities. The distraught family asks if the paralysis is permanent. The nurse's best response would be:
1. "Yes. In all likelihood, the paralysis is probably permanent." 2. "No. There should be marked recovery of function in a few days." 3. "It is too early to tell. When spinal shock subsides, we will know more." 4. "You should talk to your doctor about things of that nature."
Which of the following is used to assess program outcomes or as a follow-up of the results of the program activities?
a. Assessment b. Goals c. Formative or process evaluation d. Summative or impact evaluation
A nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving morphine via a patient controlled analgesia (PCA) pump. When assessing the patient, she notes that his respiratory rate is 4. What should the nurse do first?
A) Notify the physician B) Stop the PCA pump C) Administer naloxone D) Increase the primary IV rate