Improvement to the overall health status of a population contributes to the economic growth of a country in several ways, including:
1. Decreasing the number of people needing outside resources
2. Increasing in the number of children who can attend school and eventually par-ticipate in their country's economic growth
3. Increasing the monetary resources that can be used to treat disease and illness
4. Improving the ability to pay debt to more-developed countries
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Health status improvement in children can lead to better education that eventually helps the country's economic growth.
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A) Hyperkalemia B) Hypokalemia C) Hypermagnesemia D) Hyponatremia
The nurse is assessing a full-term African American newborn who is 18 hours old. Which assessment finding would the nurse document as normal for this newborn?
1. Lethargy. 2. Heart rate 115-120. 3. Bulging of the precordium. 4. Pale conjunctiva.
Which of the following items should be included when providing patient teaching about monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) antidepressants (select all that apply):
A. Avoid foods containing the amino acid tyramine. B. Have blood levels screened weekly for leukopenia. C. Need sun exposure at least 1 hour a day. D. Don't take prescribed or over-the-counter medications without consulting the physician.
An important concept taught by the nurse when providing medication teaching is the need to provide a complete list of medications taken to health care providers to avoid what?
A) Spending large amounts of money on medications B) Allergic reactions to medications C) Drug–drug interactions D) Critical concentrations of medications in the body