A public health nurse (PHN) is starting a study of different populations in the community to see which groups have face marginalization, and to what degree. The PHN is looking for evidence that
A. A group has been discriminated against based on their race or ethnicity.
B. A group has been treated as if they are not important or of little consequence to the rest of society.
C. A group has been labeled by society as possessing a particular characteristic that is not valued, leading to a loss of status.
D. A group has been assigned a negative or positive belief that is believed to apply to the entire group.
ANS: B
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a. Children have spiritual needs that are influenced by their stages of development. b. Children have spiritual needs that are direct reflections of what is occurring in their homes. c. Religious beliefs rarely affect the parents' perceptions of the illness. d. Parents are often the decision makers, and they have no knowledge of their children's spiritual needs.
A patient has a plasma calcium level of 10.5 mg/dL due to excessive intake of vitamin D–enriched foods. In response, the nurse should expect to see which of the following?
A) Decreased parathyroid hormone B) Vitamin C deficiency C) Increased serum phosphate D) Increased serum calcitonin
A patient is admitted for repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm and begins to complain of severe abdominal pain and a sense of impending doom. What assessment should the nurse perform first?
A) Blood pressure B) Respiratory rate C) Auscultation of heart sounds D) Pain scale
A 1-month-old infant is admitted to the Emergency Department with severe diarrhea. Which assessment suggests the infant is severely dehydrated?
1. Skin moist and flushed; mucous membranes dry 2. Low specific gravity of urine; skin color pale 3. Fontanelles depressed; capillary refill greater than 3 seconds 4. High specific gravity of urine; moist mucous membranes