A variety of rates can be calculated according to need, including incidence, prevalence, adjusted, and specific rates. What rate measures the number of people in a given population who have influenza at a given point in time?
A) Adjusted
B) Incidence
C) Prevalence
D) Specific
C
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1. To identify genetic predisposition 2. To diagnose psychiatric illness 3. To identify appropriate treatment 4. To identify pathology in the HPA axis function
The psychiatric nurse knows that maladaptive grief reactions and perceptions of blame are reduced in nurse-led counseling programs
Nursing students should be taught to include the following outreach services for families and significant others who survive suicide: Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Take the bereaved on family outings for a year. 2. Arrange for staff or a representative to attend any funeral services. 3. Involve families in psychoeducational and family network services. 4. Make frequent telephone calls to the family immediately after the suicide and periodically until the first anniversary of the death. 5. Involve the family in a bereavement support group.
The night nurse on the pediatric unit has resigned. The night staff is pleased, because this nurse constantly complained about workload and has alienated most staff members
What consequences may result from the loss of this nurse? Select all that apply. 1. Use of agency nurses 2. Opportunity for overtime 3. Increase in enthusiasm 4. Innovation and new ideas 5. Increased nurse/client ratio 6. Decreased employee conflicts
Which woman is most likely to continue breast-feeding beyond 6 months?
a. A woman who uses formula for every other feeding b. A woman whose infant is satisfied for 4 hours after the feeding c. A woman who offers water or formula after breast-feeding d. A woman who avoids using bottles