Epidemics occur when there are large numbers of people affected by a certain disease
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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An older adult client recognizes the need for help with personal care at home yet does not want to move to a nursing home or assisted living facility. Which action by the nurse may assist this client?
A) Remind the client that physical strength will grow weaker at home until a nursing home is required. B) Suggest the client move in with adult children. C) Discuss with the physician and determine that the client is unable to make decisions and must be admitted to a nursing home immediately. D) Recommend a personal care assistant to help with activities of daily living and self-care.
A 53-year-old, 80-kg patient is admitted to the cardiac surgical intensive care unit after cardiac surgery
Four hours after admission to the surgical intensive care unit at 4 PM, the patient has stable vital signs and normal arterial blood gases (ABGs) and is placed on a T-piece for ventilatory weaning. During the nurse's 7 PM (1900) assessment, the patient is restless, heart rate has increased to 110 beats/min, respirations are 36 breaths/min, and blood pressure is 156/98 mm Hg. The cardiac monitor shows sinus tachycardia with 10 premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) per minute. Pulmonary artery pressures are elevated. The nurse suctions the patient and obtains pink, frothy secretions. Loud crackles are audible throughout lung fields. The nurse notifies the physician, who orders an ABG analysis, electrolyte levels, and a portable chest x-ray study. In communicating with the physician, which statement indicates the nurse understands what is likely occurring with the patient? a. "May we have an order for cardiac enzymes? This patient is exhibiting signs of a myocardial infarction." b. "My assessment indicates potential fluid overload." c. "The patient is having frequent PVCs that are compromising the cardiac output." d. "The patient is having a hypertensive crisis; what medications would you like to order?"
The 5-year-old child's mother asks how much her child's bladder can hold. She states, "It seems like if we visit my mother who lives 2 hours away, we always have to stop once so that my child can pee
I just wondered how big his bladder may be.". Calculate the maximum amount of urine that the child can hold within the bladder in milliliters. ________ milliliters Standard Text: Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
MC The local health department has been criticized for not providing effective communicable disease control programs. This best describes
A. Variance of care at the individual level. B. Breach of contract at the population level. C. Negligence at the population level. D. Abandonment at the individual level.