The public health nurse analyzes data related to the number and type of United States Environmental Protection agency air quality standards that a community failed to meet. This data is an example of using which community health profile indicator?
a. Sociodemographic characteristics
b. Health status
c. Health risk factor
d. Functional status
ANS: C
Breathing air of poor quality is a risk to health.
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A) The decrease in the number of people with early-onset disabilities B) The increased inability to cure chronic disorders C) Changes in infection patterns resulting from antibiotic resistance D) Increased survival rates among people who experience trauma
The nurse participating in the care of pregnant adolescents who are at risk because of substance abuse has presented a program to them to promote wellness
Which of the following statements, if made by the pregnant adolescent, indicates that she understands her increased risk of physiologic complications during pregnancy? 1. "I should seek prenatal care at some point in the pregnancy.". 2. "My anemia and eating mostly fast food are not important.". 3. "I need to take good care of myself by participating in vigorous exercise.". 4. "Smoking and using crack cocaine can harm my baby.".
Ordered: 20,000 units of heparin in 250 mL D5W infusing at 12 mL/h. The hourly heparin dosage is
_____________. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which type of classification system is being used when drugs are grouped together because they help treat a particular disease or condition?
1. Therapeutic 2. Mechanism of action 3. Chemical 4. Pharmacological