The Pan American Organization and its collaborators published the "Top 10 Best Buys" of health interventions. What were some of the Top 10 Best Buys? Select all that apply
A. Encourage condom use and treat STDs.
B. Enforce traffic regulations and install speed bumps.
C. Give children and pregnant women nutrients.
D. Impose taxes on tobacco products.
E. Provide insecticide-treated bed nets in malaria-endemic areas.
F. Purchase patented drugs and distribute them free to low-income persons.
ANS: A, B, C, D, E
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A) Elixir B) Emulsion C) Solution D) Syrup
While supervising a student nurse who is providing patient care, a nursing instructor intervenes when hearing a student nurse tell a patient:
1. "I will be happy to help you with your bath if you are ready." 2. "You don't want me to help with your bath now, do you?" 3. "Would you like me to give you a back rub when I help you with your bath?" 4. "Would you like help with your bath now, or would you prefer that I come back in an hour?"
When a child is found on physical examination to have an innocent murmur, the nurse will recommend to the caregivers that they do which of the following? Select all that apply
a. Do not mention this to others, because it often frightens people who do not understand. b. Tell other caregivers so that in an emergency those going to the emergency room with the child will know. c. Provide medical documentation about the innocent heart murmur to the school nurse, coaches, and administration. d. Say very little or nothing about the heart murmur because it only scares the child who will soon outgrow it anyway.
The staff development trainer is preparing content on the psychologic implications of genetic testing for a group of neonatal intensive care nurses. What should the trainer include in this instruction? Select all that apply
1. Survivor guilt of other nonaffected children 2. Feelings of unworthiness and altered self-image 3. Carrier status interfering with relationships 4. Formation of higher expectations for the child 5. Stress of uncertainty while waiting for test results