A public health nurse works with numerous patients who live with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the community and has seen firsthand the effects of many of the risk factors underlying the disease
Which of the following public health initiatives addresses the most salient risk factor for COPD?
A) Close follow-up of older adults who have a history of pneumonia
B) Allergy screening for elementary school students
C) A lung health awareness program at a large industrial complex
D) An anti-smoking campaign in a junior high school
D
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A nine-year-old child who has been followed in the same pediatric health care home since birth has come in for a well-child visit
A nurse who measures the height and weight of the child documents 35th percentile for height and 90th percentile for weight. How should the nurse interpret these data? 1. The child is obese and needs dietary counseling. 2. The child is beginning a growth spurt. 3. As soon as the child begins the adolescent growth spurt, the height and weight measurements will normalize. 4. The parents are most likely below the 50th percentile for height and weight.
Prejudice against older adults is known as:
a. socialism. b. sexism. c. racism. d. ageism.
The nurse is planning care for a client with dehydration and, after assessment, sets the nursing diagnosis of risk for electrolyte imbalance
The client has abnormally low levels of serum sodium, resulting in fluid loss characterized by a proportionately greater loss of sodium than water. The nurse knows this condition to be which of the following? 1. Isotonic dehydration 2. Hypotonic dehydration 3. Hydrostatic pressure 4. Osmotic pressure
Biotechnology is not without its controversy and its opponents. Which of the following is a major area of concern for the opponents?
A) The introduction of a major allergen into a food that does not usually cause an allergic reaction B) The decreased crop yield of genetically modified crops C) The loss of food varieties D) The decreased shelf life of produce