The nurse is assessing clients at a community health center. Which client does the nurse determine is at high risk for cardiovascular disease?
a. Older adult man with a history of asthma
b. Asian-American man with colorectal cancer
c. American Indian woman with diabetes mellitus
d. Postmenopausal woman on hormone therapy
C
The incidence of coronary artery disease and hypertension is higher in American Indians than in whites or Asian Americans. Diabetes mellitus increases the risk for hypertension and coronary artery disease in people of any race or ethnicity.
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A) Chronic pain B) Recent spousal loss C) Impaired memory D) Income E) History of gastritis
Florence Nightingale believed that the environment impacts the patient's health. Which of the following actions by the nurse incorporates Nightingale's theory into practice today?
a. Cleaning the patient's room only at dis-charge b. Keeping the patient's door closed all day c. Giving the patient a dinner tray of fried chicken and French fries d. Providing the patient with clean linen daily
Intervention research is a research approach that:
A) Involves a distinctive process of planning and testing interventions B) Can involve a nonexperimental design C) Is atheoretical D) Has been widely used by nurse researchers
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A. they will cause breakthrough bleeding in 24 hours B. they will stop bleeding and cause the endometrium to shed C. they will decrease the risk for endometrial cancer D. they will stop all side effects of the drug