A nurse is working with an overweight pediatric client. Of the six diseases targeted by the Strategic Plan to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities (National Institutes of Health, 2002), which ones would the nurse need to be aware of as
having roots in pediatric obesity? (Select all that apply.) 1. Asthma
2. Diabetes
3. Infant mortality
4. Cardiovascular disease
2, 4
Rationale:
1. Asthma is not targeted as one of the disease having roots in pediatric obesity.
2. Conditions such as diabetes have higher morbidity rates in certain cultural groups due to the high rate of obesity among the children of these groups.
3. Infant mortality is not significantly correlated to obesity.
4. Conditions such as cardiovascular disease have higher morbidity rates in certain cultural groups due to the high rate of obesity among the children of these groups.
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A) "Some clients experience longer-term irritation of skin adjacent to the treatment site." B) "Sometimes you might find that your blood takes longer to clot than normal." C) "The changes that you might see are normally irreversible." D) "The unwanted effects will be limited to the exposed portions of your skin."
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a. 10 minutes c. 24 hours b. 60 minutes d. 72 hours
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