The family is an important environment affecting the health of individuals and a social unit whose health is basic to that of the community at large. What is learned within family struc-tures?
1. Smoking habits and heart disease
2. Health values, health habits, and health risk perception
3. Health risks that must be assumed by all family members
4. Caring for chronically ill family members
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Health behaviors are affected by and acted out within the family environment.
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a. administer regular insulin SC. b. administer intramuscular glucagon. c. wait until blood glucose test results have returned from the laboratory. d. administer four ounces of orange juice.
Typical signs of a child with iron deficiency anemia include all of the following except:
1. Tachycardia. 2. Bradycardia. 3. Thinning of hair. 4. Shortness of breath.
The nurse would determine that which pediatric client is experiencing an adverse effect from a medication?
1. A child taking ibuprofen (Advil) for a sports injury who has frequent upset stomach 2. A child taking an ototoxic antibiotic who does not respond when spoken to 3. A child taking amoxicillin for an ear infection who has diarrhea 4. A pregnant teen taking ferrous sulfate (Feosol) who experiences headaches 5. A teenager taking minocycline (Minocin) for acne who has a rash
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A. Multiple myeloma B. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma C. Testicular cancer D. Pancreatic cancer