The community health nurse is measuring the occurrence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease being investigated in the entire population
. What rate does this represent?
A) Adjusted
B) Attack
C) Crude
D) Incidence
C
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An elderly patient has been diagnosed with Paget's disease. Which serum electrolyte is altered in this disease process?
A) Sodium B) Potassium C) Chloride D) Calcium
A client living in the 1920s received health care services. Which of the following would have been the most likely form of payment?
a. Patients paid out of their pockets for whatever care the provider charged. b. Public health employees gave care to those who needed it. c. There was little health care to be had, regardless of a person's wealth. d. Workers who belonged to a union had their bills paid by insurance.
An adolescent is diagnosed with gonorrhea. When developing the plan of care for this adolescent, the nurse would expect that she would also receive treatment for what?
A) Chlamydia B) Syphilis C) Genital herpes D) Trichomoniasis
An older patient reports developing pneumonia easily; however, a spouse of the same age rarely "gets sick." How should the nurse respond?
A. "Not everyone's immune system is the same, regardless of their age." B. "It's just a matter of time. Your spouse will have the same illnesses you do." C. "Maybe your spouse just doesn't tell you about being sick." D. "Your spouse must be doing something that you're not doing."