A nurse researcher is investigating the effectiveness of a new, school-based smoking prevention program. Which of the following should the nurse consider as a potential confounding historical factor?
A) Students' existing attitudes toward tobacco use
B) The relationship between tobacco use and alcohol use
C) Students' respiratory health status at the commencement of the program
D) Antismoking messages already present in the media
D
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A client comes to the clinic with complaints of severe headache, personality changes, ringing in the ears, and numbness and tingling of the extremities. Which objective data should the nurse collect?
1. Edema in the legs 2. Strength of hand grip bilaterally 3. Peripheral vision 4. Hearing
A nurse is conducting a workshop on family skill building. All participants have a family member with severe mental illness living in their household. Which method should be used to present coping skills to the participants?
a. Have a rehabilitation counselor facilitate the family-centered learning workshop. b. Present a skill and allow participants to give feedback on the usefulness of the skill for their family member. c. Arrange for the workshop presenter to be someone who has a family member diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness. d. Have someone who has experience with in-home care for the mentally ill present a talk and question-and-answer session at the workshop.
The leading cause of death by a wide margin in young U.S. adults ages 25 to 44 is
A. Alzheimer's disease. B. Cardiac disease. C. Malignant neoplasms. D. Unintentional injury.
The period of life extending from infancy to puberty is called ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).