A community health nurse is presenting a program to a local elementary parent–teacher association on the topic of pediculosis. The nurse determines that the group needs additional teaching when
they identify which of the following as a likely mode of transmission?
A) Coming into contact with an animal
B) Combing hair with another's comb
C) Using a towel of an infected child
D) Sleeping in a friend's bed who had lice
Ans: A
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A family came in to discuss a problem with one of their children. Which of the following family behaviors would be concerning to the nurse?
a. Each family member made supportive comments about each other. b. Every Sunday the family attends religious services together. c. Family members made humorous comments about their life together. d. The family seemed to rather quickly determine priorities for action. e. The family wanted the nurse to decide what they should do.
The patient has been given an antithyroid drug called propylthiouracil. Appropriate nursing Implementations include:
1. using special radioactive precautions for her urine for the first 24 hours. 2. monitoring her vital signs and withholding the medications if her pulse is >100 beats/min. 3. teaching her to watch for and report any signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism or infections. 4. keeping her on a low-calorie, low-protein diet.
The normal pacemaker of the heart is the _____ node, which is found in the _____ atrium, and has an intrinsic firing rate of _____ beats/min
a. sinoatrial; left; 40 to 60 b. sinoatrial; right; 60 to 100 c. atrioventricular; left; 20 to 40 d. atrioventricular; right; 100 to 180
Parents of a newborn ask the nurse why their newborn's head seems lopsided and not round, as they thought it should be. How should the nurse respond to these parents?
1. "I don't think it looks unusual; actually the head is beautifully shaped." 2. "Your baby's head had to shape itself to the birth canal. It will look round in a few days." 3. "You're right. We'll make sure your doctor checks this out." 4. "Babies' heads always look funny. Once his hair grows out, you'll hardly notice it."