A public health nurse has formed a partnership with an advocacy group that acts on behalf of individuals who have experienced spinal cord injuries (SCIs)
Health promotion efforts are being planned with a knowledge that the incidence of SCIs varies widely between demographic groups. What population has the highest incidence of spinal cord injuries?
A) Males between ages 16 and 30
B) Children between ages 3 and 12
C) Adults older than 70 years
D) Females in their 20s
A
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When collecting family interactional data, the nurse knows to ask:
1. "How do the actions of your family worsen your symptoms of schizophrenia?" 2. "Since you have been in the hospital, who is taking care of your children?" 3. "How often do you shop for nutritional items for your family?" 4. "What do you buy when you shop at the local market?"
A client has an allergic reaction to seafood with generalized edema and informs the nurse that he is unable to get his wedding ring off and it is too tight. The client was unable to remove it with soap and water
What action by the nurse can facilitate removal of the ring without damaging it? A) Administer a diuretic and wait for the swelling to go down. B) There is not another option other than to use a ring cutter to remove the ring. C) Use twine to wrap the finger and, when the tissue is compressed, pull the free end of the twine and remove the ring. D) Use a tongue blade to remove the ring.
The nurse suspects that the patient with type 1 diabetes may be experiencing the Somogyi phenomenon when the patient exhibits:
1. headache on awakening and enuresis. 2. 6 AM blood sugar of 58 and nausea. 3. abdominal pain and blood pressure elevation. 4. drowsiness and disorientation after eating.
When collecting assessment data on a client, the nurse can obtain data from a secondary source if:
A) the client is under 21 years of age. B) the client is over 65 years of age. C) the client refuses care. D) the client is unable to speak English.