Moving an injured patient may ____________________ an injury.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
exacerbate
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The nurse, when admitting a new client to the long-term care facility, assesses the client's family history because:
1. Heredity and genetics play a role in longevity and types of health concerns the client might face. 2. It is important to know the person to notify in case of emergency. 3. Knowing more about the client will allow more of the client's needs to be met. 4. The admission form dictates that this information be collected.
The population health nurse is reviewing the concept of health-for-all with a group of new nurses. What should the nurse explain as the significance of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion to population health nursing practice?
1. Created specific mechanisms to categorize nursing services. 2. Provided a mechanism for prospective payment for hospital services. 3. Identified assessment, policy formation, and assurance as key indicators for global health. 4. Focused on social, economic, and political reforms as strategies to improve global health.
The risk of an affected child if one parent is heterozygous for an autosomal dominant disorder is ____________________ percent
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A patient is admitted with second- and third-degree burns covering the face, entire right upper extremity, and the right anterior trunk area. Using the rule of nines, what should the nurse calculate the extent of these burns as being?
a. 18% b. 22.5% c. 27% d. 36%