What is the primary focus of nurse-run clinics?
a. Health promotion
b. Disease cure
c. Pregnancy counseling services
d. Cost control
A
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A school nurse at a high school suggests that all students have an educational unit on newborn care in their required health class. Which of the following provides the best rationale for this suggestion?
a. Because all adults should be knowledgeable in basic child care b. Because the first year of life is the most hazardous until old age c. To help convince students not to engage in sexual intercourse d. To demonstrate the incredible responsibilities in parenthood
A patient who is paralyzed from the waist down as a result of an injury that completely severed the spinal cord has an open wound on the right heel. Why is this patient unaware of any pain caused from this wound?
a. The nociceptors in the heel are no longer stimulated when injury occurs. b. The patient has become completely desensitized to this type of chronic pain. c. The severed spinal cord prevents the sensation of pain from reaching the brain. d. The spinal cord injury results in chronic pain that can mask any acute pain sensation.
A nurse researcher understands that outcomes research:
a. is used in EBP. b. studies mortality and end-of-life issues. c. is a way of evaluating the goal or outcome of an educational program. d. provides evidence concerning the continuum of disease processes.
The nurse is preparing a brochure that compares and contrasts cystitis and pyelonephritis. Which information should be included in the brochure?
1. Both conditions usually present with sudden onset of chills, high temperature, and flank pain. 2. Dysuria, especially at the end of urination, is often the initial symptom of both conditions. 3. Both conditions are associated with pregnancy complications including increased risk of preterm birth and of intrauterine growth restriction. 4. Urine culture is included in the evaluation of both cystitis and pyelonephritis.