When preparing a program to address violence among school-age children and adolescents, the community health nurse integrates knowledge of which of the following?
A) Teen females commit homicide more frequently than teen males.
B) Homicide is the second highest cause of death for all adolescents.
C) Adolescents account for less than one half of all firearm injuries treated.
D) Serious youth violence is unrelated to drugs and guns.
Ans: B
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A) cardiac status and ECG. B) hepatic function. C) renal function. D) All of the above are correct.
A nurse working in an emergency department is caring for an 89-year-old woman who was brought to the hospital by her daughter for a fracture of the right arm
The woman is wheelchair dependent and lives with her widowed daughter who is the primary caregiver. The daughter states that her mother got up out of the wheelchair unassisted to go to the bathroom and fell. The patient cannot recall the circumstances of the fall. The patient is weeping and cradling her right arm. The patient's history reveals two previous wrist fractures over the course of the past year. The nurse notes several large ecchymotic areas on the right hand and left arm and on the left side of the body and the back. The ecchymoses are in various stages of healing. Upon assessment, the patient is non-weight-bearing (NWB). The nurse suspects phys-ical abuse based on which of the following findings? (Select all that apply.) a. Bruises are in various stages of healing. b. The fracture is inconsistent with the pa-tient's functional ability. c. Caregiver suffering stress from caring for a functionally-dependent individual. d. Patient is crying. e. Patient has a history of previous wrist fractures.
The nurse is preparing to care for a patient who was just transferred from the emergency care unit to the medical-surgical floor. What is the most effective means of preventing microbial transmission?
A) Wearing gloves B) Using aseptic technique C) Meticulous handwashing D) Disinfecting all equipment
Which nurse theorist developed the Conceptual System Framework and Theory of Goal Attainment?
A) Watson B) King C) Levine D) Artinian