You have to prepare a short presentation on the history of epidemiology. Using your knowledge about population data, who was the best known epidemiologist of the 19th century
who used population data and his own observations to investigate the epidemic of cholera that occurred from 1848 through 1854?
A) William Farr
B) John Graunt
C) Florence Nightingale
D) John Snow
D
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A new graduate nurse decides that working in a long-term care facility or hospital is not challenging, because old people live in the institutional setting. What should the nurse's advisor respond to this comment?
1. More than 90% of older adults live in their own homes. 2. Most elderly live in assisted-living facilities. 3. Most of the elderly are infirmed and difficult to care for. 4. Elderly clients comprise 80% of those in the institutional setting.
Complications of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) therapy include:
a. hyperglycaemia, infection and liver failure. b. oedema, kidney failure and constipation. c. hyperglycaemia, malnutrition and air emboli. d. dehydration, septicaemia and gastric ulcers.
A client with an NG tube is prescribed potassium chloride (KCl). Which intervention should the nurse anticipate to include in the administration of the prescription?
A. Dilute the drug prior to administration through the nasogastric tube. B. Flush the nasogastric tube with Coca-Cola before and after administration. C. Flush the nasogastric tube with normal saline before and after administration. D. Crush the tablet prior to administration through the nasogastric tube.
Special fiber-optic instruments that may be used to visually examine the walls of the stomach, intestine, or rectum are called ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).