A public health nurse is compiling information about how to promote early detection of breast cancer in women. Which document would most likely provide useful information about this topic?
a. The Future of Public Health
b. Healthy People 2020
c. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
d. Scope and Standards of Public Health Nursing Practice
ANS: B
The Healthy People documents propose national strategies to improve significantly the health of Americans by preventing or delaying the onset of major chronic illnesses, injuries, and infectious diseases.
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The student nurse is learning about the past history of child health and health care in the United States. Which of the following statements accurately reflects the condition of health care in the past and current centuries?
A) In past centuries in the United States, the health of the country was better than it is today due to the simpler style of living. B) In the current century, mortality rates are high, but life expectancy has increased due to technological advances. C) In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries urban public health improvements made cities healthier places for growing children. D) By the late twentieth century unintentional injuries rather than infectious diseases had become the leading cause of death for children older than 1 year old.
A community identifies cardiovascular disease as a priority need because its mortality rate is four times higher than the rate identified in Healthy People 2020 . The approach to identifying this need was:
a. Proactive b. Reactive c. Inactive d. Interactive
Which nursing response would be appropriately used in the evaluation phase of the nursing process?
A. "If I were in your situation, I would not repeat a behavior that has caused problems." B. "What do you think needs changing, and what do you want to do differently?" C. "What exactly will it take to carry out your plan, and what else do you need to do?" D. "It sounds like you're saying this new approach is working for you."
The nurse is planning care for the client with Cushing's syndrome who has been admitted for complications related to the disease process
Which intervention should the nurse plan for this client to improve the impaired gas exchange? A) Monitor serum electrolytes. B) Schedule nursing activities to allow for periods of rest. C) Assess input and output accurately. D) Administer IV fluids per practitioner order.