A college student goes to the Student Health Center with an extremely swollen neck. The advanced practice nurse determines that he has mumps. His roommate also is experiencing ma-laise and a sore throat
These two students by definition are considered a: a. Mixed outbreak
b. Common source
c. Point source
d. Propagated outbreak
C
A point source outbreak involves all persons exposed becoming ill at the same time, during one incubation period.
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What was the goal of health care reform efforts in the 1990s?
A. Making health care affordable, comprehensive, and accessible B. Allocating health resources based on priority needs C. Providing government-subsidized health care D. Ensuring all citizens had health insurance
The client scheduled to have surgery within the next 2 hours tells the nurse during the admission interview the following information
Which piece of information should the nurse be certain to communicate on the outside of the chart for the entire surgical team to know? A. The client is allergic to cats. B. The client is hard of hearing. C. The client had a glass of wine 12 hours ago. D. The client takes 2000 mg of vitamin C each day.
The National League for Nursing (NLN) membership is open
a. only to registered nurses. b. only to licensed practical nurses. c. only to advanced practice nurses. d. to anyone interested in nursing issues.
. While making rounds, the nurse observes all of the following client behaviors. Which child should the nurse further evaluate for postoperative pain?
1. The 6-month-old in deep sleep. 2. The 2-year-old who is cooperative when the nurse takes vital signs. 3. The 4-year-old who is actively watching cartoons. 4. The 14-month-old who is thrashing his arms and legs.