The process of assessing the presence of specific factors within each category that have been identified as being associated with an increased likelihood of an illness or an unhealthy event is called health
a. Risk reduction
b. Risk appraisal
c. Risk factors
d. Events
ANS: B
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a. indirect care. b. direct care. c. referrals. d. delegation
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A) Convection B) Conduction C) Evaporation D) Radiation
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The nurse is developing a care plan that will include goals that will help the client achieve an optimal level of functioning and appropriate resource utilization
When the nurse enters the cli-ent's room, the client asks the nurse, "Could you ask the physician to let me have a pass for the weekend?" The nursing response that assists the client in achieving these goals is: 1. "When your doctor comes in, I will ask for a pass for the weekend." 2. "When the physician arrives on the unit, I will let him or her know that you have a question." 3. "I will call the doctor and find out if you can have a pass so that you can make your arrangements." 4. "You can't have a pass for the weekend. You are not ready, and I'm sure that your doctor will say no."