While assessing a patient with mental illness, the nurse realizes that the number of people in need of mental health services is:
a. one in three.
b. one in five.
c. one in eight.
d. one in ten.
C
It is estimated that one in eight people in the United States is in need of mental health services.
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A) "Your son's spasticity is caused by injury to the muscle tissue." B) "Your son's spasticity is caused by deficiency of a neurotransmitter called serotonin." C) "Your son's spasticity is caused by damaged sensory neurons." D) "Your son's spasticity is caused by damaged motor neurons."
When describing the characteristics of a typical rural population to a group of community health nurses, which of the following would the nurse include?
A) Older, white, with a lower income and less formal education B) Young minorities with a lower income and less formal education C) Wealthier, more highly educated, older white Americans D) A reflection of the population as a whole
What action is not appropriate for a 14-month-old child with iron deficiency anemia?
a. Decreasing the infant's daily milk intake to 24 oz or less b. Giving oral iron supplements between meals with orange juice c. Including apricots, dark-green leafy vegetables, and egg yolk in the infant's diet d. Allowing the infant to drink the iron supplement from a small medicine cup
You are assisting with deep-breathing and coughing exercises. The person needs to:
a. Cough once with the mouth open b. Cough twice with the mouth open c. Cough once through pursed lips d. Cough twice through pursed lips