A nurse recommends to a school board that other methods besides the "just say no" approach be considered when providing drug use prevention education to the elementary students. The ratio-nale for this recommendation is:
a. Children do not like to hear the word "no," and the approach is too negative.
b. Project DARE is more effective and has decreased drug use.
c. Children are naturally curious and may experiment with drugs.
d. "Just say no" to drugs does not include smoking and alcohol abuse.
C
The "just say no" approach does not help young people because children are naturally curious and drug experimentation is often part of normal development, children from dysfunctional homes often use drugs to get attention and escape intolerable environments, and it does not address the powerful component of peer pressure.
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1. Scientific data. 2. Opinions. 3. Judgments. 4. Assumptions.
A 75-year-old white female patient says, "I've heard that women live to an older age than men do. My husband and I are the same age, so I am afraid I will have to spend some years without him
That really worries me." Which answer is based on correct information? a. "That is a realistic concern, as women do have a longer life expectancy than men. But many things can happen to change that." b. "You need not worry because both you and your husband are white. That statistic is true only for black men and women." c. "It is true that women have a longer life expectancy at birth. However, life expectancy measured at age 65 is almost the same for both sexes. You are both well past 65." d. "That is true only in certain geographical areas, such as those with a high population of newly retired persons."
The nurse takes into consideration that the patient with polycythemia vera will have a phleboto-my to thin the blood:
a. every 2 to 3 weeks. b. monthly. c. every 2 to 3 months. d. semiannually.
The nurse caring for a patient receiving a dopaminergic drug should assess the individual for early symptoms of
a. psychosis. b. fluid imbalance. c. tardive dyskinesia. d. labile hypertension.