The nurse has determined that a parent is experiencing chronic sorrow following the diagnosis of a child with cerebral palsy. Which action should the nurse?
1. Suggest the possibility of residential care.
2. Provide information about support services and groups.
3. Caution the parent not to neglect the other children in the family.
4. Suggest that the parent work to disengage from the emotional intensity of the experience.
2. Provide information about support services and groups.
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All of the following are risk factors for lead poisoning except
1. Being an African American. 2. Having a brother, sister, or playmate being treated for lead poisoning. 3. Living near an active lead smelter, battery recycling plant, or other industry likely to release lead. 4. Living or regularly visiting a day care center, preschool, or other house built before 1960. 5. Living with an adult whose job, hobby, or use of ethnic remedies involves lead.
A patient has developed folic acid deficiency anemia. The nurse notes that the patient weighed 52.72 kilograms 1 year ago and weighs 44.23 kilograms today. Calculate the patient's weight loss in pounds. Round to the nearest tenth decimal place.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The nurse is caring for a patient who is bleeding. To control bleeding, she would apply a _____ dressing
a. pressure b. alginate c. foam d. hydrocolloid
The community health nurse works in a low-income country. The nurse's primary concern is to decrease the incidence of malaria. Which intervention should the nurse pursue?
A) Fuel alternatives to burning wood and dung B) Sanitized drinking water C) Education regarding contraception use D) Distribution of and education on the daily use of insecticide-treated bed nets