Which situation illustrates a screening assessment?
a. A patient visits an obstetric clinic for the first time and the nurse conducts a detailed history and physical examination.
b. A hospital sponsors a health fair at a local mall and provides cholesterol and blood pressure checks to mall patrons.
c. The nurse in an urgent care center checks the vital signs of a patient who is complaining of leg pain.
d. A patient newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus comes to test his fasting blood glucose level.
ANS: B
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A pregnant client is scheduled for a procedure to harvest stem cells from the fetus's umbilical cord. Which of the following must occur before this procedure can be conducted?
1. Fetoscopy fails. 2. Umbilical cord is visualized upon ultrasound. 3. Chorionic villus sampling test has been completed. 4. Placental biopsy is completed.
What were some of the characteristics of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990? (Select all that apply.)
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Client's family members may be unable or unwilling to provide daily care because they
A) live far away. B) work outside of the home. C) are physically disabled. D) all of the above