A nurse is considering joining the American Public Health Association. What information about this organization should be considered when making this decision?
a. APHA focuses on the public health concerns of the medical profession.
b. APHA represents concerns of nursing specialty practices.
c. APHA provides a forum for nurses to discuss their public health concerns.
d. APHA focuses on providing health promotion education to the public.
C
APHA was formed to facilitate interprofessional efforts and promote the "practical application of public hygiene.". The Public Health Section within APHA provides nurses with a forum to dis-cuss their concerns and strategies. It also serves as a focus of leadership and policy development for community/public health nursing.
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a. Tapering older adults off of the antihypertensive medications as soon as their blood pressure returns to normal range b. Making diet changes to encourage weight loss, reduced salt intake, and lowered cholesterol intake c. Monitoring blood pressure changes associated with positional hypotension d. Encouraging a physician-ordered exercise plan
In counseling a patient who has decided to relinquish her baby for adoption, the nurse should
a. Affirm her decision while acknowledging her maturity in making it. b. Question her about her feelings regarding adoption. c. Tell her she can always change her mind about adoption. d. Ask her if anyone is coercing her into the decision to relinquish her baby.
When instructing a client diagnosed with hypertension on the purpose of a diuretic, the nurse should explain the mechanism of action to be:
1. promoting sodium and water loss. 2. retention of sodium and water. 3. working on the heart vessels. 4. decreasing heart rate.
The school nurse is preparing a plan of care specific to several children in the school who have asthma. What is the initial action on the plan of care?
1. Call 911 to request emergency medical assistance. 2. Call the child's parents to come and pick up the child. 3. Have the child use his or her metered-dose inhaler. 4. Have the child lie down to see if the symptoms subside.