A community health nurse is integrating the epidemiology of wellness into practice. Which of the following would the nurse include?
A) Lifestyle with its self-created risks
B) Communicable disease control
C) The natural history of disease
D) Vital statistics and reportable diseases
Ans: A
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A. Activate the rapid response team. B. Document the finding in the chart. C. Hyperventilate the patient. D. Prepare to administer mannitol (Osmotrol).
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A) It is vital in regulating muscle contraction and relaxation. B) It is needed to maintain skeletal, cardiac, and neuromuscular activity. C) It controls and regulates water balance in the body. D) It is used in the body to synthesize ingested protein.
The nurse observes drainage from a client's ears after a head injury, and suspects a cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) leak. Which of the following descriptions would best support this finding?
1. Yellow without sediment 2. Blood-tinged without sediment 3. Clear, colorless 4. Pink without sediment
Screening at 24 weeks of gestation reveals that a pregnant woman has gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). In planning her care, the nurse and the woman mutually agree that an expected outcome is to prevent injury to the fetus as a result of GDM
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