A nurse working with adolescents recognizes which factor as being of greatest importance to this age group?
a. Normal growth and development
b. Peer relationships
c. Career selection
d. Child rearing
B
Topics that tend to be important to adolescents include those that discuss peer relationships, sexuality, or potential problems, such as drug abuse or promiscuity. Groups devoted to normal growth and development and child rearing are groups of most importance to parents. Career selection does not relate directly to health education, but it may indirectly affect the stressors in one's life.
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The nurse is assessing the oral cavity of a client and notes a blackish, furry-looking coating on the tongue. Which of the following questions would be appropriate for the nurse to include when obtaining further assessment data?
1. "Have you eaten licorice lately?" 2. "How often do you brush your tongue?" 3. "Have you recently taken antibiotics?" 4. "Have you ever had this happen before?"
The nurse in a community clinic recognizes that older women face various barriers to obtaining health care. The barriers that must be overcome include: Note: Credit will only be given if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected
Select all that apply. 1. Transportation difficulties. 2. Lack of health coverage. 3. Symptom-specific treatment. 4. Adequate research on chronic conditions. 5. The Family and Medical Leave Act.
Effective communication can be confirmed when:
1. The patient or caregiver asks questions. 2. When the patient and caregiver do not verbalize questions. 3. The receiver of the messages understands the information as the provider intended the message to be received. 4. The receiver of the message speaks the same language as the person giving the message.
Which of the following neurotransmitters is released by the postganglionic neurons in the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system?
A. Norepinephrine B. Dopamine C. Serotonin D. Acetylcholine