The public health nurse analyzes data related to the number and type of United States Environ-mental Protection agency air quality standards that a community failed to meet. This data is an example of using which community health profile indicator?
a. Sociodemographic characteristics
b. Health status
c. Health risk factor
d. Functional status
C
Breathing air of poor quality is a risk to health.
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A patient's recent stroke has had a profound effect on his communication. To foster an atmosphere that is conducive to communication and the recovery of speech the nurse should:
A) Speak to the patient using simplified vocabulary and short sentences. B) Disregard the patient's gestures in an effort to encourage speech. C) Adhere to predictable schedules whenever possible. D) Ensure that the patient receives constant stimulation during daytime hours.
Multiple severely injured clients have arrived in the Emergency Department. On rapid assessment, the nurse notes that a leg wound dressing has a 4 cm × 6 cm blood spot that has soaked through the bandage. The client is otherwise stable
What action should the nurse take? A) Remove the dressing and place direct pressure on the wound. B) Remove the dressing and replace it with a new sterile dressing. C) Place a tourniquet above the wound. D) Add additional dressing to the wound without removing the original.
Capillaries are only one cell thick. They do which of the following?
A) exchange nutrients B) exchange oxygen C) exchange wastes D) all of the above
A nurse is examining the incidence, prevalence, and mortality rates of colon cancer in the community. Which of the following measures of life is being investigated?
a. Quality adjusted life year (QALY) b. Quantity of life c. Disability adjusted life year (DALY) d. Satisfaction of life