Infant mortality rate refers to
A) weight less than 25,000 grams.
B) the number of infants less than 28 days old who die every year.
C) the number of infants (ages birth to 1 year) who die out of every 1,000 live births.
D) the number of infants (ages birth to 1 year) who die out of every 100,000 people.
C
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A community health nurse determines that it is the right time to teach a family about health promotion activities when they say which of the following?
A) "Is there a place we can go for the medicine?" B) "It's time we do something about eating right." C) "When are you coming back to visit?" D) "Our grandchildren visit every summer."
Which data is sought by the critically thinking nurse caring for a client with cardiac problems?
A) Information regarding the client's physical and emotional condition B) How the client's cardiac dysfunction is affecting other body systems C) The client's ability to state the details of the prescribed treatment plan D) The effectiveness of the client's medications to manage the cardiac symptoms
A client has recently changed health insurance plans and is now part of a health maintenance organization (HMO). How might the nurse best explain how HMOs operate?
a. HMOs provide creative ways to ensure hospitals can decrease their daily census. b. HMOs employ a group of nurses who focus on health education programs. c. HMOs encourage physicians to focus on health promotion and self-care. d. HMOs organize a network of providers who offer services for a predetermined fee.
Before placing antiembolism stockings on a patient for the first time, a nurse should
1. Obtain baseline vital signs. 2. Have the patient lie supine for 15 minutes. 3. Ask the patient to sit at the side of the bed. 4. Instruct the patient to apply lotion to his or her legs.