The goal of rehabilitation is
a. To return persons to the highest possible level of physical and mental functioning
b. To reduce the risk of illness
c. To help the person make simple life-style changes
d. To do as much as possible for the person
A
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The nurse arrives at the start of a shift on the labor unit to find a census of four patients in active labor. Which laboring patient should the nurse attend to first?
a. 18-year-old primigravida with a fetal breech presentation b. 25-year-old multigravida with history of previous cesarean section c. 35-year-old multigravida with history of precipitate birth d. 16-year-old primigravida with a twin pregnancy
Outcomes measurement is complex because:
a. budgets are unable to allocate sufficient funds. b. health care is multidimensional. c. patients may not cooperate. d. treatments are not always necessary.
The clinic nurse is teaching parents about physiologic anemia that occurs in infants. What statement should the nurse include about the cause of physiologic anemia?
a. Maternally derived iron stores are depleted in the first 2 months. b. Fetal hemoglobin results in a shortened survival of red blood cells. c. The production of adult hemoglobin decreases in the first year of life. d. Low levels of fetal hemoglobin depress the production of erythropoietin.
When completing a community assessment, the nurse will:
a. Identify community needs and clarify problems. b. Determine the weaknesses of a community. c. Perform the core functions of public health nursing. d. Assess individual needs within a community.