The nurse is conducting a child safety class for new mothers. Which factor places young children at risk for ear infections?
a. Family history
b. Air conditioning
c. Excessive cerumen
d. Passive cigarette smoke
ANS: D
Exposure to passive and gestational smoke is a risk factor for ear infections in infants and children.
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1. The client has a strong respect for the elders in the family. 2. Pork in the diet is forbidden. 3. The client may practice religious fasting. 4. Lamb and chicken are the main sources of protein.
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1. Energetic 2. Agitated 3. Retarded 4. Spontaneous
The nurse is assisting a client with limited mobility into position for examination of his prostate gland. How does the nurse best assist the client?
a. Assist the client to bend over the exami-nation table. b. Hold the client up as he bends over the bedside table. c. Help the client lie down in a side-lying fetal position. d. Assist the client to lie in a prone position.
While answering questions posed by a nurse during a health history, a young woman says, "Before my period I get headaches, am moody, and my breasts hurt." What is the patient experiencing?
A) perimenopause B) menarche C) PMS D) menses