A public health nurse is reviewing Healthy People 2020 to determine where to prioritize programming for the county health department. Based on Healthy People 2020, the nurse de-cides to implement programming to:
a. Reduce the rate of HIV transmission among adults and adolescents.
b. Eliminate STDs from developed countries.
c. Reduce deaths from gonorrhea.
d. Increase awareness about HIV in lesbian females.
A
One of the Healthy People 2020 objectives is reducing the number of cases of HIV infection among adults and adolescents.
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The criterion of authenticity concerns whether the researchers have been creative and innovative in their conceptualizations of the phenomenon under study
A) True B) False
The nurse recognizes a "promoter" that, although not a carcinogen itself, allows cancer to occur faster in the patient that:
a. is more than 25 pounds overweight. b. works in a hospital lab. c. abuses cocaine. d. drinks heavily.
When entering the second phase of labor, a patient tells the nurse that the pain is severe and is unsure if pain medication should be used. Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse use to guide the care of the patient at this time?
A) Pain related to labor contractions B) Powerlessness related to the duration and intensity of labor C) Decision conflict related to the use of analgesia during labor D) Anxiety related to lack of knowledge about normal labor processes