A student nurse is beginning her community health rotation. She anticipates that her assignment in community-based health care will most likely be at which of the following organizations?
A. Acute care hospital
B. Rehabilitation hospital
C. Nursing home
D. High school
D
High schools focus on primary rather than acute care and provide knowledge about health and health promotion that occurs outside traditional health care institutions, such as hospitals and nursing homes.
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A 76-year-old resident of an assisted living facility has just been diagnosed with chronic glaucoma. What should the nurse tell the resident about expectations for treatment?
A) "It's imperative that this be resolved within 24 hours either by surgery or medication.". B) "You'll likely be prescribed eye drops that you will need to instill regularly.". C) "In the past this meant you would need surgery, but laser therapy is most commonly used these days.". D) "Your physician will probably talk to you about the need for lens replacement surgery.".
An interpreter who will assist in communicating with a client from a different culture will not arrive for several hours. The client has many questions and the only person available to assist with translating is the client's adult daughter
Which of the following situations can occur with using this family member as an interpreter? 1. The daughter may alter information to protect the client. 2. The nurse will not have to wait for the interpreter to arrive. 3. The client's care can begin sooner if the daughter is used to interpret. 4. The client will understand everything that is occurring with his health.
The parent of a 4-year-old child is concerned that the child may have AD/HD and wants to know if medications can be given. The primary care NP should tell the parent that:
a. children cannot be diagnosed with AD/HD at this age. b. alternative therapies to treat AD/HD are used at this age. c. symptoms at this age are more likely due to environmental factors. d. most drugs for AD/HD are not approved for children younger than 6 years.
A client is seen in the physician's office for recurrent right shoulder pain and is upset when a gallbladder test is ordered. He states that he doesn't know why he has to have this test because it is his shoulder that hurts. The nurse responds:
a. "If you don't want to have this test of your gallbladder, we certainly can't force you to have it." b. "If your health care provider ordered this, there must be a very good reason and I think you should have it." c. "Yes, this can be confusing, but if you will be patient I'm sure we can find something to help you." d. "It does seem odd, but the gallbladder doesn't have pain receptors of its own, so the pain shows up in the shoulder."