You have to prepare a short presentation on the history of vital statistics. Using your knowledge about the fact that the study of illness in groups of people developed gradually,
who analyzed the weekly reports of births and deaths in London and as a result these analyses became the precursor of modern vital statistics?
A) William Farr
B) John Graunt
C) Florence Nightingale
D) John Snow
B
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The nurse is caring for a client with colorectal cancer who is post-operative from a transverse colostomy placement. What area of the bowel is involved?
A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E
In a medical emergency, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations allow for sharing clinical information with other persons providing care, even without the client's explicit permission. However, this is:
a. without restriction or written or verbal authorization for the duration of the emergency b. including any and all information that is authorized by the next of kin c. if the receiving health care provider requests it d. including only information that is reasonably necessary to safely resolve the emergency
The nurse is reviewing the record of a 10-year-old child suspected of having Hodgkin's disease. The nurse anticipates noting which of the following characteristic manifestations documented in the assessment notes?
1. Fever 2. Malaise 3. Painful lymph nodes in the supraclavicular area 4. Painless and movable lymph nodes in the cervical area