The nurse is giving a health promotion class to adolescents. In counseling an adolescent about lifestyle choices, the nurse discusses the fact that the most preventable cause of adult death in the United States is which of the following?
1. Alcohol use
2. Obesity
3. Tobacco use
4. Cocaine use
3. Tobacco use
Rationale:
Although alcohol use, obesity, and cocaine use are preventable causes of mortality in the United States, tobacco use accounts for 430,000 deaths annually and is the most preventable cause of adult death.
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A school-age child has been placed in airborne precautions until the microorganism causing the child's symptoms can be identified. Which diagnosis should the nurse identify as being the most appropriate for the child at this time?
A) Altered body temperature (fever) related to systemic infection B) Knowledge deficit related to disease prognosis, prevention, and treatment C) Social isolation related to precautions required to prevent infection transmission D) Deficient diversional activity related to activity restriction and precautions to prevent disease transmission
The nurse understands that the patient who would most likely not qualify for admission to the hospital in today's health care climate is the patient with a(n):
a. Wrist fracture. b. DKA. c. Dehydration. d. Acute myocardial infarction.
The term _____________ refers to the conditions of the joints, tendons, ligaments, and muscles in various body positions
Fill in the blanks with correct word
Which of the following adult behaviors would be most important for preschoolers to witness caregivers engaging in?
a. modeling positive behavior b. giving or receiving rewards for positive behavior c. punishing others for poor behavior d. receiving punishment or feeling bad about their bad behavior