In the late 1980s a landmark report described the disarray of public health in the United States. Public health has declined in its effectiveness to positively affect the health of the public. This report is called
a. Future of Public Health
b. National Institutes of Health
c. Healthy People 2000
d. American Health Security Report
ANS: A
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a. centered on symptom control. b. focused on treatment for a cure. c. not concerned with dying. d. covered by health insurance.
In the holistic model of gerontological care, health is best defined as:
A) Absence of disease and disability B) Integration and quality of life C) Physiological balance and anatomical normalcy D) Prevention of disease and promotion of wellness
A breastfeeding client who was discharged yesterday calls to ask about a tender hard area on her right breast. What should be the nurse's first response?
a. "This is a normal response in breastfeeding mothers." b. "Notify your doctor so he can start you on antibiotics." c. "Stop breastfeeding because you probably have an infection." d. "Try massaging the area and apply heat; it is probably a plugged duct."
The nurse, caring for a patient diagnosed with Prinzmetal's or variant angina, realizes this is a serious type of chest pain. Why is this so?
1. It indicates the presence of coronary artery spasm. 2. It indicates there is associated renal disease. 3. It indicates there is associated pulmonary disease. 4. It indicates the presence of a myocardial infarction.