To evaluate a patient's external variables, a nurse understands that health beliefs and practices can be influenced by a patient's:
A. emotional factors.
B. intellectual background.
C. developmental stage.
D. socioeconomic factors.
D
Emotional factors, intellectual background, and developmental stage represent internal variables; socioeconomic factors are an external variable.
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To calculate the minute rate of a client's IV infusion, the nurse follows which of these steps?
a. Multiply the infusion time in minutes by the drop factor. b. Divide the infusion time in minutes by the hourly rate. c. Divide the hourly infusion rate by number of minutes. d. Multiply the hourly infusion rate by the drop factor, and divide by the infusion time in minutes.
The informatics nurse is updating the policy on the use of email to send information to include the HIPAA regulations. When should it be identified that personal health information can be sent through email?
A) Client's consent was obtained to send information via email. B) Recipient is known to the sender. C) Email is sent encrypted. D) Organization's email system has appropriate firewalls.
Parents have been asked by the neonatologist to provide breast milk for their newborn son, who was born prematurely at 32 weeks of gestation
The nurse who instructs them about pumping, storing, and transporting the milk needs to assess their knowledge of lactation. What statement is valid? a. A premature infant more easily digests breast milk than formula. b. A glass of wine just before pumping will help reduce stress and anxiety. c. The mother should only pump as much as the infant can drink. d. The mother should pump every 2 to 3 hours, including during the night.
When a pharmacoeconomic analysis looks at two or more treatment alternatives that are considered equal in efficacy and compares the costs of each it is referred to as:
1. Cost-minimization analysis 2. Cost-of-illness analysis 3. Cost-effectiveness analysis 4. Cost-benefit analysis