The nurse understands that the document he/she can use to plan community teaching projects addressing the federal population-based health objectives is
a. Healthy People 2010.
b. Nursing's Agenda for Healthcare.
c. the federal Medicare/Medicaid Acts.
d. the Goldmark Report.
A
Healthy People2010 contains federal population-based health objectives and identifies leading indicators of health that apply to adults.
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A hospice nurse is caring for a client who is dying. The client has been prescribed morphine for pain control. The client recently had the dosage increased to adequately control the pain
The client asks the nurse, "Am I addicted to this now?" What is the best response by the nurse? A) "Needing to increase your dose does not mean you are addicted. Sometimes our bodies become adjusted to the dose of the medication and so we need to increase the dose to get the same effect." B) "You don't need to be worried about being addicted." C) "People who take morphine for cancer pain can't become addicted." D) "Being addicted to morphine is the least of your worries right now."
Which of the following should the nurse suggest to help a person who snores during sleep?
a. Ingest alcohol before sleeping c. Engage in activity before bedtime b. Practice singing d. Suggest the person sleep on their back
The nurse is teaching a male client who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) before open-heart surgery
Which should the nurse include in client teaching to prevent compli-cations directly related to his chronic illness? (Select all that apply.) 1. Maintain hydration. 2. Perform leg exercises. 3. Control incisional pain. 4. Cough and deep breathe. 5. Use incentive spirometry. 6. Ambulate three times daily.