The leading cause of death in the 25- to 44-year-old category is
A) malignant neoplasm.
B) heart disease.
C) unintentional injuries.
D) chronic respiratory disease.
C
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The nursing student is caring for a patient with a hearing aid. The nursing student sees that the patient has taken out his or her hearing aid and set it on the windowsill. What should be the nursing student's next intervention?
a. Remove the battery from the hearing aid because it is not in use. b. Cover the hearing aid with a lint-free cloth to protect it from the heat. c. Remove the hearing aid from the win-dowsill because heat can change the shape of the ear mold, causing the appliance not to fit properly. d. Remind the patient to put the hearing aid back in before meals.
An older adult with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) asks why he should quit smoking now. What response by the nurse is best?
a. "It will keep your disease from getting worse." b. "There are many benefits to quitting even now." c. "It will decrease the risk of getting cancer too." d. "You're right; there really isn't a reason to quit."
The study by Dr. Brown and colleagues on the effect of early postnatal discharge concluded that:
1. early discharge mothers were more likely to breastfeed. 2. fathers spend less time with babies discharged early. 3. early discharge appears to do no harm. 4. further research is not needed.
The term bioavailability means the
a. total amount of a mineral in a food. b. ratio of free to bound mineral in a food. c. amount of a mineral that is excreted by the body. d. amount of a mineral that can be absorbed by the body from a food.