A community identifies cardiovascular disease as a priority need because its mortality rate is four times higher than the rate identified in Healthy People 2000. The approach to identifying this need was
1. Proactive
2. Reactive
3. Inactive
4. Interactive
ANS: 3
The inactive approach defines the problem based on the existing health state of the population to be served.
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The nurse's best response to the patient is: A) "Once you start dialysis, you cannot choose to stop the treatment." B) "If you tire of performing peritoneal dialysis, we recommend that you change to hemodialysis or wait for a kidney transplant." C) "Your concerns are valid, so I will talk to the dialysis team to arrange a meeting with you to further discuss your wishes." D) "This is an issue that the Ethics Committee will need to evaluate."
The dosage ordered per m2 BSA will give you the desired dose
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which is an example of an action a nurse can take to influence health policy?
A) Encourage voter registration. B) Be a passive constituent in the community. C) Know the executive process. D) Identify government representatives.
The paresthesia that occurs in vitamin B12 deficiency anemia is a result of which of these?
a. Reduction in acetylcholine receptors in the postsynaptic nerves b. Myelin degeneration in the spinal cord c. Destruction of myelin in peripheral nerves d. Altered function of neurons in the parietal lobe