Which of the following are the factors, exposures, characteristics, and behaviors that deter-mine patterns of disease?
1. Descriptive epidemiology
2. Analytic epidemiology
3. Distribution
4. Determinants
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Determinants may be individual, relational, or social, communal, or environmental.
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A vaginal exam reveals that her cervix is 100 percent effaced and 8 cm dilated. The nurse knows that the patient is in which phase of labor? 1. Active 2. Latent 3. Transition 4. Fourth
Before discharging a baby, always
A) give the baby a bottle. B) administer medications as ordered. C) check the baby's and mother's identification bands. D) bathe the infant and change the diaper.
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a. Type 2 DM b. recent cerebral hemorrhage c. newly diagnosed osteoarthritis d. asthma since childhood
The nurse is providing hospice care for a patient in the terminal phase of lung cancer. Which nursing actions would be appropriate? (Select all that apply.)
a. Provide low-dose morphine. b. Place a fan at the patient's bedside. c. Encourage the patient to bathe daily. d. Administer diuretic therapy as ordered. e. Position the patient upright in a recliner with pillows. f. Teach family members how to perform deep tracheal suctioning.