When planning care a nurse wants to use the goals of Healthy People 2010 because these goals:
A. aim to increase both quality and years of life by eliminating the nation's health disparities.
B. increase the life expectancy of all Americans.
C. reduce the percentage of communicable diseases in childhood.
D. identify gaps among ethnic minorities in regard to health promotion and disease prevention.
A
The objectives of Healthy People 2010 focus on interventions designed to reduce or eliminate illness, disability, and premature death or on broader issues such as improving availability and distribution of health-related information. In the Healthy People 2010 model, individual biology and individual behavior influence health through their interaction with each other and with a person's social and physical environments.
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1. Saddle 2. Hinge 3. Pivot 4. Plane
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a. Begin an intravenous (IV) infusion of Ringer's lactate solution. b. Assess the woman's vital signs. c. Call the woman's primary health care provider. d. Massage the woman's fundus.