The nurse in a particular community decided that the number one priority was to decrease the number of teenage smokers. In looking at possible evaluation approaches, what should the nurse measure first?
A. Percentage of teenagers in the community who currently smoke
B. Teenagers' attitudes toward smoking
C. Teenagers' feelings about smoking
D. Teenagers' knowledge about the dangers of smoking
ANS: A
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a. promotes comfort and rest. b. facilitates drainage of lochia. c. prevents spread of infection to the urinary tract. d. decreases tension on the reproductive organs.
The nurse is providing instructions to a patient
who has a new prescription for a corticosteroid metered-dose inhaler. Which statement by the patient indicates that further instruction is needed? (Select all that apply.) a. "I will rinse my mouth with water after using the inhaler and then spit out the water." b. "I will gargle after using the inhaler and then swallow." c. "I will clean the plastic inhaler casing weekly by removing the canister and then washing the casing in warm soapy water. I will then let it dry before reassembling." d. "I will use this inhaler for asthma attacks." e. "I will continue to use this inhaler, even if I am feeling better." f. "I will use a peak flow meter to measure my response to therapy."
A concerned parent calls the school nurse because of changes in their 15-year-old adolescent's behavior
In counseling these parents,the nurse would inform the parents that the behavior that is most likely to be abnormal and indicate possible substance abuse is the adolescent's 1. buying baggy,oversized clothingat thrift shops and dying her hair black. 2. becoming very involved with friendsand in activities related to the basketball team that she is on;never seeming to be home;and,when she is home,preferring to be in her room with the door shut. 3. receiving numerous detentions latelyfrom teachers for sleeping in class. 4. becoming very moody,dramaticallycrying and weeping one minute and then cheerful and excited the next.
A 55-year-old patient asks a nurse about taking aspirin to prevent heart disease. The patient does not have a history of myocardial infarction. Her cholesterol and blood pressure are normal, and she does not smoke
What will the nurse tell the patient? a. Aspirin is useful only for preventing a second myocardial infarction. b. She should ask her provider about using a P2Y12 ADP receptor antagonist. c. She should take one 81 mg tablet per day to prevent myocardial infarction. d. There is most likely no protective benefit for patients her age.