A nurse involved in the initial implementation of the Healthy Communities and Cities initiative in the United States would have likely addressed which problem?
a. Reduction to the amount of pollutants released into the environment
b. Provision of fire and police protection
c. Creation of a coalition to address health disparities
d. Elimination of crime and violence from the community
C
The concept of a healthy community or city is based on the belief that the health of the commu-nity is largely influenced by the environment in which people live and that health problems have multiple causes: social, economic, political, environmental, and behavioral. Creation of a coalition engages residents in addressing the problem which is impacted by multiple factors. The initial activities focused on the problems of diverse populations.
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a. aspirin. b. morphine. c. oxycodone. d. acetaminophen.
A nurse needs to administer an intradermal injection to a client. Which of the following is the most common site for administering an intradermal injection?
A) Forearm B) Chest C) Back D) Stomach
A work dispute has gone to arbitration. The nurses involved in the dispute are unhappy with the decision made by the arbitrator. Is the arbitrator's decision binding?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. The decision is binding. 2. Only if the other party also does not agree with the decision 3. Unless both parties agreed in advance that the decision is not binding 4. These decisions are only suggestions meant to guide further discussion. 5. If the dispute involves collective bargaining the decision is binding.
After change-of-shift report, which patient will the nurse assess first?
a. A 40-year-old woman whose parenteral nutrition infusion bag has 30 minutes of solution left b. A 40-year-old man with continuous enteral feedings who has developed pulmonary crackles c. A 30-year-old man with 4+ generalized pitting edema and severe protein-calorie malnutrition d. A 30-year-old woman whose gastrostomy tube is plugged after crushed medications were administered.