A community health nurse observes that the number of homeless individuals in the area has increased over the past year. Which factors most likely led to the increase in the number of homeless individuals? Select all that apply
A) Poverty
B) Deinstitutionalization
C) Fragmented health care system
D) Addiction
E) Lack of affordable housing
A, B, C, D, E
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The nurse consistently applies guidelines for safe administration of medications during patient care. This practice is an example of the application of what ethical principle?
A) Justice B) Veracity C) Beneficence D) Paternalism
A patient with chronic renal failure has an arteriovenous fistula in her forearm for dialysis access. What intervention or interventions should the nurse make in working with this patient? Select all that apply
A) Take the patient's blood pressure on the forearm containing the fistula. B) Palpate the fistula for thrill every 8 hours. C) Draw blood samples from the vein that forms the fistula. D) Avoid placing any restraints on the access arm. E) Check access patency less frequently in hypotensive patients. F) Occlude the fistula vein using firm pressure in the event of postdialysis bleeding from the needle site.
The physician has ordered an hs-CRP drawn on his patient. The results of the test are 1.75 mg/dL. The nurse would know that this patient has what risk for CVD?
A) High B) Moderate C) Low D) None
A patient has come to the clinic complaining of pain just above her umbilicus. When assessing the patient, the nurse notes Sister Mary Joseph's nodules. The nurse knows that this is a sign of what?
A) A GI malignancy B) Dumping syndrome C) Peptic ulcer disease D) Esophageal/gastric obstruction