Nurses working with chronic disease patients assess them based on which of the following risk factors?
A. Nutrition
B. Both 1 and 3
C. Alcohol and tobacco use
D. Height
ANS: B
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Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) have commonly held management positions in which of the following places?
1. Hospitals 2. The military 3. Long-term care 4. Clinics
Increased patient acuity at the long-term care facility and recent staff resignations have increased the nurse's workload over the last few months. Which actions would increase the nurse's self-care?
A) Resolving to work no more than one overtime shift per pay period. B) Consciously setting limits on the amount of time spent with any given patient. C) Documenting any lapses in care that result from the low staff ratio at the facility. D) Asking the nurse manager to temporarily assign more unlicensed care providers to the facility.
Although serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
are used more commonly now to treat anxiety disorders than are benzodiazepines, for which patient situation would you expect a benzodiazepine to be prescribed instead of an SSRI? a. The patient is 18 years old. b. Anxiety has been present daily for 6 months. c. The patient has compulsive repetitive actions. d. The anxiety attack is severe with hallucinations.
A nurse is planning specific interventions that aim to reduce the rate of complications due to uncontrolled blood sugar levels in the diabetes population. The word population is being used in the ____ context
A. Public health B. Hospital setting C. Cultural D. None of the above