If a nurse takes the number of new cases of a disease or illness among the contacts of initial (primary) cases and divides it by the number of people in the population at risk, he or she is calculating the
A. Prevalence
B. Incidence
C. Secondary attack rate
D. Attack rate
ANS: C
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The nurse is teaching about a healthy diet to the mother of a 2-week-old girl. Which of the following is the most effective anticipatory guidance?
A) Encouraging breast-feeding until the sixth month B) Advocating iron supplements with bottle feeding C) Advising fluid intake per feeding of 5 or 6 oz. D) Discouraging the addition of fruit juice to the diet
Children who should receive meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Hib-MenCY, MenHibrix) include:
1. Children traveling to the Haj 2. Infants, routinely at 2, 4, 6, and 12 to 15 months 3. Infants with functional asplenia (including sickle cell disease) 4. Two year olds with complement deficiencies
Information about a client's past, present, or future physical or psychological condition falls under protected health information
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Polysaccharide that does not contribute calories to the diet.
A. kcal B. Simple carbohydrates C. Fiber D. Water