The Office of Homeland Security has a mission to rebuild the crumbling public health infrastructures of each state and to provide
1. Vaccines for smallpox, anthrax, and plague
2. The regulation of nuclear weapons
3. Surveillance, intervention, and communication in the face of future bioterrorism events
4. The regulation of foreign nurses entering the United States to work
ANS: 3
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A patient undergoes a total hip replacement. Which statement made by the patient would indicate to the nurse that the patient requires further teaching?
A) "I'll need to keep several pillows between my legs at night." B) "I need to remember not to cross my legs. It's such a habit." C) "The occupational therapist is showing me how to use a 'sock puller' to help me get dressed." D) "I will need my husband to assist me in getting off the low toilet seat at home."
The presence of Homans' sign may indicate:
1. increased venous return. 2. infection of the arteries. 3. interference in venous circulation. 4. deep vein thrombosis.
A patient tells the nurse that the only way he can adequately clean his ears is to use Q-tips. The best action by the nurse is to:
1. Educate the patient about the danger of using Q-tips. 2. Instruct the patient on proper use of Q-tips. 3. Check to see if the ears are clean. 4. Instruct the patient to use Q-tips only when necessary.
The nurse planning care for a client with a pulmonary embolism would include which of the following interventions to assist with the client's decrease in cardiac output?
1. Assess for bleeding 2. Keep protamine sulfate at the bedside 3. Provide oxygen 4. Monitor pulmonary arterial pressures