Which of the following has identified "evidence-based strategies" to assist with evaluation of progress towards achievement of Healthy People 2010 goals and objectives?
1. Information Access Project
2. PubMed
3. National Library of Medicine
4. Public Health Foundation
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The Information Access Project serves as a resource for community health nurses as they identify the findings from research that have direct links to population-focused and community-based care.
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When performing an assessment, the nurse identifies the following: impaired coordination, decreased muscle strength, limited range of motion, and the patient's reluctance to move. These signs and symptoms indicate which nursing diagnosis?
A) Health-seeking behavior B) Impaired physical mobility C) Disturbed sensory perception D) Deficient knowledge
The nurse is caring for an 8-year-old girl with hyperpituitarism. Which of the following ordered treatments will the nurse expect to perform?
A) Give desmopressin acetate intranasally B) Inject octreotide acetate C) Give 1 mg/kg/day of methimazole D) Administer glipizide orally
A nurse who provides care in a long-term care facility has observed a sharp decline in an 88-year-old man's level of consciousness and activity over the past 36 hours. The nurse recognizes the high incidence of pneumonia among older adults
How does pneumonia present differently among the elderly than among younger patients? A) Older adults often lack a fever when they develop pneumonia. B) Oxygen saturation levels remain stable among older adults despite increased sputum production. C) Pneumonia is usually intensely painful for older adults but lacks an increase in white blood cells (WBCs). D) Older adults who have pneumonia are usually asymptomatic.
Which of the nurse's assessment findings will require collaboration with the client's primary health care provider? (Select all that apply.)
a. Purulent drainage from the ear canal b. Hearing loss with nausea and vertigo c. Ringing in the ears after attending a loud rock concert d. Presence of cerumen blocking 50% of the ear canal e. Increasing hearing loss since starting fu-rosemide (Lasix) f. Temperature of 101.7° F following a sta-pedectomy 3 days ago