Nursing centers are strategically positioned to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable populations. Efforts focus on enhancing people's capacity to meet their personal, family, and community responsibilities. These include:
1. Working in partnerships with lawmakers to solicit support
2. Community-based culturally competent care
3. An illness-based approach to health care
4. Fee-for-service payments by clients
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There are many efforts including community-based culturally competent care.
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Which of the following patients would be the most appropriate candidate for treatment with orlistat?
A) A 31-year-old woman who has been unable to lose her "baby fat" in the months following the birth of her child B) A patient with a body mass index of 25.5 C) A man who is morbidly obese and who has osteoarthritis in his knees D) A 66-year-old man who was previously healthy but who has been gradually gaining weight since retirement
Information given to a depressed patient and family when the patient begins selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant therapy should include the directive to:
a. avoid exposure to bright sunlight. b. report increased suicidal thoughts. c. restrict sodium intake to 1 gm daily. d. maintain a tyramine-free diet.
A client asks the nurse, "What would happen if I stop taking the Inderal?" Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. "You could start sweating and have palpitations." 2. "You could get a headache." 3. "You could develop nausea and vomiting." 4. "Nothing will occur." 5. "The medication will not work if prescribed again."
During the stress response in human beings, the primary hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex is:
A) cortisol. B) insulin. C) epinephrine. D) thyroxin.