In giving a talk to medical students at the university level, a professor discusses goals from the United Nations millennium development program as well as Healthy People 2010 objectives
Which of the following goals or objectives would be considered health protection?
A) Increasing the quality of life for HIV clients
B) Promotion of empowerment for women
C) Eradication of extreme poverty and hunger
D) Improvement of maternal health
A
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The nurse suspects that a patient has carpal tunnel syndrome and wants to perform the Phalen test. To perform this test, the nurse should instruct the patient to:
a. Dorsiflex the foot. b. Plantarflex the foot. c. Hold both hands back to back while flexing the wrists 90 degrees for 60 seconds. d. Hyperextend the wrists with the palmar surface of both hands touching, and wait for 60 seconds.
A patient with schizophrenia had an exacerbation related to medication noncompliance. During 4 days of hospitalization, medication was resumed. The patient's thought processes are now more organized, and discharge is planned
The patient's family is upset and tells the nurse, "It's too soon for discharge. We will just go through all this again." The nurse should: a. call the psychiatrist to explain the discharge rationale. b. explain that health insurance will not pay for a longer stay. c. call security to handle the disturbance, and escort the family off the unit. d. explain that the patient will continue to improve if medication is taken regularly.
A client with renal failure arrives for outpatient hemodialysis at 3 pm. During the assessment, the client states that he had ingested 2-12 ounce cans of soda and one 16 ounce of coffee
How many liters of fluid should the nurse document that the client had ingested throughout the day? 1. 1.2 2. 12 3. 120 4. 1200
A patient reports having taken a large dose of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and is experiencing diarrhea and gastrointestinal upset. The nurse will prepare to take which action?
a. Administer activated charcoal. b. Administer sodium bicarbonate. c. Perform gastric lavage. d. Provide symptomatic care.