A nurse is reviewing enzymatic activity that changes a medication to a less active form with a nursing student. The nurse knows the teaching is effective if the nursing student responds that which of the following is an example of this concept?
A. Pharmacodynamics
B. Active transport
C. Pharmacokinetics
D. Diffusion
Answer: C
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The nurse interprets what statement from the patient as a possible indication of healthcare illiteracy?
1. "I'll read this brochure and let you know if I have questions." 2. "Can you give me another brochure for my wife?" 3. "I'll read this later. I don't have my glasses." 4. "I read this brochure and have some questions about what I read."
While being comforted in the Emergency Department, the 7-year-old sibling of a pediatric trauma victim blurts out to the nurse, "It's all my fault! When we were fighting yesterday, I told him I wished he was dead!" The nurse, realizing that
the child is experiencing magical thinking, should respond by: 1. Asking the child if he would like to sit down and drink some water. 2. Sitting the child down in an empty room with markers and paper so that he can draw a picture. 3. Calmly discussing the catheters, tubes, and equipment that the client requires, and explaining to the sibling why the client needs them. 4. Reassuring the child that it is normal to get angry and say things that we do not mean, but that we have no control over whether an accident happens.
The public health nurse who aims to change behaviors such as poor hand washing skills and unsafe sex practices is acting in the role of:
1. Case manager 2. Advocate 3. Educator 4. Role model
When a community is assessed from a developmental framework, which data must be determined?
a. The demographics (such as age) of the persons living in the community b. The emotional maturity of the community's residents c. The history of the community d. The number and quality of daycare centers and schools