Disasters affect communities physically and emotionally. The first goal in any disaster is
1. To clean-up of the environment
2. Handling stress reaction
3. Bringing in as many aid workers and nurses as possible to the area
4. To reestablish sanitary barriers and focus on basic needs
ANS: 4
Reestablshing sanitary barriers and focusing on water, food waste disposal, vector control, shelter, and safety are the first goals.
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a. The child spends an inordinate amount of time in the nurse's office. b. Belongings frequently go missing or are damaged. c. The child wants to be driven to school. d. School performance improves. e. The child freely talks about his day.
The client's knowledge base about the drugs used is part of the:
a. plan. b. analysis. c. subjective database. d. objective database.
Discharge teaching for a child with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia includes the administration of medication for stress dosing. This should be followed when:
1. The child is going to be more active for the day. 2. The child has a high fever. 3. A dose has been missed. 4. The child has not had adequate nutrition for a day.
Which of the following is true of osteoporosis?
A. Osteoporosis typically affects people aged between 15 and 30 years. B. Osteoporosis is a condition associated with increased bone mass. C. Women are more likely to be affected by osteoporosis than men are. D. Tall and fat women are more likely to develop osteoporosis than women who are lean and have short statures.