A nurse auscultates a client's heart sounds and notes an accentuated first heart sound. The nurse would suspect which of the following?
A) Hypothyroidism
B) Fever
C) Mitral stenosis
D) Heart murmur
C
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Following a long history of fatigue, weakness, and poor appetite, a 39-year-old male has been diagnosed with hypopituitarism
Which of the following clinical findings would most likely cause his care team to suspect that the man has an additional endocrine disorder from a different source? A) The man has a low sperm count and has been unable to have children. B) The man has a chronic platelet deficiency and is occasionally anemic. C) The client is 5?2? tall and was consistently short for his age as a child. D) The man displays the signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism.
Your client is a 14-year-old female who comes in for assessment related to an inability to wake up in the morning. Which of the following statements is an appropriate consideration?
1. Teens experience delayed sleep syndrome. 2. Teens have longer sleep-wake cycles. 3. Teens have shorter sleep-wake cycles. 4. Most teens need 8 to 10 hours of sleep a night.
Nationwide efforts to develop housing for the homeless through community action is affected by the NIMBY (not in my backyard) syndrome, which is BEST described by which of the following?
a. the resentment toward using tax money to develop housing b. resistance of neighborhoods to allow housing for the homeless c. the desire to maintain separate housing for drug abusers and those with psychiatric disorders d. a coalition of interest groups that help build houses for the homeless
Primary prevention interventions to improve environmental safety and health include all of the following except
1. Advocating use of vehicle protection systems such as use of seat belts and air bags. 2. Developing worksite programs to prevent back injuries. 3. Screening at-risk workers for noise-induced hearing loss. 4. Supporting programs for waste reduction and recycling. 5. Teaching school children how to avoid ultraviolet exposure and promoting the use of sunscreen.