A successful screening program should fulfill what three requirements?
What will be an ideal response?
1 . A significant number of persons must be at risk for the disease in the group being screened.
2 . A relatively inexpensive noninvasive test must be available to screen for the disease that does not yield an excessively high number of false-positive or false-negative results.
3 . Early identification and treatment of the disease will favorably influence the health or welfare of the person with the disease.
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When a person believes that there is a power greater or higher than any human being, he is referring to his __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
You are doing an admission assessment on a 40-year-old man who has been admitted for outpatient surgery on his right knee
While taking the patient's family history, he states "my father died of prostate cancer at age 48." The nurse should instruct him on which of the following health promotion activities? A) The patient will need a PSA level at age 50. B) The patient should have genetic testing for presence of BRCA-2. C) The patient should have PSA levels drawn at 40 to 45 years. D) The patient should limit alcohol use due to the risk of malignancy.
The nurse is preparing an educational program regarding the appropriate use of antipsychotic medications in older clients. What information should the nurse include?
1. Fidgeting is an appropriate indication for the use of antipsychotic medications. 2. Use of antipsychotic medications would never be considered a chemical restraint. 3. People prescribed antipsychotic drugs must have efforts to discontinue these drugs. 4. Impaired memory is an appropriate indication for the use of antipsychotic medications.
When using a tympanic artery thermometer, you should hold the thermometer
A) by its tip. B) similar to a pencil. C) at its probe. D) with two hands.