An example of a health priority that almost every public health nurse will encounter is:
1. The contamination of water sources due to flooding
2. The potential for the occurrence of vaccine-preventable disease due to missing immunizations
3. Restrictions on practice due to local law
4. Lack of knowledge about infant care by all new mothers that necessitates home visits
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Immunizations are often overdue or not obtained, which can lead to disease in a community that public health nurses must deal with.
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The client tells the nurse "My doctor prescribed Prozac [fluoxetine]. I suppose I'll have to get used
to the side effects like the ones I experienced when I was taking Tofranil [imipramine].". The nurse's reply should be based on the knowledge that fluoxetine is a(n) a. tricyclic antidepressant. b. MAO inhibitor. c. SSRI. d. selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor.
After using a nasal cannula delivery system at 3 L/min, a patient with chronic airflow limitation (CAL) changes to a simple face mask. The nasal equipment oxygen was set at 3 L/min
How should the nurse adjust the oxygen flow for the new delivery system? a. Decrease it to 2 L. b. Keep it the same. c. Increase it to 4 L. d. Increase it to 6 L.