Health People 2010 lists 467 objectives designed to serve as a roadmap for improving the health of all people in the United States during the first decade of the twenty-first century. The two main goals are to increase the quality of life and to:
1. Cure all illness
2. Cure cancer
3. Eliminate health disparities
4. Provide primary care to all citizens
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Increasing the quality of life and eliminating health disparities are the two major goals cited in Healthy People 2010.
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A) Partial small-bowel obstruction B) Appendicitis C) After having a baby D) After a myocardial infarction (MI) E) After anthelmintic therapy
Which statement made by a nurse manager to personnel working short-staffed best reflects an understanding of the importance of safe unit staffing?
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When a labor and delivery nurse tells a coworker that an Asian patient probably did not want any pain medication because "Asian women typically are stoic," the nurse is expressing a belief known as
A) Stigma B) Ethnic slur C) Bias D) Stereotype
Which information should the nurse include in the client teaching about pharmacotherapy for influenza?
A. Antiviral prescriptions can increase resistance to other strains of the flu. B. Antiviral prescriptions should be administered within 72 hours of flu symptoms occurring. C. Antiviral prescriptions decrease the risk of transmission of the flu. D. Antiviral prescriptions can be used to treat active influenza infections.