Nurses incorporate epidemiology into their practice and function in epidemiologic roles through (select all that apply)
a. Policy making and enforcement
b. Collection, reporting, analysis, and interpretation of data
c. Environmental risk communication
d. Documentation on patient charts and records
ANS: B, C, D
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An inpatient client with COPD has been diagnosed with allergic rhinitis and is given an antihistamine. What is a priority for the nurse when providing care to this client?
1. Keeping resuscitative equipment accessible 2. Premedicating with acetaminophen (Tylenol) 3. Consulting the physician before administering 4. Administering before client starts wheezing
Which of the following statements is true about microorganisms?
A. They are always present in the environment and on the body. B. They are always harmful to the human body. C. They are the portal of entry for all diseases. D. They are the smallest living organisms that can be seen by the naked eye.
The stiff, sickled RBCs tend to cause vascular occlusions with subsequent local infarction. As a rule, the spleen suffers so many vaso-occlusive/infarction episodes that it is greatly reduced in size and is rendered nonfunctional by the time the individual is 6 years of age. What are the implications of having a nonfunctioning spleen?