Health literacy is a problem for which of the following reasons? (Select all that apply.)
1. Age and very little money.
2. Unable to read a map.
3. Cannot read a prescription
4. Little knowledge of diseases
2, 3, 4
Health literacy is the ability to understand and use information that is important in keeping healthy. If a person cannot read a prescription to learn how many pills they should take, cannot read a map to find out how to get to the next appointment, or cannot understand their disease process, they have problems with health literacy.
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a. laboratory technician. b. cooperating physician. c. nurse. d. supervisor.
The spouse of a patient with bipolar disorder asks, "What evidence supports the possibility of genetic transmission of bipolar disorders?" Select the nurse's best response
a. "A high proportion of patients with bipolar disorders are found among creative writers.". b. "A higher rate of relatives with bipolar disorder is found among patients with bipolar disorder.". c. "Higher rates of relatives of patients with bipolar disorder respond in an exaggerated way to daily stress.". d. "More individuals with bipolar disorder come from higher socioeconomic and educational backgrounds.".
You are examining a 5-year-old before he begins school. You notice a systolic, grade II/VI vibratory murmur over the LLSB and apex with normal S2 splitting. He has normal pulses as well. Which of the following is most likely?
A) Tricuspid stenosis B) Mitral stenosis C) Still's murmur D) Venous hum
A 14-year-old girl decides to quit attending Girl Scouts and joins a co-ed youth social group instead. According to Sullivan's Interpersonal Theory, the girl's psychological development is:
a. expected for normal progression from early adolescence to true adolescence b. regression from true adolescence to preadolescence c. early-onset progression from juvenile to late adolescence, skipping preadolescence d. delayed progression from juvenile to early adolescence