A nurse epidemiologist constructs an ecomap of each family in his caseload as one means of examining the families:

a. as systems
b. as clients
c. as components of society
d. as contexts for specific individuals


C
A nurse epidemiologist constructs an ecomap of each family in his caseload as one means of examining the families as components of society. In construction of an ecomap, the nurse epidemiologist would put the immediate family in the center of a circle. The significant individuals, organizations, or agencies with which the family members interact are put in circles surrounding the center circle, which represents the family.

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a. Failure of the client to express interest in the infant's care b. Frequent requests for pain medication c. Maternal requests to review the events in the birth experience d. Maternal request to stay hospitalized until the infant can be discharged

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Nutrition therapy for dumping syndrome includes

a. drinking thickened liquids and increasing protein intake. b. avoiding caffeinated beverages and de-creasing fat intake. c. avoiding snacks between meals and in-creasing intake of high-calcium foods. d. drinking liquids between meals and limit-ing intake of simple carbohydrates.

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When a person is dying, how should they be positioned?

a. Supine. b. Any way they wish. c. Fowler's. d. Semi-Fowler's.

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A client's intravenous heparin drip rate will be increased at 1400. The nurse plans to draw an activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) at which time?

1. Immediately after increasing the rate 2. At 2000 3. At 1530 4. At 0800 the next morning

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