A nurse is assessing a low-income population in a community. Which of the following would be most appropriate for this population?
a. HIV screening
b. Blood pressure screening
c. Colorectal cancer screening
d. Breast cancer mammography screening
Answer: b. Blood pressure screening
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You are assisting with assessments on a group of medical-surgical patients. What patient do you recognize as being at the highest risk for the development of osteomyelitis?
A) A middle-age adult who takes ibuprofen daily for rheumatoid arthritis B) An elderly patient with an infected pressure ulcer in the sacral area C) A 17-year-old football player who had orthopedic surgery 6 weeks prior D) An infant diagnosed with jaundice
The nurse includes in postoperative care for a patient with reimplantation of the right thumb the implementations of:
1. decreasing the temperature of the room to 70ºF. 2. elevating the hand, but keeping it below the level of the heart. 3. offering coffee, tea, or cola to help increase fluid intake. 4. placing an antiembolus sleeve on the right arm.
What is the best way for the nurse to make sure that the right patient is receiving a prescribed drug when the patient is alert and oriented?
a. Ask the patient to state his or her name. b. Check the patient's wrist band. c. Look at the patient's chart. d. Have the patient state his or her name and birth date.
An industrial nurse is planning to give an informative talk on hypertension to employees in honor of "heart month." He plans to teach individuals how to take their blood pressure measurements
Which information is important for him to ask the planning committee before this presentation? 1. Ages of all employees involved 2. Names of employees who are married 3. Number of employees with high blood pressure 4. Type of room available and number of participants