An African-American client should be assessed for which one of the following health problems that occurs more frequently and has a higher mortality rate in this cultural group?
1. multiple sclerosis
2. thalassemia
3. hypertension
4. cystic fibrosis
ANS: 3
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The nurse educators at a large, tertiary care hospital have proposed a research project that will gauge the implementation of evidence-based practice around falls prevention
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