Community health nursing has a long history of contributing to the health of populations. Which of the following forms of service would the nurse identify as being most recent?
A) Voluntary home nursing care for the sick poor via district nursing
B) Use of the term "public health nursing"
C) Lay and religious groups providing care to the sick poor in their homes
D) Focus on populations, with community health nursing seen as a specialty field
D
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The NMJ blocker therapy has been discontinued and the other medications are being reduced gradually. The patient is now alert and awake, communicating with his or her family by using paper and pencil. The family asks why the patient cannot sustain normal respirations. What is the nurse's best response? (Select all that apply.) A) "His or her muscles need to get their strength back again." B) "This is a common occurrence in situations like this." C) "He or she is likely to breathe better each day." D) "The drugs created temporary muscle damage." E) "He or she will not be taken off the mechanical ventilator until he is ready."
The nurse is teaching a family how to care for an infant in a Pavlik harness to treat congenital developmental dysplasia of the hip. The nurse will include in the parental education instructions to:
1. Apply lotion or powder to minimize skin irritation. 2. Put clothing over the harness for maximum effectiveness of the device. 3. Check at least two or three times a day for red areas under the straps. 4. Place the diaper over the harness, preferably using a thin, superabsorbent disposable diaper.
The mother with a history of delivering preterm infants is given an amniocentesis to measure the lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio to detect:
a. Meconium b. Protein level c. Sufficiency of surfactant d. Evidence of adequate perfusion of placenta
Which of the following food groups would be appropriate to suggest to a patient who practices tenets of the Islamic faith?
A) Salad with crumbled bacon and cheese with a cup of tea B) Barbecued pork sandwich with a milkshake C) Sliced ham and cheese sandwich and 2% milk D) Broiled chicken sandwich with skimmed milk