Which of the following would a homeless adolescent see as an important survival skill?
a. Being able to beg, manipulate, and lie to obtain resources
b. Using free clinics to obtain access to health care providers
c. Trying to keep a list of all social programs in the community
d. Trying to look and act like a middle class member of society
ANS: A
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The patient's pulse oximetry is 98%. What is the priority action of the nurse? a. Reduce the oxygen flow rate until the patient's pulse oximetry value is 90% to 92%. b. Inform the patient's physician and obtain an order for oxygen at 5 L/min. c. Document the intervention and findings in the patient's medical record. d. Listen to the patient's lung fields and reinforce pursed-lip breathing techniques.
A mother and her 4-week-old infant have arrived for a health maintenance visit. Which of the following activities will the nurse perform?
A) Assess the child for an upper respiratory infection B) Take a health history for a minor injury C) Administer a varicella injection D) Plot the child's head circumference on a growth chart
Admission assessment reveals these patient findings. The nurse would consider which results as indicating metabolic syndrome education should be provided? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are
selected. Select all that apply. 1. Female gender, waist circumference of 78.5 cm 2. Swelling of thighs and lower extremities 3. Blood pressure 166/84 4. Triglyceride levels 325 mg/dL 5. Fasting glucose of 110 mg/dL
Before preparing the equipment to administer peripheral venipuncture, the nurse correctly washes her hands for at least
1. 1 minute. 2. 45 seconds. 3. 30 seconds. 4. 15 seconds.