A parent wants to know how to prevent type 1 diabetes in the newborn. The healthcare professional explains that prevention is not possible, because which of these is a major characteristic of type 1 diabetes mellitus?
a. Partial insulin secretion
b. An autoimmune cause factor
c. Insulin resistance
d. Obesity as a common risk factor
Ans: b. An autoimmune cause factor
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An elderly patient comes into the physician's office with reddened eyes. She tells you that lately she has been having this dry-eye condition. Since there is no infection in her eyes, you would expect the physician to order:
1. An antiinfective 2. Artificial tears 3. An antiviral 4. An antiseptic
Which of the following indicates a nurse's role as a researcher?
a. Reading peer-reviewed journal articles b. Working as a member of the interdisciplinary team to provide client care c. Helping client to obtain home care post-discharge from the hospital d. Delegating tasks to unlicensed personnel to allow for more teaching time with clients
A client has a chronic wound that is being treated with a vacuum-assisted wound closure (VAC) device. Which intervention by the nurse takes priority?
a. Provide pain medication as needed. b. Assess the VAC every 2 hours for bleed-ing. c. Check the integrity of the dressing seal every 4 hours. d. Document the wound size with each dressing change.
Which of the following is a natural consequence of utilitarian forms of health care financing?
a. Resources and services will be distributed equally. b. Some people will not receive resources and services. c. Those people with the greatest need receive the bulk of resources and services. d. People who have greater personal resources will receive greater benefit.