Which statement best describes preventive health care?
1. It provides people with tools and knowledge to take control of their own health.
2. It is the process of enabling people to be responsible for improving their health and in keeping its personal meaning.
3. It encompasses educational techniques to help people take control of their lives and their health.
4. It is the recognition of the risk for disease and actions taken to reduce that risk.
ANS: 4
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The most therapeutic response is: a. "Don't be sad. At least you have one healthy baby." b. "How soon do you plan to have another baby?" c. "I have a friend who lost a twin and she's doing just fine now." d. "I am so sorry about your loss. Would you like to talk about it?"
A client has a fracture and is being treated with skeletal traction. Which assessment causes the nurse to take immediate action?
a. The client's blood pressure is 130/86 mm Hg. b. The traction weights are resting on the floor. c. Slight oozing of clear fluid is noted at the pin site. d. Capillary refill of the extremity is less than 3 seconds.
A patient is admitted to the telemetry unit. Which nursing assessment has the highest priority for further investigation?
1. The patient complains of intermittent chest pain during mild exercise. 2. The patient has a history of urinary retention. 3. The patient complains of fatigue and dyspnea after walking up several flights of stairs. 4. The patient's father has a history of smoking.
Bioavailability is defined as the:
A. rate and extent to which an active drug enters the general circulation.\ B. movement of a solvent from an area of lower to higher solute concentration. C. movement of a solute from an area of higher to lower solvent concentration. D. speed with which the drug is excreted from the body by the renal system.