Which of the following situations requires parental consent prior to treatment of a 13-year-old?
a. Pregnancy
b. Strep throat
c. Birth control
d. Substance abuse
ANS: B
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a. The client is able to perform ADLs but not lift some items. b. No difficulties are expected with ADLs. c. The client is unable to perform ADLs alone. d. The client would need near-total assistance with ADLs.
A child, aged 11 years, has to stay home from school to care for his siblings while his mother works
because the family cannot afford a babysitter. The home is cluttered and dirty when the community mental health nurse visits to investigate the child's school absences. When asked about his parents, he reluctantly reveals that he thinks his father does not like him very much. The level of prevention for work with this family will be a. primary. b. secondary. c. tertiary. d. prevention is not possible.
The self-treatment for diarrhea in healthy adults includes which of the following?
1. Nothing by mouth for 24 hours 2. When beginning clear liquids, use milk cautiously 3. When taking full-liquid diet, include banana for pectin content 4. Avoiding very hot, very cold, and caffeine-containing beverages
A patient is placed on a multidrug regimen including bismuth for peptic ulcer disease. The nurse should instruct the patient as follows:
1. "One week of therapy should heal ulcers and relieve symptoms." 2. "When the symptoms resolve, the ulcer will be healed." 3. "The tongue and stool may turn black on bismuth." 4. "Single-drug therapy is preferable."