A nurse is conducting community wellness seminars and teaches that a primary prevention activity for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is
a. avoiding alcohol.
b. genetic testing.
c. not smoking.
d. regular exercise.
C
Smoking is the primary risk factor for COPD. Other risk factors include air pollution, second-hand smoke, a history of childhood respiratory tract infections, and heredity. Occupa-tional exposure to certain industrial pollutants may also be a risk factor.
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During an assessment, the nurse has elevated a patient's legs 12 inches off the table and has had him wag his feet to drain off venous blood. After helping him sit up and dangle his legs over the side of the table,
the nurse should expect that a normal finding at this point would be: a. Significant elevational pallor. b. Venous filling within 15 seconds. c. No change in the coloration of the skin. d. Color returning to the feet within 20 seconds of assuming a sitting position.
Cultural beliefs based in shared meanings, values, and norms are key guidelines to consider when a person has a health problem. What is the first step an individual has to take when he or she is ill?
A) Examine all possible and probable causes of the illness. B) Agree that the symptoms represent a problem. C) Plan of action is decided upon. D) Appropriate treatment is determined.
A child who has been admitted with a possible diagnosis of acute bronchiolitis is to have ELISA completed. Which is the most accurate description of the ELISA?
A) It is done by collecting mucus through nasal aspiration B) The procedure is done under a local anesthetic C) The test is a pulmonary function test D) The test is performed by drawing blood samples from an IV
A community/public health nurse is using the social action model to facilitate change in the community. Which of the following aspects of this model may make the nurse feel uncomfortable?
a. Admitting that the nurse may not know the best approach b. Cooperating with a large number of community agencies c. Confronting power brokers directly d. Sharing decision making with other people