A public health nurse is studying statistics that show the number of residents in one community who do not have health insurance. Who was the first person to suggest the establishment of a national health insurance plan?
a. Dorothea Dix c. St. Jerome
b. Florence Nightingale d. Lillian Wald
D
Lillian Wald suggested the establishment of a national health insurance plan when she was the first president of the National Organization for Public Health Nursing.
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The nurse is admitting an older frail patient with dementia as a resident in a long-term care facility. Which problem is a priority when planning interventions for this patient's care?
1. Agitation 2. Wandering behaviors 3. Sleep disturbances 4. Polypharmacy
The reason the client's abdominal pain is most severe just prior to mealtime is because:
a. hunger intensifies the pain. b. the prostaglandin level in his stomach is low. c. stomach acid and pepsin are not being consumed by food. d. his awareness of the pain is greater when his blood sugar is low.
A client asks the nurse how the fluid in the ankles keeps coming back. The nurse shares with the client the principal causes of edema. What principal causes should the nurse review with the client?
1 . Obstruction of arterial blood or lymphatic return 2 . Increased capillary permeability or increased capillary pressure 3 . Immune reactions 4 . External pressure from tight binders or casts A) 1, 2 B) 1, 3 C) 2, 4 D) 3, 4
When assisting a confused, agitated resident with activities of daily living (ADLs), you should
A. give the resident three or four choices. B. say as little as possible. C. give lengthy, complete instructions. D. avoid making too many demands.