Which of the following actions should be taken by a typical community preparing for the expected demographic changes in the United States?
a. Build more elementary schools
b. Build more high schools
c. Build more colleges
d. Build more adult condominiums
ANS: D
The number of children will increase, but the proportion of children as compared with adults has been decreasing since the mid-1960s. Consequently, more housing for adults is needed.
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A. Encourage the woman to empty her bladder every 4 hours. B. Instruct the woman to monitor her temperature at home. C. Prepare the woman to have cultures of her lochia taken. D. Teach her to splint her abdominal incision when coughing.
The nurse is caring for four newborns who have recently been admitted to the newborn nursery. Which labor event puts the newborn at risk for an alteration of health? The infant's mother had:
1. Ruptured membranes for 36 hours. 2. An IVof lactated Ringer's solution. 3. A labor that lasted 12 hours. 4. A cesarean birth with her last child.
One intervention that has been shown to be effective in improving the health status of a population is:
a. Decreasing the number of people who need outside resources b. Increasing in the number of children who can attend school c. Increasing the monetary resources that can be used to treat disease and illness d. Improving the ability to pay debt to more developed countries
The nurse is creating a genogram for a client. Which information should the nurse consider as critical in forming a plan of care for the client? Select all that apply.
A. Death from chronic illness. B. Multiple pregnancy losses. C. Known genetic conditions. D. Late age of disease onset. E. Multiple family members with the same disease.