A riverfront community builds a retaining wall to divert flood water away from the town. This is an example of:
1. Mitigation
2. A natural disaster
3. Disaster reduction
4. Disaster health
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Mitigation is defined as actions or measures that can either prevent the occurrence of a disaster or reduce the severity of the effects.
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What drug, if prescribed for the patient, would indicate the need to assess the patient for depression characterized by anxiety and addictive behaviors?
A) Imipramine (Tofranil) B) Venlafaxine (Effexor) C) Fluvoxamine (Luvox) D) Tranylcypromine (Parnate)
Your client is sleeping and you can see rapid movement of the eyes beneath the closed lids. You know that the client is in which stage of sleep?
1. stage 2 2. stage 3 3. stage 4 4. REM
Mr. S is a 69-year-old dialysis client who lives alone. He often comes to dialysis complaining of lower extremity edema. The nurse has discussed the importance of a low-sodium diet and Mr. S. denies using salt at meals
After a careful review of his diet history for the past week, the nurse has identified the source of dietary sodium from: 1. Canned soup, hot dogs, and pickles. 2. Hamburgers, ketchup, and tossed salad. 3. Lunch meat, frozen foods, and cereal. 4. Canned fruit, ice cream, and cookies.
The nurse is caring for a patient experiencing auditory hallucinations who says, "When I first heard the voices they said nice things about me but now they say bad things."
Which question will have an impact on the care this patient is initially provided? (Select all that apply.) a. "Do you trust me to help you with the voices?" b. "Are the voices commanding you to hurt yourself?" c. "How often during 24 hours do you hear the voices?" d. "Do you hear the voices if you're busy in a noisy environment?" e. "When did you first start hearing voices that were saying bad things?"