A nurse is working at a state health department. Which of the following duties would most likely be completed in this setting? (Select all that apply.)
a. Administering the Medicaid program
b. Assessing the health needs of the state's citizens
c. Employing and supervising school health nurses
d. Establishing and maintaining free clinics for HIV-positive drug abusers
ANS: A, B
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The nurse presenting a suicide prevention lecture would decide who the target population is based on what fact?
a. Females have the highest risk for suicide. b. Children are considered a high-risk group for committing suicide. c. The highest suicide rate is among the Caucasian middle-age population. d. Rates of suicide are highest among the older population, age 80 and older.
When following up on SSRI medication side effects, the nurse will need to make specific inquir-ies about:
1. Anticholinergic symptoms 2. Alpha-adrenergic blockade 3. GI tract symptoms 4. Sexual dysfunction