The student studying community health nursing learns that vulnerable populations can be best assisted by which activity?
a. Researching their genetic risk for health problems
b. Working with the community to decrease health risks
c. Studying vital statistics to determine their causes of death
d. Making sure the population maintains immunizations
ANS: B
Vulnerable populations have some characteristic that puts them at higher risk for identified health problems. The nurse can best assist vulnerable populations by identifying and working with them to decrease their risks. Researching genetic risks, studying vital statistics, and improving immunizations are all part of the solution, but the overarching priority action is to help the community decrease its risks.
You might also like to view...
An elderly patient complains bitterly and repetitively about numerous somatic concerns, but he has been examined thoroughly by several different health care providers, and physical examinations suggest that he is in good health
The nurse should suspect that the patient's somatic complaints most likely are: a. indications of a hidden physical illness. b. a maladaptive way of coping with stress. c. indications that he is feeling depressed. d. typical responses to the aches of growing older.
An 80-year-old woman has just undergone cataract surgery at an outpatient surgical center and is being prepared for discharge home. When providing relevant health education, the nurse should teach the patient to:
A) Expect significant pain for the next 24 to 48 hours B) Irrigate her eye with normal saline solution every 4 to 6 hours C) Remain on bed rest for the next 2 to 3 days, if possible D) Avoid bending over for an extended period until the eye has healed
The nurse anticipates that a patient with multiple fractured ribs is at risk for which condition?
1. Decreased lung expansion 2. Increased respiratory rate 3. Prolonged expiratory phase 4. Low arterial carbon dioxide level
Identify the statement by the public health nurse that most accurately describes treatment with immune globulin for the wife and two children of a client who was diagnosed with hepatitis A
a. One injection provides immunity for life. b. If the family has not been in close contact with the client, they do not need the me-dication. c. The medication conveys active immunity. d. If administered more than 2 weeks after exposure, it may not be effective.