Who was the first person to recognize the importance of the environment by noting that cholera rates were much higher among those who drank water from a particular well?
A. C.E.A. Winslow
B. Edwin Chadwick
C. Lemuel Shattuck
D. John Snow
ANS: D
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a. high c. low b. the same as the calcium level d. normal
The nurse assesses a client as having a tactile sensory impairment. Which of the following should be included in this client's plan of care?
a. Keep the area clear around the bed to prevent tripping. b. Instruct to date foods to avoid eating something that might be spoiled. c. Instruct to not use ice or heating pads on the body to prevent burning. d. Instruct in the need to have a smoke alarm installed in the home.
While studying the prevalence of mental health disorders worldwide, a PHN learns about the World Mental Health Survey, which is used to determine estimates of human capital costs and prevalence of mental disorders in a wide range of countries
The survey was developed by A. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) B. The World Health Organization (WHO) C. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) D. The World Health Assembly
Concerned parents call the school nurse because of changes in their 15-year-old adolescent's behavior. Which behavior would the nurse indicate as indicative of adolescent substance abuse?
1. Buying baggy, oversized clothing at thrift shops and dying her hair black 2. Becoming very involved with friends and in activities related to the basketball team that she is on; never seeming to be home; and, when she is home, preferring to be in her room with the door shut 3. Receiving numerous detentions lately from teachers for sleeping in class 4. Becoming very moody, dramatically crying and weeping one minute and then being cheerful and excited the next