The person who is considered the forerunner of modern public health nursing in the United States is:
1. Vincent DePaul.
2. William Rathbone.
3. Florence Nightingale.
4. Lillian Wald.
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Lillian Wald is recognized as the forerunner of modern public health nursing.
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The most common health problem of older adults is
a. Acute disease b. Medication management c. Repeated hospitalizations d. Chronic disease
A community health nurse is preparing to carry out an experimental epidemiologic study. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to do?
A) Focus the study on evaluating the cause of a disease B) Ensure carefully controlled conditions during the study C) Expose both groups to the same factor or condition D) Ensure that there are a substantial number of subjects
The client has an enlarged lymph node in front of his right ear. In which of the following ways should the nurse accurately document this finding?
1. Right-sided occipital lymph node enlarged 2. Right-sided submaxillary lymph node enlarged 3. Right-sided deep cervical lymph node enlarged 4. Right-sided preauricular lymph node enlarged
The most serious complication of lumbar puncture in a critically ill patient is
a. bacterial meningitis. b. dural tear. c. brainstem herniation. d. spinal cord trauma.