The director general of the WHO made a commitment to renew all the policies and actions of "Health for All in the 21st century" (HFA21). The health priorities are based on the concepts of:
1. Eradication of communicable disease worldwide
2. Equity and solidarity with an emphasis on the individual's, family's, and com-munity's responsibility for health
3. World trade and knowledge sharing
4. Provisions for the creation of UNICEF
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HFA21 goals were equity and solidarity with an emphasis on the individual's, family's, and community's responsibility for health.
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The difference between primary and secondary multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is that primary MODS is the result of
a. widespread systemic inflammation that results in dysfunction of organs not involved in the initial insult. b. direct organ injury. c. disorganization of the immune system response. d. widespread disruption of the coagulation system.
The nurse is providing care to a client at a local clinic. The nurse suspects that the client is experiencing a urinary tract infection. Which urinalysis result supports the nurse's suspicions?
A) pH 5.2 B) Negative glucose C) WBC 10-15 D) Specific gravity 1.012
You are the nurse in a pediatric ICU caring for a child dying of sickle cell anemia. The mother has been unable to eat or sleep and can talk only about her pending loss and the guilt she feels about the child's pain and suffering
This is the second child this mother has lost to sickle cell disease. What intervention has the highest priority? A) Allowing the patient to express her feelings without judging her B) Helping the patient to understand the phases of the grieving process C) Reassuring the patient that the child's death is not her fault D) Arranging for genetic counseling to inform the patient of her chances of having another child with the disease
During an assessment, the nurse asks a patient from a non-English-speaking culture which types of home remedies and herbs the patient uses for health care. What is the purpose of asking the patient this question?
A) Analyze for herb–drug interactions B) Understand the patient's philosophy of alternative health care C) Determine the types of medications the patient will need to be prescribed D) Explain to the physician the patient's preference for nontraditional medicine approaches