The nurse would caution a client with arthritis that this chronic inflammatory disease increases the risk for CHD through the
a. amount of aspirin taken as a remedy for arthritis.
b. decreased physical activity relative to arthritic discomfort.
c. increased level of C-reactive protein.
d. increased release of histamines.
C
It is thought that the increased amount of C-reactive protein present from arthritis becomes unst-able and breaks off into the circulating volume.
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Which of the following best describes why the numbers of children seen by the school health nurse is increasing?
a. Higher expectations for performance by parents and school administrators b. Increasing school enrollments c. Lack of another source of regular health care d. Overcrowding within the community
When working with clients and defining the term health, the nurse uses examples from a variety of sources such as Nightingale, the World Health Organization, the President's Commission on Health, and the ANA
Broadly, health is which of the following? (Select all that apply.) 1. A process 2. A state of well-being 3. Purely the absence of disease 4. A dynamic state of being 5. Affected solely by physiological factors
A patient recovering from a total laryngectomy and permanent tracheostomy is being discharged. What observation indicates that discharge teaching has been effective? Select all that apply.
A. The patient covers the tracheostomy with a light gauze sponge. B. The patient supports the head when moving in bed. C. The patient is eager to go to the pool to go swimming. D. The patient drinks cool fluids throughout the day. E. The patient places a gauze sponge around the gastrostomy tube.
The State Nurse Practice Act is an example of which of the following?
A. A federal senate bill B. A law enacted by the federal government C. A statute enacted by state legislature D. A judicial decision