Which legislation changed the availability of federal services accessible to certain immigrants to the United States?
a. Migrant Health Act of 1962
b. Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
c. Welfare reform legislation of 1996
d. Food stamps
ANS: C
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Why are urinary tract infections (UTI) common in older adults? (Select all that apply.)
a. Older adults have weakened musculature in the bladder and urethra. b. Older adults have urinary stasis. c. Older adults have increased bladder capacity. d. Older adults have diminished neurologic sensation. e. The effects of medications such as diuretics that many older adults take.
An hour after a patient has a thoracentesis, the patient's oxygen saturation is 88, and respiratory rate is 34 . What actions by the nurse are priorities?
a. Raise the head of the bed and call the nursing supervisor. b. Give oxygen to the patient and notify the physician. c. Look at the chest excursion and notify respiratory therapy. d. Open a chest tube insertion kit and notify the patient's family.
During a staff conflict, one of your nursing peers defends her actions and asserts her own rights among the professional staff. Defending one's actions and asserting one's rights typify the coping mechanism of:
a. emotion or ego focused. b. problem or task focused. c. physiological conversion. d. psychological conversion.
The nurse is working with a child whose religious beliefs differ from those of the general population. What should the nurse do to meet the specific spiritual needs of this child and family?
1. Ask, "What do you think caused the child's illness?" 2. Show respect while allowing time and privacy for religious rituals. 3. Identify healthcare practices forbidden by religious or spiritual beliefs. 4. Ask, "How do the child's and family's religious/spiritual beliefs impact their practices for health and illness?"