What is the fundamental purpose of public health nursing (PHN), as stated in Healthy People 2020 (USDHHS 2000)?
a. moral care of sick populations
b. to help the U.S. population attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death
c. sharing medical news with the nearby community
d. teaching people about the dangers of teen smoking
B
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The statement below is an example of which of the following? "In this study, pain is reflected as a score between 0 and 10 on the postoperative pain rating scale."
a. Associative hypothesis b. Conceptual definition c. Operational definition d. Problem statement
While the patient is on plasmapheresis, the nurse should monitor for: (Select all that apply.)
a. an allergic reaction. b. bleeding at the puncture site. c. a bruit at the shunt site. d. decreasing blood pressure. e. signs of hyperkalemia.
Because a client is receiving antispasmodics for bladder spasms, the nurse should be sure that the client
a. increases fluid intake. b. is assessed frequently for bleeding. c. receives stool softeners. d. remains on bed rest.
The nurse is providing care to a postpartum client who is relinquishing custody of her newborn through an open adoption. Which nursing action is most important?
1. Assigning the client a room on the GYN surgical floor instead of the postpartum floor 2. Preparing to have teaching done in time for discharging the client at 24 hours postdelivery 3. Making an effort not to bring up the topic of the baby, and discuss the mother's health instead 4. Asking the client if she wants to feed her baby, and how much contact she wants to have