Health literacy is the ability to understand and use information that is important in keeping the patient healthy.

a. true
b. false


a. true

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Your client's tells you that the first day of her last menstrual period was on August 4 . Using Naegele's rule, you determine that her EDD will be which of the following?

a. February 7 c. October 29 b. May 11 d. December 15

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A nurse observes that the client, whose blood type is AB negative, is receiving a transfusion with type O negative packed red blood cells. What is the nurse's best first action?

A. Call the blood bank. B. Take and record the client's vital signs. C. Stop the transfusion and keep the IV open. D. Document the observation as the only action.

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You are assigned to care for a young adolescent who is in the terminal stage of an illness. This early adolescent says to you: "I don't want to die." What would be your best response?

a. "You may not die, as miracles do sometimes happen." b. "Tell me more about what you are thinking." c. "I don't want you to die either." d. "Why do you think you might die?"

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After teaching a group of students about the federal agencies involved in public health, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which agency as the main organization that is involved in public health?

A) Environmental Protection Agency B) Department of Homeland Security C) Department of Agriculture D) Department of Health and Human Services

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