The nurse is caring for an 8-year-old boy who has chronic epilepsy. Which of the following would be most important to address when teaching the child and parents about living with this condition?
A) Multiple corrective surgeries to slowly remove diseased parts of his brain
B) Physical, occupational, and speech therapy to maximize his potential
C) Support for maintaining self-esteem because of his altered lifestyle
D) Hyperventilation therapy to counteract the periods of decreased oxygenation
C
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The most deadly skin cancer is ________________ .
A. basal cell carcinoma.
B. squamous cell carcinoma.
C. melanoma.
D. eczema.
The family scenario that presents the greatest risk for family violence is
a. a husband who is unemployed and has low self-esteem associated with lack of employability, a wife who loses her job, and a developmentally delayed 3-year-old son. b. a husband who finds employment 2 weeks after a layoff from his previous job, a wife who has stable employment, and a child doing well in school. c. a single mother with an executive position, a 10-year-old precocious daughter, and a widowed grandmother living in the household to provide child care for the 10-year-old child. d. a single gay male parent, an adolescent son who has just begun dating girls, and the father's unmarried sister who has come to visit for 2 weeks.
The community health nurse is preparing to conduct a program for a group of nursing students concerning health and wellness
Which of the following statements by a participant indicates the most comprehensive and accurate understanding of health? 1. "Health is the absence of illness, disease, and symptoms." 2. "Health is a state of well-being and the use of every power the person possesses to the fullest extent." 3. "Health is the state when a person is viewed as a holistic being." 4. "Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being."
Minerals that are needed with a daily requirement of 100 mg or more are called ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).