As a student nurse you know that according to the Health Belief Model, the likelihood of a person acting in response to a health threat is dependent on which of the following factors?
a. the person's perception of the severity of the illness
b. the person's perception of the susceptibility to the illness
c. the value of treatment benefits
d. the barriers to treatment
e. all of the above
E
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Which response should the nurse make when a patient receiving intravenous potassium complains of burning at the infusion site?
A) "Let me check the IV site and make sure there are no complications." B) "Don't worry, the burning goes away with time." C) "It's normal for the insertion site to be red and warm." D) "I'll check back with you in 2 hours and see if it still burns."
An analgesic medication has been administered intramuscularly to a client in labor. The nurse would evaluate the medication as effective if:
1. The client dozes between contractions. 2. The client is moaning with contractions. 3. The contractions decrease in intensity. 4. The contractions decrease in frequency.
The nurse who volunteers at a community center for older people refers which people to the Supplemental Security Income office? (Select all that apply.)
a. Disabled persons b. Those who are visually impaired c. Deaf persons d. Those with minimal income e. Those who are cognitively impaired
The first segment of the left coronary artery is the _____ artery
a. circumflex b. right coronary c. left main coronary d. left anterior descending