Which of the following elderly groups is at significantly greater risk for chronic and nutritionally related disease due to the effects of poverty?
1. Caucasian
2. Hispanic
3. Asian
4. African American
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African Americans are at significantly greater risk for chronic and nutritionally related disease due to the effects of poverty.
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A community health nurse is providing immunizations to schoolchildren at a local health department. At which age would the nurse expect to administer the first dose of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine?
A) 9 B) 11 C) 13 D) 15
A new mother asks whether she should feed her newborn colostrum because it is not "real milk." The nurse's best answer includes what information?
a. Colostrum is high in antibodies, protein, vitamins, and minerals. b. Colostrum is lower in calories than milk and should be supplemented by formula. c. Giving colostrum is important in helping the mother learn how to breast-feed be-fore she goes home. d. Colostrum is unnecessary for newborns.
What causes the cool, damp skin of patients in compensatory shock?
a. Constriction of peripheral blood vessels because of the shunting of blood to the vital organs b. Action of the antidiuretic hormone re-leased in shock by the adrenal glands c. Decreasing levels of arterial carbon dio-xide, which are pooling in the arms and legs d. Activation of the baroreceptors in the ren-al arteries
Intravenous catheters that are inserted directly through the skin and into the internal or external jugular, subclavian, or femoral vein for up to several weeks are known as ___________
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