A team of public health nurses are strategizing around a new initiative that will address screening, education, and management of hypertension in residents of the community
Which of the following facts surrounding hypertension should underlie the nurses' design of this health initiative?
A) Many of the pathophysiological effects of hypertension are poorly understood in the health literature.
B) Hypertension is difficult to identify in many of the individuals who are at highest risk of the problem.
C) Hypertension tends to be inadequately managed in many of the people who have been diagnosed with the problem.
D) Hypertension is among the health problems that are most difficult to treat successfully.
C
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Why should the nurse be cautious about using humor when teaching clients from other cultures?
1. Meaning can change in the translation process. 2. Humor has no place in health education. 3. Humor is not common in other cultures. 4. Humor makes people uncomfortable.
In regards to the legal aspects of a community-based nurse's role, if an individual asks them to leave, the nurse should: a. leave. b. finish the procedure that they started. c. ignore the individual and implement the necessarycare
d. none of the above.
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only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. S3 and S4 heart sounds 2. Oxygen saturation 80% on 4 liters oxygen nasal cannula 3. Urine output 10 mL over the last hour 4. Onset of production cough 5. Weight loss of 3 lbs from previous weight