Which technique would the nurse use to perform scoliosis screening in a school-age child?
A) Have the child bend forward at the waist.
B) Measure the length of each leg.
C) Measure the distance between the knees and the ankles.
D) Ask the child to walk across the room.
A
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The nurse is reflecting on psychiatric nursing care in the 19th century. Which nursing diagnosis is most consistent with the focus of psychiatric nursing care during the 19th century?
1. Ineffective individual coping 2. Self-care deficit 3. Anxiety 4. Altered thought processes
Specificity of an instrument used for diagnosis refers to what?
a. Its ability to detect error b. Its ability to detect the presence of a condition or illness c. Its ability to detect the absence of a condition or illness d. Its true positives minus its false negatives
Ringworm, frequently found in schoolchildren, is caused by a(n)
a. Virus b. Fungus c. Allergic reaction d. Bacterial infection
A client asks the nurse whether the claims made regarding a new medication are true. The nurse responds based on which act or amendment passed in 1912 that prevents the sale of drugs with false therapeutic claims intended to cheat the consumer?
1. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 2. FDA Modernization Act 3. The Sherley Amendment 4. Pure Food and Drug Act