The nurse is conducting a wellness presentation for a group of factory employees and notes a large number of African Americans present
Based on information included in Healthy People 2020, the nurse would choose which of the following topics as a priority for this setting? 1. Cancer risk reduction
2. Bone density assessments
3. Smoking cessation
4. Blood pressure screening
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Rationale 1: African Americans do not typically have an increased risk of all types of cancers.
Rationale 2: African Americans do not have an increased risk of developing osteoporosis.
Rationale 3: Smoking cessation techniques are important to discuss, but hypertension is something that affects many African Americans.
Rationale 4: This is an appropriate activity because African Americans have an increased risk of developing hypertension.
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When preparing the patient for a serum ADH level, the nurse must withhold
a. insulin and furosemide. c. Lanoxin and potassium. b. morphine and carbamazepine. d. heparin and beta-blockers.
The clinic nurse is doing a preoperative assessment of a patient who will be undergoing outpatient cataract surgery with lens implantation in 1 week
While taking the patient's medical history, the nurse notes that this patient had a kidney transplant 8 years ago and that the patient is taking immunosuppressive drugs. For what is this patient at increased risk when having surgery? Rejection of the kidney A) Rejection of the kidney B) Rejection of the implanted lens C) Infection D) Adrenal storm
Which of the following interventions should a nurse use when caring for an inpatient client who expresses anger inappropriately? (Select all that apply.)
1. Maintain a calm demeanor. 2. Clearly delineate the consequences of the behavior. 3. Use therapeutic touch to convey empathy. 4. Set limits on the behavior. 5. Teach the client to avoid "I" statements related to expression of feelings.
A nurse educator believes that teaching students without caring about them is an exercise in futility. This educator also believes that in meeting the students' needs, educators must also work to take care of themselves and care for their own needs
From which stage of Gilligan's theory is the educator approaching the teaching of students? 1. Stage 1 2. Stage 2 3. Stage 3 4. Stage 4