Which is a common scenario for meta-analysis in a nursing study?
A) Comparing the percentage of adolescents using hard drugs to the percentage using alcohol
B) Comparing two groups on a continuous outcome (e.g., body mass index—BMI)
C) Predicting health-related behavior from five different variables
D) Providing descriptions of caring for the chronically ill
B
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Viral hepatitis may be treated at home. What should be taught to the patient's family? (Select all that apply.)
a. Clothes should be laundered separately with hot water. b. Personal items and drinking glasses should not be shared. c. Articles soiled with feces do not require extra care. d. Hands need to be thoroughly washed after toileting. e. Contaminated items may be disposed of with regular trash.
Thirty-two state hospitals were established throughout the United States in the mid- to late 1800s. Most of the hospitals were constructed in rural areas. The reason these mental hospitals were built in rural areas was to:
a. protect those who were mentally ill from abusive family members b. provide a cheap labor force for underserved rural farms c. create an insulated therapeutic environment in which to best cure those who were mentally ill d. remove those who were mentally ill far away from the communities that feared them
Extreme poverty in the form of homelessness affects women, children, and minorities more often than others. Those who are homeless
1. Need more nursing care than other vulnerable groups 2. Have no desire to seek medical care 3. Have even fewer resources than poor people who have adequate housing 4. Are living in despair with no hope or resilience
Promptly inform the nurse if the FSBS meter reads "low" or "high."
Indicate whether the statement is true or false