Public Health

Which of the following community-based safety guidelines should be tau

Which of the following community-based safety guidelines should be taught to all parents and caregivers? (Select all that apply.) A) Use smoke detectors in the home B) Keep guns and ammunition together for easy access should there be an intruder C) Children under 5 years of age need supervision when crossing the street. D) Post […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

A 10-year-old girl is accompanied by her mother to the community healt

A 10-year-old girl is accompanied by her mother to the community health center. The nurse begins the girl’s assessment by measuring her height and weight. The child is at the 50th percentile for height and 95th percentile for weight. The nurse asks the mother about the child’s sleep pattern. The nurse asks this information because […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

Keeping in mind the most common causes of mortality in teens, the scho

Keeping in mind the most common causes of mortality in teens, the school nurse decides to implement a program on A) birth control and pregnancy prevention. B) eliminating distracted driving (texting while driving, cell phone use, etc.). C) decreasing the use of availability of tobacco. D) the need for up-to-date immunization status.   ESSAYBID ANSWER […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

The school nurse is interested in setting up disease prevention progra

The school nurse is interested in setting up disease prevention programs for children in her elementary school. What are the primary concerns with school-age children related to preventing chronic conditions? A) Preventing obesity and encouraging physical activity B) Screening for high cholesterol and hypertension C) Taking vitamins and eating more protein D) Eliminating all refined […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

The school nurse in a large high school is interested in developing so

The school nurse in a large high school is interested in developing some health promotion and disease prevention programs for the teens at the school. The nurse distributes a survey to explore what the teens believe to be health issues that need to be addressed. He discovers that many teens in the school have concerns […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

The nurse is working with a 22-year-old pregnant mom in her first trim

The nurse is working with a 22-year-old pregnant mom in her first trimester. During conversation, the client indicates that she cannot wait to meet her friends this evening to “go party.” The nurse investigates more about this comment and finds the client intends to get “totally trashed” tonight while celebrating her friend’s 21st birthday. Which […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

The nurse works in a school-based clinic. She has advised a 16-year-ol

The nurse works in a school-based clinic. She has advised a 16-year-old teen who is 2 months pregnant to make an appointment with a certified nurse midwife or physician for prenatal care. The student drops by the nurse’s office after the visit and tells her “I am eating better food and I quit smoking, but […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020