The nurse’s assessment of a newborn reveals a history of perinatal infection, anatomic malformations of the head, birth weight of 1,200 grams, and hyperbilirubinemia. Based on this information, the nurse knows the infant is at high risk for A) vision impairment. B) speech impediments. C) cognitive deficiencies. D) hearing impairment. ESSAYBID ANSWER D […]
The nurse completes her assessment of Clark county. She identifies the following problems—lack of available health care for those needing assistive living, lack of availability to reasonably priced healthy food, and a high teen age pregnancy rate. The next step in care provision would be to A) develop goals and objectives to address each of […]
The school nurse has identified child obesity as a problem in her community. Her observations have been confirmed through existing data and community stakeholders. She decides to implement a weight loss program at her school. This would be an example of w A) Primary prevention B) Secondary prevention C) Tertiary prevention D) Health protection […]
The nurse travels around her community looking at how people live, where they live, the type of housing in the neighborhood, and the location of available services. The nurse is conducting a(n) A) informant interview. B) participant observation. C) windshield survey. D) constructed survey. ESSAYBID ANSWER C
The community nurse is investigating health needs in her county. She is interviewing community leaders. These individuals are known as A) observational participants. B) key informants. C) research subjects. D) community members. ESSAYBID ANSWER B
A 92-year-old male with congestive heart failure is discharged to home from the hospital. This is his second hospitalization in 6 weeks for the same problem. The client is referred to the home care nurse in an attempt to minimize future rehospitalizations. When assessing the client’s medication regime, the nurse finds out that he is […]
The nurse has noticed there seems to be an increase in the numbers of patients being admitted to the home care service with a diagnosis of lung cancer. To verify this assumption, the best data source to use would be A) interview data. B) participant observations. C) constructed surveys. D) existing data such as charts […]
The study of the distribution and determination of health-related states or events in specified populations and the application of this study to the control of health problems is known as A) social determinants of health. B) demographics. C) community planning. D) epidemiology. ESSAYBID ANSWER D
A nurse performs an environmental assessment on the home of a family who is caring for an elderly client being discharged following a stroke. The primary consideration of this environmental assessment is to identify A) barriers to care. B) safety concerns. C) general condition of the home. D) any environmental concerns. ESSAYBID ANSWER B […]
The nurse is caring for a 78-year-old widow who is being discharged home after a knee replacement. She has no family living in the area. Prior to discharge, the nurse assesses the client’s ability to complete instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs A) directly related to the severity of the disease process. B) a standard […]
