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Vulnerability - susceptibility to actual or potential stressors that may lead to an adverse effect results from the interaction of internal and external factors that cause a person to be susceptible to poor health vulnerable populations - those groups with increased risk for adverse health outcomes more likely than the general population to suffer from heath disparities health disparities - the wide variations in health services and health status among certain population groups v...

A nurse teaches the importance of folic acid intake to a group of pregnant women. This is considered which level of preventive care? A) Illness behavior B) Primary prevention C) Tertiary prevention D) Secondary prevention - B. Primary prevention is considered true prevention. It aims at maintaining physical and emotional health in an already healthy individual. - are described as a person's idea - Health beliefs All the following are considered internal variables that influence a clie...

1. You are caring for a client who has diabetes complicated by kidney disease. You need to make a detailed assessment when administering medications because this client may experience problems with: A. absorption. B. biotransformation. C. distribution. D. excretion. - D 3. If a nurse experiences a problem reading a physician's medication order, the most appropriate action will be to: A. call the physician to verify order B. call the pharmacist to verify order. C. consult with othe...

The nurse is caring for a 6-year-old patient in the emergency department who just had a full left leg cast placed for a fracture. As the nurse is reviewing the discharge instructions with the patient's mother, she states, "You don't have to go over those—I'll read them at home." What should the nurse do? a. Contact the physician immediately. b. Consider the possibility of health literacy limitations and assess further. c. Stop the teaching, because the mother obviously has taken care...

An occupational health nurse is going to provide a workshop to employees on basic body mechanics. In planning the presentation and preparing the materials. What information would be most helpful for the nurse to obtain in advance of the presentation? A. Specific ages of all the employees. B. Names of the employees. C. Names of the managers. D. Number of participants. D. Number of participants. Which of the following strategies is the most appropriate for teaching a toddler about a hospital...

Increased bone density means - Less likely to have fractures Who is most at risk for osteoporosis? - Caucasian women/ middle age Patient teaching for osteoporosis - Sunlight exposure (need sunlight to build bone), weight bearing exercise and walking (helps build bone, osteoblasts) Fractures will usually occur where? - Vertebra and hip area Who is at a higher risk for fractures? - Smokers ankylosis - stiffness of a joint rheumatoid arthritis - Inflammatory and on one side Ost...

The client's temperature at 8:00 am using an oral electronic thermometer is 36.1°C (97.2°F). If the respiration, pulse, and blood pressure were within normal range, what would the nurse do next? 1. Wait 15 minutes and retake it. 2. Check what the client's temperature was the last time it was taken. 3. Retake it using a different thermometer. 4. Chart the temperature; it is normal - Answer: 2. Rationale: Although the temperature is slightly lower than expected for the morning, it would be...

When the client's serum sodium level is 120 mEq/L, the priority nursing assessment is to monitor the status of which body system? - Neurological While assisting the client with meal selection, the nurse realizes that clients who practice Islam or Judaism share an avoidance of: - pork products. The client wants to increase intake of an antioxidant in her diet. The nurse recommends including vitamin C, which is best found in: - Correct Answer: tomatoes. For a child who has ingested the ...

high potential difference - Required to move the electron stream rapidly across the X-ray tube/ VOLTAGE Unit of potential difference - Volts patient dose: - calculated as ESE (entrance skin exposure) Transformer that has more windings on primary side: - step-down Factors that affect xray QUALITY: - kvp & filtration How does scatter rad fog reduce visability of detail in image? - it decreases contrast Contrast is directly influenced by: - fog & collimation What minimizes shap...

X-rays are produced by: characteristic and bremsstrahlung interactions When filament electrons enter the anode target, they interact with: Outer shell electrons of tungsten atoms Brainpower Read More When a filament electron knocks out a K shell electron from the tungsten atom, it leads to: A characteristic x-ray photon The energy of the characteristic x-ray photon depends on: a.) the binding energy of the inner-shell electron b.) the energy level of the filament electron c.) the shel...