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CHAPTER 02: CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS AND ASSESSMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE, 8TH EDITION QUESTION AND ANSWER

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A community health nurse is reinforcing teaching about melanoma with a group of clients. Which of the following characteristics of lesions associated with melanoma should the nurse include in the teaching? - An irregular border. A home health nurse enters a client's home and finds a used insulin syringe, without a cap, on the table. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Place the syringe in a puncture-proof disposal container.

The nurse is obtaining a health history from a new patient. Which data will be the focus of patient teaching? a. Family history b. Age and genders c. Dietary fat intake d. Race and ethnicity ANS: C Behaviors are strongly linked to many health care problems. The patient’s fat intake is a behavior that the patient can change. The other information will be useful as the nurse develops an individualized plan for improving the patient’s health but will not be the focus of patient te...

A nurse is selecting a family theory to assess a patient's family dynamics. Which family theory best describes a series of tasks for the family throughout its life span? a. Interactional theory b. Developmental systems theory c. Structural-functional theory d. Duvall's developmental theory - ANS: D Duvall's developmental theory describes eight developmental tasks of the family throughout its life span. Interactional theory and structural-functional theory are not family theories. De...

A nurse is selecting a family theory to assess a patient's family dynamics. Which family theory best describes a series of tasks for the family throughout its life span? a. Interactional theory b. Developmental systems theory c. Structural-functional theory d. Duvall's developmental theory - ANS: D Duvall's developmental theory describes eight developmental tasks of the family throughout its life span. Interactional theory and structural-functional theory are not family theories. De...

In the past, community-oriented nurses have been called: a. District nurses b. Almshouse nurses c. Soldier nurses d.Sisters - ANS: A In the past, community-oriented nurses have been called public health nurses, district nurses, visiting nurses, school nurses, occupational health nurses, and home health nurses. Nurses have worked in the community to improve the health care status of individuals, families, populations, and vulnerable groups. Part of the appeal of this type of nursing...