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Nur 497 Public Health Actual Questions and Answers With Verfied Solutions Latest Update   • Which of the following best describes community-based nursing? a. Providing care with a focus on the group's needs b. A practice in which care is provided for individuals and Families c. Value system in which all clients receive Optimal Care d. Giving care with a focus on the aggregates needs • A nurse is assessing the status of a community's health. Which of the following will the nurs...

What are BPH clinical manifestations? - ans --- urinary urgency - some delay in starting urination - decreased force of the urinary stream What is BPH? - ans --benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate) What is the patho of BPH? (what can retention lead to) - ans --- tissues that surround the prostatic urethra compress it, causing bladder outflow obstruction. - As the obstruction progresses, the bladder cannot empty all the urine, and the increasing volume leads to l...

In the liver, free bilirubin moves from the plasma in the sinusoids into the hepatocytes, where it is converted into: gated bilirubin. jugated bilirubin. linogen. erdin. - ans ----A The autopsy of a 55-year-old revealed an inflamed and fatty liver, with necrotic hepatocytes. What is the most likely cause of this condition? a.Viral infection b.Bacterial infection c.Alcoholic steatohepatitis d.Drug overdose - ans ----C The presence of bright red stools is referred to as: och...

A 22-year-old was recently diagnosed with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Which cell type would you expect to be decreased in a laboratory finding? a)CDC10 cells b) CDC cells c. C)D8 T-helper cells C D)C4+ T-helper cell - ans ----D The patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is diagnosed with cutaneous Kaposi' s sarcoma. Based on this diagnosis, the nurse understands that this has been confirmed by which finding? a. Swelling in the genital area. b. Swelling in...

Obesity is defined as a body mass index greater than _____. a. 10kg/m2 b. 15kg/m2 c. 20kg/m2 d. 30kg/m2 - ans ----d. 30kg/m2 What would be seen during the icteric phase of hepatitis? a. jaundice, dark urine, enlarged liver b. fatigue, malaise, vomiting c. resolution of jaundice, liver function returns to normal d. fulminant liver failure, hepatorenal syndrome - ans ----a. jaundice, dark urine, enlarged liver The most common manifestation of portal hypertension is _____. a....

Which of the following are important nursing intervention(s) when caring for a client with Cushing's syndrome? - ans --- Monitoring blood glucose levels - Protecting the client from exposure to infection What would be the result of the removal of the adrenal cortex? - ans --Hyperkalemia Which statement would be correct for a client with type 2 diabetes mellitus who is admitted to the - ans --The client may have sufficient endogenous insulin to prevent ketosis but is at risk f...

A Boston or Milwaukie or TLSO brace for scoliosis is worn 23 hours out of 24hours and the nurse must monitor skin for irritation. - ans --TRUE A nurse is caring for a child who sustained a fracture. Which of the following are appropriate actions for the nurse to take? - ans ---Stabilize the injury -Elevate the affected limb -Assess neurovascular status frequently A nurse caring for a fracture knows the following are clinical manifestations - ans ---Crepitus -Pain -Edem...

What is the function of monocytes in immunity? A. Stimulate T & B cell production B. Bind antigens and stimulate natural killer cells C. Produce antibodies on exposure to foreign substances D. Capture antigens by phagocytosis and present them to lymphocytes - ans ----D. Capture antigens by phagocytosis and present them to lymphocytes Which immunoglobulin from maternal transmission protects newborns from bacterial infections? A. IgG B. IgM C. IgA D. IgE - ans ----A. IgG What...

What are some ways in which nurses feel empowered? - ans --Assist with decision making, Keeping workloads manageable, reward/recognition, fairness/equality Name two things required to motivate people - ans --Power and authority List some sources of power - ans --Formal vs informal, authority, reward, coercion, expertise/information, connections/referent What is formal power? - ans --Written policies set in stone What is informal power? - ans --Powers under the rad...