Exam 3 322 S25

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During a family nursing assessment, a parent questions whether God is punishing the family, because one of the children has just been diagnosed with leukemia. The most facilitative response by the nurse would be: "Tell me more about your family's spiritual beliefs."

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"Tell me more about your family's spiritual beliefs."

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One member of an older couple has just retired. This is considered a:

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normative event and can increase the family's risk for illness.

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During a family health assessment, the nurse creates a diagram that displays the family unit across generations and discusses patterns of health and illness related to biological health risks. What is this diagram called?

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a genogram.

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A school nurse is working with the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) to improve the health status of preschool students in a lower socioeconomic urban community. Given the demographics of the community, the nurse is aware that this population is at greatest risk for: asthma, attention deficit disorder (ADD), childhood obesity, poisoning.

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childhood obesity.

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The school nurse is interested in providing an antismoking program in a local middle school and is aware that programs are more effective for this age group when they focus on short-term versus long-term effects of smoking. Besides including health risks and cosmetic effects, the nurse should also consider:

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social skills instruction to resist pressure to smoke.

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The most important causes of preventable disease, disability, and death among children are: injuries and accidents, maintaining a healthful diet, physical activity, cardiovascular health.

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injuries and accidents.

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An occupational health nurse is reviewing a 20-year-old trend in the US that has resulted in an increase in certain medical conditions due to rapid expansion of an urban industrial workforce. Which medical condition is specifically identified with this trend?

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asthma

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A 12-year-old female is seen by the school nurse after having difficulty sitting still and paying attention. She has increasingly illegible handwriting. The nurse observes that the child has protruding eyeballs in a staring expression. What action should the nurse take next?

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gather additional data by taking a health history and measuring vital signs

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The home health nurse is planning a visit with a client who has been discharged home after a hospitalization. Which action should the nurse implement? Options: avoid creating barriers by wearing a name tag in the home, schedule home visits that take place during the daylight hours, ensure HIPPA laws are observed by avoiding visits when other homecare providers are present, use a duplicate copy of the clients record to provide concurrent services

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schedule home visits that take place during the daylight hours

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The use of telecommunication and information technology to provide nursing care when large distances exist between patient and nurse is

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telehealth nursing.