A community health nurse is using the goals of the Healthy People 2020 to focus care.Which goal is the priority?

A) To increase the life expectancy of people in the United States
B) To increase the health status of people throughout the world
C) To eradicate the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
D) To reduce health care costs

Which of the following explanations by the nurse would be the best description of personal identity?

A) A continually evolving sense of individuality and uniqueness
B) The same as demographic data
C) A person's genetic and cultural heritage
D) Individual information guarded to avoid identity theft

The patient tells the nurse that his mother left him when he was 5 years old.The nurse responds by saying,"You say that your mother left you when you were 5 years old?" This is an example of _______________.

During a well-baby checkup, the nurse notices that a 1-week-old infant's face looks small compared with his cranium, which seems enlarged. On further examination, the nurse also notices dilated scalp veins and downcast or "setting sun" eyes. The nurse suspects which condition?

A) Craniotabes
B) Microcephaly
C) Hydrocephalus
D) Caput succedaneum

The end of the fallopian tube is called the ________,and its opening is the ________.

The admission note indicates a patient diagnosed with major depressive disorder has anergia and anhedonia. For which measures should the nurse plan? (Select all that apply.)

A) Channeling excessive energy
B) Reducing guilty ruminations
C) Instilling a sense of hopefulness
D) Assisting with self-care activities
E) Accommodating psychomotor retardation

The nurse is performing a physical assessment on a newly admitted patient. Which is an example of objective information obtained during the physical assessment?

A) Patient's history of allergies
B) Patient's use of medications at home
C) Last menstrual period 1 month ago
D) 2  5 cm scar on the right lower forearm