A group of teenage girls is receiving counselling about birth control and disease prevention.Why does the community health nurse provide such counselling?

A) Focusing on subpopulations leads to community health.
B) Community health nursing focuses on individuals only.
C) Community health nursing excludes direct care to subpopulations.
D) The focus is on preventing illness and unwanted pregnancy.

________ is an incurable eye disease that affects more than 10 million Americans.It is the leading cause of blindness for those age 55 and older.

The registered nurse from the home health agency is performing an initial assessment on a 72-year-old patient who was released from a nursing home.The patient had been admitted to the nursing home for therapy after surgery for repair of a fractured left hip.During a survey of the home environment,which finding would cause the nurse to intervene?

A) Bedside lamp plugged into the wall outlet behind the bed
B) Handrail on one side of the stairs only
C) Throw rugs in the bedroom
D) No handrail near the toilet

A nurse is performing a mental status examination and asks an adult patient what the statement "Don't cry over spilled milk" means. Which area is the nurse assessing?

A) Long-term memory
B) Abstract thinking
C) Recent memory
D) Knowledge