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Question 1 of 5

Care provided by specialists in health facilities such as medical centers, regional, and provincial hospitals falls under which level of care?

A. Secondary level care

B. Primary care

C. Tertiary care

D. Intermediate care

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Tertiary care

Question 2 of 5

The nurse at a health fair has taken a client's blood pressure twice, 10 minutes apart, in the same arm while the client is seated. The nurse records the two blood pressures of 172/104 mm Hg and 164/98 mm Hg. What is the appropriate nursing action in response to these readings?

A. Refer the client to a nutritionist after providing health teaching about a low-sodium diet.

B. Place the client in a recumbent position and call the paramedics for transport to the hospital.

C. Talk with the client to assess whether there is stress in the client's life and refer to a counseling service.

D. Take the client's blood pressure in the other arm and then schedule a healthcare practitioner's appointment for as soon as possible.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Take the client's blood pressure in the other arm and then schedule a healthcare practitioner's appointment for as soon as possible.

Question 3 of 5

The nurse working in a community health clinic that serves recent Somali immigrants notes that most mothers refuse to give permission for routine immunizations of their preschoolers. Which individual is likely to have the most influence on these women's perceptions about their children's healthcare needs?

A. husbands

B. clinic healthcare providers

C. older females

D. tribal chief

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: tribal chief

Question 4 of 5

What title should be given to this occupational health nurse job description?

A. manager

B. case manager

C. health educator

D. nurse consultant

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: nurse consultant

Question 5 of 5

The nurse is planning a nutrition class for a group of high school students emphasizing the goals for nutrition from Healthy People 2020. Which meal selection provides the best choices in meeting these goals?

A. pasta with cheese sauce, garlic butter bread, and vegetable juice drink

B. a 6-oz pork chop, creamed peas, cheese sauce on potatoes, coffee

C. vegetable lasagna, lettuce salad, a whole wheat roll, 8 oz of 2% milk

D. bacon, lettuce, tomato sandwich, whole grain chips, 8 oz. of whole milk

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: vegetable lasagna, lettuce salad, a whole wheat roll, 8 oz of 2% milk

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