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Question 1 of 5

The city's medical center needs to know the trends in health problems for long-range planning regarding staffing and space allocation. Which source of information will be most helpful?

A. Local data drawn from a professional survey in the city

B. The National Health Interview Survey

C. The National Hospital Discharge Survey

D. The state's vital statistics

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The National Hospital Discharge Survey

Question 2 of 5

Which aspect of cognition develops during adolescence?

A. Capability to use a future time perspective

B. Ability to place things in a sensible and logical order

C. Ability to see things from the point of view of another

D. Progress from making judgments based on what they see to making judgments based on what they reason

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Capability to use a future time perspective

Question 3 of 5

In which of the following activities is the nurse acting in the role of a nurse epidemiologist?

A. Eliciting the health history of a client presenting with an illness

B. Evaluating the number of clients presenting with similar diseases

C. Performing a physical examination of an ill client

D. Providing treatment and health education to a client with a disease

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Evaluating the number of clients presenting with similar diseases

Question 4 of 5

Which statements by a nurse demonstrate understanding of the unique needs of vulnerable groups? Select all that apply.

A. "I always address the problem that the client believes is the most important."

B. "I avoid asking clients for income or financial information, because this is an invasion of privacy."

C. "I sometimes bend the rules a bit to adapt my care to the needs of my clients."

D. "I make sure to do a complete assessment, since we often don't know when the person will return to the clinic."

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: "I always address the problem that the client believes is the most important."

Question 5 of 5

A nurse had shared a great deal of information with a new client. Time had passed, but the nurse had more to share and was energetically doing so. Which should the nurse use as a guide to determine when to stop teaching and plan the next visit?

A. After about an hour

B. Depends on what other visits the nurse had scheduled that day

C. When the client or family members start fidgeting

D. When the client begins to look tired

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: After about an hour

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