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When communicating in a health crisis (like Mpox), CDC spokespeople should: A) Avoid emotion in order to adopt an objective and neutral tone B) Focus on actions to prevent spread first C) Start by promoting fear in order to prompt action D) Start by acknowledging the public’s fears

1) Define medicalization in your words. 2) Choose either low testosterone or menopause.   A) Give one argument a patient advocacy group might communicate in support of medicalizing this condition.   B)  Give one argument that a patient advocacy group might communicate in support of demedicalizing this condition. [Note: I am not asking about benefits and drawbacks of getting a diagnosis, but the drawbacks of designating this condition as an illness].

Marine mammals include at least _____ species from 3 orders. 

According to Pezzullo and Cox, the 2016-2019 Trump administration directed  federal agencies like the EPA and Forest Service [choice1] information about climate change.

Killer whales occur in all latitudes around the globe. 

A nurse is calculating the client’s fluid intake during a 12-hour period. The client consumed 4 oz of juice, 8 oz of coffee, and 6 oz of milk at breakfast. At lunchtime the client consumed 8 oz of iced tea and 6 oz of water. At dinnertime the client consumed 8 oz of coffee and 6 oz of lemonade. The client also consumed 4 oz of water at 10:00 am, at 2:00 pm, and again at 6:00 pm when he received his oral medications. At 8:00 am and 2:00 pm the client received an intravenous antibiotic diluted in 50 mL of normal saline. What would the nurse document as the client’s total intake in milliliters? ________ mL

A nurse is using Maslow’s hierarchy to prioritize care for an anxious client that is not eating and will not see family members. Which area should the nurse address first?

A nurse is checking a client’s overall oxygenation. How would the nurse assess the client for the presence of central cyanosis?

A nurse is providing discharge education for a client who has an indwelling urinary catheter with a leg bag. Which of the following responses by the client indicates an understanding of  infection prevention?

A client with deep vein thrombosis has a heparin infusion at 12 mL/hr. The heparin concentration is 25,000 units in 500 mL of D5W.  How many units per hour is the client receiving? ________ units/hr