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Which of the following best defines the term endemic?

While in group therapy, a client who is diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is processing an experience from the war in Iraq when another client tips over a chair. What action should the nurse take when the client with PTSD falls to the floor in a fetal position?

The psychiatric nurse is working in an outpatient mental health clinic. Which client should the nurse intervene with first?

A nurse is assessing a community with higher rates of disease than the surrounding communities. Which of the following are potential causes of health disparities?  Select the 5 correct answers.

A home health nurse is providing education to a patient and their family about the skilled services available through home health care. Which of the following are not considered skilled services provided by home health? Select all that apply.

A 38-year-old client is admitted with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. When the lunch tray is brought to the room, the client refuses to eat and tells the nurse, “I know you are trying to poison me with that food.” Which response by the nurse is the most therapeutic?

The nurse in the labor room is caring for a client in the active stage of the first phase of labor. The nurse is assessing the fetal patterns and notes a drop in fetal heart rate (FHR) to the 90s with persistent late decelerations on the monitor strip. After placing the client on the left side, which of the following would be the most appropriate nursing action?

A client with major depressive disorder has just completed electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treatment, Which of the following interventions would the nurse anticipate implementing?

Which client should the registered nurse report to the healthcare provider?

Apgar scores are performed on the newborn at 1 and 5 minutes after delivery. The client asks the nurse what is being assessed. Which of the following should the nurse include? Select the five categories that apply.