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A male client has just been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He knew he was losing weight and fatigued most days, but he just attributed it to aging and working. The physician recommends chemotherapy and irradiation. However, the cancer has already metastasized. The client asks the nurse what he can expect if he agrees to the treatments. The nurse responds:

A 3-year-old girl has just been diagnosed with type 1A diabetes. Her parents are currently receiving education from the diabetes education nurse. How can the nurse best explain to the parents the etiology (cause) of their daughter’s diabetes?

The nurse is caring for a group of clients and deciding who should receive prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Which clients should the nurse identify at high risk for VTE? Select all that apply.

Which managerial function involves structuring resources to accomplish the work required to meet the objectives?

Which method of forecasting is commonly used in the popular media and is less scientific?

For its greater expenditure on health care compared with other nations, the United States most demonstrably gains benefit in which of the following measures?

Which method of forecasting, developed by economists and statisticians, involves analyzing past data to predict future economic events by establishing the relationships between the driving forces and outcomes then predicting the future by assuming that the past relationships will continue going forward?

In terms of health care quality, a 2014 Commonwealth Fund study found that the United States ranked in which position out of 11 countries?

Which of the following are principal functions that non-profit boards of health care organizations should serve?

Which managerial function involves determination of goals and objectives?