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The nurse is providing care for a client on dialysis. Which action performed by the nurse is priority when evaluating fluid status?

The nurse is preparing a patient for a blood transfusion. The patient has type O blood. Which blood type can this patient receive?

The nurse is attending to patients in an assisted-living facility. For which reason is the nurse aware that the recognition of hyperthyroidism is difficult in older patients?

Which of the following actions should the nurse prioritize when taking care of a patient with a platelet count of 23,000/mm3 ?

A study of the public health impact of obesity in Wisconsin showed that more deaths occurred among people who were overweight (BMI 20-29), versus obese (BMI 30+). This paradox is best explained by which of the following:

In 1905, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right to have a compulsory smallpox vaccination law in the state of Massachusetts, and that “There are manifold restraints to which every person is necessarily subject for the common good.” What aspect of public health is the Court describing?

Wisconsin enacted a mandatory motorcycle law during the 1970s, but then repealed it in 1978. However, the current law still requires helmet use for riders under the age of 18. This latter aspect of the law, is an example of:  

Which of the following best describes the rationale behind the Sustainable Development Goals?

A UW-Madison researcher is designing a study on mental illness, focusing on major depression in Wisconsin communities. She specifically wants to assess the public health burden from this disease. Which of the following measures should she use to best measure the public health burden in these communities? 

Many preventive interventions have been shown to be cost-effective, and even cost saving. But in practice, it has been challenging to implement these interventions in the clinical care setting in the US. This is not the case in other countries, such as England, where the National Institute for Cost Effectiveness (NICE) makes policy decisions based on cost effectiveness. Which of the following best describes why this difference exists?