Nur 404 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Infant milestones Correct Answer 2 months - holds up head, single vowel sounds 3 months-coos 5 months - uses palmar grasp 6 months - rolls back to front, holds bottle 8 months - sits unsupported, pincer grasp 9 months- understand "no" 11 months - starts cruising or walking with support 1 year-3-5 words and one word sentences Fontanel closure Correct Answer posterior fontanel closes by 2-3 months Anterior fontanel closes by 12-18 months Teeth Correct Answer babies have 6-8 teeth b...

What is epidemiology? correct answers Investigation of patterns of health events in populations (distribution)* what is the definition of an agent? correct answers An animate or inanimate factor that must be present or lacking for a disease or condition to develop what is the definition of a host? correct answers a living species (human or animal) capable of being infected or affected by an agent what is the definition of an environment? correct answers all that is internal/external to ...

What is transition shock? Correct Answer the inconsistency between the academic world and the work world. When does transition shock (reality shock) usually occur? Correct Answer occurs in new nurses when they enter the work environment after spending 2+ years in nursing school and suddenly feel unprepared Who published first on reality shock? Correct Answer Marlene Kramer in 1974 What are the transition shock phases? Correct Answer Honeymoon phase, Shock (Rejection) phase, Recovery pha...

Community Based Nursing Practice correct answers -Illness oriented care -manages acute and chronic conditions -a result of increased hospital cost Community-oriented nursing practice correct answers -promotes quality of life -primary focus is on health care of communities and populations -preserve, protect, promote, or maintain health and prevent disease Public Health Core Functions correct answers assessment, policy development, assurance Assessment correct answers systematically c...

Community Based Nursing Practice Correct Answer -Illness oriented care -manages acute and chronic conditions -a result of increased hospital cost Community-oriented nursing practiceCorrect Answer -promotes quality of life -primary focus is on health care of communities and populations -preserve, protect, promote, or maintain health and prevent disease Public Health Core FunctionsCorrect Answer assessment, policy development, assurance AssessmentCorrect Answer systematically collecti...

What is epidemiology? Correct Answer Investigation of patterns of health events in populations (distribution)* What is the definition of an agent? Correct Answer An animate or inanimate factor that must be present or lacking for a disease or condition to develop What is the definition of a host? Correct Answer a living species (human or animal) capable of being infected or affected by an agent What is the definition of an environment? Correct Answer all that is internal/external to a gi...

Which of the following best describes the primary reason that Americans are concerned about health care? a. Politicians are discussing how to improve health care. b. The media has provided mixed messages about the health care system. c. Our national health care costs keep increasing. d. The new health care system offers free services to Americans. correct answers c A nurse has begun to lobby with politicians for changes to the health care system. Why is this involvement important? ...

Community Based Nursing Practice - ANSWERS-Illness oriented care -manages acute and chronic conditions -a result of increased hospital cost Community-oriented nursing practice - ANSWERS-promotes quality of life -primary focus is on health care of communities and populations -preserve, protect, promote, or maintain health and prevent disease Public Health Core Functions - ANSWERSassessment, policy development, assurance Assessment - ANSWERSsystematically collecting data, monitoring h...

Which of the following best describes the primary reason that Americans are concerned about health care? a. Politicians are discussing how to improve health care. b. The media has provided mixed messages about the health care system. c. Our national health care costs keep increasing. d. The new health care system offers free services to Americans. Correct Answer c A nurse has begun to lobby with politicians for changes to the health care system. Why is this involvement important? ...