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2 social issues government has to overcome when making new policies - Market justice - people haven't worked hard enough Social Justice - everyone should have access to everything fairly 3 divisions of APHIS and what they do - Vet services - prevention, control, monitor animal diseases Animal services - animal care Wildlife services - wildlife conflicts 5 categories of health - Health as normality Health as biological function Health as homeostasis Health as physical and psychological ...

Causes of immunocompromised populations 1. HIV-AIDS 2. Malnourished 3. Elderly 4. Chemotherapy 5. Cancer Colostrum definitions 1. Passive transmission of antibodies from the mother to the kitten 2. First milk, secreted 24 hours after whelping and absorbed only during the first 12 hours of life of the kitten 3. Without colostrum the kittent has NO immunity 4. After colostrum absorption, the neonate is protected against: diseases the mother encountered and diseases the mother vaccinate...

a 13 year old is interested in learing about the cause of her acne. the nurse should share with her that acne... - is caused by increased sebum production a 17 year old student is a swimmer on her high school team. she has had three bouts of otitis externa this season and wants to know what to do to prevent it. the nurse instructs her to... - use rubbing alcohol or 2% acetic acid eardrops after each swim a 2 week old infant can fixate on an object but cannot follow a light or bright toy. th...

4 main headings of the mental status assessment A-B-C-T: - appearance, behavior, cognition, thought process a 30-yr old women reports having persistent intense pain in her right arm related to trauma sustained from a car accident 5 months ago. she states that the slightest touch or clothing can exacrabate the pain. this report is suggestive of: a. referred pain b. psychogenic pain c. complex regional pain 1 d. cutaneous pain - c. complex regional pain 1 a chronic progressive nerve condi...

65 year old male pt. post chemotherapy for lung cancer. He is concerned about his mouth which is raw, red and bleeding with cheesy coating. The oncology nurse recognizes that this is: 1. Candidiasis 2. Leukoplakia 3. Ulcerations 4. Koplik spots 1. Candidiasis At what age does salivation begin? 3 months Does a newborn have intact peripheral vision? Yes The ENT office nurse is reviewing causes of increased intraocular pressure. Which of the following statements determines intraocular p...

A 13-year-old girl is visiting the clinic for a sports physical examination. The nurse should remember to include which of these tests in the examination? a. Testing for occult blood b. Valsalva maneuver c. Internal palpation of the anus d. Inspection of the perianal area - ANS: D The perianal region of the school-aged child and adolescent should be inspected during the examination of the genitalia. Internal palpation is not routinely performed at this age. Testing for occult blood and p...

60-year-old male patient has been treated for pneumonia for the past 6 weeks. He is seen today in the clinic for an unexplained weight loss of 10 pounds over the last 6 weeks. The nurse knows that: a. Weight loss is probably the result of unhealthy eating habits. b. Chronic diseases such as hypertension cause weight loss. c. Unexplained weight loss often accompanies short-term illnesses. d. Weight loss is probably the result of a mental health dysfunction. - ANS: C An unexplained weight lo...

A 14-year-old girl is anxious about not having reached menarche. When taking the health history, the nurse should ascertain which of the following? The age that: a. The girl began to develop breasts. b. Her mother developed breasts. c. She began to develop pubic hair. d. She began to develop axillary hair. - ANS: A Full development from stage 2 to stage 5 takes an average of 3 years, although the range is 1 to 6 years. Pubic hair develops during this time, and axillary hair appears 2 year...

The nurse is developing a community outreach program to help reduce childhood mortality. What topic below would be essential to include? ~ Human immunodeficiency virus ~ Congenital anomalies ~ Motor vehicle accidents ~ Low birth weights Motor vehicle accidents The nurse is assessing the vital signs of a child who is being evaluated in an urgent care center. The child is to be seen by a PNP. The mother asks, "Why is my child being seen by the PNP and not the doctor?" What is the best r...

A nurse is caring for a patient with nursing diagnosis of fluid volume excess related to excess sodium intake. The defining characteristics include.... (SATA) a. Edema b. Dyspnea c. weight gain d. dry mouth e. crackles - a.b.c.e. A nurse is caring for a client with 2+ pitting edema in bilateral lower extremities. And recently prescribed hydralazine for hypertension. During nursing care, the patient requests assistance to go to the bathroom. What is the nurses highest priority for this p...