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What are the differences in morbidity and mortality rates for whites and members of the community you’re interested in?

Choose a cultural group within your community and examine the health data for your community. What data are available for the cultural group of interest? What are the differences in morbidity and mortality rates for whites and members of the community you’re interested in? What factors influence the health outcomes for the group of interest? […]

What are the ethical and legal responsibilities of the nurse who believes a home care patient needs to be cared for in a hospital or that a home care patient needs to continue to receive care and not be discharged from the service? Provide a summary of your response in an APA formatted paper.

Consider this question: What are the ethical and legal responsibilities of the nurse who believes a home care patient needs to be cared for in a hospital or that a home care patient needs to continue to receive care and not be discharged from the service? Provide a summary of your response in an APA […]

While caring for a patient from the Chinese culture, the nurse learns that the patient has a specific practice that follows yin and yang. What impact will this have on the patient's dietary intake?

Question 1 While caring for a patient from the Chinese culture, the nurse learns that the patient has a specific practice that follows yin and yang. What impact will this have on the patient’s dietary intake? 1. The patient will eat only specified combinations of food. 2. Some foods are only eaten at different times of […]

A patient is interested in learning more about healing. About what types of healing would the nurse suggest the patient focus this study? Select all that apply.

Question 1 A patient is interested in learning more about healing. About what types of healing would the nurse suggest the patient focus this study? Select all that apply. 1. Spiritual 2. Inner 3. Physical 4. Deliverance Question 2 A patient tells the nurse that she is a member of a religion where birth control […]

Identify methods by which the disease you selected is spread, and consider how these methods could be limited or addressed.

Infectious diseases can be spread in countless ways: through food, water, insects, or by touching or breathing a contagious element. For instance, microbes can be transmitted in a day care on toys that are handled by many children and caregivers, in a restaurant with unsanitary kitchen tools, or on a public transportation vehicle when one […]

Besides being important public health issues and motivating people to action, what purpose do the Healthy People 2020 objectives serve?

Question 1 Besides being important public health issues and motivating people to action, what purpose do the Healthy People 2020 objectives serve? 1. Measure the impact of prevention activities 2. Provide monetary worth to the nation 3. Replace other tools 4. Identify people needing secondary health services Question 2 A group of health care providers […]

The health care team is having difficulty communicating with a patient from a non-English-speaking culture. An interpreter has not yet been located. Which behaviors might the patient demonstrate because of this communication issue?

Question 1 The health care team is having difficulty communicating with a patient from a non-English-speaking culture. An interpreter has not yet been located. Which behaviors might the patient demonstrate because of this communication issue? Select all that apply. 1. Withdrawing 2. Hostility 3. Belligerence 4. Uncooperativeness 5. Apathy Question 2 A group of nurses talking are […]