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3 phases of burn care correct answer: 1. Emergent-first 24-48 hours 2. Acute-when fluid resuscitation is finished and ends when wound is covered by tissue 3. Rehabilitative-when most of the burn is healed Superficial thickness burn correct answer: Least damage; epidermis is the only part of the skin injured; desquamation (peeling of dead skin) occurs 2-3 days after burn (example: sunburn) Partial thickness burn correct answer: Involves entire epidermis and dermis (varying depths) S...

According to the National Assessment of Adult Health Literacy, what percentage of adults in the U.S. have proficient health literacy skills? correct answer: 12% What percentage of the U.S. population does not even have a basic level of health literacy? correct answer: 14% What is included in health literacy? correct answer: Cultural literacy Scientific literacy Reading skills What is true of clients with low health literacy? correct answer: They are more likely to be hospitalize...

List the steps of the policy cycle (6) correct answer: set an agenda policy formation policy adoption policy implementation policy assessment policy modification describe setting an agenda correct answer: 3 factors: - the significance of the problem - the political support for addressing the problem - the ability to perceive the viability of alternative solutions to the problem describe policy formation correct answer: the possible and available alternative policies are i...

which of the following are steps of the policy cycle? SATA a. setting an agenda b. policy formulation c. policy adoption d. policy implementation e. policy assessment f. policy modification g. policy reformation correct answer: a, b, c, d, e, f which would the nurse identify as "setting an agenda" regarding the policy cycle? a. foresight scanning, identifying emerging issues b. impact assessments c. support and advice to regulatory bodies d. independent verification techniqu...

Cultural competence is having _____________ and ___________ for others' ideas and ways of life. a) openness and respect b) appreciation and understanding c) gratitude and realization correct answer: a which of the following are aspects of cultural competence? SATA a. curiosity b. patience c. self-awareness d. kindness correct answer: a, b, c t/f: a person must have curiosity, patinece, and self-awareness of their own culture and culturally mediated ideas to be culturally com...

A set of practices and behaviors defined by customs, habits, language, and geography that groups of individuals share - an encompassing wife of life that is shared among other members of a collective - influences how people approach the world- especially with healthcare and illness correct answer: Culture Any nursing encounter in which the client and nurse are from different cultures - Especially common in America because it is the great melting pot of cultures and ethnicities correct an...

Which of the following would be of embracing a culture of EBP on an organization level? correct answer: Joining a quality outcome committee with other nursing professionals. Which of the following is an example of how a nurse manager can advance EBP as part of evaluating his or her staff? correct answer: Use performance criteria related to EBP The director of nursing (DON) is planning an education conference for the nursing staff to help promote a culture for evidence-based practice (EBP...

What is the definition of population health according to the institute of medicine (IOM)? correct answer: an approach that treats the population as a whole (including the environmental and community contexts) as the patient What defines a population (in context to population health)? correct answer: -culture -geographic location -religion -age -economic status -connected by some kind of variable -diagnosis of patients (asthmatics, diabetics, etc) Who is the primary contact for pa...

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This small document covers the openstax chapter 10 section one, describing and explaining intermolecular forces and how they operate. It is taken for a general chemistry II class, and the summation of my final notes for this section.