A nurse is analyzing one of the components of a unit of DALYs. ...

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A nurse is analyzing one of the components of a unit of DALYs. From which of the following individuals would the nurse be able to calculate this measurement?
 
  a. A woman who lives to be 100 years old
  b. A woman who contracts HIV after work-ing as a prostitute
  c. A father with five children who dies at the age of 50 from malaria
  d. A woman who gives birth to a premature infant

Question 2

A government agency is planning a project in hopes of receiving funding from the World Bank. Which of the following projects would most likely receive this funding?
 
  a. Development of a sanitation system
  b. Improvement of roads and bridges
  c. Creation of a national health insurance plan
  d. Recovery efforts following a hurricane

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
A male who dies from malaria at age 50 would represent 30 DALYs. Measurement is based on the potential limit for life, which has been set at 82.5 years for women and 80 years for men. In order to calculate this statistic, the nurse must know the client's age and the potential limit for life.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The World Bank lends money to lesser-developed countries so that they might use it to improve the health status of their people. Projects include control and eradication of disease, providing safe drinking water and affordable housing, developing sanitation systems, and encouraging family planning and childhood immunizations. Improvement of roads and bridges, creation of a national health insurance plan, and recovery efforts following a hurricane would not be projects where World Bank funds would be used.

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