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sjones

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A business executive is in the cardiac care unit (CCU) after a myocardial infarction. When the patient is told that it is not possible to have a telephone in the room, the patient angrily berates the nurse and demands to see a physician.
 
  Which response by the nurse would be the most therapeutic? a. I'll call your physician..
  b. I'll arrange for you to have a telephone..
  c. I can see that being ill is difficult for you..
  d. You are just too ill to make business calls..

Question 2

The first thing that must be done to begin an epidemiological study is to:
 
  a. define the condition of interest
  b. establish the reliability of the instrument
  c. select participants to be in the control group
  d. decide which design will be used for the study



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Answer to Question 1

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Empathy shown by the nurse's response may pave the way for discussion of the effect and meaning of illness for the patient. Arranging for a personal telephone is not therapeutic since it is not permitted and is likely to increase the patient's stress level. The remaining options are nontherapeutic since they do not positively address the patient's anger.

Answer to Question 2

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Epidemiologists use a specific vocabulary to define aspects of their work. They typically begin their work by defining the condition or disease of interest, the population at risk for illness, and the potential risk factors to be examined. They then decide what data to collect and how to examine it.




sjones

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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Gracias!


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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