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jho37

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on: Jul 22, 2018
A construction worker is seen in the emergency department with low blood pressure, normal pulse, diaphoresis, and weakness. These are clinical signs of which of the following conditions?
 
  a. Heat exhaustion
  b. Heatstroke
  c. Heat cramps
  d. Hypothermia

Question 2

What priority strategy for health promotion in Canada is seen as important to incorporate in nursing education curricula?
 
  a. Knowledge of disease prevention
  b. Strategies for health promotion
  c. Policy advocacy
  d. Concepts of determinants of health


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vseab

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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The client is exhibiting signs of heat exhaustion (i.e., symptoms of fluid-volume deficit).
If the client were experiencing heatstroke, the client would have an increased pulse and would not be sweating.
Muscle cramps are related to heatstroke. The client is not exhibiting this symptom.
The client is not exhibiting signs of hypothermia, such as shivering, loss of memory, or cyanosis.

Answer to Question 2

C

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A Disease prevention is an integral part of nursing curricula.
B Health promotion is a fundamental part of nursing curricula.
C Increasingly, policy advocacy is incorporated into nursing role statements and nursing education curricula. Nurses should think about policies that have contributed to health problems, policies that would help to alleviate health problems, and how nursing champions public policies.
D Nursing curricula integrate determinants of health.


jho37

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Wow, this really help

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