Mrs. loretta rusk, a 75-year-old client, is discharged from the hospital after suffering a cerebral vascular accident (cva, often referred to as a stroke. mrs. rusk lives with her elderly husband who is in good health. the primary healthcare provider has prescribed home health skilled nursing visits and home health aide visits 3 times per week. the home health nurse makes the first home visit to assess mrs. rusk and establish the plan of care.

Knowing if a patient has tuberculosis, hepatitis b, or aids is important because a. serious illnesses should be avoided. b. they could compromise the vital sign readings. c. cross-infection may occur. d. they can't be cured.

Disaster preparedness procedures should include assembling educational and entertainment materials for children. specifying how information will be shared with families. storing one gallon of water for each person. evacuating immediately if it is safe to do so.

Which statement best illustrates that problem solving can create new medical devices? robert hooke was in charge of verifying the information that was sent to the royal academy. william harvey did experiments with apes to learn about the circulatory system. the stethoscope was invented because the physician did not want to put his head on women's chests to listen to their heart and lungs. anton van leeuwenhoek was a very curious man and looked at just about everything under this microscope.