The saying, “The shield is nobler than the spear” represents the idea that our healthcare system should increase efforts for the treatment of disease rather than the prevention of disease.

The California Governor’s office is working to implement a partnership across state institutions including the Department of Corrections, Department of Education, and Department of Food and Agriculture to purchase locally grown produce, thereby increasing access to healthy foods and supporting a sustainable local farming community. This is an example of:

Match the school determinant with the example:

Epigenetics, individual behaviors, and social determinants of health (e.g., education quality and access) are all modifiable health determinants.

___________ is the most successful, longest-running, national early education readiness program in the United States. It is a direct federal to local program serving low-income children so that they can participate in early education and reap the benefits of these crucial developmental years (i.e., available from birth to 5 years old).

the commercial determinants of health are concerned with communicable diseases and therefore are most often studied by virologists.

The _________ model involves 10 components for addressing health in schools. It was created by the CDC and emphasizes the importance of the community in supporting the school, the connections between health and academic achievement and utilizing evidence-based school policies and practices.

A postoperative client has just returned to the surgical unit following repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.  All of the following are important nursing interventions, but which one should the RN do first, which would have the highest priority?

The nurse employed in a mental health clinic is greeted by a neighbor who says, “How is Ted doing? He is my best friend and is seen at your clinic every week.” Which is the most appropriate nursing response?

The RN is caring for a client with a nursing diagnosis of Ineffective Airway Clearance.  The RN selects the actions/interventions (NIC) linkage to be Airway Suctioning.  All of the following interventions are appropriate for the client’s plan of care, but which one would be the best nursing activity/intervention to go with the NIC of Airway Suctioning?