Which Action Will the Public Health Nurse Take to Reduce

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which action will the public health nurse take to reduce the incidence of epidemic encephalitis in a community?

• A) Encourage the use of effective insect repellents during mosquito season.
• B) Remind patients that most cases of viral encephalitis can be cared for at home.
• C) Teach about the importance of prophylactic antibiotics after exposure to encephalitis.
• D) Arrange for screening of school-age children for West Nile virus during the school year.

Accurately interpret and apply the concept of the coefficient of determination adjusted for degrees of freedom in multiple regression analysis.

Understand the principles of creating healing environments.

Differentiate between various propositions used to explain attuning to dynamic flow.

Grasp Smith's Unitary Theory of Caring, including manifesting intentions and its applications.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

The uneasy psychological state of having two or more opposing beliefs, ideas, or values concurrently.

Festinger and Carlsmith

Researchers known for their 1959 cognitive dissonance experiment which demonstrated how individuals seek consistency among their cognitions.

Counterattitudinal Behaviour

Actions that contradict one's own beliefs or attitudes, often used in experiments to explore cognitive dissonance.

Vignette

A short impressionistic scene that focuses on one moment or character and gives a trenchant impression about that character, an idea, setting, or object.