Which of the following services implemented by nurses would represent tertiary prevention?
a. A free high-cholesterol screening at the neighborhood grocery store
b. A healthy lifestyle exercise and information program for all the employees of the city's largest employer, held at the worksite
c. A posthospitalization social support program for persons with chronic severe mental illness and their families
d. An exercise and parenting class for new first-time mothers
ANS: C
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____________________ is/are always used in addition to transmission-based precautions.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following clients should be assessed for hypovolemic shock?
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