A client tells the nurse that he has a place to go to receive current information and the annual flu vaccination, and he has a small gym and outdoor walking track. The nurse realizes this client is utilizing which type of health care service?
1. Preventive care
2. Primary care
3. Secondary care
4. Tertiary care
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Preventive care agencies provide education, inoculations, and support healthy lifestyles. Primary care services provide diagnostics and routine treatment. Secondary care services include emergent treatment and intermediate care. Tertiary care services include high-tech treatment and critical care.
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Directions: Calculate the dosages as indicated. A client is receiving procainamide 1 g in 500 mL D5W at 120 mL/hr
a. mg/hr: _____ b. mg/min: _____
While assessing visual acuity, you notice that the patient is turning his head "side-to-side" for an oblique, or peripheral, view of the Snellen chart, raising your suspicion that the patient may suffer from:
A. Glaucoma B. Cataract C. Macular degeneration D. Amaurosis fugax
The nurse who recognizes that the strict visiting hours policy that has existed on the pediatric unit is outmoded and begins to gather data to support a new policy liberalizing visiting hours based on evidence of better patient care is taking on the role
a. provider of care. b. patient advocate. c. counselor. d. educator.