A nurse is assisting with disaster relief after a tornado. The nurse's goal with the overall community is to prevent as much injury and death resulting from the uncontrollable event as possible. Finding safe housing for survivors, providing support to families, organizing counseling sessions, and securing physical care when needed are all examples of which level of prevention?
A. Initial
B. Primary
C. Tertiary
D. Secondary
Answer: C. Tertiary
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A patient is receiving the medication octreotide (Sandostatin) as a treatment for acromegaly. What should the nurse explain regarding this medication?
a. It reverses the effects of acromegaly. b. It should be given on a daily basis by in-jection. c. It increases insulin secretion causing hy-poglycemia. d. It suppresses the growth hormone.
A client has been prescribed brinzolamide (Azopt). Which findings would the nurse discuss with the prescriber before administering this drug?
1. The client's last potassium level was low. 2. The client is a vegetarian. 3. The client is allergic to sulfa. 4. The client has a history of atopic dermatitis. 5. The client's father had a myocardial infarction at age 35.
Participative leadership is effective with subordinates who have a strong need to control (internal locus of control)
a. True b. False
The nurse must be alert to possible negative responses to meditation. Patients who have reacted negatively to meditation have most often experienced which one of the following?
a. Aggressive behaviours b. Delusions c. Insomnia d. Loss-of-control sensations