Examples of secondary health promotion or illness prevention practices are:
a. obtaining immunisations, maintaining ideal bodyweight and wearing a seat belt
b. regular Papanicolaou (PAP) smears, regular PSAtests, regular dental checks and regular glaucomatesting.
c. cardiac rehabilitation, learning to walk with aprosthesis and regular breast/testes checks.
d. regular Papanicolaou (PAP) smears, maintaining
ideal body weight, regular dental checks and
regular glaucoma testing.
b
The aim of secondary health promotion is to aid the
early diagnosis and prompt intervention in disease, thus
shortening the disease process.
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After abdominal surgery a client has difficulty coughing, saying, "It hurts too much." The nurse teaches the client to:
A) support the abdomen with a pillow during the coughing exercises. B) ask for pain medication if the pain is severe. C) cough without straining the abdomen. D) turn and deep breathe without coughing.
The manager of a small clinic has cross-trained the nurses not only to provide basic nursing care, but also to perform ECG testing, phlebotomy, and some respiratory therapy interventions. This clinic is an example of which delivery model?
1. Managed care 2. Case management 3. Client-focused care 4. Critical pathways
Nurse–client interactions are considered productive when communication is aimed toward
A) Goal achievement B) Compatible realities C) Common understanding D) Sharing values
What other assessment questions should you ask her at this time?
What will be an ideal response?