The nurse is teaching community members about precautions related to a pandemic occurrence. Which information is most important for the nurse to include in the teaching plan?
a. Be sure to cover your mouth when coughing.
b. Be prepared to stay at home for at least 2 weeks.
c. Dispose of tissues after using them.
d. Avoid shaking hands.
B
The nurse should be sure to include information that differentiates pandemic flu occurrences from normal respiratory illness. The priority education about pandemic flu involves teaching people to be prepared to stay at home for at least 2 weeks. While covering the mouth when coughing or sneezing, tissue disposal, and avoiding handshakes are important, all of these con-siderations are precautions for prevention of any respiratory illness.
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The nurse would explain to a client that an exercise ECG is useful as one means of detecting
a. cardiac dysrhythmias. b. coronary artery disease. c. heart failure. d. valvular disorders.
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The nurse is providing instructions to the mother of a child with croup regarding treatment measures if an acute spasmodic episode occurs. Which of the following statements, if made by the mother, indicates a need for further instruction?
1. "I will take the child out into the cool, humid night air." 2. "I should place a steam vaporizer in the child's room." 3. "I need to place a cool mist humidifier in the child's room." 4. "I can bring the child into a closed bathroom and have the child inhale steam from running water."