The nurse doing a walk-through to identify workplace hazards is providing which of the following levels of prevention?
1. Primary prevention
2. Secondary prevention
3. Tertiary prevention
4. Assessment
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Primary prevention refers to those interventions aimed at preventing the occurrence of disease, injury, or disability.
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Which fluid or product to be infused requires a central venous access rather than a peripheral access?
A. Fresh-frozen plasma B. Parenteral nutrition formula C. Dextrose 10% in water (D10W) D. 0.9% sodium chloride (normal saline)
A nurse manager who influences his staff through role-modelling and communicating the importance of ethical standards can be described as __________
a. ethically efficient b. an ethical follower c. an ethical leader d. ethically sound
The health care provider is planning to insert a pulmonary artery catheter into a patient. The nurse realizes this monitoring device is used to: Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected
Select all that apply. 1. Determine hemodynamic stability in heart failure 2. Monitor the effects of vasodilator administration 3. Monitor cardiac function during vascular surgical procedures 4. Assess cardiac output 5. Continuously monitor blood pressure
Which statement about advanced public health nurses and nurse practitioners is correct?
a. They often work in similar settings. b. They have identical educational preparation. c. Their practices have become more similar during the past decade. d. The clinical nurse specialist role always involves prescriptive practice.