To educate their patients about the risks of developing NCDs, nurses might share which of the following facts?
A. The five leading causes of death in the United States are NCDs .
B. Risk for NCD is not affected by individual behaviors, the environment, and socioeconomic factors.
C. Prevention occurs across the continuum starting with primary prevention during the perinatal period through tertiary prevention measures such as CDSM programs.
D. Both 1 and 3
ANS: D
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a. "Medication levels need to be maintained." b. "Take a dose when you remember." c. "Double up on doses." d. "Stop taking the medication."
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a. young adult. c. preschool age. b. infancy. d. adolescence.
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1. Respiratory distress 2. Infection 3. Skin breakdown 4. Hypothermia