A 16-year-old who drives a car he bought with money earned from working after school is seen in an emergency room after being arrested for driving while intoxicated
The teaching method that probably will be most effective in getting him to discontinue alcohol use is to
A) review the long-term effects of alcohol on the liver.
B) tell him he should know better.
C) teach that alcohol eventually will lead to other drug abuse.
D) stress that he will lose his driving license if he does not stop.
D
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A. "Test your urine daily for the presence of ketone bodies and proteins." B. "Use tampons rather than sanitary napkins during your menstrual period." C. "Drink more water and try to empty your bladder at least every 2 to 3 hours while you are awake." D. "Inject your insulin in larger doses or more frequently to keep your blood sugar lower so the microorganisms have fewer nutrients for growth."
How would you safely identify the medications on the set-up? Provide rationales to explain why you believe your actions are important
You have ‘scrubbed-in' to take over the instrument nurse role for a patient undergoing a complex breast reconstruction involving a latissimus dorsi free flap. The procedure is at the mid-way point when you scrub in. The instrumentation set-up has multiple receivers (i.e. gallipots) and syringes containing a variety of fluids, which your colleague identifies as local anaesthetic, heparinised saline and adrenaline solutions. None of the containers or syringes is labelled. What will be an ideal response?
What is the purpose of providing education across the three levels of prevention? Education
a. Enables clients to attain optimal health b. Identifies and treats health problems early to eliminate disability c. Enables populations to break into individuals d. Teaches people about Healthy People 2010
G.G.'s condition is stable and the edphysician discusses what has happened with G.G. the physician gives G.G. a prescription for a "week's worth" of medication and instructs G.G. to see his primary care physician for further treatment and eval
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