An example of primary prevention when working with the homeless is:
a. Providing emergency housing aid
b. Creating drug and alcohol treatment options
c. Offering effective job training programs
d. Evaluating comprehensive case management programs
C
Emergency housing is secondary prevention. Drug and alcohol treatment and comprehensive case management are tertiary preventions.
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A) The nursing management of musculoskeletal conditions B) The priority their care is given on the floor C) Patient's nutritional status D) IV fluids given
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a. hammer toe of the left second metatarsophalangeal joint b. rapid respiratory rate with deep inspirations c.numbness and tingling bilaterally in the feet and hands d. decreased sensitivity and swelling of the abdomen