The primary health care nurse would recommend screening based on known risk factors, because of which action?
a. Eliminate the possibility of developing a condition.
b. Identify appropriate treatment guidelines.
c. Initiate treatment of a condition or disease.
d. Make a substantial difference in morbidity and mortality.
ANS: D
Screenings are typically indicated and recommended if the effort makes a substantial difference in morbidity and/or mortality of conditions, and they are safe, cost effective, and accurate. Ideally a screening measure will accurately differentiate individuals who have a condition from those who do not have a condition 100% of the time; however, there may be a false-negative result, or the patient may develop a condition after the screening was conducted. A screening does not specify treatment guidelines; the screen provides results, and the health care provider identifies the treatment. The goal of screening is to identify individuals in an early state of a disease so that prompt treatment can be initiated. The screening results are used for this purpose.
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