The nurse is conducting a primary prevention intervention. An example of this type of intervention would be:
a. blood glucose screening.
b. dietary education to reduce high cholesterol.
c. parenting education.
d. providing immunizations.
ANS: C
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A patient approaches the charge nurse and says, "I want to talk to the mental health advocate immediately about getting released." The unit has no patient phone, and agency policy does not permit patients to enter the nurses' station
Select the nurse's best initial action(s). You may select more than one answer. a. Tell the patient, "Get an order from your health care provider to leave the unit to make the call." b. Give the patient a pen and paper to write a note to the advocate. c. Provide the patient with a cell phone to make the call. d. Document the request in the patient's medical record. e. Promptly notify the advocate of the patient's request.
An elderly client has mild dementia and the nurse feels the client may be in pain. The best way for the nurse to assess this client for pain is by
a. asking direct questions about pain. b. changing the way the nurse phrases the questions. c. having the client rate pain with a 1-10 scale. d. using the FACES pain scale.
An elderly female patient is interested in practicing yoga to help lower her blood pressure and stress levels while improving her flexibility. She expresses concern that it may be too fast-paced and intense for her. The nurse recommends
1. Ashtanga yoga. 2. Power yoga. 3. Hatha yoga. 4. Iyengar yoga.
Which of the following is a limitation of a home postpartum visit?
1. Ability to teach is limited by the presence of many distractions. 2. Identified problems cannot be resolved in the home setting. 3. Necessary items for infant care are not available. 4. Visits between families may require traveling a great distance.