The nurse teaches the family of an AIDS client about managing symptomatic illness by preventing deteriorating conditions such as diarrhea, skin breakdown, and inadequate nutrition. This nursing implementation is an example of
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Primary health care prevention
ANS: C
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A patient is prescribed acyclovir (Zovirax) for the treatment of genital herpes. What is the expected outcome of this medication?
A) Decreased testosterone production B) Decreased libido C) Decreased viral shedding D) Decreased bacterial replication
Clostridium difficile is commonly transmitted through contact with
A. environmental surfaces. B. respiratory secretions. C. urine. D. blood.
Although used for many years by various cultures, the effectiveness (or ineffectiveness) of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies has only recently been of interest. What explanation by the nurse regarding this phenomenon is the most appropriate?
1. The Food and Drug Administration has not been supportive of this type of therapy. 2. Few have been subjected to rigorous clinical and scientific study. 3. The popularity of these therapies has only been recent. 4. Practitioners have not been suggesting them as treatments to their clients.
Which of the following conditions would result in an increased release of renin?
a. Increased release of angiotensin I b. Increased release of angiotensin II c. Increased amount of sodium in the distal convoluted tubule d. Reduced pressure in the glomerulus