An older patient asks the nurse what can be done to prevent a respiratory infection during the winter months. How should the nurse respond to this patient? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Stay active with daily exercise.
2. Don't smoke and avoid secondhand smoke.
3. Wash the hands often and get a flu vaccination.
4. Eat a healthy diet and maintain a normal weight.
5. Visit with a variety of people to build up immunity.
1,2,3,4
Rationale: Tips to keep a healthy respiratory system include staying active with daily exercise.
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Select all that apply. A) Palpable thrill in the pulmonic area B) Nail clubbing C) Cough D) Apneic periods E) Knee-chest position
A patient tells the nurse that she does not want to pass on a disease that is genetic in origin to any future children. How should the nurse respond to this patient?
1. "A complete genetic study could help guide you in your decision making." 2. "I suppose, then, that you are not going to have any children." 3. "Adoption is always a possibility." 4. "Are you sure that the disease is genetic in origin?"
When the public health nurse uses an upstream approach to improve heart health, the nurse would examine which one of the following factors?
A) Unhealthy diets B) Decreased physical activity C) Smoking tobacco D) Lack of safe places to exercise
The nurse is preparing the client for a barium enema to be performed tomorrow, and instructs the client to:
1. Eat a high-fiber diet for two days prior to the procedure. 2. Perform a cleansing enema the morning of the procedure. 3. Take a laxative the night before the procedure. 4. NPO after 6 p.m. the night before the procedure.