The nurse provides direct care services to a stroke victim to avoid complications. This is an example of which level of prevention?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Assessment
C
Tertiary prevention includes those interventions aimed at disability limitation and rehabilitation from disease, injury, or disability.
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Budgeting focuses on money as a(n):
a. capital constraint. b. employee management tool. c. human resource tool. d. strategic resource.
What is the most important instruction the nurse should give to the client who is prescribed to take oral alendronate to decrease bone loss of calcium?
A. "Take your pulse before taking this medication and withhold the dose if your heart rate is less than 60." B. "Take this medication only as prescribed because it has a high potential for de-pendency." C. "Avoid aspirin and aspirin-containing products when taking this medication." D. "Do not take this medication with food or any other medication."
The nurse irrigates the patient's right ear with saline solution to improve hearing. Which unexpected outcome of ear canal irrigation does the nurse prevent by preparing the irrigation so-lution properly?
a. Patient hearing acuity remains stable. b. Patient senses that irrigant is slightly warm. c. Patient complains of nausea and vertigo. d. Patient drainage contains brown particles.
A nurse is making an occupied bed. Which of the following is a recommended guideline for this procedure?
A) Remove all covers and/or bath blankets from the patient. B) Fold linen that is to be reused over the overbed table. C) Assist patient to turn toward nurse's side of the bed. D) Fan-fold soiled linens as close to patient as possible.