A nurse advises a client who has HIV not to donate blood, plasma, or organs. Which of the following levels of prevention is being used?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Health promotion
ANS: C
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A critically ill patient requires IV insulin for persistent hyperglycemia. Current fingerstick blood glucose is 68 mg/dL. According to international critical care guidelines, which nursing intervention is indicated?
1. Call for a laboratory glucose test. 2. Increase the rate of the insulin drip by 2 units per hour. 3. Administer 10 mL of D5W by bolus injection. 4. Administer 0.5 g sugar dissolved in orange juice by mouth.
A patient is concerned about getting hepatitis A from the hepatitis A vaccine. To allay this concern, the nurse explains that:
A) the pathogen is treated with a chemical so it cannot reproduce and cause illness. B) the pathogen is grown under conditions that make is less virulent. C) the vaccine contains purified antigens rather than whole organisms. D) toxins are treated with chemicals to remove toxic components.
A patient with type 1 diabetes is admitted to the emergency department with a blood pressure of 201/108. The patient is given diazoxide (Hyperstat IV). The nurse should monitor the patient for
a. hypoglycemia. b. ketoacidosis. c. hyponatremia. d. hyperglycemia.
Nightingale demonstrated the effectiveness of nursing in the military. What was her primary tool?
A. Appeal to women's maternal instincts B. Biostatistics to demonstrate decline in death rates C. Fundraising among the higher social classes D. Marketing to women who wanted to become married E. Persuasion of military officers