Using Betty Neuman's conceptual model, what action by the nurse would indicate primary prevention?
a. Eating French fries and drinking a choco-late shake for lunch
b. Taking the elevator instead of the stairs
c. Sleeping 4 hours the night before work
d. Exercising every other day
D
Betty Neuman's conceptual model focuses on prevention of disease and illness. The nurse uses primary prevention when exercising every other day. Eating unhealthy foods, lack of exercise, and sleeping only 4 hours does not support this model or a healthy lifestyle.
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1. "I have been stressed out since my divorce last year." 2. "I'm what you call a Type C personality." 3. "I went on this new diet because I gained 30 pounds in the last 9 months." 4. "On my new diet, I can eat only grains and vegetables." 5. "I think about my job all of the time."
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1. Recheck the patient's blood glucose in 15 minutes. 2. Mark the medication administration record to hold the next scheduled dose of insulin. 3. Recheck the blood glucose before the next meal. 4. Give the patient another 4 ounces of apple juice in 30 minutes.
A parent of a hospitalized child on chemotherapy asks the nurse if a sibling of the hospitalized child should receive the varicella vaccination. The nurse should give which response?
a. The sibling can get a varicella vaccination. b. The sibling should not get a varicella vaccination. c. The sibling should wait until the child is finished with chemotherapy. d. The sibling should get varicella-zoster immune globulin if exposed to chickenpox.