Providing information about safe-sex practices is an example of which of the following levels of prevention?
1. Primary prevention
2. Secondary prevention
3. Tertiary prevention
4. Assessment
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Primary prevention refers to those interventions aimed at preventing the occurrence of disease, injury, or disability.
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Which statement indicates a woman understands activity limitations for the management of preterm labor?
a. "After my shower in the morning, I do the laundry and straighten up the house; then I rest." b. "I pack a picnic basket and put it next to the sofa so I do not have to get up for food during the day." c. "I have a 2-year-old to care for, but I try to rest as much as I can." d. "I get really bored at home, so I go to the shopping mall for just a little while."
Which of the following patients would be a candidate for fibrinolytic therapy? (Select all that apply.)
a. The patient chest pain started 8 hours ago. She has a diagnosis of NSTEMI. b. The patient chest pain started 3 hours ago, and her ECG shows a new left bundle branch block. c. The patient presents to the emergency department with chest pain of 30 minutes' duration. She has a history of cerebrovascular accident 1 month ago. d. The patient has a history of unstable angina. He has been experiencing chest pain with sudden onset. e. The patient chest pain started 1 hour ago, and his ECG shows ST elevation.
Physical tolerance and withdrawal symptoms can occur with stimulants. Stimulant withdrawal is characterized by which of the following symptoms?
A. Rhinorrhea, dilated pupils, and abdominal cramps B. Increased motor activity and tachycardia C. Fatigue, mental depression, and confusion D. Tremors, nausea, vomiting, and diaphoresis
A patient is seen in the clinic with a 1-week history of frequent watery stools. The primary care NP learns that a family member had gastroenteritis a week prior. The patient was treated for a UTI with a sulfonamide antibiotic 2 months prior
The NP should suspect: a. Clostridium difficile–associated disease (CDAD). b. viral gastroenteritis. c. serum sickness reaction. d. recurrence of the UTI.