Which choice best represents effective primary prevention?
A. Attending a free community screening
B. Engaging in breast self-exam (women) or testicular self-exam (men)
C. Following up on any positive screening test
D. Immunization according to the recommended schedule
ANS: D
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A public health nurse is employed by the Indian Health Service. This nurse is working at which level?
A) Local B) Community C) State D) Federal
The nurse is teaching a group of parents with premature infants about the various medical and developmental problems that may occur
The nurse determines that additional teaching is needed when the group identifies which of the following as a problem? A) Sudden infant death syndrome B) Hydrocephalus C) Peptic ulcer D) Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
The nurse is helping a neuropsychiatric client increase the level of functioning. The nurse understands that the client must learn the needed skills by which of the following techniques? Select all that apply
A) Working with other families B) Practicing the skill C) Reading the provided handouts D) Self-evaluating E) Modeling behavior
The client has been diagnosed with syphilis. The infective process for this client is known to be greater than 1 year
Because of the type and length of the infectious process, the nurse anticipates that the type of drug to administer and the time of administration will be: a. spectinomycin IM once in the early stage of the disease. b. doxycycline IM once weekly for 3 weeks. c. probenecid IM once in the early stage of the disease. d. benzathine penicillin G IM once weekly for 3 weeks.