A nurse offers homeless clients yearly tuberculosis (TB) screening and free treatment for those who test positive for TB. Which of the following levels of prevention is being used?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Secondary and tertiary prevention
ANS: B
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The risk manager has noticed a spike in medication errors among nurses who have worked several consecutive days. What is the first step in conducting research into this phenomenon?
1. Identify the population to be studied. 2. Identify the problem to be studied. 3. Identify the relationship between the variables to be studied. 4. Identify the purpose of the study.
The electronic database that focuses on the nursing and allied health literature is:
A) CINAHL B) EMBASE C) Web of Knowledge D) MEDLINE
The patient asks the nurse if the placement of the autograft over his full-thickness burn will be the only surgical intervention needed to close his wound. The nurse's best response would be:
a. "Unfortunately, an autograft skin is a temporary graft and a second surgery will be needed to close the wound." b. "An autograft is a biological dressing that will eventually be replaced by your body generating new tissue." c. "Yes, an autograft will transfer your own skin from one area of your body to cover the burn wound." d. "Unfortunately, autografts frequently do not adhere well to burn wounds and a xenograft will be necessary to close the wound."
The client receiving mechanical ventilation has become more restless over the course of the shift. Which is the nurse's first action?
a. Sedate the client. b. Call the health care provider. c. Assess the client for pain. d. Assess the client's oxygenation.