The nurse, using a colored picture of the food guide pyramid to teach proper nutrition concepts to a patient with diabetes, is using a technique of ____ prevention
1. primary
2. secondary
3. tertiary
4. basic
2
Teaching with the use of visual aids is an example of supplying learned skills as a technique for secondary prevention.
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The nurse is caring for a patient who is scheduled to undergo mechanical valve replacement. Patient education should include which of the following?
A) Use of patient-controlled analgesia B) Long-term anticoagulant therapy C) Steroid therapy D) Use of IV diuretics
A patient with distal symmetric polyneuropathy usually begins to complain of
A) burning in the big toe. B) painful cramps in the calves. C) loss of feeling or touch in the feet. D) seeping wounds in lower legs.
When the patient asks the nurse what his Medicare Part A covers, the nurse responds that it covers:
a. inpatient hospital costs. b. reimbursement to the physician. c. outpatient hospital services. d. ambulance transportation.
What health promotion activity should the nurse stress to the client who has xerostomia as a result of radiation therapy for head and neck cancer?
A. Carrying a medical alert card B. Increasing carbohydrate and fat intake C. Having a dental examination twice per year D. Using only water-soluble lubricants on the irradiated skin