Health education is a vital part of community nursing. What is the purpose of education across the three levels of illness prevention? Education:
1. Enables clients to attain optimal health
2. Identifies and treats health problems early to eliminate disability
3. Allows populations to break into individuals
4. Teaches people about Healthy People 2010
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Health eduction enables clients to attain optimal health, prevent health problems, and identify and treat health problems early to minimize disability. Elimination of a disability may not be possible.
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The nurse educator is preparing an education module for the nursing staff on the dermis layer of skin. Which of these statements would be included in the module? The dermis:
a. Contains mostly fat cells. b. Consists mostly of keratin. c. Is replaced every 4 weeks. d. Contains sensory receptors.
A community health nurse is asked to be part of a community-wide effort to address the issue of teen parenthood. When planning appropriate programs, which of the following would be the priority?
A) Increased focus on preventive measures for teen pregnancy B) Increased insurance coverage for contraception C) Increased male involvement in teen pregnancies D) Increased access to necessary services
The nurse is interviewing an older adult female client. Which statement made by the client would warrant intervention by the nurse?
1. "I use a lubricant for sex to help with dryness." 2. "I take hormone pills to help with my hot flashes." 3. "My periods stopped for 5 years, but recently restarted." 4. "I don't have a desire for sex very often, but neither does my husband."
The nurse is updating a care plan for a 65-year-old patient just admitted to the unit for uncontrolled blood glucose associated with type 2 diabetes. The patient has had diabetes for 5 years
While the nurse is obtaining a health history, the patient confides that he experiences erec-tile dysfunction. Select the best nursing diagnosis to add to the plan of care. a. Noncompliance related to ineffective control of blood glucose, as evidenced by erectile dysfunction and loss of libido b. Activity intolerance related to chronic disease processes secondary to type 2 di-abetes, as evidenced by erectile dysfunction c. Body image disturbance related to erectile dysfunction, as evidenced by the pa-tient's complaints of loss of libido d. Sexual dysfunction related to microvascular changes secondary to type 2 di-abetes, as evidenced by erectile dysfunction