The local clinic is dedicated to the well adult and child. It has evening hours and offers varied programs for the community. The programs include smoking cessation, child care, weight loss through nutrition, and blood pressure clinics, to name a few
How would you explain the level of prevention used in this setting to your colleagues?
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Quaternary prevention
A
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a. 7 to 9 a.m. b. 9 to 10 a.m. c. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. d. 2 to 4 p.m.
A nurse is planning care for a child with hyponatremia. The nurse delegating care of this child to an LVN cautions the LVN about which complication?
1. Seizures 2. Bradycardia 3. Respiratory distress 4. Hyperthermia
A client who is malnourished has a total lymphocyte count of 1450/mm3 . Which instruction does the nurse provide to the unlicensed assistive personnel helping to care for this client?
a. "Wash your hands or use hand foam when you first enter the room." b. "Be sure to offer this client a glass of wa-ter each time you are with the client." c. "You may need to open cartons and packages on the client's food tray." d. "Record all of the client's food and drink intake for the shift."
There has been a decline in burn injury deaths in the last two decades. The most significant factor that impacted this decline is:
1. Early excision and closure of the burn wound. 2. Improved resuscitation. 3. Control of infection. 4. Support of the hypermetabolic response.