Which nursing activity shows the nurse actively engaged in the primary prevention of mental disorders?
a. Providing a patient, whose depression is well managed, with medication on time
b. Making regular follow-up visits to a new mother at risk for post-partum depres-sion
c. Providing the family of a patient, diagnosed with depression, information on sui-cide prevention
d. Assisting a patient who has obsessive compulsive tendencies prepare and practice for a job interview
ANS: B
Primary prevention helps to reduce the occurrence of mental disorders by staying involved with a patient. Providing medication and information on existing illnesses are examples of secondary prevention which helps to reduce the prevalence of mental disorders. Assisting a mentally ill patient with preparation for a job interview is tertiary prevention since it involves rehabilitation.
You might also like to view...
A patient's arterial line waveform has become damped. The nurse should
a. check for kinks, blood, and air bubbles in the tubing. b. prepare for a normal saline fluid challenge for hypotension. c. discontinue the arterial line. d. check the patient's lung sounds.
The patient is critically ill and the physician decides to use systemic arterial pressure monitoring. The purpose of this is to:
A) Assess left ventricular function B) Assess the pressure of the vena cava C) Assess the pressure in the right atrium D) Measure the patient's BP continually
A patient arrives at the emergency room after attempting suicide by taking an entire bottle of diazepam. What antidote will the nurse most likely administer?
A) Phenobarbital (Luminal) B) Dexmedetomidine (Precedex) C) Flumazenil (Romazicon) D) Ramelteon (Rozerem)
After teaching a class about circadian rhythm disorders, a nursing instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the class identifies which of the following as a subtype? Select all that apply
A) Delayed sleep phase B) Nightmare C) Sleep terror D) Jet lag E) Shift work