Which of these nursing activities can be classified as those which promote health promotion and maintenance? Select all that apply
1. Administration of the flu vaccine for infants from 6 to 23 months of age
2. Daily feeding schedules for infants
3. Instruction to adolescents on how to use dental floss
4. Treatment for a child with a diagnosis of acute otitis media
5. Teaching parents how to perform pulmonary drainage and cupping on their ill child.
1, 2, 3
Rationale:
1. Administration of flu vaccines, discussion of feeding schedules, and instructions to adolescents are all health promotion and/or maintenance topics.
2. Administration of flu vaccines, discussion of feeding schedules, and instructions to adolescents are all health promotion and/or maintenance topics.
3. Administration of flu vaccines, discussion of feeding schedules, and instructions to adolescents are all health promotion and/or maintenance topics.
4. Treatment of an acute ear infection (otitis media) would not be a topic for health promotion and maintenance, since it is an acute illness.
5. Teaching parents how to perform pulmonary drainage and cupping on their ill child is not considered health promotion and maintenance, as it is treating an acute illness.
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