The levels of prevention are often addressed in nursing centers. If a community conducts blood lead screenings on a regular basis for children under 6 years old, this would be considered
1. Tertiary prevention
2. Primary prevention
3. Secondary prevention
4. Health education
ANS: 3
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A patient in treatment for multiple myeloma is on Mesnex (ifosfamide). She reports to the nurse that she is having bouts of nausea and has been unable to eat. Which would be the best advice to give her?
a. Take nothing by mouth until this passes. b. Replace fluid losses right away. c. Only eat nonsalty foods. d. Hold ice chips in your mouth.
A patient's blood pressure is measured as 138/88 mm Hg in the right arm. The nurse will anticipate which action as a result of this finding?
1. Initiation of therapy with a thiazide diuretic 2. Repeating the measurement in the left arm 3. Diagnosis of prehypertension will be made 4. Instructing the patient to follow the DASH (dietary approaches to stop hypertension) diet
Which of the following is the most common congenital heart defect?
a. transposition of the great arteries c. pulmonary atresia b. ventral septal defect d. atrial septal defect
Which cardiac chambers have the thinnest wall and why?
a. The right and left atria; they are low-pressure chambers that serve as storage units and conduits for blood. b. The right and left atria; they are not directly involved in the preload, contractility, or afterload of the heart. c. The left ventricle; the mean pressure of blood coming into this ventricle is from the lung, which has a low pressure. d. The right ventricle; it pumps blood into the pulmonary capillaries, which have a lower pressure compared with the systemic circulation.