Student nurses are observing in the pediatric well-child clinic. The students observe that prior to administering an immunization to a child,a nurse explains the reason for the immunization series to the mother
While discussing the incident in postconference,the students report that this activity was
1. health assessment.
2. health promotion.
3. health maintenance.
4. health screening.
Answer:2
Rationale: The explanation to the mother by the nurse provides an understanding of the immunization series to the mother and enables the mother to make an intelligent choice. While administering immunizations is considered health maintenance,the activity described in the question is clearly health promotion. A health assessment would be completed to determine what immunizations are needed.Health maintenance is the actual administration of the immunization and health screening involves looking at the immunization record to determine which immunizations are needed.
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