Developing a community-based exercise program for a group of women who have cardiovascular disease is an example of which level of prevention?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Health promotion
C
Tertiary prevention includes those interventions aimed at disability limitation and rehabilitation from disease, injury, or disability.
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The nurse also notes that the child has not received the second measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. The nurse should: 1. Plan to discuss the principles of health supervision at the next scheduled visit. 2. Call the parents and encourage them to bring the child for recommended care. 3. Notify the physician that the child's immunizations are no longer up to date. 4. Speak firmly with the parents at the next health care visit about the importance of being compliant.
If an intramuscular (IM) injection is administered to a child who has Reye syndrome, the nurse should monitor for what?
a. Bleeding b. Infection c. Poor absorption d. Itching at the injection site
The nurse is instructing a home care patient on wound care. Which of the following must be included during every episode of instruction?
a. Instruct the patient to purchase the expensive products because they are better b. The importance of strict hand washing c. Ask the family to leave d. Tell the patient to think of the wound as being on someone else to remove the emotions from the activity
When caring for a laboring patient with oligohydramnios, the nurse should be aware that: Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. There is an increased risk of cord compression. 2. Respiratory support personnel should be standing by at the birth. 3. Labor progress is often more rapid than average. 4. Early decelerations are more likely. 5. During gestation, fetal skin and skeletal abnormalities can occur.