The nurse has the greatest impact on a patient's health promotion when
a. evaluating a diabetic patient's ability to administer his insulin injections.
b. encouraging an obese patient to limit both fat and carbohydrate intake.
c. volunteering to take blood pressures at a community health fair.
d. educating the patient about vitamin D and calcium to prevent bone loss.
D
Health promotion includes interventions that help prevent disease and disability in a patient. Education regarding health promotion issues has the greatest impact on the health of a patient. The other patients already have established diseases.
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A) "I will limit drinking alcohol to the evening hours only." B) "I will limit my intake of bananas and oranges." C) "I will take prescribed antibiotics until my symptoms subside." D) "I will receive the annual influenza vaccination."
The group that receives the experimental treatment condition is called the:
A. experimental group. B. control group. C. participant group. D. independent group.
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A) Surgical patients routinely are given a cleansing enema. B) Cleansing enemas are given before surgery at the patient's request. C) There will be less flatus and discomfort postoperatively. D) Peristalsis does not return for 24 to 48 hours after surgery.
which characteristics describe pneumocystis jiroveci infection. an opportunistic disease that can be assocaited with HIV?
a. may cause fungal meningitis b. diagnosed by lymph node biopsy c. pneumonia with dry, nonproductive cough d. viral retinitis, stomatitis, esophagitis, gastritis, or colitis