A patient comes to the emergency department with an active myocardial infarction. Which action by the nurse indicates secondary prevention?
a. Perform an ECG to assess for damage.
b. Check on another patient first.
c. Enroll the patient in a cardiac rehabilita-tion program.
d. Educate the patient about eating a healthy diet.
A
According to Betty Neuman's conceptual model, secondary prevention occurs once an illness strikes. The most appropriate action for the nurse to take would be to perform an electrocardio-gram (ECG) to assess for cardiac damage. Educating the patient on eating a healthy diet is an example of primary prevention, enrolling the patient in a cardiac rehabilitation program is tertiary prevention. The nurse should not check on another patient first because this patient is a priority.
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