A nurse is teaching a patient how to manage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This intervention is an example of which level of health promotion?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Risk factor prevention
ANS: C
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The nurse should instruct a patient on which of the following modifiable risk factor(s) for essential hypertension? (Select all that apply.)
a. Tobacco use c. Stress management b. Alcohol d. Adequate rest
A nurse is preparing a teaching program for a parenting group about preventing foreign body aspiration. Which of the following would the nurse include?
A) Avoid giving popcorn to children younger than the age of 2 years. B) Withhold peanuts from children until they are at least 5 years of age. C) If an object fits through a standard toilet paper roll, the child can aspirate it. D) Keep pennies and dimes out of the child's reach; quarters do not pose a problem.
Women with an inadequate weight gain during pregnancy are at higher risk for giving birth to an infant with:
1. spina bifida. 2. intrauterine growth restriction. 3. diabetes mellitus. 4. Down syndrome.
The abbreviation for tablespoon is
A. tbs. B. tsb. C. tpbs. D. tbsp.