The nurse is planning interventions to meet a patient's tertiary care needs. Which would be applicable for the patient?
1. providing preoperative instructions
2. instruction in self-examination of breasts
3. screening for glaucoma
4. counseling on healthy nutrition
Correct Answer: 1
The tertiary level of care focuses on stopping the disease process and returning the individual to a useful place in society. Providing preoperative instructions is a tertiary-level intervention. Instructing in self-examination of the breasts and screening for glaucoma are secondary-level interventions. Counseling on healthy nutrition is a primary-level intervention.
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