The school nurse decides to invite a nutritionist to discuss healthy lifestyles, such as eating vegetables and fruits for snacks. Such an intervention would be
A. Liable to cause trouble among the kitchen staff.
B. Primary prevention.
C. Secondary prevention.
D. Tertiary prevention.
ANS: B
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A nurse explaining the multiaxial DSM-IV-TR to a psychiatric technician can accurately say that it
a. focuses on plans for treatment. b. includes nursing and medical diagnoses. c. includes assessments of several aspects of functioning. d. uses the framework of a specific biopsychosocial theory.
What actions should a nurse implement when assessing a patient's accommodation? (Select all that apply.)
a. Hold his or her finger approximately 20 inches in front of the patient's eyes. b. Observe for pupillary constriction. c. Assess for convergence. d. Note blinking. e. Move his or her finger slowly toward the patient's nose.
The nurse is answering questions from a young father, who brought his son to the clinic for an ear infection
The father asks the nurse, "When should (tympanostomy) tubes be used on my son, and how will they help his ear infections?" The nurse would be correct to respond that tympa-nostomy tubes should be used a. when fluid is in the outer ear, because they help drain the fluid. b. if the child has recurrent ear infections, because they can reduce the number of episodes. c. only when the stapes and the malleus are enlarged. d. only when the child has a serious acute infection of the tympanic membrane.
A 15-year-old female is 15 lb underweight. She believes she is grossly overweight and she exercises vigorously 5 to 6 hours a day. She is a straight-A student in school and is the lead singer in her school choir and musical theater group
She is well liked by adults, but she has few friends of her own age group. Your nursing assessment of this patient leads you to the potential nursing diagnosis of: A) Conversion disorder B) Paranoid schizophrenia C) Generalized anxiety disorder D) Eating disorder