A nurse is participating in primary prevention efforts directed against cancer. In which activities is this nurse most likely to engage? (Select all that apply.)
a. Demonstrating breast self-examination methods to women
b. Instructing people on the use of chemoprevention
c. Providing vaccinations against certain cancers
d. Screening teenage girls for cervical cancer
e. Teaching teens the dangers of tanning booths
ANS: B, C, E
Primary prevention aims to prevent the occurrence of a disease or disorder, in this case cancer. Secondary prevention includes screening and early diagnosis. Primary prevention activities include teaching people about chemoprevention, providing approved vaccinations to prevent cancer, and teaching teens the dangers of tanning beds. Breast examinations and screening for cervical cancer are secondary prevention methods.
You might also like to view...
An 11-year-old child stays home from school to care for his siblings while his mother works, is demeaned by his father, and has negative self-perceptions. Which indicator would suggest that nursing interventions are succeeding?
a. The child attends school regularly. b. The child is observed playing calmly. c. The father rarely speaks during nurse visits. d. The mother corrects negative comments by the child.
A nurse working in an urgent care center is interviewing a woman with vague somatic complaints. When the nurse is alone with the client, however, the client states that she was raped a few weeks ago but still feels "as if it just happened to me
" The nurse should make which ther-apeutic response to the client? 1. "It is very, very hard to get over these types of feelings after being raped." 2. "What do you think you should do to reduce the likelihood that you will be raped again?" 3. "Tell me more about what happened, and what causes you to feel like the rape just occurred." 4. "It's hard, but try to keep a sense of perspective. After all, it's been a while since the rape occurred."
According to the social-interactional systemic perspective of child abuse and neglect, four factors place the family members at risk for abuse. These risk factors are the family itself, the caregiver, the child, and:
a. chronic poverty c. the presence of a family crisis b. genetics d. the national emphasis on sex
The faculty member on my study abroad trip to Costa Rica has traveled there many times and is quite knowledgeable about the country and places we visited
She gave us guidance about the country, local culture, and safety issues while we were interning with the local farmers. The faculty member was using a. Referent power b. Positional power c. Coercive power d. Expert power