Parish nurses engage in primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention activities in their congregations. Using your knowledge of levels of prevention, what is an example of a tertiary prevention strategy?
A) Smoking cessation programs
B) Heart-healthy eating programs
C) Maximize function for people with diabetes
D) Exercising to maintain health
C
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The patient at risk for GI hemorrhage should be monitored for which of the following signs and symptoms?
a. Metabolic acidosis and hypovolemia b. Decreasing hemoglobin and hematocrit c. Hyperkalemia and hypernatremia d. Hematemesis and melena
Regarding the decision to use either a directional or nondirectional alternative hypothesis, most researchers
a. have no convention at all in practice because there are pros and cons to each choice. b. typically use nondirectional alternative hypotheses if the significance level is .05 and directional if it is .01. c. prefer to use directional because of the increase in statistical power. d. use nondirectional alternative hypotheses because this allows you to reject the null if your finding occurs in the opposite direction from your prediction. That is, it allows you to discover something new.
The nurse who plans interventions for all dimensions of the patient's life is practicing _____ care
a. focused b. general c. directed d. holistic
A nurse is providing teaching to a group of parents with children and adolescents who have experienced losses. The nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the group states which of the following?
A) "Children grieve in similar ways regardless of their age." B) "Children often use fantasy to fill in their gaps in understanding." C) "Families tend to grieve at similar times after the loss." D) "Children and adults grieve much in the same manner."