When describing primary prevention activities for disaster prevention to a local community group, which of the following would the nurse include?
A) It is the most effective and the lone method of prevention.
B) Any setting provides a place for primary prevention.
C) Disaster drills can be helpful but heighten the impact of the event.
D) Primary prevention promotes clients' health but increases cost.
B
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Therapeutic interventions are effective in the prevention of mental and emotional disorders and assisting the client to cope. Which of the following interventions assist in providing for a positive personal identity? (Select all that apply.)
a. Continue to define identity in terms of role in nuclear family. b. Develop career path and goals. c. Recognize how emotions influence achievement of goals and relationships. d. Maintain personal distance in relationships.
A nurse educator is discussing the changes in the healthcare system with a group of nursing students. The students ask why the cost of health care has increased so much in recent years
Which is the best response by the nurse? A) "There are not enough technological advances." B) "There is an increased use of alternative medicine." C) "There is a decrease in chronic disease." D) "Many people are forced to seek routine health care in the emergency department."
Which of the following clients is most at risk for atrial fibrillation?
A. 48-year-old man taking an aspirin daily for prevention of coronary thrombosis B. 42-year-old woman 3 days postoperative from coronary artery bypass surgery C. 70-year-old woman 1 day postoperative from a carotid endarterectomy D. 64-year-old man with diabetes mellitus and chronic hypertension
Which of the following would be the most appropriate outcome criterion for the goal, "Client's pain will be managed to within an acceptable level within 30 minutes of receiving pain medica-tion."
1. Client will deny presence of any pain or discomfort. 2. Client will rate pain at a level of 3 or less out of a possible 10. 3. Client will demonstrate ability to request pain medication as needed. 4. Client will identify two external factors that decrease presence of pain.