A nurse is developing a primary prevention strategy to address the problem of obesity. Which of the following interventions is being created?
a. Encouraging an active lifestyle during childhood years
b. Prescribing orlistat (Alli)
c. Recommending the Jenny Craig program
d. Recommending gastric banding surgery
Answer: a. Encouraging an active lifestyle during childhood years
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a. a deep breath and hold it for 3 to 5 seconds before exhaling. b. a slow deep breath and then forcefully exhaling. c. a deep breath and, at the peak of inspiration, expanding the chest and taking in a little more air. d. in a slow deep breath and then exhaling slowly.
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A) Urinary retention and change in sexual functioning B) Dry mouth, constipation, nausea, and vomiting C) Nausea, headache, vertigo, malaise, and nightmares D) In most cases nothing significant
The nurse gives a presentation to the members of the senior center about visual changes in the older adult
Which of the following pieces of information should the nurse include in the presentation? The most common cause of blindness in people over 65 is: A) Accidental injury B) Detached retina C) Glaucoma D) Macular degeneration
The nurse is caring for a patient who developed angioedema on captopril therapy. Which is the best scenario for this patient?
a. The patient should be rechallenged on a lower dose of captopril. b. No ACE inhibitor should be used again for at least 2 weeks. c. The patient should not be treated with captopril again. d. Captopril should be administered with antihistamines.