In the Leavell and Clark model of health protection, the chief distinction between the levels of prevention is:
1) The point in the disease process at which they occur.
2) Placement on the Wheels of Wellness.
3) The level of activity required to achieve them.
4) Placement in the Model of Change.
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The Visiting Nurse Association is a public voluntary agency that has which of the following characteristics? (Select all that apply.)
a. It is engaged in health teaching. b. It assists with referrals for patients to other community services. c. It frequently involves the family in the care of its own members. d. It provides nursing care in the home setting or to persons with acute and chronic diseases. e. Care includes health supervision, education, counseling, bedside care, and following physicians' orders. f. It is staffed primarily by LPN/LVNs and home health aides trained for specific tasks of personal bedside care.
The client has been ordered treatment with lansoprazole. He is also being treated with theophylline. The combination of the two drugs will result in a(n) _____ in the level of _____
a. increase; theophylline b. decrease; theophylline c. increase; lansoprazole d. decrease; lansoprazole
A threshold of 90% is identified for an outcome indicator in the quality improvement program. Which of the following situations indicates a need for further review of the quality improvement plan?
1. The waiting time for clinic appointments has decreased 96%. 2. Clients with renal dialysis expressed a 95% satisfaction with their care. 3. In 93% of clients, subjective expressions of postoperative pain have decreased. 4. Wound infections are evident in 92% of clients after care of their IV access ports.
The nurse has provided client education about the function of the renal system. Which statements made by the client indicate an understanding of the teaching?Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.
A. "Kidneys help the heart by balancing potassium." B. "Kidneys balance the fluid and electrolytes in my body." C. "Kidneys keep blood pressure from getting too low." D. "Kidneys help decrease infections by excreting bacteria." E. "Kidneys help regulate the oxygen levels in my blood."