A nurse teaches the importance of folic acid intake to a group of pregnant women. This is considered which level of preventive care?
A) Illness
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B) Primary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Secondary prevention - B. Primary prevention is considered true prevention. It aims at maintaining physical and emotional health in an already healthy individual.
- are described as a person's idea - Health beliefs
All the following are considered internal variables that influence a client's health beliefs and practices except:
A. Perception of functioning
B. Emotional factors
C. Developmental stage
D. Socioeconomic factors - D. Socioeconomic factors
Clients maintain health or enhance their health by routine exercise and proper nutrition. This is known as:
A) Illness
B) Health promotion
C) Control of external variables
D) Wellness education - B. Health promotion
External variables A client comes into the clinic for a complete physical examination. The nurse obtains a health history and determines the client is at risk for heart disease. Which of the following would lead the nurse to believe this
A. Father died of a heart attack at age 40
B. The client is 25 years old
C. The client lives near a chemical plant
D. The client work as a carpenter - A. Father died of a heart attack at age 40
The nurse works in a clinic located in a community with many Hispanics. Which strategy if implemented by the nurse would decrease health care disparities for the Hispanic patients? - Teach clinic staff about Hispanic health beliefs.
The nurse is caring for a Native American patient who has a traditional belief about health and illness. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? - Ask the patient whether it is important that cultural healers are contacted.
The nurse is caring for an Asian patient who is being admitted to the hospital. Which action would be most appropriate for the nurse to take when interviewing this patient? - Observe the patient's use of eye contact.
A female staff nurse is assessing a male patient of Arab descent who is admitted with complaints of severe headaches. It is most important for the charge nurse to intervene if the nurse takes which action?
a. The nurse explains the 0 to 10 intensity pain scale.
b. The nurse asks the patient when the headaches started.
c. The nurse sits down at the bedside and closes the privacy curtain.
d. The nurse calls for a male nurse to bring a hospital gown to the room. - c. The nurse sits down at the bedside and closes the privacy curtain.
The nurse is caring for a newly admitted patient. Which intervention is the best example of a culturally appropriate nursing intervention? - Ask permission before touching a patient during the physical assessment.
You are caring for a patient with esophageal cancer. Which task could be delegated to a UAP?
A. Assisting the patient with oral hygiene
B. Observing the patient's response to feedings
C. Facilitating expression of grief or anxiety
D. Initiating daily weighing - A. Assisting the patient with oral hygiene
Which task is appropriate for a registered nurse (RN) to delegate to a nursing assistant?
A. Explaining to the patient the preoperative preparation before the surgery in the morning
B. Administering the ordered antibiotic to the patient before surgery
C. Obtaining the patient's signature on the surgical informed consent
D. Assisting to the bathroom before leaving for the operating room - D. Assisting to the bathroom before leaving for the operation room
You are the charge nurse in a surgical unit. You are doing a staff assignment for the 3-to-11 shift, which patient do you assign to the licensed practical nurse (LPN) - The patient who had a vaginal hysterectomy 2 days ago and is being discharged tomorrow
As the registered nurse, which tasks below should you NOT delegate to the NPN? - A. Performing an assessment on a new admission
B. Starting blood transfusion
C. Develop a plan of care for a patient who is admitted with Guillain-Barré syndrome [Show Less]