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Q:lThelpatientlisladmittedltolthelemergencyldepartmentloflthellocallhospitallfro
mlhomelwithlreportsloflchestldiscomfortlandlshortnessloflbreath.lThelpatientlislpl
acedlonloxygen,lhasllabslandlbloodlgasesldrawn,landlislgivenlanlelectrocardiogra
mlandlbreathingltreatments.lWhichllevelloflpreventivelcarelislthislpatientlreceivin
g?
Answer:
Secondarylprevention
Q:lAlpatientlisladmittedltolalrehabilitationlfacilitylfollowinglalstroke.lThelpatient
lhaslright-
sidedlparalysislandlislunableltolspeak.lThelpatientlwilllbelreceivinglphysicallthera
pylandlspeechltherapy.lWhichllevelloflpreventivelcarelislthelpatientlreceiving?
Answer:
Tertiarylprevention
Q:lUponlcompletinglalhistory,lthelnurselfindslthatlalpatientlhaslrisklfactorslforlde
velopingllungldisease.lHowlshouldlthelnurselinterpretlthislfinding?
,Answer:
Thelchancesloflgettingltheldiseaselarelincreased.
Q:lThelnurselislcaringlforlalpatientlwholhaslbeenltryingltolquitlsmoking.lThelpat
ientlhaslbeenlsmoke-
freelforl2lweekslbutlhadltwolcigarettesllastlnightlandlatlleastltwolthislmorning.lW
hatlshouldlthelnurselanticipate?
Answer:
Thelpatientlwilllreturnltolthelcontemplationlorlprecontemplationlphase.
Q:lThelnurselislworkinglinlaldruglrehabilitationlcliniclandlislinlthelprocessloflad
mittinglalpatientlforl"detox."lWhatlshouldlthelnurseldolnext?
Answer:
Identifylthelpatient'slstageloflchange.
Q:lAlfemalelpatientlhaslbeenloverweightlforlmostloflherllife.lShelhasltriedldietin
glinlthelpastlandlhasllostlweight,lonlyltolregainlitlwhenlshelstoppedldieting.lThelp
atientlislvisitinglthelweightllosslclinic/healthlclublbecauselshelhasldecidedltoldolit
.lShelstateslthatlshelwillljoinlrightlafterlthelholidays,linl3lmonths.lWhichlstagelislt
helpatientldisplaying?
Answer:
Contemplation
, Q:lUponlcompletionloflthelassessment,lthelnurselfindslthatlthelpatientlhaslquitldr
inkinglandlhaslbeenlalcohol-
freelforlthelpastl2lyears.lWhichlstagelbestldescribeslthelnurse'slassessmentlfinding
?
Answer:
Maintenance
Q:lThelpatientlhadlalcolostomylplacedl1lweeklago.lWhenlapproachedlbylthelnur
se,lthelpatientlandltheirlspouselrefuseltoltalklaboutlitlandlrejectlthelopportunityltol
beltaughtlaboutlhowltolcarelforlit.lHowlwilllthelnurselevaluatelthislcouple'slstagel
ofladjustment?
Answer:
Withdrawal
Q:lAlpatientldiagnosedlwithlchroniclemphysemal(lungldisease)lstatesl"Ilwouldlb
elbetterloffldead."lThelnursellearnslthatlthelpatient,lhaslrecentlylbecomelunemplo
yedlbecauselofloxygenldependency.lThelpatient'slspouselwilllhaveltolgoltolworklt
olsupportlthelfamily.lWhichlactionlshouldlthelnurseltake?
Answer:
Developlalplanloflcarelforlthelfamily.
Q:lAlnurselmeetslthelfollowinglgoals:lhelpslalpatientlmaintainlhealthlandlhelpsla
lpatientlwithlanlillness.lWhichlfactorslassistlthelnurselinlachievingltheselgoals?