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1. A 55-year-old patient suffered a myocardial infarction ANS: 3
3 months ago. During their hospitalization, they had
stents inserted in two different sites in the coronary Primary prevention activi-
arteries. They were also placed on a cholesterol-low- ties are designed to pre-
ering agent and two antihypertensives. What type of vent or slow the onset
care are they receiving? of disease. Activities such
1)Primary prevention as eating healthy foods,
2)Secondary prevention exercising, wearing sun-
3)Tertiary prevention screen, obeying seat-belt
4)Health promotion laws, and getting im-
munizations are examples
of primary-level interven-
tions. Secondary preven-
tion activities detect illness
so it can be treated in the
early stages. Tertiary pre-
vention focuses on stop-
ping the disease from pro-
gressing and returning the
individual to the pre-ill-
ness phase. The patient
has an established disease
and is receiving care to
stop the disease from pro-
gressing.
2. A patient has been diagnosed with norovirus. The pa- False
tient informs the nurse that they have been taking im-
modium to manage their diarrhea. The nurse instructs
the patient that this is an appropriate action.
True/False
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3. The patient has significant vomiting and diarrhea after 1) Full Stage
being diagnosed with norovirus. The patient is in which
stage of the infectious process?
1) Full Stage
2) convalescent
3) Incubation
4) Prodromal
4. Primary Prevention Efforts to prevent an injury
or illness from ever occur-
ring.
5. Secondary Prevention Efforts to limit the effects
of an injury or illness
that you cannot completely
prevent.
6. Tertiary Prevention actions taken to contain
damage once a disease or
disability has progressed
beyond its early stages
7. Health Promotion the process of enabling
people to increase control
over, and to improve, their
health
8. A patient with morbid obesity was enrolled in a weight ANS: 3
loss program last month and has attended four weekly
meetings. But now he believes he no longer needs to Prochaska and Diclemente
attend meetings because he has "learned what to do." identified four stages of
He informs the nurse facilitator about his decision to change: the contempla-
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