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Answer B. Immunizing an infant is an example of primary prevention, which aims to prevent health problems. Administering digoxin to treat heart failure and obtaining a smear for a screening test are examples for secondary prevention, which promotes early detection and treatment of disease. Using occupational therapy to help a patient cope with [...]

1.    Which intervention is an example of primary prevention?
a.    Administering digoxin (Lanoxicaps) to a patient with heart failure
b.    Administering a measles, mumps, and rubella immunization to an infant
c.    Obtaining a Papanicolaou smear to screen for cervical cancer
d.    Using occupational therapy to help a patient cope with arthritis
2.    The nurse in charge is assessing a patient’s [...]

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Answer B. Sensory deficits could cause a geriatric patient to have difficulty retaining knowledge about prescribed medications. Decreased plasma drug levels do not alter the patient’s knowledge about the drug. A lack of family support may affect compliance, not knowledge retention. Toilette syndrome is unrelated to knowledge retention.
Answer C. The nurse should systematically assess [...]

1.    Nurse Brenda is teaching a patient about a newly prescribed drug. What could cause a geriatric patient to have difficulty retaining knowledge about prescribed medications?
a.    Decreased plasma drug levels
b.    Sensory deficits
c.    Lack of family support
d.    History of Tourette syndrome
2.    When examining a patient with abdominal pain the nurse in charge should assess:
a.    Any quadrant [...]

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1. Answer – D. Dry skin will eventually crack, ranking the patient more prone to infection. To prevent this, the nurse should provide adequate hydration through fluid intake, use nonirritating soaps or no soap when bathing the patient, and lubricate the patient’s skin with lotion. Bathing may be limited but need not be avoided [...]