The home care nurse has been given a referral to see a 50-year-old who has been recently diagnosed with diabetes. The nurse will teach the client about diabetic diets, foot care, medication, and monitoring blood sugar daily. This is an example of
A) primary prevention.
B) secondary prevention.
C) tertiary prevention.
D) health promotion.
Question 2
The school nurse has recently audited immunization records of the students in her school. She finds that there are several students who are not adequately immunized and decides to develop a program focused
on helping parents understand the importance of immunizations. This type of teaching would be considered
A) primary prevention.
B) secondary prevention.
C) tertiary prevention.
D) health promotion.
The nitrogen cycle. Numbers represent fluxes as 1012 g N per year (data from Schlesinger 1991, after
The carbon cycle. Numbers are storage as 1015 g or fluxes as 1015 g per year (data from Schlesinger
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