Author Question: A single mother with three children utilizes the public health department services in her county to ... (Read 36 times)

arivle123 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A single mother with three children utilizes the public health department services in her county to immunize her children. Which of the following best describes this level of health care?

A. Continuing care
B. Preventative care
C. Secondary acute care
D. Restorative care

Question 2

Bruce is a nurse working for a postsurgical unit. He is caring for five postsurgical patients, and one patient who is awaiting surgery. About which of the following patients should he be most concerned regarding a health care-associated infection?

A. 78-year-old man with bacterial growth in his urine
B. 19-year-old man with a white blood cell count of 10,000/mm3
C. 23-year-old woman one day postoperative with redness at incision site
D. 35-year-old woman with temperature of 99.3 F and complaints of malaise

sailorcrescent · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Preventative care includes services such as immunizations, screenings, poison control information, mental health counseling and crisis prevention, and community legislation.

Answer to Question 2

D
Objective data such as an elevated temperature, open draining wound, inflammation of a wound site, and laboratory values revealing an increased white blood cell count indicate an actual infection. Subjective findings include the patient's complaint of chills, malaise, or tenderness at the wound site. When assessing laboratory data, consider the age of the patient. For example, in an older adult, bacterial growth in urine without clinical symptoms does not always indicate the presence of a urinary tract infection.