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pragya sharda · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse is assisting an 18-year-old female patient to strategize ways to avoid the onset of disease with aging. What should the nurse include in this plan?

Select all that apply.

1. Maintain a healthy weight.
2. Avoid smoking.
3. Avoid substance abuse.
4. Schedule an annual mammogram.
5. Plan for a colonoscopy every 2 years.

Question 2

The nurse is planning interventions to meet a patient's tertiary care needs. Which would be applicable for the patient?

1. providing preoperative instructions
2. instruction in self-examination of breasts
3. screening for glaucoma
4. counseling on healthy nutrition

Ahnyah · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1,2,3

Behavioral patterns established in young adulthood also impact the risk for many chronic diseases more commonly diagnosed in middle or late adulthood, including obesity, coronary heart disease, diabetes, chronic lung disease, and chronic liver disease. Health promotion for young adults must include teaching about healthy behaviors and eating habits associated with reduced risk for developing cancers and chronic diseases. This includes teaching about maintaining a healthy weight as well as avoiding tobacco products and substance abuse. Annual mammograms would not apply until the patient reaches the age of 40. Colonoscopies would not apply until the patient reaches the age of 50.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1

The tertiary level of care focuses on stopping the disease process and returning the individual to a useful place in society. Providing preoperative instructions is a tertiary-level intervention. Instructing in self-examination of the breasts and screening for glaucoma are secondary-level interventions. Counseling on healthy nutrition is a primary-level intervention.