A nurse instructs a patient, You can decrease your risks for developing many diseases and illnesses by developing healthy habits and participating in health screenings. The patient validates understanding when he or she states:
1. As long as I begin to limit the amount of bad carbohydrates in my diet and begin exercising by the age of 50, I probably will not develop type 2 diabetes.
2. Performing monthly breast self-examinations if I have a family history of breast cancer will decrease my chances of developing it.
3. I can take responsibility for reducing risks by eating a well-balanced diet and seeing my primary care physician for routine health screenings.
4. Since I am at risk for developing high cholesterol, it will be important for me to ask my primary care physician for medications to prevent it.
Question 2
A male patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was brought to the hospital by emergency personnel.
He lives alone, has no relatives or friends living nearby, and lives on a fixed income, which prevents him from purchasing all of the medications that he needs. Based on Dunn's wellness grid, a nurse determines that the patient's quadrant is
1. High-level wellness in a favorable environment.
2. Emergent high-level wellness in an unfavorable environment.
3. Protected poor health in a favorable environment.
4. Poor health in an unfavorable environment.
The general survey includes assessing every patient for signs of distress.
Treating the pregnant patient
Patient with rheumatoid arthritis
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