A nurse is utilizing the provisions created by the Ryan White ...

[fahad]

A nurse is utilizing the provisions created by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act. Which of the following interventions is the nurse most likely performing?
 
  a. Increasing AIDS awareness in the com-munity
  b. Determining available health care services for HIV-infected individuals
  c. Preventing the transmission of AIDS to children from their mothers
  d. Allowing persons in the final stages of HIV to die with dignity

Question 2

A nurse promotes the use of universal precautions by all health care workers. Which of the fol-lowing best describes the action that was taken by the nurse?
 
  a. Primary prevention
  b. Secondary prevention
  c. Tertiary prevention
  d. Health care-associated infection

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
This act provides emergency services, services for early intervention and care, and drug reim-bursement programs for HIV-infected individuals.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Primary prevention refers to those interventions aimed at preventing the occurrence of disease, injury, or disability. Secondary prevention seeks to prevent the spread of infection and/or disease once it occurs. Tertiary prevention reduces complications through treatment and rehabilitation. Health care-associated infections are prevented through the use of good hand washing.