As a Nurse, You Have to Teach Your Patients About

question 49

Multiple Choice

As a nurse, you have to teach your patients about control and management of their diseases as well as the facts of the disease--risk, treatment, symptoms, etc. How might you instruct a patient who hasWest Nile virus to avoid the infectious agent in the future?

• A) Always drink bottled water when outside of the United States.
• B) Do not eat food served from kiosks and food trucks in foreign countries.
• C) Do not go outside at dusk or dawn, and cover the skin if this is unavoidable.
• D) Get an annual vaccination if you live in an area where the virus is known to circulate.
• E) Be sure to treat your dogs and cats with ?ea medication.

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Definitions:

Psychological Contract

The unspoken, informal agreement that exists between an employee and their employer regarding expectations of performance and benefits.

Mutual Obligation

A reciprocal relationship in which parties agree to provide something to each other, enforcing a sense of responsibility and duty.

Knowledge Work

Intellectual tasks that generate, process, or disseminate information, typically involving analytical thinking or problem-solving.

Personally Unfulfilling

Describes an experience or task that does not provide personal satisfaction or fulfillment.