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based on an understanding of the lifestyle factors which support the patients own host defenses against infection, what interventions can you identify that are within your scope of practice as a nursing student.
ANSWER.
* Lifestyle Interventions that can improve patients own host defense against infections.
* Hygiene.
* Maintaining good personal and environmental hygiene helps
to prevent various infections
* Exercise.
* Regular exercises are necessary for maintaining the normal
functioning of immune system.
* Diet.
* Adequate nutrition is required for proper functioning of immune system
so a balanced diet which includes carbohydrate,protein,fat,vitamin,minerals
are necessary to prevent infection.
* Avoiding bad habits.
* Smoking,overconsumption of alochol and addictive drugs can make negative
impact on health of a person and which may result in poor immune response
and infection.
* Sleep.
* Sleep is a regeneration time of the body so get adequate amount of sleep
is necessary for normal functioning of all body systems including immune
system.