Chapter 3: Health, Illness, Disparities

The nurse is explaining primary and secondary care to the client. Which nursing activity reflects secondary care as provided by the nurse? promoting the use of seat belts ordering a mammography discussing the use of drugs and alcohol promoting the use of helmets while riding motorcycles or bicycles

ordering a mammography

When caring for a client who has just been diagnosed with a chronic illness, the nurse understands the importance of promoting health by highlighting which concept? Focus on what can no longer be. Focus on what is possible. Focus on why the client has the illness. Focus on the altered functioning.

Focus on what is possible.

The nursing student who has diarrhea before every test and every clinical understands that this is not a healthy behavior. The student is aware that this negative effect can impact overall health. The nurse manager recognizes that this student needs to focus on which dimension of health? Physical dimension Emotional dimension Intellectual dimension Sociocultural dimension

emotional dimension

A client has been admitted to the hospital for the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis, a problem that was accompanied by a random blood glucose reading of 575 mg/dLm (31.91 mmol/L), vomiting, and shortness of breath. This client has experienced which phenomena? Exacerbation Morbidity Infection Risk factor

exacerbation

The nurse is educating a client with diabetes on how to better control blood sugar levels and recognize the symptoms associated with both hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia. The client is frequently admitted to the hospital due to elevated blood sugars. This education is an example of which level of health promotion? Primary Secondary Tertiary Chronic

tertiary

Chronic illness may be characterized by periods of remission. Remission is best defined as: the presence of a disease with the absence of symptoms. the reappearance of symptoms of a disease. the response of a person to a disease. a pathologic change in the structure of function of the body or mind.

the presence of a disease with the absence of symptoms.

Which nursing intervention is an example of tertiary preventive care? assisting with speech therapy for a client with a traumatic brain injury administration of immunizations to a 6-month-old child blood pressure screenings at a senior center teaching stress reduction classes at a wellness center

assisting with speech therapy for a client with a traumatic brain injury . tertiary begins after illness and is for rehabilitation. Tertiary health promotion and illness prevention begins after an illness is diagnosed and treated, with the goal of reducing disability and helping rehabilitate clients to a maximum level of functioning.

An exacerbation refers to the reactivation of a disease. Which condition is associated with exacerbation? Congenital illness Hereditary illness Acute illness Chronic illness

chronic illness

A nurse is planning a health fair in the community to highlight promotion and prevention of the leading cause of death in the United States. Which disease process should the nurse address? coronary artery disease lung cancer emphysema cerebrovascular accidents

coronary artery disease

A client with Crohn's disease in remission is admitted to the nursing unit for follow-up care. The remission state is characterized by: permanent relief from the signs and symptoms. disappearance of signs and symptoms associated with the disease. periodic occurrence in clients with long-standing diseases. reactivation of the disease and presence of symptoms.

disappearance of signs and symptoms associated with the disease.

A nurse is caring for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The nurse explains to the client that COPD is a chronic disease. Why is COPD considered a chronic disease? It persists for a long time. It is a sequela of acute illness. It takes a long time to cure. It has a gradual onset and lasts for a long time.

It has a gradual onset and lasts for a long time.