Health promotion

A nurse who is working in a long-term care facility is taking with a group of health care workers. One of the health care workers asks about current trends in health care. Which trend should the nurse mention?

An increase in the incidence of chronic illnesses

Which nursing intervention is an example of tertiary preventive care?

Assisting with speech therapy a client with a traumatic brain injury

A client with a lump in the breast calls the healthcare provider to schedule an appointment for an evaluation. Based on the client's actions, what stage of illness is the client demonstrating?

Assuming the sick role

Chronic conditions

Chronic conditions usually come on slowly and may have periods of remission and exacerbation

Why are health promotion and illness prevention a key responsibility of nurses?

Chronic illnesses are the leading health problem in the world

A teenaged client reports having diarrhea before every test in school. The nurse recognizes that this client needs to focus on which dimension of health?

Emotional dimension

A community health nurse arranges for a dental checkup camp for the local children in the school district. Which of the following would most likely be the nurse's goal for this health camp?

Health Promotion

While providing client care, a nurse determines that a client adheres to the health belief model. What would the nurse need to assess as a factor possibly affecting the client;s response to illness?

Personality characteristics

The nurse's community outreach class is giving a presentation on seat belts and child safety seats at the local firehouse every weekend in October. Which level of health promotion is this an example of?

Primary

A nurse is educating clients on the need for calcium intake to prevent bone loss. What lever of prevention does this represent

Primary prevention

The client is in remission. Which statement best describes a period of remission in a chronic condition

Symptoms are not experienced

A nurse refers an HIV-positive client to a local support group. This is an example of what level of prevention

Tertiary

A client comes to the health center for a routine visit. During the visit, the client tells the nurse, "I'm motivated to do things now to make sure I'm the healthiest I can be." When planning this client's care, the nurse should focus on which area?

Health promotion

The student nurse explains to the family which of the following increases the risk of infection for an elderly patient

Immobility, Incontinence, Dysphagia

The nurse is working in an acute care setting and performs primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. Which activity performed by the nurse is classified as tertiary prevention?

Instructing a client on how to use crutches

Which is an example of tertiary health promotion?

Rehabilitation

Which nursing activity for this client would represent tertiary-level prevention?

Teaching about adhering to a low sodium diet

When providing holistic care to a client, the nurse recognizes that which behaviors are necessary?

Understand and respect each person's responses to illness, Understand and respect each person's definition of health.

What have the models of health promotion and illness prevention been used for?

To help health care providers understand health-related behaviors.

Health Belief Model

What people believe to be true about their health

Tertiary health promotion and illness prevention

Begins after an illness is diagnosed and treated, with the goal of reducing disability and helping rehabilitate the client to a maximum level of functions

To be an effective change agent for wellness, the nurse must

Consume a diet low in fat

Leading cause of death in the United States

Coronary artery disease

Which are factors that impact how a client defines health?

Family, Society, Culture, Community

Secondary health promotion and illness prevention

Focuses on screening for early detection of diseases with prompt diagnosis and treatment of diseases found

Which is the most accurate definition of health

Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being

Health

Health is a state of complete well-being

Consultation and diagnostic test are included in which level of health care?

Secondary care

A client enjoys eating high-calorie carbohydrate meals, but understands her blood sugar can increase sharply, ultimately causing the feeling of butterflies in her stomach as her blood sugar decreases. This is considered:

Self- concept

Which lifestyle factor is associated with an increased risk for chronic diseases

Smoking