Mast QuizCh 3
A nurse observes that a client who has pneumonia is in the recovery and rehabilitation stage of the illness. Which statement describes the client response that the nurse would expect at this stage of the illness?
The client gives up the dependent role.
The nurse is holding a cholesterol screening at a local pharmacy this Saturday morning. What level(s) of health promotion is this screening an example of?
Secondary
A nurse is caring for a client with end-stage liver failure. Which healthcare agency should the nurse recommend for continuity of care?
extended care
The recognition of health as an ongoing process toward a person's highest potential of functioning is defined as:
high-level wellness.
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 how to use crutches
Which client growth needs are included in the love and belonging level of Maslow's hierarchy? (Select all that apply.)
intimacy friendships family
How can the nurse best demonstrate being a role model for health promotion?
Avoid smoking and drinking alcohol
A 47-year-old woman is traveling overseas on vacation with her husband. He has a sore throat that has been diagnosed as Streptococcus. The woman is the:
Host
A nurse is interviewing a family. During the interview, the nurse gathers information about the family's environmental dimension. Which element would the nurse include in this assessment? Select all that apply.
Local Climate; Housing situation
Nurses are aware that there is a current trend older adults living longer, resulting in an increase in the incidence of chronic illnesses. Which concepts are necessary in order for a person to successfully adapt to a chronic illness? Select all that apply.
One must learn to live as normally as possible. One must maintain a positive self-concept. One must maintain a sense of hope.
A patient has been admitted to the hospital for treatment of pancreatitis secondary to alcoholism. The patient states that he finds it nearly impossible to quit drinking because of the deep entrenchment of alcohol use in his circle of friends and line of work. As well, he claims that he thought limiting himself to beer and foregoing hard alcohol would prevent health problems. This patient is exhibiting health consequences rooted in which of the following human dimensions?
Sociocultural and intellectual
A client arrives at a health care facility complaining of pain in the abdomen and diarrhea. The physician diagnoses the client with colitis, an acute illness. Why is colitis considered an acute illness?
The onset is sudden.
When admitting an adolescent to the hospital, the nurse anticipates that the client will respond to questions about his health beliefs based primarily on his:
age and developmental stage.
Which nursing activity reflects care given on the tertiary level of healthcare delivery?
assisting with transplant surgery
How can the nurse best demonstrate being a role model for health promotion?
health
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 is possible.
A nurse has chosen to characterize a new initiative as "wellness promotion" rather than "health promotion". Which statement best describes the difference between the concept of wellness and the concept of health?
Wellness is an active state, whereas health is a more passive state dependent on the absence of disease.
A nurse working in the ICU understands that illnesses affect both the client as well as the family members. What are some things that often cause stress in family members due to a hospitalization of a family member? Select all that apply.
Decrease in social interactions Alterations in roles Alterations in lifestyle Economic problems
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?
Emotional dimension
A nurse is caring for a client who has breast cancer. The client tells the nurse: "I don't know why this happened to me, but I'm ready to move on and do whatever I need to do to get healthy again." This client is in which stage of acute illness?
Stage 3
The nurse recognizes that the client who makes the decision to accept a new diagnosis and follow the prescribed treatment plan is in which stage of an illness?
Stage 3-Assuming a dependent role
A client comes to the emergency room complaining of abdominal pain, fever, chills, and nausea. Upon further examination the client is diagnosed with appendicitis. What type of illness does the nurse identify this client to have?
Acute
The nurse is using Leavell and Clark's Agent-Host-Environment Health Model to help plan nursing interventions for clients in a hospital setting. Which examples of nursing actions to prevent hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) best illustrate the principles of this model? Select all that apply.
The nurse should consider the client's family history and age when assessing risk factors for infection. The nurse should assess the clients for risk factors for infection when planning nursing care. The nurse should examine environmental stressors in clients' lives to see how these stressors might affect their recovery and ability to ward off infection.
The public health nurse is performing activities within the community. Which nursing activity provides an example of primary prevention?
screening school-aged children for lead
The client is admitted with a gastrointestinal bleed (GI). The physician ordered a colonoscopy. Which level of care encompasses this procedure?
secondary
