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
