Which one of the following statement is True about the health continuum?

Which individual would most likely have the greatest degree of wellness? a.) The 70-year-old client who is being treated for cardiovascular disease and kidney failure who self-describes himself as "happy to be alive." b.) The 45-year-old client who was diagnosed with cancer and who states, "It was inevitable; both my mother and twin sister developed this form of cancer." c.) The teenage football player who is diagnosed with acute depression after fracturing a femur and being told he can no longer play football. d.) The new mother who misses her recently delivered twins since developing pneumonia while recovering from a caesarian section.

a.) The 70-year-old client who is being treated for cardiovascular disease and kidney failure who self-describes himself as "happy to be alive." Wellness is a relative concept and not an absolute. The individual's perception of wellness has great influence on his or her state on wellness. Wellness runs on a continuum.

A nurse is presenting a workshop at an urban community center for for women who have recently experienced a mastectomy. In which type of community is the nurse addressing health needs? a.) Global b.) Common interest c.) Urban d.) Gender specific

b.) Common Interest A common-interest community can be identified by a common interest or goal. A collection of people even if they are widely scattered geographically can have an interest or goal that binds the members together.

The nurse is addressing quality of life for a specific client. On which activities should the nurse focus? Select on the Apply. a.) Educational experiences. b.) Lifestyle choices. c.) High-risk behaviors. d.) Communication skills. e.) Ethnic background.

b.) Lifestyle choices. c.) High-risk behaviors. Community health practitioners place a strong emphasis on the capacity to develop a person's potential to lead a fulfilling and productive life-one that can be measure in terms of quality of life.

Which health promotion activity is directed toward a community health issue that has not improved over the last decade? a.) Applying for a grant to help pay for well-baby visits for newborns of newly immigrated families. b.) Providing a workshop on healthy eating and increased physical activity for low-income families at the local daycare center. c.) Arranging for volunteers to staff a clinic that manages the health issues of homeless men. d.) Having information concerning the importance of childhood immunizations printed in a variety of languages.

b.) Providing a workshop on healthy eating and increased physical activity for low-income families at the local daycare center. Although life expectancy has improved and childhood immunization rates have risen, with advancement toward reducing racial and ethnic disparities, our rates of obesity and diabetes have risen well beyond baseline levels from the previous decade.

Which are characteristics of an effective community health nurse? Select all that apply. a.) Focuses on select groups or populations. b.) Sees primary prevention as the priority in selecting community health activities. c.) Particularly concerned with healthy environments. d.) Optimal use of resources is a primary concern. e.) Views a population as the client.

b.) Sees primary prevention as the priority in selecting community health activities. c.) Particularly concerned with healthy environments. d.) Optimal use of resources is a primary concern. e.) Views a population as the client. The nurse views the population as the client.

A community health nurse involved in assessing health needs will find with task easiest in a specific: a.) Ethnic community. b.) Economic level. c.) Age group. d.) Geographic area.

d.) Geographic area. A community demarcated by geographic boundaries, such as a city or county, becomes a clear target for the analysis of health needs. Assessing age groups, ethnic community, and economic levels is important, however will require more research and analysis of available data to get information on the specific groups.

Which group is most likely to meet the criteria of a common interest community? a.) The members of a high school debate team. b.) The people living within an urban community 1 square mile in the area. c.) Young college-educated adults 20-35 years of age. d.) Homosexual couples wanting to adopt a child.

d.) Homosexual couples wanting to adopt a child. The function of any community includes it's members' collective sense of belonging and their shared identity and values. People living within 1 square mile is a geographic community. People within an age group, or team d

Which nursing activity is specific to community health nursing? a.) Organizing a prenatal care clinic in a Hispanic neighborhood that has staff that can communicate with clients in their native language. b.) Doing an in-home assessment of motor-impaired client in order to best identify safety needs. c.) Attending a seminar on the specific health-related beliefs of the Asian and mid-eastern immigrants. d.) Planning a public awareness seminar to focus on the effects of secondhand smoke.

d.) Planning a public awareness seminar to focus on the effects of secondhand smoke. A nurse entering the field of community health nursing focuses on the effects that community behaviors have on the health of the individual community member, such as the effect of secondhand smoke. The other answers identify populations at risk, and aggregates which are public health related.

The nurse is providing education on the importance of medication compliance to individuals newly diagnosed with tuberculosis. This is an example of: a.) Primary prevention. b.) Surveillance and assessment. c.) Core public health functions. d.) Tertiary prevention.

d.) Tertiary prevention. Tertiary prevention attempts to reduce the extent and severity of a health problem to the lowest possible level. Medication compliance is an example of this. Secondary prevention would include skin or blood resting for TB. Primary prevention would include education to the general population regarding prevention of TB. Surveillance and assessment provides identification and tracking of TB cases and core public health functions include assessment, policy development, and assurance.

When gathering information for a public forum on the improvement of the quality of life (QOL) for the older adult, the nurse initially refers to: a.) The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). b.) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). c.) Healthy People 2020's Leading Health Indicators. d.) The Community Health Status Indicators Project.

d.) The Community Health Status Indicators Project. The Community Health Status Indicators Projec t provides county-level reports related to such things as infectious and chronic diseases; health-related QOL, behavioral risk factors, vulnerable populations, causes of death, births, and summary measure of health and health disparities. Healthy People 2020 identifies goals and objectives for the nation. The MMWR identifies current data on death rates nationwide. The CDC provides educational material that could be utilized for education purposes.