Deck 14: Healthy Practices: Physical Activity

Question 1

Which of the following is known as "Expending energy by using your muscles to move your body"?

A) Physical activity
B) Exercise
C) Fitness
D) Training

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following are characteristics of exercise? (Select all that apply.)

A) Unplanned
B) Structured
C) A subset of physical activity
D) Sporadic
E) Performed to maintain physical fitness

Answer 2

B, C, E

Question 3

Which of the following are true regarding physical activity? (Select all that apply.)

A) Decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality
B) Improves CVD risk factors
C) Increases with age
D) Is performed more by non-White women than White women
E) Is performed more as a leisure activity by women than by men

Answer 3

A, B

Question 4

For women, the risk for CVD increases significantly after which age?

A) 45 years
B) 55 years
C) 65 years
D) 75 years

Question 5

Raquel is a 43-year-old woman who would like to begin an exercise program. Before encouraging Raquel to begin the program, the nurse should screen her for risk factors associated with which of the following conditions? (Select all that apply.)

A) Lung cancer
B) Cardiovascular diseases
C) Mood disorders
D) Respiratory diseases
E) Metabolic diseases

Question 6

A client, Tawanda, is preparing to undergo exercise testing by running on a treadmill. Which vital signs should the nurse monitor before, during, and after the testing? (Select all that apply.)

A) Heart rhythm
B) Temperature
C) Heart rate
D) Blood pressure
E) Oxygen saturation level

Question 7

The nurse is helping a client, Belinda, develop an exercise program. Which of Belinda's characteristics should the nurse take into account while developing the program?

A) Ethnicity
B) Age
C) Fitness level
D) Capabilities
E) Preferences

Question 8

The nurse has developed an exercise program for a client, Candace, to help her prepare for a long charity bike ride, which will occur in a couple of months. The program includes strenuous cycling for 1 hour, 5 days a week (Tuesday through Saturday) for the first week, and then adding an hour to her Saturday ride each subsequent week while keeping the other days the same for the next 7 weeks. What is the progression of Candace's program?

A) 1 hour
B) 5 days a week
C) Strenuous
D) Adding an hour on Saturdays each week

Question 9

A nurse would like to measure a client's flexibility. Which exercise should the nurse have the client perform for this assessment?

A) Sit-and-reach
B) Sit-up
C) Push-up
D) Pull-up

Question 10

Zoe is a college athlete who would like to decrease her body fat percentage to improve her performance. The nurse should mention which of the following as methods of assessing body composition?

A) Hydrostatic weighing
B) Air displacement plethysmography
C) Goniometer
D) Body mass index
E) Skinfold measurement

Question 11

Muriel is a client who is planning on beginning a weight-lifting exercise program soon. She asks the nurse whether this type of exercise would help improve her lipid levels. The nurse should point out that, according to research, resistance training has been shown to have what significant effect on lipids?

A) Decreases triglycerides
B) Decreases total cholesterol
C) Increases high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol
D) Decreases low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol

Question 12

Kathy is a client who is beginning a new jogging regimen to improve her health. What effects of exercise related to blood pressure should the nurse mention to Kathy? (Select all that apply.)

A) Decreases blood pressure
B) Remodels the vasculature
C) Increases the number of veins
D) Decreases the number of capillaries
E) Enlarges the arteries

Question 13

What are the three performance-related components of fitness?

A) Agility
B) Balance
C) Body composition
D) Flexibility
E) Coordination

Question 14

Edie is a young, healthy client with a family history of osteoporosis who would like to begin an exercise program that will help maintain her bone mass and avoid this disease. Which exercise would be best for Edie?

A) Jogging
B) Swimming
C) Paddling a canoe
D) Water aerobics

Question 15

Lilith is a 30-year-old client who exercises regularly. She has just learned that she is pregnant and asks the nurse whether it is safe to continue exercising during her pregnancy. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse give her? (Select all that apply.)

A) Avoid any exercise after the first trimester
B) Aim for 30 min/d of moderate exercise most days of the week
C) Avoid the side-lying position after the first trimester
D) Consider rugby
E) Consider water aerobics