Question 1

The nurse has the greatest impact on a client's health promotion when:

Accepted Answer

Health promotion includes interventions that help prevent disease and disability in a client. Education regarding health promotion issues has the greatest impact on the health of a client.

Question 2

During a home visit, a home health nurse is assessing the nutritional awareness of an older adult client who lives alone.The nurse is most effective in obtaining objective information when:

Accepted Answer

Objective information is best obtained when observing general appearance and various body system indicators of nutritional status. Note height, weight, and fit of clothes. If possible, observe the older adult eating a meal.

Question 3

An older adult client has recently experienced some difficulty with sustaining an erection as a result of medication he has been prescribed.The nurse best assesses the client's perception of his own sexuality by asking:

Accepted Answer

This question directly assesses the client's satisfaction or dissatisfaction with current circumstances related to sexual function and intimacy, thus providing the best evaluation of his self-perception of the issue.

Question 4

A nurse planning primary disease prevention interventions for a 64-year-old client includes which of the following? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

Primary prevention refers to specific action taken to optimize the health of the older individual by helping him or her be more resistant to disease or to ensure that the environment will be less harmful.

Question 5

The nurse admitting an 89-year-old client to an assisted living facility notes that the client is currently taking numerous prescribed and over-the-counter medications.The nurse's initial intervention is to:

Accepted Answer

The first nursing action is to determine if the client's health is at risk from possible drug interactions.

Question 6

When assessing the older adult for bowel health, the nurse is most effective in obtaining subjective data when asking:

Accepted Answer

Subjective data can be obtained through the health history. Asking the client to identify how often the bowels move would establish the fundamental baseline of the client's elimination patterns.

Question 7

Financial considerations are a major barrier to the older adult's participation in health promotion because:

Accepted Answer

Older adults must incur the cost of many preventive services because Medicare does not cover them all This can be hard on the fixed, limited income of many older adults.

Question 8

When the home health nurse assists the older adult client with rearranging furniture within the home to prevent the client from falling, the nurse is demonstrating:

Accepted Answer

The overarching goals are to attain high-quality, long lives free of preventable disease, disability, and injury; to eliminate disparities; create social and physical environments that promote health; and optimize quality of life across the life span.

Question 9

The primary focus of the Health Belief Model of health promotion is addressed when the nurse:

Accepted Answer

The Health Belief Model, which was developed to determine the likelihood of an individual's participation in health promotion, health protection, and disease prevention services, includes assessing an individual's perception of his or her susceptibility to developing an illness.

Question 10

In order to engage the older adults who frequently attend a senior citizen's center in primary disease prevention, the nurse:

Accepted Answer

Primary prevention refers to specific action taken to optimize the health of the older individual by helping him or her be more resistant to disease or to ensure that the environment will be less harmful.

Question 11

The nurse is discussing an older adult's past marital history during the admission assessment.The nurse can best determine that the client has a healthy ability to cope with emotional stressors when she states:

Accepted Answer

This pattern encompasses the client's reserve and capacity to resist challenges to self-integrity and his or her ability to manage difficult situations. The ability to view herself as a success in fulfilling her responsibilities as a mother is evidence of healthy stress coping skills.

Question 12

When assessing a client's ability to manage existing health problems, the nurse displays an understanding of effective questioning by asking the diabetic client:

Accepted Answer

The results of a laboratory test used to monitor glucose control will show how well the client has been managing the various aspects of his treatment plan.

Quiz 8: Health Promotion and Illnessdisability Prevention

The nurse has the greatest impact on a client's health promotion when:

During a home visit, a home health nurse is assessing the nutritional awareness of an older adult client who lives alone.The nurse is most effective in obtaining objective information when:

An older adult client has recently experienced some difficulty with sustaining an erection as a result of medication he has been prescribed.The nurse best assesses the client's perception of his own sexuality by asking:

A nurse planning primary disease prevention interventions for a 64-year-old client includes which of the following? Select all that apply.

The nurse admitting an 89-year-old client to an assisted living facility notes that the client is currently taking numerous prescribed and over-the-counter medications.The nurse's initial intervention is to:

When assessing the older adult for bowel health, the nurse is most effective in obtaining subjective data when asking:

Financial considerations are a major barrier to the older adult's participation in health promotion because:

When the home health nurse assists the older adult client with rearranging furniture within the home to prevent the client from falling, the nurse is demonstrating:

The primary focus of the Health Belief Model of health promotion is addressed when the nurse:

In order to engage the older adults who frequently attend a senior citizen's center in primary disease prevention, the nurse:

The nurse is discussing an older adult's past marital history during the admission assessment.The nurse can best determine that the client has a healthy ability to cope with emotional stressors when she states:

When assessing a client's ability to manage existing health problems, the nurse displays an understanding of effective questioning by asking the diabetic client: