Exam 8: Health Promotion and Illnessdisability Prevention

The nurse is discussing an older adult's past marital history during the admission assessment.Which statement by the patient best indicates the ability to cope with emotional stressors?

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

The nurse is seeing a 68-year-old woman for a physical exam in the family practice clinic.The woman complains about having another pelvic exam.What response by the nurse is best?

A patient has not followed up with recommendations made by the nurse to participate in cardiac rehabilitation after a myocardial infarction.What factors are most important for the nurse to assess in determining the cause of this behavior? (Select all that apply. )

A nurse is assessing a patient's ability to manage existing health problems.What question by the nurse is most helpful?

An 80-year-old woman has found a lump in her breast and is in the clinic.What question by the nurse is most appropriate?

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

A male patient complains about the digital rectal prostate exam and blood work for prostate-specific antigen (PSA)and asks,"How long am I expected to do this?" What response by the nurse is best?

A nurse routinely assesses patients for alcohol use.What principle guides this assessment?

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

A nurse wishes to volunteer in a tertiary health care activity.What activity would the nurse choose?

The student learns the Medicare guidelines for preventive health and reimbursement policies.Which statements follow the guidelines? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse wishes to participate in a community secondary prevention activity.Which activity does the nurse choose?

During a home visit,a nurse is assessing the nutritional awareness of an older adult patient who lives alone.What action by the nurse is most effective in obtaining objective information?

An older adult patient has recently experienced some difficulty sustaining an erection as a result of medication he has been prescribed.Which question by the nurse best assesses the patient's perception of his own sexuality?

Which action by the nurse has the greatest impact on a patient's health promotion?

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

The primary focus of the health belief model of health promotion is addressed when the nurse which of the following?

A nurse frequently stops by a senior citizens' center and wants to offer primary prevention activities.Which activity would the nurse most likely provide?

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