Exam 42: Promoting Health

A 55-year-old man suffered a myocardial infarction (heart attack) 3 months ago. During his hospitalization, he had stents inserted in two sites in the coronary arteries. He was also placed on a cholesterol-lowering agent and two antihypertensives. What type of care is he receiving?

The nurse teaches a class for the community discussing routine screening tests for different types of cancer. What level of health prevention would the nurse classify this activity?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a nursing diagnosis of Activity Intolerance secondary to cardiac disease that causes the patient to produce less energy than is expended with activity. Which theory of health and wellness would support this nursing diagnosis?

A group of nursing students have been discussing the benefits of forming a study group. They realize that reviewing disease processes and treatments together may be more helpful in retaining new information and applying it to the clinical setting than if they continued to study individually. According to Prochaska and DiClemente's Transtheoretical Model of Change, which stage of behavior change are they exemplifying?

The nurse is implementing a wellness program based on data gathered from a group of low-income seniors living in a housing project. He is using the Wheels of Wellness as a model for his planned interventions. Which of the following interventions would be appropriate based on this model? Select all that apply.

A client informs the nurse that he has quit smoking because his father died of lung cancer 3 months ago. Based on his motivation, smoking cessation should be recognized as an example of which of the following?