Exam 4: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction

It is rumored that there is something in the workplace that is causing persons employed there to feel ill. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate for the nurse to take?

A young couple is searching for a home in a new neighborhood. Which of the following neighborhoods would most likely promote a healthy lifestyle?

Which of the following is the cause of most preventable deaths in the United States?

Which of the following factors have a profound, if sometimes unrecognized, impact on one's health? (Select all that apply.)

A 50-year-old woman comes to the clinic for her first mammogram. Which of the following best describes the action of this client?

Which of the following best describes the reason why so many Americans are obese?

A nurse is using the health belief model to help a client improve lifestyle choices. Which of the following interventions would the nurse most likely implement? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following actions have been effective in reducing problems related to alcohol use? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse asks a client how she has been sleeping. Which of the following best describes the rationale behind this question? (Select all that apply.)

Some people believe that the air within their workplace makes them ill. Which of the following premises support this belief?

The nurse working with a client to change behavior to maximize health asked the client to bring his family to the next visit. Which of the following best describes why the nurse wants the family to come with the client?

A nurse is using the theory of planned behavior when working with a client to change her behavior and improve her health. Which of the following considerations should be made by the nurse?

A nurse is using Pender's model to explain what influences individuals to pursue health promotion activities. Which of the following factors would be examined? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following best describes why risk reduction is of such importance in the United States today?

During a health history, the client looked confused and said, "But everybody drinks, like at parties and such. How much drinking do you think is too much?" Which of the following would be most appropriate response by the nurse?

A nurse is using the theory of reasoned action when working with a client to exercise on a regular basis. Which of the following would be the easiest way for the nurse to determine if the client will engage in this activity?

Which of the following risk factors are least subject to modification?

A nurse reviewed information before meeting with the community residents who were attending a program on healthful living. Which of the following best describes the action by the nurse?

A nurse was becoming frustrated. It had been 2 weeks, and although the client had verbalized that the best time of day to take a 15-minute walk was early in the morning, the client had not begun to exercise. Which of the following principles of the Transtheoretical Model had the nurse forgotten? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse was becoming frustrated. She had given her client extensive information on his health problem, but the client continued to be noncompliant in making needed changes. Which of the following principles had the nurse forgotten?