Exam 6: Health and Wellness

Risk factors can be placed in the following interrelated categories: genetic and physiological factors,age,physical environment,and lifestyle.The presence of any of these risk factors means that

The patient had a colostomy placed 1 week ago.When approached by the nurse,the patient and his wife refuse to talk about it and refuse to be taught about how to care for it.The nurse realizes that the patient and his wife are in which stage of adjustment?

The nurse is admitting a patient with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.It is the fourth time the patient is being admitted in the last 6 months for high blood sugars.During the admission process,the nurse asks the patient about her employment status and displays a nonjudgmental attitude.Why does the nurse do this?

The nurse is preparing a smoking cessation class and is amazed at how many people still smoke even with the information on lung cancer so readily available.She believes that her class will convert many smokers to nonsmokers once they get all the latest information.The nurse is a believer in which of the following health care models?

To increase quality and years of healthy life,Healthy People 2020 focuses on four areas.One of those areas is

The patient has quit smoking and has been smoke free for the past 2 years.Of the following stages,which best fits her current stage of change?

According to the World Health Organization,what is the best definition for "health"?

Many variables influence a patient's health beliefs and practices.Internal and external variables influence how a person thinks and acts.An example of an internal variable would be

The nurse is working in a clinic that is designed to provide health education and immunizations.As such,this clinic is designed to provide

An argument for passing "universal health care" legislation is that it would help fulfill the Healthy People 2020 goal of

Just as health and health behavior are affected by internal and external variables,so are illness and illness behavior.Which external variables can affect illness and behavior?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has been trying to quit smoking.She has been smoke free for 2 weeks but had two cigarettes last night and at least two this morning.What should the nurse anticipate?

The health care model that utilizes Maslow's hierarchy as its base is the _____ Model.

The patient is admitted to the emergency department of the local hospital from home with reports of chest discomfort and shortness of breath.She is placed on oxygen,has labs and blood gases drawn,and is given an electrocardiogram and breathing treatments.What level of preventive care is this patient receiving?

The nurse is working in a drug rehabilitation clinic and is in the process of admitting a patient who says that she wants to be "detoxified." It is important for the nurse to

The patient has been overweight for most of her life.She has tried dieting in the past and has lost weight,only to regain it when she stopped dieting.She is visiting the weight loss clinic/health club because she has decided to do it.She states that she will join right after the holidays,in 3 months.The nurse recognizes that the patient is in which stage of the change process?

The nurse is working on a committee to evaluate the need for increasing the levels of fluoride in the drinking water of the community.In doing so,the nurse is fostering the concept of

The patient is describing moderate incisional pain that was not relieved by the last dose of hydromorphone (Dilaudid)given 90 minutes earlier.The patient is not due for another dose of medication for another 2 1/2 hours.The nurse repositions the patient,asks what type of music she likes,and puts on the music channel on the television,setting it to play that type of music.The nurse is attempting to utilize which health care model?

Models of health offer a perspective by which to understand the relationships between the concepts of health,wellness,and illness.Nurses are in a unique position to assist patients in achieving and maintaining optimal levels of health because nurses

A 62-year-old male patient has had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)for many years but has been unable to quit smoking.When approached by the nurse,he states that he would be "better off dead." He states that he has always supported his family,and now the doctor says he can no longer work because of his condition and oxygen dependency.His wife will now have to go to work,and he is sure that she will not make enough money to pay the bills.In preparing the patient for discharge,the nurse should