Exam 20: Health Risks Across the Life Span

A woman needs to take some time off from work to care for her invalid mother. Which of the following health policies allows her to take an extended leave from work to care for a family member?

A nurse's mother leans forward and says, "My best friend fell the other day and now she's in the hospital. I'm really worried about getting osteoporosis. What do you think I should do?" What should the nurse recommend? (Select all that apply.)

A client explains to the nurse that it is just impossible for her and her husband to continue to have his mother in the home alone during the day while they work because the woman becomes confused and has fallen twice. Which of the following community resources should the nurse recommend?

A nurse would like to learn more about the overall health of a population. Which of the following indicators would the nurse most likely use?

Which statement about eating disorders is correct?

A nurse is providing contraceptive counseling to a female client. Which of the following is the most appropriate outcome of this counseling?

A community health nurse is planning to implement an intervention to reduce the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in the community. Which of the following actions would most likely be taken by the nurse?

A nurse advises a client who has HIV not to donate blood, plasma, or organs. Which of the following levels of prevention is being used?

A nurse wants to promote improved health for obese children in the community. Which of the following best describes a tertiary prevention measure that the nurse would implement?

A nurse is new to the community but wants to begin planning immediately for health promotion programs. Even though the nurse does not yet know the community, which of the following programs would be good to plan first?

A nurse wants to establish a program to decrease the death rate among children. Which of the following health problems should be the target of this program?

Which of the following characteristics indicates a man is at a higher risk for developing prostate cancer?

A nurse is implementing Wagner's Chronic Care Model. Which of the following actions would the nurse most likely take?

Which of the following best describes where health care dollars in the United States be focused to improve breast cancer cure rates?

Which of the following situations would most likely indicate elder abuse?

Which of the following best describes the current research findings related to the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)?

A nurse is providing pre-conceptual counseling to a young woman. Which of the following supplements would the nurse most likely recommend?

If underlying causes were listed on autopsy reports, which of the following would be the most common cause of unnecessary death in the United States?

Which of the following factors has the largest impact on health disparities among all populations?

Which of the following adolescent(s) would receive care from the advanced practice nurse without parental consent? (Select all that apply.)