Exam 3: Wellness and Health Promotion

During the admission assessment of a new client, which factors should alert the nurse to possibility that the client is depressed and further evaluation is necessary?

The nurse is planning a weight reduction class and wants to use the Health Belief Model to motivate the clients in losing weight. Which are mediating factors in the Health Belief Model?

A nursing student is preparing an educational program concerning breast cancer. The focus of the program is secondary prevention. Which topic would be most appropriate?

The client inquires about isotonic exercises that will increase muscle tone. Which activities will the nurse recommend to the client?

A couple seeks genetic counseling as both have a positive family history of sickle cell anemia, and are concerned about the potential of having a child with this disease. Which statement indicates that the couple wishes to participate in primary prevention?

The nurse is planning to develop a campaign to raise awareness on the benefits of regular physical activity. Based on Healthy People 2020 reports, the nurse should target which populations?

The nurse held a smoking cessation class prior to the upcoming Great American Smokeout, hoping to motivate many individuals to stop smoking by promoting self-efficacy. Which statement made by a participant indicates the highest level of positive self-efficacy according to the Health Belief Model?

The nurse is working with several clients in a fitness setting. Which client is meeting the age-appropriate recommendations for physical activity developed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)?

A group of clients attend an educational program at which prevention and screening activities for breast cancer is discussed. Using the Health Belief Model, which participant is most likely to engage in the available health screenings?

The adult client is effectively demonstrating concepts of wellness, self-responsibility, and decision making through which action?

The nurse is preparing a seminar presentation regarding causes of death in the United States. Which cause of death with the nurse include as being responsible for more deaths in the United States than all of the others combined?

The nurse is planning an exercise class for a group of young adults. When promoting the benefits of regular exercise, which topics will the nurse include?

During a routine health examination, a client reports concern about her potential for the development of heart disease. During the assessment, the nurse reviews the client's risk factors. Which of the client's risk factors are considered modifiable?

The school nurse is working with several adolescents during gym class. Which adolescent is meeting the age-appropriate recommendations for physical activity developed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)?

The parents of a 7-month-old infant, being seen at the clinic for the administration of a hepatitis B vaccine, ask if their baby can also be given a vaccine to prevent the chickenpox during this visit. Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?

The nurse is counseling an adult client who has been instructed by the healthcare provider to have a mammogram screening performed. The nurse outlines this procedure for the client as which type of prevention?

A staff nurse is participating on a committee examining ways to most effectively meet the goals of Healthy People 2020. Which client would be the nurse's highest priority based on the goals of Healthy People 2020?

The nurse is interviewing a client who has experienced a 15-pound weight gain during the last year. The nurse obtains a 24-hour dietary recall, as well as determining the client's exercise habits and feelings regarding plans to take off the excess weight. Which type of approach is the nurse using to enhance the client's health?

A client who has recently experienced a fracture is concerned about maintaining muscle strength during recuperation. Which type of exercise will the nurse recommend for this client?

Based on the Health Promotion Model, which adult client is demonstrating an activity-related affect variable for choosing to no longer attend a class on stress-reduction techniques?