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1. A nurse is teaching a community class about primary prevention. Which of
the following is an example of primary prevention?
A. Screening a patient for hypertension during a routine physical
B. Providing immunizations to children at a local clinic
C. Rehabilitating a patient after a cerebrovascular accident
D. Assisting a patient with physical therapy after surgery
Answer: B
Rationale: Primary prevention focuses on health promotion and protection against specific
diseases before they occur, such as immunizations.
2. Which health model describes the relationship between a person’s beliefs
and behaviors?
A. Holistic Health Model
B. Health Promotion Model
C. Transtheoretical Model
D. Health Belief Model
Answer: D
Rationale: The Health Belief Model addresses the relationship between a person’s beliefs
and behaviors to predict health-related actions.
,3. In the Transtheoretical Model of Change, a patient who is considering a
change within the next 6 months is in which stage?
A. Precontemplation
B. Preparation
C. Action
D. Contemplation
Answer: D
Rationale: Contemplation is the stage where the individual is considering a change within
the next 6 months.
4. The nurse is assessing a patient’s external variables influencing health. Which
of the following is an external variable?
A. Developmental stage
B. Spiritual factors
C. Socioeconomic factors
D. Intellectual background
Answer: C
Rationale: External variables include family practices, socioeconomic factors, and cultural
background, whereas internal variables include developmental stage and spiritual factors.
5. Which of the following is a key objective of Healthy People 2030?
A. To eliminate health disparities and achieve health equity
B. To increase the cost of healthcare services
C. To focus solely on tertiary care for chronic conditions
D. To decrease the number of people with health insurance
Answer: A
Rationale: Healthy People 2030 aims to attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable
disease, achieve health equity, and eliminate disparities.
, 6. Secondary prevention activities are most closely associated with which of the
following?
A. Health promotion
B. Restoration and rehabilitation
C. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment
D. Environmental sanitation
Answer: C
Rationale: Secondary prevention focuses on early detection of disease and prompt
intervention to limit disability.
7. Which model of health views health as a functional state, where the focus is
on the ability to perform social roles?
A. Clinical Model
B. Adaptive Model
C. Role Performance Model
D. Eudaimonistic Model
Answer: C
Rationale: The Role Performance Model defines health in terms of an individual’s ability to
perform their societal and work-related roles.
8. A patient with diabetes is learning how to self-administer insulin. This is an
example of which level of prevention?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Quaternary prevention
Answer: C
Rationale: Tertiary prevention occurs when a defect or disability is permanent or
irreversible and involves minimizing the effects of long-term disease.