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A nurse teaches the importance of B. Primary prevention is considered true prevention.
folic acid intake to a group of It aims at maintaining physical and emotional health
pregnant women. This is considered in an already healthy individual.
which level of preventive care?
A) Illness behavior
B) Primary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Secondary prevention
- are described as a person's idea Health beliefs
All the following are considered D. Socioeconomic factors
internal variables that influence a
client's health beliefs and practices
except:
A. Perception of functioning
B. Emotional factors
C. Developmental stage
D. Socioeconomic factors
Clients maintain health or enhance B. Health promotion
their health by routine exercise and
proper nutrition. This is known as:
A) Illness
B) Health promotion
C) Control of external variables
D) Wellness education
,External variables A client comes into A. Father died of a heart attack at age 40
the clinic for a complete physical
examination. The nurse obtains a
health history and determines the
client is at risk for heart disease. Which
of the following would lead the nurse
to believe this
A. Father died of a heart attack at age
40
B. The client is 25 years old
C. The client lives near a chemical
plant
D. The client work as a carpenter
The nurse works in a clinic located in a Teach clinic staff about Hispanic health beliefs.
community with many Hispanics.
Which strategy if implemented by the
nurse would decrease health care
disparities for the Hispanic patients?
The nurse is caring for a Native Ask the patient whether it is important that cultural
American patient who has a traditional healers are contacted.
belief about health and illness. Which
action by the nurse is most
appropriate?
The nurse is caring for an Asian patient Observe the patient's use of eye contact.
who is being admitted to the hospital.
Which action would be most
appropriate for the nurse to take
when interviewing this patient?
, A female staff nurse is assessing a c. The nurse sits down at the bedside and closes the
male patient of Arab descent who is privacy curtain.
admitted with complaints of severe
headaches. It is most important for the
charge nurse to intervene if the nurse
takes which action?
a. The nurse explains the 0 to 10
intensity pain scale.
b. The nurse asks the patient when the
headaches started.
c. The nurse sits down at the bedside
and closes the privacy curtain.
d. The nurse calls for a male nurse to
bring a hospital gown to the room.
The nurse is caring for a newly Ask permission before touching a patient during the
admitted patient. Which intervention is physical assessment.
the best example of a culturally
appropriate nursing intervention?
You are caring for a patient with A. Assisting the patient with oral hygiene
esophageal cancer. Which task could
be delegated to a UAP?
A. Assisting the patient with oral
hygiene
B. Observing the patient's response to
feedings
C. Facilitating expression of grief or
anxiety
D. Initiating daily weighing