Health Promotion for Nurses -- Exam #1—Questions—With Complete Solutions

What are some of the steps in building a health promotion program? correct answer: 1) Assess need for program/client needs. 2)Obtain client input anout HP programs. 3)Formulate health promotion goals based on client input. 4)Goals are to be specific, measureable, time limited, realistic. 5)Develop work plan that spells out goals/steps client will take to achieve the goal. 6) Lay groundwork activity. What does the term wellness refer to? correct answer: A clients assessment of his or her physical, emotional, social, spiritual, environmental, intellectual status. What does the term health refer to? correct answer: Health is a multidimensional concept. Is a dynamic balance of physical, emotional, social, spiritual, economical, and intellectual factors. What are the dimensions of health? correct answer: CLINICAL -- in the clinical sense, health is simply the absence of disease signs and symptoms. ROLE PERFORMANCE -- In role performance: health is defined as the ability of a person to perform social roles, including work and family, based on societal expectations. ADAPTIVE: ability to adapt positively to social, mental, physiological change. EUDAIMONISTIC: exuberant well-being; happiness; a good spirit. What are some determinants of health? correct answer: 1) Income and social status. 2) Social support networks/social environments 3) Education 4) Employment and working conditions. 5) Physical environments. 6) Biology/genetic dispositions. 7) Health service