A nurse is following the goals of Healthy People 2030 to
provide care. Which action should the nurse take?
a) Allowing people to continue current behaviors to
reduce the stress of change.
b) Focusing only on health changes that will lead to better
local communities.
c) Focusing on illness treatment to provide fast
recuperation.
d) Promoting a society in which all people live long,
healthy lives (Correct) - correct answers✅Healthy
People sets objectives to help the United States increase
its focus on health promotion and disease prevention
(instead of illness care) and encourages cooperation
among individuals, communities, and other public,
private, and nonprofit organizations to improve health.
The current publication, Healthy People 2030, promotes a
society in which all people live long, healthy lives. The
goals do not include continuing current behaviors to
reduce stress, focusing only on health changes for
communities, or focusing on fast recuperation.
The nurse is preparing a smoking cessation class for
family members of clients with lung cancer. The nurse
believes that the class will convert many smokers to
nonsmokers once they realize the benefits of not
smoking. Which health care model is the nurse following?
a) Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
,b) Health promotion model (Correct)
c) Health belief model.
d) Holistic health model. - correct answers✅B
A nurse is assessing internal variables that are affecting
the client's health status. Which area should the nurse
assess?
a) Cultural background.
b) Socioeconomic factors.
c) Family practices.
d) Perception of functioning (Answer) - correct
answers✅Internal variables include a person's
developmental stage, intellectual background, perception
of functioning, and emotional and spiritual factors.
External variables influencing a person's health beliefs
and practices include family practices, socioeconomic
factors, and cultural background.
The nurse is working in a clinic that is designed to provide
health education and immunizations. Which type of
preventive care is the nurse providing?
a) Primary prevention (Answer)
b) Risk factor prevention.
c) Secondary prevention.
d) Tertiary prevention. - correct answers✅Primary
prevention precedes disease or dysfunction and is applied
,to people considered physically and emotionally healthy.
Primary prevention includes health education programs,
immunizations, and physical and nutritional fitness
activities. Secondary prevention focuses on individuals
who are experiencing health problems or illnesses and
who are at risk for developing complications or worsening
conditions. Activities are directed at diagnosis and prompt
intervention. Tertiary prevention occurs when a defect or
disability is permanent and irreversible. It involves
minimizing the effects of long-term disease or disability
through interventions directed at preventing
complications and deterioration. While risk factor
modification is an integral component of health
promotion, it is not a type of preventive care.
The client is admitted to the emergency department of
the local hospital from home with reports of chest
discomfort and shortness of breath. The client is placed
on oxygen, has labs and blood gases drawn, and is given
an electrocardiogram and breathing treatments. Which
level of preventive care is this client receiving?
a) Secondary prevention (Answer)
b) Primary prevention.
c) Health promotion.
d) Tertiary prevention. - correct answers✅Secondary
prevention focuses on individuals who are experiencing
health problems or illnesses and who are at risk for
developing complications or worsening conditions.
Activities are directed at diagnosis and prompt
, intervention. Primary prevention precedes disease or
dysfunction and is applied to people considered
physically and emotionally healthy. Health promotion
includes health education programs, immunizations, and
physical and nutritional fitness activities for healthy
people. Tertiary prevention occurs when a defect or
disability is permanent and irreversible. It involves
minimizing the effects of long-term disease or disability
through interventions directed at preventing
complications and deterioration.
Upon completing a history, the nurse finds that a client
has risk factors for developing lung disease. How should
the nurse interpret this finding?
a) The chances of getting the disease are increased
(Answer)
b) Risk modification will have no effect on disease
prevention.
c) The disease is guaranteed not to develop if the risk
factor is controlled.
d) A person with the risk factor will get the disease. -
correct answers✅The presence of risk factors does not
mean that a disease will develop, but risk factors increase
the chances that the individual will experience a
particular disease or dysfunction. Control of risk factors
does not guarantee that a disease will not develop.
However, risk factor modification can assist patients in
adopting activities to promote health and decrease risks
of illness.
provide care. Which action should the nurse take?
a) Allowing people to continue current behaviors to
reduce the stress of change.
b) Focusing only on health changes that will lead to better
local communities.
c) Focusing on illness treatment to provide fast
recuperation.
d) Promoting a society in which all people live long,
healthy lives (Correct) - correct answers✅Healthy
People sets objectives to help the United States increase
its focus on health promotion and disease prevention
(instead of illness care) and encourages cooperation
among individuals, communities, and other public,
private, and nonprofit organizations to improve health.
The current publication, Healthy People 2030, promotes a
society in which all people live long, healthy lives. The
goals do not include continuing current behaviors to
reduce stress, focusing only on health changes for
communities, or focusing on fast recuperation.
The nurse is preparing a smoking cessation class for
family members of clients with lung cancer. The nurse
believes that the class will convert many smokers to
nonsmokers once they realize the benefits of not
smoking. Which health care model is the nurse following?
a) Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
,b) Health promotion model (Correct)
c) Health belief model.
d) Holistic health model. - correct answers✅B
A nurse is assessing internal variables that are affecting
the client's health status. Which area should the nurse
assess?
a) Cultural background.
b) Socioeconomic factors.
c) Family practices.
d) Perception of functioning (Answer) - correct
answers✅Internal variables include a person's
developmental stage, intellectual background, perception
of functioning, and emotional and spiritual factors.
External variables influencing a person's health beliefs
and practices include family practices, socioeconomic
factors, and cultural background.
The nurse is working in a clinic that is designed to provide
health education and immunizations. Which type of
preventive care is the nurse providing?
a) Primary prevention (Answer)
b) Risk factor prevention.
c) Secondary prevention.
d) Tertiary prevention. - correct answers✅Primary
prevention precedes disease or dysfunction and is applied
,to people considered physically and emotionally healthy.
Primary prevention includes health education programs,
immunizations, and physical and nutritional fitness
activities. Secondary prevention focuses on individuals
who are experiencing health problems or illnesses and
who are at risk for developing complications or worsening
conditions. Activities are directed at diagnosis and prompt
intervention. Tertiary prevention occurs when a defect or
disability is permanent and irreversible. It involves
minimizing the effects of long-term disease or disability
through interventions directed at preventing
complications and deterioration. While risk factor
modification is an integral component of health
promotion, it is not a type of preventive care.
The client is admitted to the emergency department of
the local hospital from home with reports of chest
discomfort and shortness of breath. The client is placed
on oxygen, has labs and blood gases drawn, and is given
an electrocardiogram and breathing treatments. Which
level of preventive care is this client receiving?
a) Secondary prevention (Answer)
b) Primary prevention.
c) Health promotion.
d) Tertiary prevention. - correct answers✅Secondary
prevention focuses on individuals who are experiencing
health problems or illnesses and who are at risk for
developing complications or worsening conditions.
Activities are directed at diagnosis and prompt
, intervention. Primary prevention precedes disease or
dysfunction and is applied to people considered
physically and emotionally healthy. Health promotion
includes health education programs, immunizations, and
physical and nutritional fitness activities for healthy
people. Tertiary prevention occurs when a defect or
disability is permanent and irreversible. It involves
minimizing the effects of long-term disease or disability
through interventions directed at preventing
complications and deterioration.
Upon completing a history, the nurse finds that a client
has risk factors for developing lung disease. How should
the nurse interpret this finding?
a) The chances of getting the disease are increased
(Answer)
b) Risk modification will have no effect on disease
prevention.
c) The disease is guaranteed not to develop if the risk
factor is controlled.
d) A person with the risk factor will get the disease. -
correct answers✅The presence of risk factors does not
mean that a disease will develop, but risk factors increase
the chances that the individual will experience a
particular disease or dysfunction. Control of risk factors
does not guarantee that a disease will not develop.
However, risk factor modification can assist patients in
adopting activities to promote health and decrease risks
of illness.
