NSG 3130 Study guide 2024 graded A questions
and answers
A nurse teaches the importance of folic acid intake to a group of pregnant
women. This is considered which level of preventive care?
A) Illness behavior
B) Primary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Secondary prevention - ANSWER>>B. Primary prevention is considered true
prevention. It aims at maintaining physical and emotional health in an already
healthy individual.
- are described as a person's idea - ANSWER>>Health beliefs
All the following are considered 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 - ANSWER>>D. Socioeconomic factors
Clients maintain health or enhance 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 - ANSWER>>B. Health promotion
, External variables A client comes into 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 - ANSWER>>A. Father died of a heart attack at
age 40
The nurse works in a clinic located in a community with many Hispanics. Which
strategy if implemented by the nurse would decrease health care disparities for
the Hispanic patients? - ANSWER>>Teach clinic staff about Hispanic health beliefs.
The nurse is caring for a Native American patient who has a traditional belief
about health and illness. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? -
ANSWER>>Ask the patient whether it is important that cultural healers are
contacted.
The nurse is caring for an Asian patient who is being admitted to the hospital.
Which action would be most appropriate for the nurse to take when interviewing
this patient? - ANSWER>>Observe the patient's use of eye contact.
A female staff nurse is assessing a male patient of Arab descent who is 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. -
ANSWER>>c. The nurse sits down at the bedside and closes the privacy curtain.
and answers
A nurse teaches the importance of folic acid intake to a group of pregnant
women. This is considered which level of preventive care?
A) Illness behavior
B) Primary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Secondary prevention - ANSWER>>B. Primary prevention is considered true
prevention. It aims at maintaining physical and emotional health in an already
healthy individual.
- are described as a person's idea - ANSWER>>Health beliefs
All the following are considered 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 - ANSWER>>D. Socioeconomic factors
Clients maintain health or enhance 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 - ANSWER>>B. Health promotion
, External variables A client comes into 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 - ANSWER>>A. Father died of a heart attack at
age 40
The nurse works in a clinic located in a community with many Hispanics. Which
strategy if implemented by the nurse would decrease health care disparities for
the Hispanic patients? - ANSWER>>Teach clinic staff about Hispanic health beliefs.
The nurse is caring for a Native American patient who has a traditional belief
about health and illness. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? -
ANSWER>>Ask the patient whether it is important that cultural healers are
contacted.
The nurse is caring for an Asian patient who is being admitted to the hospital.
Which action would be most appropriate for the nurse to take when interviewing
this patient? - ANSWER>>Observe the patient's use of eye contact.
A female staff nurse is assessing a male patient of Arab descent who is 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. -
ANSWER>>c. The nurse sits down at the bedside and closes the privacy curtain.
