Exam 17: Complementary and Alternative Therapies

As a nurse working at a community health clinic, you recognize that a patient's blood glucose level is slightly elevated in his most recent lab results. On further testing, you learn that the patient is prediabetic, so you provide him with appropriate guidelines regarding diet and exercise to help him manage this condition. Of which level of disease prevention is this an example?

As an aerobics instructor, you are preparing to teach a class for older adults. Which of the following should you keep in mind as you plan the music for this class?

Which of the following is the best definition of health, according to the World Health Organization?

You are a nurse working with an older patient named Rob, who is recovering from a stroke. Which of the following is the best example of a tertiary disease prevention intervention for Rob?

You are a gerontologist preparing to teach a class at a local senior center on recommendations for exercise in older adults. Which of the following recommendations should you include in your presentation? Select all that apply.

Explain a few of the new benefits related to disease prevention available to older adults due to the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

You are a personal trainer working with an older adult named Sue. Sue would like to "get her heart in better shape" so that she can avoid cardiovascular diseases, which are prevalent in her family history. She is in generally good health. Which of the following exercises would be best for Sue, given her health goals?