Exam 8: Health Promotion and Illnessdisability Prevention

A nurse planning primary disease prevention interventions for a 64-year-old patient includes which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

Financial considerations are a major barrier to the older adult's participation in health promotion because:

The primary focus of the health belief model of health promotion is addressed when the nurse:

When the home health nurse assists the older adult patient with rearranging furniture within the home to prevent the patient from falling,the nurse is demonstrating:

When assessing the older adult for bowel health,the nurse is most effective in obtaining subjective data when asking:

During a home visit,a nurse is assessing the nutritional awareness of an older adult patient who lives alone.The nurse is most effective in obtaining objective information when:

The nurse wishes to participate in a community secondary prevention activity.Which activity does the nurse choose?

An older adult patient has recently experienced some difficulty sustaining an erection as a result of medication he has been prescribed.The nurse best assesses the patient's perception of his own sexuality by asking:

The nurse admitting an 89-year-old patient to an assisted living facility notes that the patient is currently taking numerous prescribed and over-the-counter medications.The nurse's initial intervention is to:

Using social cognitive theory,which action by the nurse will have the most impact on older adults' participation in health promotion behaviors?

A nurse is working with a woman who has been reluctant to start a walking program for her osteoporosis.What assessment by the nurse is most important?

The nurse is seeing a 68-year old woman for a physical exam in the family practice clinic.The woman complains about having another pelvic exam.What response by the nurse is best?

A nurse is assessing a patient's ability to manage existing health problems.What question by the nurse is most helpful?

A nurse wishes to volunteer in a tertiary health care activity.What activity would the nurse choose?

The student learns the Medicare guidelines for preventive health and reimbursement policies.Which statement follows the guidelines? (Select all that apply. )

A patient who is homeless has not followed through with getting an influenza vaccination.What response by the nurse to a student is most appropriate?

A patient has not followed up with recommendations made by the nurse to participate in cardiac rehabilitation after a myocardial infarction.What factors are most important for the nurse to assess in determining the cause of this behavior? (Select all that apply. )

An 80-year-old woman has found a lump in her breast and is in the clinic.What question by the nurse is most appropriate?

To engage the older adults who frequently attend a senior citizens' center in primary disease prevention,the nurse:

The nurse is discussing an older adult's past marital history during the admission assessment.The nurse can best determine that the patient has a healthy ability to cope with emotional stressors when the patient states: