Question 1

Which of the following services implemented by nurses would represent secondary prevention?

Accepted Answer

A) A free diabetes screening held at the local shopping mall 
B) A post-heart attack exercise program at the local community college 
C) A "stay beautiful" program stressing safe exercises for pregnant moms 
D) An elementary school "don't smoke" campaign for students 
A) A free diabetes screening held at the local shopping mall 
B) A post-heart attack exercise program at the local community college 
C) A "stay beautiful" program stressing safe exercises for pregnant moms 
D) An elementary school "don't smoke" campaign for students A

Question 2

In the United States,which of the following is the most crucial influence in the sociocultural environment?

Accepted Answer

A) The community in which a person grows and develops 
B) Family's values and beliefs 
C) Health care provider from whom care is sought as needed 
D) Socioeconomic class,education,and occupation 
A) The community in which a person grows and develops 
B) Family's values and beliefs 
C) Health care provider from whom care is sought as needed 
D) Socioeconomic class,education,and occupation D

Question 3

Which of the following federal resources supply data that support the objectives and interventions described in Healthy People 2020? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD
C)  
B) Dietary Guidelines for Americans 
C) National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 
D) Healthfinder.gov 
E) National Health Care Survey (NHCS)
F)U.S.Public Health Service Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) 
A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD
C)  
B) Dietary Guidelines for Americans 
C) National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 
D) Healthfinder.gov 
E) National Health Care Survey (NHCS)
F)U.S.Public Health Service Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) A,C,E

Question 4

When a nurse plans educational programs appropriate for a population being served,which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Accepted Answer

A) Bill the employer for the actual cost of the health program. 
B) Provide feedback and follow-up information to attendees. 
C) Make handouts available to the audience. 
D) Incorporate the latest technology into the presentation. 
A) Bill the employer for the actual cost of the health program. 
B) Provide feedback and follow-up information to attendees. 
C) Make handouts available to the audience. 
D) Incorporate the latest technology into the presentation.

Question 5

Which of the following services implemented by nurses would represent tertiary prevention?

Accepted Answer

A) A free high-cholesterol screening at the neighborhood grocery store 
B) A healthy lifestyle exercise and information program for all the employees of the city's largest employer,held at the worksite 
C) A posthospitalization social support program for persons with chronic severe mental illness and their families 
D) An exercise and parenting class for new first-time mothers 
A) A free high-cholesterol screening at the neighborhood grocery store 
B) A healthy lifestyle exercise and information program for all the employees of the city's largest employer,held at the worksite 
C) A posthospitalization social support program for persons with chronic severe mental illness and their families 
D) An exercise and parenting class for new first-time mothers

Question 6

Which of the following has resulted from the Steps to a Healthier US program? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) An increase in community-based chronic disease-prevention programs 
B) An increase in funding for health-promotion programs 
C) Improvements to include health and preventive practices in daily life 
D) Improvements in continuing education programs for health professionals 
E) An increase in availability of online interactive health risk appraisals
F)An increase in tax deduction for participating in health-promotion programs 
A) An increase in community-based chronic disease-prevention programs 
B) An increase in funding for health-promotion programs 
C) Improvements to include health and preventive practices in daily life 
D) Improvements in continuing education programs for health professionals 
E) An increase in availability of online interactive health risk appraisals
F)An increase in tax deduction for participating in health-promotion programs

Question 7

Which of the following services implemented by nurses would represent primary prevention?

Accepted Answer

A) A nurse-managed hospital respiratory unit for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COP
D) and emphysema 
B) A quit-smoking-now clinic for adults who want to give up the habit 
C) A "don't smoke" campaign for elementary school students 
D) A "stay beautiful" campaign for high school female smokers that stresses that smokers have wrinkles about a decade earlier than their chronologic peers 
A) A nurse-managed hospital respiratory unit for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COP
D) and emphysema 
B) A quit-smoking-now clinic for adults who want to give up the habit 
C) A "don't smoke" campaign for elementary school students 
D) A "stay beautiful" campaign for high school female smokers that stresses that smokers have wrinkles about a decade earlier than their chronologic peers

Question 8

A public health nurse was trying to persuade the largest employer in town to offer workplace health-promotion programs.Which arguments could the nurse offer as benefits of these programs? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) Decreased absenteeism 
B) Decreased incidence of obesity 
C) Decreased use of insurance benefits 
D) Decreased accidents 
E) Decreased turnover
F)Decreased commitment to self-improvement 
A) Decreased absenteeism 
B) Decreased incidence of obesity 
C) Decreased use of insurance benefits 
D) Decreased accidents 
E) Decreased turnover
F)Decreased commitment to self-improvement

Question 9

Which of the following is one of the goals of Healthy People 2020?

Accepted Answer

A) Decreasing institutionalization and increasing community-based care services 
B) Achieving health equity,eliminating disparities,and improving the health of all groups 
C) Creating environments to improve the eating and exercise habits of all people 
D) Expanding the technology,resources,and medications used to treat chronic illness 
A) Decreasing institutionalization and increasing community-based care services 
B) Achieving health equity,eliminating disparities,and improving the health of all groups 
C) Creating environments to improve the eating and exercise habits of all people 
D) Expanding the technology,resources,and medications used to treat chronic illness

Question 10

The nurse gave each participant a health-risk appraisal tool to determine the health needs of the group as a whole.What other purpose may the tool serve?

Accepted Answer

A) To assess the needs of the broader community 
B) To demonstrate the necessity of having health education programs 
C) To motivate participants to consider changing high-risk behaviors 
D) To provide data for future planning by the nurse's employer 
A) To assess the needs of the broader community 
B) To demonstrate the necessity of having health education programs 
C) To motivate participants to consider changing high-risk behaviors 
D) To provide data for future planning by the nurse's employer

Question 11

Which of the following statements best demonstrates a client's intention to start exercising on a regular basis?

Accepted Answer

A) "I bought walking shoes and have scheduled a walk before breakfast each day." 
B) "I exercise when I can find someone to walk with." 
C) "I need to buy a treadmill or exercise bike so that I don't get fat." 
D) "I think exercising would reduce my stress and help my appearance." 
A) "I bought walking shoes and have scheduled a walk before breakfast each day." 
B) "I exercise when I can find someone to walk with." 
C) "I need to buy a treadmill or exercise bike so that I don't get fat." 
D) "I think exercising would reduce my stress and help my appearance."

Question 12

Care of the spirit,as well as promoting health of the body,is performed very effectively by which professional nursing specialty?

Accepted Answer

A) Church-based nurses 
B) Community/public health nurses 
C) Faith community nurses 
D) Public health nurses 
A) Church-based nurses 
B) Community/public health nurses 
C) Faith community nurses 
D) Public health nurses

Question 13

Which of the following is the best example of a health-promotion program?

Accepted Answer

A) The nurse collaborated with the local police department to prepare a public safety announcement about the benefits of using one's seat belt. 
B) The nurse appeared on the local public access television channel each Sunday afternoon to discuss nutrition and exercise options for families. 
C) The nurse worked with the local school parent-teacher organization to give free bicycle helmets to the students with bicycles. 
D) The nurse collaborated with the local motorcycle club to make sure all the cyclists who wanted one could obtain a free helmet. 
A) The nurse collaborated with the local police department to prepare a public safety announcement about the benefits of using one's seat belt. 
B) The nurse appeared on the local public access television channel each Sunday afternoon to discuss nutrition and exercise options for families. 
C) The nurse worked with the local school parent-teacher organization to give free bicycle helmets to the students with bicycles. 
D) The nurse collaborated with the local motorcycle club to make sure all the cyclists who wanted one could obtain a free helmet.

Question 14

What is the primary goal of health promotion?

Accepted Answer

A) Discovering people who are at risk and helping them obtain appropriate health care 
B) Enabling people to exercise control over their own well-being 
C) Preventing further physiologic damage by early intervention and education 
D) Reducing specific risks by early diagnosis and treatment 
A) Discovering people who are at risk and helping them obtain appropriate health care 
B) Enabling people to exercise control over their own well-being 
C) Preventing further physiologic damage by early intervention and education 
D) Reducing specific risks by early diagnosis and treatment

Question 15

Which of the following are factors in the primary health care model? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) Commitment to a plan of action 
B) Community participation 
C) Economics,politics,and environment 
D) Personal health care services 
E) Primary health care and personal health services
F)Universal access to primary health care clinics 
A) Commitment to a plan of action 
B) Community participation 
C) Economics,politics,and environment 
D) Personal health care services 
E) Primary health care and personal health services
F)Universal access to primary health care clinics

Question 16

The public health clinic was planning its once-a-month dental clinic in the community with a visiting volunteer dentist.Which of the following would be the most important task in preparation for this clinic?

Accepted Answer

A) Plan to be there that day to assist with client flow. 
B) Sterilize all the dental equipment. 
C) Tell everyone to make an appointment to decrease waiting time. 
D) Use multiple strategies to publicize the clinic in the community. 
A) Plan to be there that day to assist with client flow. 
B) Sterilize all the dental equipment. 
C) Tell everyone to make an appointment to decrease waiting time. 
D) Use multiple strategies to publicize the clinic in the community.

Question 17

What efforts does the American Nurses Association (ANA)suggest all professional nurses should make? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) Educate students that political options must conceptualize prevention as preferable to treatment in health care. 
B) Encourage partnerships with consumers and other professionals. 
C) Increase knowledge and skill in providing preventive services. 
D) Lobby for legislation to vastly increase sales tax on beer and liquor. 
E) Require health care providers to serve as role models of healthy lifestyles.
F)Support requiring health insurance to pay for preventive health care. 
A) Educate students that political options must conceptualize prevention as preferable to treatment in health care. 
B) Encourage partnerships with consumers and other professionals. 
C) Increase knowledge and skill in providing preventive services. 
D) Lobby for legislation to vastly increase sales tax on beer and liquor. 
E) Require health care providers to serve as role models of healthy lifestyles.
F)Support requiring health insurance to pay for preventive health care.

Question 18

A public health agency had enough funds to provide one more health-promotion program during the calendar year.In relation to nutrition and exercise,which of the following would be the best choice?

Accepted Answer

A) Elementary school program for children to which parents are invited 
B) High school program for those who are involved in athletics 
C) Young adult programs provided at the YMCA 
D) Senior citizen programs offered during a free meal 
A) Elementary school program for children to which parents are invited 
B) High school program for those who are involved in athletics 
C) Young adult programs provided at the YMCA 
D) Senior citizen programs offered during a free meal

Question 19

Considering the health-belief model,which statement suggests that the person is going to begin a new healthy habit?

Accepted Answer

A) "If I could be asleep while they did the colonoscopy,it might be alright." 
B) "I did have a cousin who was treated for breast cancer." 
C) "Both my mother and father died of heart problems." 
D) "Because my employer was paying for the health screening,I thought I might go." 
A) "If I could be asleep while they did the colonoscopy,it might be alright." 
B) "I did have a cousin who was treated for breast cancer." 
C) "Both my mother and father died of heart problems." 
D) "Because my employer was paying for the health screening,I thought I might go."

Question 20

A nurse is planning a community-wide program about reducing the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

Accepted Answer

A) Developing a public education campaign by using public service announcements 
B) Assessing the extent of the problem in the local community 
C) Forming partnerships and establishing support with community agencies 
D) Gathering resource materials and identifying funding sources 
A) Developing a public education campaign by using public service announcements 
B) Assessing the extent of the problem in the local community 
C) Forming partnerships and establishing support with community agencies 
D) Gathering resource materials and identifying funding sources

Exam 18: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction in the Community

Which of the following services implemented by nurses would represent secondary prevention?

In the United States,which of the following is the most crucial influence in the sociocultural environment?

Which of the following federal resources supply data that support the objectives and interventions described in Healthy People 2020? (Select all that apply.)

When a nurse plans educational programs appropriate for a population being served,which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Which of the following services implemented by nurses would represent tertiary prevention?

Which of the following has resulted from the Steps to a Healthier US program? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following services implemented by nurses would represent primary prevention?

A public health nurse was trying to persuade the largest employer in town to offer workplace health-promotion programs.Which arguments could the nurse offer as benefits of these programs? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following is one of the goals of Healthy People 2020?

The nurse gave each participant a health-risk appraisal tool to determine the health needs of the group as a whole.What other purpose may the tool serve?

Which of the following statements best demonstrates a client's intention to start exercising on a regular basis?

Care of the spirit,as well as promoting health of the body,is performed very effectively by which professional nursing specialty?

Which of the following is the best example of a health-promotion program?

What is the primary goal of health promotion?

Which of the following are factors in the primary health care model? (Select all that apply.)

The public health clinic was planning its once-a-month dental clinic in the community with a visiting volunteer dentist.Which of the following would be the most important task in preparation for this clinic?

What efforts does the American Nurses Association (ANA)suggest all professional nurses should make? (Select all that apply.)

A public health agency had enough funds to provide one more health-promotion program during the calendar year.In relation to nutrition and exercise,which of the following would be the best choice?

Considering the health-belief model,which statement suggests that the person is going to begin a new healthy habit?

A nurse is planning a community-wide program about reducing the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

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