Question 1

According to the health-belief model,which factors influence whether a person will engage in a particular health-promoting behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Feeling susceptible to a severe disease 
B) Being told to do so by a significant other on a frequent basis 
C) Believing that high-income persons engage in such behavior 
D) Viewing posters emphasizing the behavior in an area that the person frequents 
A) Feeling susceptible to a severe disease 
B) Being told to do so by a significant other on a frequent basis 
C) Believing that high-income persons engage in such behavior 
D) Viewing posters emphasizing the behavior in an area that the person frequents

Question 2

Because,in relation to physical activity,none of the Healthy People 2010 objectives was met,what does the United States need to do?

Accepted Answer

A) Ensure more tax funding for education of physical education teachers. 
B) Encourage funding for an increased number of exercise centers. 
C) Increase programs for teaching and encouraging health-promoting lifestyle choices. 
D) Require health care providers to serve as role models of appropriate physical activity choices. 
A) Ensure more tax funding for education of physical education teachers. 
B) Encourage funding for an increased number of exercise centers. 
C) Increase programs for teaching and encouraging health-promoting lifestyle choices. 
D) Require health care providers to serve as role models of appropriate physical activity choices.

Question 3

Which of the following is the most crucial environmental influence on health?

Accepted Answer

A) Government in the local community 
B) Health care system in the local community 
C) Food,water,and exposure to toxic substances 
D) Religious and cultural beliefs and values 
A) Government in the local community 
B) Health care system in the local community 
C) Food,water,and exposure to toxic substances 
D) Religious and cultural beliefs and values

Question 4

Which of the following factors would most likely be motivating factors for setting up large community-wide group meetings instead of face-to-face counseling? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) A more comfortable "party" atmosphere would result. 
B) It would effect more widespread change in the local social norms. 
C) Cost-effectiveness would be increased. 
D) The meeting would serve as an environmental cue. 
E) Most people would rather learn in a group setting.
F)People would carpool to the meeting. 
A) A more comfortable "party" atmosphere would result. 
B) It would effect more widespread change in the local social norms. 
C) Cost-effectiveness would be increased. 
D) The meeting would serve as an environmental cue. 
E) Most people would rather learn in a group setting.
F)People would carpool to the meeting.

Question 5

A nurse used a lifestyle assessment to measure health-promoting lifestyle behaviors of participants at a meeting.Which of the following actions should the nurse take when reviewing the results with each individual?

Accepted Answer

A) Arrange for the client to meet with a lifestyle coach. 
B) Collaborate with the client in choosing what changes to make. 
C) Explain ways that the client can engage in new behaviors. 
D) Tell the client what to do to improve his or her health. 
A) Arrange for the client to meet with a lifestyle coach. 
B) Collaborate with the client in choosing what changes to make. 
C) Explain ways that the client can engage in new behaviors. 
D) Tell the client what to do to improve his or her health.

Question 6

How was the concept of health defined originally?

Accepted Answer

A) Balance and harmony 
B) Maximum self-actualization 
C) Absence of disease 
D) Total well-being 
A) Balance and harmony 
B) Maximum self-actualization 
C) Absence of disease 
D) Total well-being

Question 7

A local employer was concerned about rapidly increasing health care costs.The nurse did an assessment and found that most of the employees smoked heavily.Which of the following suggestions should the nurse make to the employer as the most effective approach to decrease smoking among the employees?

Accepted Answer

A) Lobby area legislators to increase the tax on cigarette sales. 
B) Offer a smoking cessation program at the workplace. 
C) Talk to the employees in small groups and ask them to quit smoking. 
D) Work with interested employees to create a "no tobacco products" environment. 
A) Lobby area legislators to increase the tax on cigarette sales. 
B) Offer a smoking cessation program at the workplace. 
C) Talk to the employees in small groups and ask them to quit smoking. 
D) Work with interested employees to create a "no tobacco products" environment.

Question 8

Why was the publication of Healthy People a landmark document?

Accepted Answer

A) It was the first time that a national plan had been created with funding to implement it. 
B) It was the first time that evaluation measures based on outcomes to judge effectiveness were created. 
C) It was the first time that national goals for improving the health of Americans were established. 
D) It was the first time that universal agreement on federal government priorities was reached. 
A) It was the first time that a national plan had been created with funding to implement it. 
B) It was the first time that evaluation measures based on outcomes to judge effectiveness were created. 
C) It was the first time that national goals for improving the health of Americans were established. 
D) It was the first time that universal agreement on federal government priorities was reached.

Question 9

Which of the following would be the most effective mechanism to use when collaborating with others to have an extensive and lasting impact on health outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A) Broadly disseminating health-related information to inform citizens 
B) Encouraging the creation of more health programs on client lifestyle modification 
C) Increasing funding to health agencies for more health education programs 
D) Influencing improved health policies and legislation for healthier communities 
A) Broadly disseminating health-related information to inform citizens 
B) Encouraging the creation of more health programs on client lifestyle modification 
C) Increasing funding to health agencies for more health education programs 
D) Influencing improved health policies and legislation for healthier communities

Question 10

A public health nurse was asked by a town's community college to offer health education programs for its employees.How would the nurse most effectively determine which programs to offer?

Accepted Answer

A) Asking the administrators which programs they would like 
B) Performing a complete physical examination on each employee during work time 
C) Having employees complete a health-risk appraisal form 
D) Planning a program on the basis of the broader community's demographic data 
A) Asking the administrators which programs they would like 
B) Performing a complete physical examination on each employee during work time 
C) Having employees complete a health-risk appraisal form 
D) Planning a program on the basis of the broader community's demographic data

Question 11

After obtaining data from a health-risk appraisal tool,a nurse met with a client for follow-up.Which of the following actions should the nurse take first after summarizing the information?

Accepted Answer

A) Create a reward system to reinforce healthful behaviors. 
B) Design a behavior change plan acceptable to the client. 
C) Establish an implementation time frame. 
D) Identify and reinforce client strengths. 
A) Create a reward system to reinforce healthful behaviors. 
B) Design a behavior change plan acceptable to the client. 
C) Establish an implementation time frame. 
D) Identify and reinforce client strengths.

Question 12

Which of the following is the best example of a risk reduction program?

Accepted Answer

A) At the senior citizens center,the nurse set up an exercise program for persons in wheelchairs. 
B) The nurse appeared on the local public access television channel each Sunday afternoon to discuss good parenting skills. 
C) The nurse worked with the local health maintenance organization (HMO)to make infant car seats available without charge to all first-time pregnant mothers. 
D) The nurse wrote a weekly local newspaper column on healthy lifestyle behaviors,such as the importance of exercise. 
A) At the senior citizens center,the nurse set up an exercise program for persons in wheelchairs. 
B) The nurse appeared on the local public access television channel each Sunday afternoon to discuss good parenting skills. 
C) The nurse worked with the local health maintenance organization (HMO)to make infant car seats available without charge to all first-time pregnant mothers. 
D) The nurse wrote a weekly local newspaper column on healthy lifestyle behaviors,such as the importance of exercise.

Question 13

The community/public health nurse charted the number of persons who came in to be taught breast self-examination.The nurse noted that during the past 3 days,there was a sudden increase in the number of women coming in.Which of the following is the most likely reason for the increase?

Accepted Answer

A) The increased number is probably just a coincidence. 
B) The local nursing school hosted a women's health fair. 
C) The American Heart Association had just started its annual publicity campaign. 
D) The media had publicized a famous woman's diagnosis of breast cancer. 
A) The increased number is probably just a coincidence. 
B) The local nursing school hosted a women's health fair. 
C) The American Heart Association had just started its annual publicity campaign. 
D) The media had publicized a famous woman's diagnosis of breast cancer.

Question 14

Which of the following would be a behavior-specific cognition and affect variable according to Pender's model?

Accepted Answer

A) Commitment to a plan of action 
B) Competing demands (family or work) 
C) Perceived self-efficacy 
D) Personal realities such as demographics 
A) Commitment to a plan of action 
B) Competing demands (family or work) 
C) Perceived self-efficacy 
D) Personal realities such as demographics

Question 15

With which of the following populations would collaboration be most important when a school nurse proposes that additional healthy options be added to the school lunch program?

Accepted Answer

A) The staff and teachers 
B) The children and their parents 
C) The dietitians and nutritionists 
D) The school board and administration 
A) The staff and teachers 
B) The children and their parents 
C) The dietitians and nutritionists 
D) The school board and administration

Question 16

Which of the following definitions of health is most typically used in nursing today?

Accepted Answer

A) Ability to interact and adapt to the environment 
B) Ability to perform required social roles 
C) Ability to stay free from disease 
D) Ability to maximize human potential 
A) Ability to interact and adapt to the environment 
B) Ability to perform required social roles 
C) Ability to stay free from disease 
D) Ability to maximize human potential

Exam 18: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction in the Community

According to the health-belief model,which factors influence whether a person will engage in a particular health-promoting behavior?

Because,in relation to physical activity,none of the Healthy People 2010 objectives was met,what does the United States need to do?

Which of the following is the most crucial environmental influence on health?

Which of the following factors would most likely be motivating factors for setting up large community-wide group meetings instead of face-to-face counseling? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse used a lifestyle assessment to measure health-promoting lifestyle behaviors of participants at a meeting.Which of the following actions should the nurse take when reviewing the results with each individual?

How was the concept of health defined originally?

A local employer was concerned about rapidly increasing health care costs.The nurse did an assessment and found that most of the employees smoked heavily.Which of the following suggestions should the nurse make to the employer as the most effective approach to decrease smoking among the employees?

Why was the publication of Healthy People a landmark document?

Which of the following would be the most effective mechanism to use when collaborating with others to have an extensive and lasting impact on health outcomes?

A public health nurse was asked by a town's community college to offer health education programs for its employees.How would the nurse most effectively determine which programs to offer?

After obtaining data from a health-risk appraisal tool,a nurse met with a client for follow-up.Which of the following actions should the nurse take first after summarizing the information?

Which of the following is the best example of a risk reduction program?

The community/public health nurse charted the number of persons who came in to be taught breast self-examination.The nurse noted that during the past 3 days,there was a sudden increase in the number of women coming in.Which of the following is the most likely reason for the increase?

Which of the following would be a behavior-specific cognition and affect variable according to Pender's model?

With which of the following populations would collaboration be most important when a school nurse proposes that additional healthy options be added to the school lunch program?

Which of the following definitions of health is most typically used in nursing today?

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Environmental Health Risks: At Home, at Work, and in the Community

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