Exam 2: Health Promotion in the Context of Health Assessment

Why is the concept of health being more than the absence of disease important in nursing practice?

To implement primary prevention during the influenza season, the nurse will promote:

A new family is attending the clinic for their first appointment.To practise primary prevention, the nurse will:

The nurse is reviewing health history information with the 48-year-old Indigenous patient.What is a condition for which the nurse might want to screen the patient?

The nurse is working with a population of refugees from Syria.What concerns might the nurse have regarding their health? (Select all that apply.)

When reviewing the inequities in health of certain populations in Canada, the nurse recognizes that social and health inequities can increase morbidity as a result of infectious diseases among:

When discussing primary prevention, the nurse recognizes that it is best exemplified as:

During a health encounter with a patient, which statement by the patient demonstrates readiness for a health education intervention?

A committee of health care professionals is discussing the need for an upstream approach to decrease homelessness in the city.Which statement best describes the concept of an upstream approach?

When working with young families in a community with limited health services, the nurse uses the Population Health Promotion Model and considers the need to:

The nurse is working with a five-member family of recent refugees from Afghanistan.During assessment, what information shared by the family might cause the nurse to be concerned about their health?

What are some conditions for which the nurse would normally screen a 75-year-old patient?

The nurse teaches a 65-year-old patient about using medication safely to prevent polypharmacy.The nurse is promoting health through:

The nurse is working with families with newborns.What should the nurse include when assessing the babies?

What are some of the factors the nurse should consider when deciding whether to screen the 48-year-old female patient for breast cancer? (Select all that apply.)

To implement primary prevention in practice.The nurse will: (Select all that apply.)

During the first meeting with a new patient, the nurse asks the patient about family history to gather information on which social determinant of health?

To gain information about a patient's use of health services, the nurse can inquire about the patient's: