Chapter 06: Health Promotion and the Individual

Chapter 06: Health Promotion and the Individual

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A primary prevention method for colon cancer is:

ANS:   B

Primary prevention includes generalized health promotion and specific protection from disease. Hemoccult and colonoscopy are forms of screening, not prevention. Eating a healthy diet high in fiber is a preventive measure.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application             REF:    148

2. Over the last week, a client has had finger stick glucose levels of 127, 132, 140, 138, 143, 145, and 140. This information allows the nurse to characterize the client’s function pattern by utilizing which area of focus?

ANS:   D

Pattern focus implies that the nurse explores patterns or sequences of behavior over time. Pattern recognition occurs during information collection. Functional health patterns then provide structure to analyze factors.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application             REF:    150-151

3. A nurse using a functional focus to assess a client would evaluate which of the following?

ANS:   C

Functional focus refers to the individual’s performance level. Nurses assess how particular visual patterns affect lifestyle. The ability to drive would affect a person’s lifestyle and might require a change in how the client functions.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application             REF:    151

4. A nurse is meeting a mother, father, grandmother, and 4-year-old child. The family is Hispanic. In explaining the plan for the child’s asthma management, the nurse should direct her education to:

ANS:   D

Culturally competent care is delivered with knowledge of and sensitivity to cultural factors influencing health behaviors. Nurses provide culturally competent care when they identify and use cultural norms and values. In the Hispanic population, the male figure is usually the decision maker, and the family elders are highly respected. However, assumptions about cultural norms should not be made. As a result, the nurse should direct education to all three adults, as they may all have an impact on the child’s health care needs.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Synthesis                REF:    151