Chapter 10: Health Education

Chapter 10: Health Education

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A nurse would like to assist Americans in improving their health. Which strategy would be most beneficial to improve the health of the American public?

ANS:  A

The greatest opportunity to improve the health of the American people lies in addressing unhealthy, personal, behavioral risk factors. Intensive lifestyle changes can be effective not only in preventing chronic diseases, but also in reversing their progression and significantly reducing health care costs. Improvement of the public’s health is more likely to come from behavior change than technology. Therefore, people deciding they are going to change their behavior and stop smoking are likely to lead to improvements in the health of the public.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)                               REF:   p. 215

2. A nurse is using a health education component when teaching about smoking cessation. Which of the following actions is the nurse implementing?

ANS:  B

Essential components of health education involve using teaching strategies, having learners maintain voluntary control over the decision to make changes in their actions, and focusing on behavior changes that have been found to improve heath. Providing smokers with the information regarding the benefits of smoking cessation allows them to make their own decision and provides them with information that is known to improve health.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)                               REF:   pp. 215-216

3. Any combination of planned experiences based on sound theories that provide individuals, groups, and communities the opportunity to acquire the information and skills needed to make quality health decisions is known as health:

ANS:  C

Any combination of planned experiences based on sound theories that provide individuals, groups, and communities the opportunity to acquire the information and skills needed to make quality health decisions is known as health education.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge)                         REF:   p. 216

4. An overweight woman joins a support group to help her lose weight. During her first session, the nurse explains the components of a healthy diet and discusses with the woman how she can eat out and still maintain a healthy diet. She asks the woman what her goal is and emphasizes that she herself is the key to success. What is the nurse promoting through the use of this strategy?

ANS:  D

A goal of health education is empowerment. People who believe they can make a difference in their own health and who are included in decision making are more likely to make changes. By giving the woman the tools (education about a healthy diet) and involving her in the decision-making (set her own goal), the nurse empowers the woman to make a change in her eating habits.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)                               REF:   p. 218

5. Which of the following illustrates that the objectives of health education and counseling are being met?

ANS:  C

Health education encourages positive, informed changes in lifestyle behaviors that prevent acute and chronic disease, decrease disability, and enhance wellness. Two main objectives of health education and counseling are to change health behaviors and to improve health status. A diabetic who starts taking his medications regularly is an example of a behavior change intended to decrease disability.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Analyze (Analysis)                                 REF:   p. 218