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?
Encourage Americans to stop smoking
Lobby for state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging machines in all hospitals
Provide free medications for Americans
Offer free condoms to teenagers
A nurse is using a health education component when teaching about smoking cessation. Which of the following actions is the nurse implementing?
Setting a quit date for people in a smoking cessation class
Providing education regarding the benefits of smoking cessation
Allowing smokers to participate in a smoking cessation program only if they use the patch nicotine replacement system
Encouraging attendees of a smoking cessation program to participate in a research study
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:
promotion
counseling
education
knowledge
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?
communication
values
advanced planning
empowerment
Which of the following illustrates that the objectives of health education and counseling are being met?
Diabetic who attends a diabetes education program
Diabetic who watches a video about self-administration of insulin
Diabetic who starts taking his medications regularly
Diabetic who is admitted in diabetic ketoacidosis
Which of the following illustrates that the objectives of health education and counseling have been met?
Asthmatic who has a decrease in emergency department visits
Asthmatic who has been prescribed an albuterol inhaler
Asthmatic who attends an asthma education program
Asthmatic who visits the emergency department with an exacerbation
A teenager, who lives at home with her parents and school-aged brother, has been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Which of the following would be the most appropriate teaching goal for this family?
Increased energy level
Improved coping
Enhanced self-esteem
Facilitated family conversation
A teenager, who lives at home with her parents and school-aged brother, has been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Which of the following would be the most appropriate teaching goal for this teenager?
Accomplished activities of daily living
A nurse is using the health belief model as a framework when developing a community action campaign to increase the percentage of the population who receives the influenza vaccine. Which of the following considerations will need to be made?
How empowerment can be used to motivate community members
How modeling can be used in the community to increase public awareness
Perceived susceptibility in the community about getting influenza
Perceived stage of behavior change that exists in the community
Which of the following emphasizes that an individuals belief in being personally capable of performing the behavior is required to influence ones own health?
Social cognitive theory
Self-efficacy theory
Health belief model
Transtheoretical model
A nurse is counseling a teenager who smokes one pack of cigarettes a day. The teenager states he likes to smoke with his friends and does not recognize the connection between his smoking and his asthma. When planning an intervention for this person, the nurse must first recognize that the teenager is in the:
precontemplation stage of change.
preparation stage of change
action stage of change
maintenance stage of change
An overweight woman is in the preparation stage of change. Which of the following interventions would be the most appropriate for the nurse to implement?
Inform her of the health risks associated with being overweight
Prepare her for the setbacks
Develop a low-calorie/low-fat diet with her so she can follow it at home
Praise her for her recent successes
A nurse is providing education about safe driving with a group of newly licensed teenagers. Which factor would most likely influence a teenagers decision to drive within the speed limit?
A speed limit sign
Having his parents telling him not to speed
A previous traffic violation for speeding
Seeing someone get pulled over for speeding
A nurse is counseling a person who has recently started to receive treatment for alcohol abuse. Which factor would most negatively influence the persons decision to stop abusing alcohol?
He is a Catholic.
His wife recently died from breast cancer.
Buying alcohol is expensive.
He was educated on the dangers of excessive drinking
A nurse is educating a group of adults who are attempting smoking cessation. Which intervention would be most effective for the nurse to implement?
Give the group members a handout on the dangers of smoking.
Set a quit date with the group and determine which pharmacological method is most suitable for group members
Provide a months supply of nicotine replacement to use before the next visit
Have a guest speaker who has been diagnosed with lung cancer speak to the group
The primary objective of social marketing is to:
plan behavior.
analyze behavior.
limit behavior.
change behavior.
A nurse distributes a demographic questionnaire to attendees of a weight management program. Which step in the teaching-learning process is being implemented?
Assessment
Development
Implementation
Evaluation
The goal for the educational session is for the individual to correctly demonstrate proper technique for checking blood sugar levels. Which of the following teaching strategies would be most effective?
Provide the individual with one-on-one education about blood sugar monitoring
Provide the individual with a scenario about blood sugar monitoring
Provide the individual with the opportunity to practice blood sugar monitoring
Provide the individual with a blood sugar monitor
The goal for the educational session is to have the individual explain when he should check his blood sugar level. Which of the following teaching strategies would be most effective for the nurse to implement?
The goal is for the individual to verbalize the importance of checking blood sugar levels. Which of the following strategies would be best for the nurse to implement to achieve this goal?
Provide one-on-one education about blood sugar monitoring
A nurse is developing learning objectives for an individual who has been placed on a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet. Which is an example of an appropriately written cognitive learning objective?
The individual will understand the importance of a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet
The individual will correctly identify and purchase low-fat, low-cholesterol foods
The individual will believe that his heart will benefit from a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet
The individual will feel healthier if he follows a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet
A nurse is developing learning objectives for an individual who is becoming more physically active. Which of the following is an example of an appropriately written affective learning objective?
The individual will understand the importance of daily exercise
The individual will demonstrate the importance of daily exercise
The individual will verbalize the importance of daily exercise
The individual will believe in the importance of daily exercise
A nurse is developing health education content for an educational session with adults about the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Which of the following domains should be considered when developing the teaching plan? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
Cognitive
Psychomotor
Gross motor
Affective
A nurse is providing a group presentation about the importance of healthy eating. Which of the following activities must be addressed to ensure an adequate learning climate? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
Creating a sense of preparedness and organization
Planning for alternative learning activities
Assessing group needs
Observing group interactions
Which of the following describes a nurse with a perspective consistent with an ecological model of health behavior?
A nurse who considers the role of the individual’s church on healthcare choices
A nurse who focuses on genetic determinants and genomic screening for health promotion
A nurse who recognizes that perceptions are neither reliable nor valid in promoting heath
All of the above are consistent with an ecological model of health behavior
Which of the following would be consistent with viewing health behavior through an ecologic model?
Viewing health in terms of energy saving focus
Viewing health in terms of an individual’s inner feelings
Viewing health in terms of an individual’s interaction with their environment
Viewing health in terms of an individual achieving self-actualization
A nurse is developing learning objectives for an individual who has been recently diagnosed with asthma. Which is an example of an appropriately written psychomotor learning objective?
The individual will understand how to correctly use an inhaler
The individual will realize the importance of using an inhaler correctly
The individual will feel better when using the inhaler correctly
The individual will demonstrate proper use of the inhaler
A nurse plans to use lectures, handouts, and a video to teach a group of teenagers the importance of safe sex practices. Which step in the teaching–learning process is the nurse demonstrating?
A nurse is providing health education about the importance of dental health to Latino residents in a community. Which of the following considerations should be made to promote health literacy within this program?
Use simple, every day words
Refer the client to an interpreter
Avoid using words in person’s language as this appears condescending
Consider methods to facilitate empowerment
Which of the following would be correct with respect to the concept of social justice in the context of health promotion?
A social justice view allocates kidneys to persons who had no fault in losing renal function
A social justice lens can identify the structural cause of targeted health disparities
Social justice initiatives serve to stigmatize low income and minority persons
Social justice measures can risk compromising self-determination
A nurse is developing an educational session for adolescents related to avoidance of risky behaviors. Which of the following steps of the teaching–learning process will need to be considered? (Select all that apply.)
Diagnosis
