Chapter 06 Health Promotion and the Individual

Chapter 06  Health Promotion and the Individual

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Healthy People 2020 objectives provide a framework for:
a.
assessment.
b.
diagnosis.
c.
prevention.
d.
treatment.

ANS: C
The health promotion initiative named Healthy People 2010 provides a framework for prevention.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge) REF: p. 128

2. Which of the following best describes a primary prevention method for colon cancer?
a.
Hemoccult testing
b.
High fiber diet
c.
Colonoscopy
d.
Laparoscopy

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: Apply (Application) REF: pp. 128-129

3. Who authored the framework which provides the foundation for nursing assessment and diagnosis using the functional health patterns?
a.
Erikson
b.
Gordon
c.
Newman
d.
Nightingale

ANS: B
Gordon’s framework provides the foundation for most NANDA nursing diagnoses using the functional health pattern. Nurses use the framework to combine assessment skills with subjective and objective data to construct patterns.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge) REF: p. 129

4. Over the last week, a person has had finger stick glucose levels of 127, 132, 140, 138, 143, 145, and 140. This information allows the nurse to characterize the person’s function pattern by utilizing which area of focus?
a.
Age-developmental
b.
Functional
c.
Individual-environmental
d.
Pattern

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: Apply (Application) REF: p. 130

5. A nurse is using a functional focus to assess a person. Which of the following the nurse be evaluating?
a.
Visual acuity
b.
Pupil reactivity
c.
Ability to drive
d.
The red reflex

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 person functions.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze (Analysis) REF: p. 131