NUR 1211 MEDICAL SURGICAL EXAM 2 |
COMPREHENSIVE Q&A FOR GUARANTEED
SUCCESS
An occupational health nurse is in the planning stages of a new health promotion
campaign in the workplace. When appraising the potential benefits of the
program, the nurse should consider that success depends primarily on what
quality in the participants?
A) Desire to expand knowledge
B) Self-awareness
C) Adequate time- and task-management
D) Taking responsibility for oneself -correct-answer-D) Taking responsibility for
oneself
Taking responsibility for oneself is the key to successful health promotion,
superseding the importance of desire to learn information, self-awareness, or
time-management.
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A public health nurse is assessing the nutritional awareness of a group of women
who are participating in a prenatal health class. What outcome would most clearly
demonstrate that the women possess nutritional awareness?
A) The women demonstrate an understanding of the importance of a healthy diet.
B) The women are able to describe the importance of vitamin supplements during
pregnancy.
C) The women can list the minerals nutrients that should be consumed daily.
D) The women can interpret the nutrition facts listed on food packaging. -correct-
answer-A) The women demonstrate an understanding of the importance of a
healthy diet.
Nutritional awareness involves an understanding of the importance of a healthy
diet that supplies all of the essential nutrients.
A nurse has planned a teachinglearning interaction that is aimed at middle school-
aged students. To foster successful health education, the nurses planning should
prioritize which of the following components?
A) Pretesting
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B) Social and cultural patterns
C) Patient awareness
D) Measurable interventions -correct-answer-B) Social and cultural patterns
A patients social and cultural patterns must be appropriately incorporated into the
teachinglearning interaction.
Positive patient outcomes are the ultimate goal of nursepatient interactions,
regardless of the particular setting. Which of the following factors has the most
direct influence on positive patient-care outcomes?
A) Patients age
B) Patients ethnic heritage
C) Health education
D) Outcome evaluation -correct-answer-C) Health education
Health education is an influential factor directly related to positive patient-care
outcomes.
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A school nurse is facilitating a health screening program among junior high school
students. What purpose of health screening should the nurse prioritize when
planning this program?
A) To teach students about health risks that they can expect as they grow and
develop
B) To evaluate the treatment of students current health problems
C) To identify the presence of infectious diseases
D) To detect health problems at an early age so they can be treated promptly -
correct-answer-D) To detect health problems at an early age so they can be
treated promptly
The goal of health screening in the adolescent population has been to detect
health problems at an early age so that they can be treated at this time.
A nurse recognizes that individuals of different ages have specific health
promotion needs. When planning to promote health among young adults, what
subject is most likely to meet this demographic groups learning needs?