NR 222 Exam 3 (2025/2026 Latest Update) |
Health & Wellness Study Guide + Verified
Practice Q&A
Health Education - correct answerinvolves providing relevant information but also
facilitating health related behavior changes
facilitates the development of health knowledge, skills and attitudes through the
application of theories and models
providing accurate health information and teaching health skills to help people make
healthy decisions
1) involves the use of teaching learning strategies
2) learners provide voluntary control over the decision to make changes
3) health education focuses on behavior changes that improve health status
A goal is empowerment
Empowerment - correct answerpeople who believe they can make a difference in health
and who are involved in decision making are more likely to change
Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice - correct answerdescribes health teaching
and health promotion as primary nursing responsibilities
educating people about healthy lifestyles, risk reduction, developmental needs and
preventive self care
teaching and counseling is based on individual interests and decisions to enable
individuals to make informed decisions regarding their own health
goal is to improve the health and well-being of all individuals, communities, and
populations through the significant and visible contributions of registered nursing using
standards-based practice
Health People 2020 - correct answerpriority to promote positive health behaviors,
increase health literacy and reduce health disparities
early health literacy
,developing healthy citizens not only by delivering basic health promotion and disease
prevention concepts and encouraging risk reduction behaviors but also demonstrating
the value of the connection between the individual and the community
Nurses are the link between people and Healthy People 2020
Goal is to increase the quality, availability, and effectiveness of educational and
community based programs designed to prevent disease and injury, improve health and
enhance the quality of all lives
Strategies to promote health literacy - correct answerCreate a shame free environment
encourage questions
show respect and empathy
invite friends and family
simplify care and treatment regimens
Use Clear Purposeful Communication
avoid medical jargon
limit key points to less than 3
face person when speaking
Communication in a Person Centered Manner
identify persons personal motivators
assess unique interests and activities
address persons main concerns
Health Literacy - correct answerthe degree to which individuals have the capacity to
obtain, process and understand health information and services to be able to make
appropriate health decisions
about communicating health information clearly and understanding it correctly
includes the ability to read, write, speak and comprehend and then be able to apply
those skills in health situations
ability to communicate clearly with people from all literacy levels is important in being
able to provide person centered health education
Health Disparities - correct answersystematic, potentially avoidable health differences
that adversely affect socially disadvantaged groups
addressing health literacy levels and providing culturally sensitive health education is
crucial to reducing health disparities and achieving health equity
Box 10-3 How to Facilitate Learning - correct answerUse methods that stimulate the
senses
,Involve the person in an active learning process
Establish Comfortable Environment
Access the Readiness of the learner
Make the Information Relevant
Use Repetition
Make the Learning Positive
Start with what is known and proceed to what is unknown
Move from simple to Complex
Pace the learning
Health Behavior - correct answerAny health-related action undertaken by a person to
prevent or detect disease, protect health, or promote a higher level of health.
any activity that an individual undertakes to enhance health, prevent disease and detect
and control symptoms of disease
beliefs, attitudes and values contribute to the motivation and behavior and are
underlying factors in making any decision to change a behavior
Identifying and teaching people about lifestyle behaviors that need to be changed is the
1st step in assisting individuals in moving from knowledge to action
Personal attributes, beliefs, motives, values, ect., personality characteristics, that relate
to health maintenance, to health restoration, and to health improvement
Health Belief Model - correct answerused to predict and explain health behavior
developed to describe why people failed to participate in programs that detect or
prevent disease
explains the roles of values and beliefs in predicting treatment outcomes and adherence
Suggests that an individual's decision to adopt healthy behaviors is based upon their
perception of susceptibility to an illness
helps assist the nurse in formulating an action plan that meets the needs and
capabilities of the individual making health care behavior changes
Social Cognitive Theory - correct answerBandura
theory that states that people learn how to behave and shape attitudes by observing the
behaviors of others aka behavior from direct observation and replication of actions of
others
the influence of self efficacy on health behavior
, describes the roles of reinforcement and observational learning in explaining health
behavior
modeling and imitating used to demonstrate the desired behavior
Self Efficacy - correct answeran individuals belief in being personally capable in
performing the behavior required to influence ones own health
Transtheoretical Model (TTM) - correct answerstages of change
Used to determine where a person is in relation to making a behavior change
5 stages (Precontemplation, Contemplation, Planning/ Preparation, Action,
Maintenance)
determines a persons readiness for learning in relation to changing a behavior so that
health education can be matched to the stage
self efficacy is key
nurse needs to respect the persons right to choose (autonomy)
Precontemplation - correct answerStage 1
the person is not thinking about or considering quitting or adopting a behavior change
not intending to make change
Contemplation - correct answerStage 2
the person is seriously considering making a specific behavior change within the next 6
months
considering to change within 6 months
Planning/ Preparation - correct answerStage 3
the person is seriously thinking about making a behavior change within the month
considering to change within month
Action - correct answerStage 4
the person has made a behavior change and it has persisted for a period of 6 months
Health & Wellness Study Guide + Verified
Practice Q&A
Health Education - correct answerinvolves providing relevant information but also
facilitating health related behavior changes
facilitates the development of health knowledge, skills and attitudes through the
application of theories and models
providing accurate health information and teaching health skills to help people make
healthy decisions
1) involves the use of teaching learning strategies
2) learners provide voluntary control over the decision to make changes
3) health education focuses on behavior changes that improve health status
A goal is empowerment
Empowerment - correct answerpeople who believe they can make a difference in health
and who are involved in decision making are more likely to change
Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice - correct answerdescribes health teaching
and health promotion as primary nursing responsibilities
educating people about healthy lifestyles, risk reduction, developmental needs and
preventive self care
teaching and counseling is based on individual interests and decisions to enable
individuals to make informed decisions regarding their own health
goal is to improve the health and well-being of all individuals, communities, and
populations through the significant and visible contributions of registered nursing using
standards-based practice
Health People 2020 - correct answerpriority to promote positive health behaviors,
increase health literacy and reduce health disparities
early health literacy
,developing healthy citizens not only by delivering basic health promotion and disease
prevention concepts and encouraging risk reduction behaviors but also demonstrating
the value of the connection between the individual and the community
Nurses are the link between people and Healthy People 2020
Goal is to increase the quality, availability, and effectiveness of educational and
community based programs designed to prevent disease and injury, improve health and
enhance the quality of all lives
Strategies to promote health literacy - correct answerCreate a shame free environment
encourage questions
show respect and empathy
invite friends and family
simplify care and treatment regimens
Use Clear Purposeful Communication
avoid medical jargon
limit key points to less than 3
face person when speaking
Communication in a Person Centered Manner
identify persons personal motivators
assess unique interests and activities
address persons main concerns
Health Literacy - correct answerthe degree to which individuals have the capacity to
obtain, process and understand health information and services to be able to make
appropriate health decisions
about communicating health information clearly and understanding it correctly
includes the ability to read, write, speak and comprehend and then be able to apply
those skills in health situations
ability to communicate clearly with people from all literacy levels is important in being
able to provide person centered health education
Health Disparities - correct answersystematic, potentially avoidable health differences
that adversely affect socially disadvantaged groups
addressing health literacy levels and providing culturally sensitive health education is
crucial to reducing health disparities and achieving health equity
Box 10-3 How to Facilitate Learning - correct answerUse methods that stimulate the
senses
,Involve the person in an active learning process
Establish Comfortable Environment
Access the Readiness of the learner
Make the Information Relevant
Use Repetition
Make the Learning Positive
Start with what is known and proceed to what is unknown
Move from simple to Complex
Pace the learning
Health Behavior - correct answerAny health-related action undertaken by a person to
prevent or detect disease, protect health, or promote a higher level of health.
any activity that an individual undertakes to enhance health, prevent disease and detect
and control symptoms of disease
beliefs, attitudes and values contribute to the motivation and behavior and are
underlying factors in making any decision to change a behavior
Identifying and teaching people about lifestyle behaviors that need to be changed is the
1st step in assisting individuals in moving from knowledge to action
Personal attributes, beliefs, motives, values, ect., personality characteristics, that relate
to health maintenance, to health restoration, and to health improvement
Health Belief Model - correct answerused to predict and explain health behavior
developed to describe why people failed to participate in programs that detect or
prevent disease
explains the roles of values and beliefs in predicting treatment outcomes and adherence
Suggests that an individual's decision to adopt healthy behaviors is based upon their
perception of susceptibility to an illness
helps assist the nurse in formulating an action plan that meets the needs and
capabilities of the individual making health care behavior changes
Social Cognitive Theory - correct answerBandura
theory that states that people learn how to behave and shape attitudes by observing the
behaviors of others aka behavior from direct observation and replication of actions of
others
the influence of self efficacy on health behavior
, describes the roles of reinforcement and observational learning in explaining health
behavior
modeling and imitating used to demonstrate the desired behavior
Self Efficacy - correct answeran individuals belief in being personally capable in
performing the behavior required to influence ones own health
Transtheoretical Model (TTM) - correct answerstages of change
Used to determine where a person is in relation to making a behavior change
5 stages (Precontemplation, Contemplation, Planning/ Preparation, Action,
Maintenance)
determines a persons readiness for learning in relation to changing a behavior so that
health education can be matched to the stage
self efficacy is key
nurse needs to respect the persons right to choose (autonomy)
Precontemplation - correct answerStage 1
the person is not thinking about or considering quitting or adopting a behavior change
not intending to make change
Contemplation - correct answerStage 2
the person is seriously considering making a specific behavior change within the next 6
months
considering to change within 6 months
Planning/ Preparation - correct answerStage 3
the person is seriously thinking about making a behavior change within the month
considering to change within month
Action - correct answerStage 4
the person has made a behavior change and it has persisted for a period of 6 months
