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Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span 10TH
Edition
Questions and Answers Grade A+ 2025/26
Chapter 01: Health Defined: Objectives for Promotion and Prevention
Edelman: Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span, 10TH Edition
3. A state of physical, mental, spiritual, and social functioning that realizes a person‘s
potential and is experienced within a developmental context is known as: a. growth and
development.
b. health.
c. functioning.
d. high-level wellness.
ANS: B
Health is defined as a state of physical, mental, spiritual, and social functioning that realizes a
person‘s potential and is experienced within a developmental context.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge) REF: p. 5
4. Which of the following best describes a client who has an illness?
a. Someone who has well-controlled diabetes
b. Someone with hypercholesterolemia
c. Someone with a headache
d. Someone with coronary artery disease without angina
e. ANS: C
Someone with a headache represents a person with an illness. An illness is made up of the
subjective experience of the individual and the physical manifestation of disease. It can be
described as a response characterized by a mismatch between a person‘s needs and the
resources available to meet those needs. A person can have a disease without feeling ill. The
other choices represent disease.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyse (Analysis) REF: p. 6
5. Which US report is considered a landmark document in creating a global approach to
health?
a. The 1990 Health Objectives for the Nation: A Midcourse Review
b. Healthy People 2020
c. Healthy People 2000
d. The U.S. Surgeon General Report
, ANS: C
Healthy People 2000 and its Midcourse Review and 1995 Revisions were landmark
documents in which a consortium of people representing national organizations worked
with US Public Health Service officials to create a more global approach to health.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge) REF: p. 6
6. Which of the following represents a method of primary prevention?
a. Informational session about healthy lifestyles
b. Blood pressure screening
c. Interventional cardiac catheterization
d. Diagnostic cardiac catheterization
ANS: A
Primary prevention precedes disease or dysfunction. It includes health promotion and
specific protection and encourages increased awareness; thus, education about healthy
lifestyles fits this definition. Blood pressure screening does not prevent disease, but
instead identifies it.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: p. 11
7. Which of the following represents a method of secondary prevention?
a. Self–breast examination education
b. Yearly mammograms
c. Chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer
d. Complete mastectomy for breast cancer
ANS: B
Screening is secondary prevention because the principal goal of screenings is to identify
individuals in an early, detectable stage of the disease process. A mammogram is a screening
tool for breast cancer and thus is considered a method of secondary prevention.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: p. 15
8. Which of the following represents a method of tertiary prevention?
a. Drunk driving campaign
b. Road blocks for drunk driving
c. Emergency surgery for head trauma after a motor vehicle accident
d. Physical and occupational therapy after a motor vehicle
accident with head trauma
ANS: D
Physical therapy and occupational therapy are considered tertiary prevention. Tertiary
prevention occurs when a defect or disability is permanent and irreversible. It involves
minimizing the effect of disease and disability. The objective of tertiary prevention is to
maximize remaining capacities.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: p. 15
, 9. In reviewing a person‘s medical claims, a nurse realizes that the individual with
moderate persistent asthma hashed several emergency department visits and is not on
inhaled steroids as recommended by the NHLBI asthma management guidelines. The
nurse discusses this with the person ‘s primary care provider. In this scenario, the nurse is
acting as a(n): a. advocate.
b. care manager.
c. consultant.
d. educator.
ANS: B
Care managers act to prevent duplication of service and reduce cost. Care managers base recommendation
on reliable data sources such as evidence-based practices and protocols.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: p. 15
10. During a home visit, a nurse assists an individual to complete an application for disability
services. The nurses acting as a(n): a. advocate.
b. care manager.
c. consultant.
d. educator.
ANS: A
The advocacy role of the nurse helps individuals obtain what they are entitled to receive
from the health care system, tries to make the system more responsive to individuals
‘community needs, and assists individuals in developing skills to advocate for themselves.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: p. 15
11. During a home visit, a nurse discusses the dangers of smoking with an individual. In this
scenario the nurse is acting as a(n): a. advocate.
b. care manager.
c. consultant.
d. educator.
ANS: D
Health education is a primary prevention technique available to avoid major causes of
disease. Teaching can range from a chance remark to a planned lesson.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: p. 16
12. A nurse is asked to provide an expert opinion about the development of an education
program for newly diagnosed diabetics. In this scenario, the nurse is acting as a(n): a.
advocate.
b. care manager.
c. consultant.
d. educator.
ANS: C
, Nurses with a specialized area of expertise provide education about health promotion and
disease prevention to individuals and groups as consultants.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: p. 16
13. A nurse is planning to deliver an educational program to individuals with diabetes.
Which of the following should be the initial action taken by the nurse to ensure the
success of the program?
a. Assess the motivation level of the individuals
b. Assess the knowledge level of the individuals
c. Establish teacher-learner goals with the individuals
d. Establish multiple teaching sessions with the individuals
ANS: B
Selection of the methods most likely to succeed involves the establishment of teacher-learner
goals. Thus, the first step by the nurse should be establishment of goals.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyse (Analysis) REF: p. 16
14. The conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making
decisions about the care of individuals is known as: a. health-related quality of life.
b. evidence-based practice.
c. a Healthy People 2010 goal.
d. the ecological model of health.
ANS: B
Evidence-based practice is defined as the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current
best evidence in making decisions about the care of individuals.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge) REF: p. 16
15. Which research methodology should be used to address the question, ―What is the
difference in the infection rates between individuals who receive twice-a-day dressing
changes versus once-a-day dressing changes?‖ a. Evidence-based practice research
b. Qualitative research
c. Quantitative research
d. Clinical judgment research
ANS: C
Quantitative research studies describe situations, correlate different variables related to care,
or test causal relationships among variables related to care. Evidence-based practice research
and clinical judgment research are not research methodologies; they are used to answer
clinical questions.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: p. 16
16. The question, ―What is the experience of teenagers who lose a sibling to cancer?‖ can
best be answered by using which research methodology?
Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span 10TH
Edition
Questions and Answers Grade A+ 2025/26
Chapter 01: Health Defined: Objectives for Promotion and Prevention
Edelman: Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span, 10TH Edition
3. A state of physical, mental, spiritual, and social functioning that realizes a person‘s
potential and is experienced within a developmental context is known as: a. growth and
development.
b. health.
c. functioning.
d. high-level wellness.
ANS: B
Health is defined as a state of physical, mental, spiritual, and social functioning that realizes a
person‘s potential and is experienced within a developmental context.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge) REF: p. 5
4. Which of the following best describes a client who has an illness?
a. Someone who has well-controlled diabetes
b. Someone with hypercholesterolemia
c. Someone with a headache
d. Someone with coronary artery disease without angina
e. ANS: C
Someone with a headache represents a person with an illness. An illness is made up of the
subjective experience of the individual and the physical manifestation of disease. It can be
described as a response characterized by a mismatch between a person‘s needs and the
resources available to meet those needs. A person can have a disease without feeling ill. The
other choices represent disease.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyse (Analysis) REF: p. 6
5. Which US report is considered a landmark document in creating a global approach to
health?
a. The 1990 Health Objectives for the Nation: A Midcourse Review
b. Healthy People 2020
c. Healthy People 2000
d. The U.S. Surgeon General Report
, ANS: C
Healthy People 2000 and its Midcourse Review and 1995 Revisions were landmark
documents in which a consortium of people representing national organizations worked
with US Public Health Service officials to create a more global approach to health.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge) REF: p. 6
6. Which of the following represents a method of primary prevention?
a. Informational session about healthy lifestyles
b. Blood pressure screening
c. Interventional cardiac catheterization
d. Diagnostic cardiac catheterization
ANS: A
Primary prevention precedes disease or dysfunction. It includes health promotion and
specific protection and encourages increased awareness; thus, education about healthy
lifestyles fits this definition. Blood pressure screening does not prevent disease, but
instead identifies it.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: p. 11
7. Which of the following represents a method of secondary prevention?
a. Self–breast examination education
b. Yearly mammograms
c. Chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer
d. Complete mastectomy for breast cancer
ANS: B
Screening is secondary prevention because the principal goal of screenings is to identify
individuals in an early, detectable stage of the disease process. A mammogram is a screening
tool for breast cancer and thus is considered a method of secondary prevention.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: p. 15
8. Which of the following represents a method of tertiary prevention?
a. Drunk driving campaign
b. Road blocks for drunk driving
c. Emergency surgery for head trauma after a motor vehicle accident
d. Physical and occupational therapy after a motor vehicle
accident with head trauma
ANS: D
Physical therapy and occupational therapy are considered tertiary prevention. Tertiary
prevention occurs when a defect or disability is permanent and irreversible. It involves
minimizing the effect of disease and disability. The objective of tertiary prevention is to
maximize remaining capacities.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: p. 15
, 9. In reviewing a person‘s medical claims, a nurse realizes that the individual with
moderate persistent asthma hashed several emergency department visits and is not on
inhaled steroids as recommended by the NHLBI asthma management guidelines. The
nurse discusses this with the person ‘s primary care provider. In this scenario, the nurse is
acting as a(n): a. advocate.
b. care manager.
c. consultant.
d. educator.
ANS: B
Care managers act to prevent duplication of service and reduce cost. Care managers base recommendation
on reliable data sources such as evidence-based practices and protocols.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: p. 15
10. During a home visit, a nurse assists an individual to complete an application for disability
services. The nurses acting as a(n): a. advocate.
b. care manager.
c. consultant.
d. educator.
ANS: A
The advocacy role of the nurse helps individuals obtain what they are entitled to receive
from the health care system, tries to make the system more responsive to individuals
‘community needs, and assists individuals in developing skills to advocate for themselves.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: p. 15
11. During a home visit, a nurse discusses the dangers of smoking with an individual. In this
scenario the nurse is acting as a(n): a. advocate.
b. care manager.
c. consultant.
d. educator.
ANS: D
Health education is a primary prevention technique available to avoid major causes of
disease. Teaching can range from a chance remark to a planned lesson.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: p. 16
12. A nurse is asked to provide an expert opinion about the development of an education
program for newly diagnosed diabetics. In this scenario, the nurse is acting as a(n): a.
advocate.
b. care manager.
c. consultant.
d. educator.
ANS: C
, Nurses with a specialized area of expertise provide education about health promotion and
disease prevention to individuals and groups as consultants.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: p. 16
13. A nurse is planning to deliver an educational program to individuals with diabetes.
Which of the following should be the initial action taken by the nurse to ensure the
success of the program?
a. Assess the motivation level of the individuals
b. Assess the knowledge level of the individuals
c. Establish teacher-learner goals with the individuals
d. Establish multiple teaching sessions with the individuals
ANS: B
Selection of the methods most likely to succeed involves the establishment of teacher-learner
goals. Thus, the first step by the nurse should be establishment of goals.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyse (Analysis) REF: p. 16
14. The conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making
decisions about the care of individuals is known as: a. health-related quality of life.
b. evidence-based practice.
c. a Healthy People 2010 goal.
d. the ecological model of health.
ANS: B
Evidence-based practice is defined as the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current
best evidence in making decisions about the care of individuals.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge) REF: p. 16
15. Which research methodology should be used to address the question, ―What is the
difference in the infection rates between individuals who receive twice-a-day dressing
changes versus once-a-day dressing changes?‖ a. Evidence-based practice research
b. Qualitative research
c. Quantitative research
d. Clinical judgment research
ANS: C
Quantitative research studies describe situations, correlate different variables related to care,
or test causal relationships among variables related to care. Evidence-based practice research
and clinical judgment research are not research methodologies; they are used to answer
clinical questions.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: p. 16
16. The question, ―What is the experience of teenagers who lose a sibling to cancer?‖ can
best be answered by using which research methodology?
