Chapter 17: Promoting Healthy Communities Using Multilevel Participatory Strategies (Stanhope: Public Health Nursing, 8th Ed) All questions and Answers.

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The biomedical model defines health as the: a. Avoidance of illness b. Absence of disease c. Promotion of healthy behaviors d. Protection from illness and disease states - Ans-ANS: B The biomed ... ical model defines health as the absence of disease. It does not explain why populations remain healthy or how health is enhanced. According to Leavell and Clark, primary prevention consists of: a. Health promotion and rehabilitation b. Health promotion and specific protection c. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment d. Health maintenance and early diagnosis - Ans-ANS: B Leavell and Clark stated that primary prevention includes health promotion and specific protection from disease. According to Laffrey, Loveland-Cherry, and Winkler, the health perspective views: a. Health as the absence of disease b. Human lifestyle based on ones prescribed regime c. Humans as complex and interconnected with the environment d. Community education as the role of the registered nurse - Ans-ANS: C The health paradigm includes the view that humans are complex and interconnected with the environment. Screening school-age children for hearing deficits is an example of: a. Primary prevention b. Secondary prevention c. Tertiary prevention d. Health promotion - Ans-ANS: B Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and prompt treatment of disease, injury, or disability. Examples of modifiable behaviors include: a. Smoking, poor diet, and alcohol consumption b. Cancer, emphysema, and cardiovascular disease c. Walking, running, and aerobic exercise d. Genetic abnormalities - Ans-ANS: A The leading causes of death in 2000 were tobacco use, poor diet, physical inactivity, and alcohol consumption. These are modifiable behaviors. A nurse utilizing a disease-oriented approach would: a. Promote a greater level of positive health. b. Teach about common disease processes. c. Provide acute care management of chronic disease. d. Direct care toward disease prevention. - Ans-ANS: D Disease prevention, risk appraisal, and disease management are all elements of the disease-oriented approach. A client eats a nutritious, balanced diet on a daily basis to keep the current state of health. This is described as _____ behavior. a. Illness prevention b. Health promotion c. Health maintenance d. Health protective - Ans-ANS: C Health maintenance behavior is directed toward keeping a current state of health. A 5-feet, 6-inch, 25-year-old female who weighs 120 pounds walks 5 miles a day because she has a long family history of early death from heart attacks and is refraining from a sedentary lifestyle. Which term best describes this example? a. Health promotion b. Illness prevention c. Health maintenance d. Health protection - Ans-ANS: B The woman is exercising to prevent an illness that runs in her family. Illness prevention is a behavior directed toward reducing the threat of illness. A 5-feet, 6-inch, 25-year-old woman who weighs 120 pounds runs 5 miles a day because it improves her mood and energy level. Which term best describes this example? a. Health promotion b. Illness prevention c. Health maintenance d. Health protection - Ans-ANS: A The woman is exercising to improve and promote her health. Health promotion is directed toward achieving a greater level of health. [Show More]

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