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Chapter 13 soc

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A 50-year-old woman has elevated serum cholesterol levels that increase her risk for cardiovascular disease. One method to control this risk factor is to identify current diet trends and describe dietary changes to reduce the risk. This nursing activity is a form of:
Health education.
A nurse is completing an assessment on a male patient, age 24. Following the assessment, the nurse notes that his physical and laboratory findings are within normal limits. Because of these findings, nursing interventions are directed toward activities related to:
Instructing him in health promotion activities.
A 34-year-old female executive has a job with frequent deadlines. She notes that, when the deadlines appear, she has a tendency to eat high-fat, high-carbohydrate foods. She also explains that she gets frequent headaches and stomach pain during these deadlines. The nurse provides a number of options for the executive, and she chooses yoga. In this scenario yoga is used as a (n):
Stress-management technique.
Chronic illness (e.g., diabetes mellitus, hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis) may affect a person's roles and responsibilities during middle adulthood. When assessing the health-related knowledge base of both the middle-age patient with a chronic illness and his family, your assessment includes which of the following?
The medical course of the illness
The prognosis for the patient
Coping mechanisms of the patient and family
The need for community and social services
Sharing eating utensils with a person who has a contagious illness increases the risk of illness. This type of health risk arises from:
Personal hygiene habits.
A single young adult interacts with a group of close friends from college and work. They celebrate birthdays and holidays together. In addition, they help one another through many stressors. These individuals are viewed as:
Family.
When determining the amount of information that a patient needs to make decisions about the prescribed course of therapy, many factors affect his or her compliance with the regimen, including educational level and socioeconomic factors. Which additional factor affects compliance?
Motivation
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to be a major health problem in young adults. Men ages 20 to 24 years have the highest rate of which STI?
Chlamydia
A patient is laboring with her first baby, who is about to be delivered 2 weeks early. Her husband is in the military and might not get back in time, and both families are unable to be with her during labor. The doctor decides to call in which of the following people employed by the birthing area as a support person to be present during labor?
Lay doula
With the exception of pregnant or lactating women, the young adult has usually completed physical growth by the age of:
20.
A 45-year-old woman who is obese tells a nurse that she wants to lose weight. After conducting a thorough assessment, the nurse concludes that which of the following may be contributing factors to the woman's obesity?
The woman works in an executive position that is very demanding.
The woman says that she has little time to prepare meals at home and eats out at least four nights a week.
The woman says that she tries to eat "low-cholesterol" foods to help lose weight.
Middle-age adults frequently find themselves trying to balance responsibilities related to employment, family life, care of children, and care of aging parents. People finding themselves in this situation are frequently referred to as being a part of:
The sandwich generation.
A 50-year-old male patient is seen in the clinic. He tells a nurse that he has recently lost his job and his wife of 26 years has asked for a divorce. He has a flat affect. Family history reveals that his father committed suicide at the age of 53. The nurse assesses for the following:
Depression
Formation of positive health habits may prevent the development of chronic illness later in life. Which of the following are examples of positive health habits?
Routine screening and diagnostic tests
Regular exercise
Consistent seat belt use
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is linked to which of the following factors?
Alcohol abuse
Pregnancy
Unemployment
Drug use
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