A woman has attended a weight reduction program for a year and lost 75 pounds. She now attends weekly meetings to keep the weight off. Which of the following best describes this example?
1. Health promotion
2. Illness prevention
3. Health maintenance
4. Health protection
ANS: 3
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For the client with ritualistic hand washing and an identified outcome of the use of more effective
coping patterns, the nurse should use the intervention of a. allowing the client to set own hand-washing schedule. b. encouraging the client to participate in unit activities. c. encouraging the client to discuss hand washing in all groups. d. focusing on the client's symptoms rather than on the client.
A 55-year-old patient, who has been the primary caregiver for her recently deceased father, tells the nurse that caring for her father has left her feeling exhausted and lonely. What condition should the nurse consider as a risk for this patient?
1. Bipolar disorder 2. Schizoaffective disorder 3. Complicated grief disorder 4. Generalized anxiety disorder netics, childhood trauma, and substance abuse.
The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1991, as implemented today, is known as providing
a. informed consent. b. advance directives. c. patient bill of rights. d. HIPAA protections.
The nurse is conducting an assessment on a client and identifies a lesion that appears as a smooth indurated area. Which is the highest priority action on the part of the nurse?
a. Question the client further regarding sex-ual practices. b. Ask the client about any associated symptoms. c. Document the findings and obtain a spe-cimen of fluid from the lesion. d. Don gloves before continuing to assess the lesion any further.