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
C
Health maintenance behavior is directed toward keeping a current state of health.
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A nurse cares for a client with decreased mobility. Which intervention should the nurse implement to decrease this client's risk of fracture?
a. Apply shoes to improve foot support. b. Perform weight-bearing activities. c. Increase calcium-rich foods in the diet. d. Use pressure-relieving devices.
Which of the following is the best example of moral distress?
A) A patient's family has decided to end mechanical ventilation of the patient, but the nurse has trouble implementing their decision. B) A patient's family has decided to continue mechanical ventilation for the patient, but the nurse disagrees and discontinues the ventilation on her own initiative. C) A patient's family has decided to end mechanical ventilation of the patient, and the nurse implements their decision but later feels guilty. D) A patient's family has decided to continue mechanical ventilation for the patient, and the nurse implements their decision, although she disagrees with it.
The nurse is assessing a 78-year-old client who has been admitted to the emergency department with chest pain. The nurse plans to assess the client's skin turgor:
1. On the forearms. 2. On the sternum. 3. On the knee. 4. On the back of the neck.
Which statement best describes the relationship between genes and chromosomes?
a. Chromosomes and genes are completely independent of each other. b. Genes are involved in meiosis only, and chromosomes are involved in mitosis only. c. Chromosomes are composed of genes, which are DNA segments controlling heredity. d. Absence of a single gene is unimportant; absence of a chromosome results in cell death.