Nurses working with adolescents should encourage the adolescents to assume more of the responsibility for their healthy behaviors
To promote this personal responsibility, the nurse will want to provide adolescents with information about which health promotion activities? 1. Self-breast exams for girls and self-testicular exams for the boys
2. Immunizations that need to be updated
3. Communicable diseases that are prevalent in the community
4. The importance of eating together as a family several times a week
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Rationale 1: Self-breast/testicular exams are appropriate areas for adolescents to begin assuming health surveillance behaviors.
Rationale 2: While it is appropriate to inform the adolescent of needed immunizations, the nurse will include the parents in sharing this information.
Rationale 3: Knowing what communicable diseases are prevalent will not help the adolescent assume responsibility for health care.
Rationale 4: While this is healthy for the adolescent, it is not an area that the adolescent can control. This topic should be discussed with the adolescent and the parents together.
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a. Cultural strain b. Impaired functioning c. Cultural insult d. Increased self-care deficit
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This is an example of which of the following? a. Cultural adaptation c. Cultural bias b. Cultural competency d. Cultural indifference
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A. The scrotal skin is darkly pigmented. B. White, cheesy secretions may collect under the foreskin of the penis. C. The urinary meatus is located at the 6 o'clock position of the glans penis. D. The testis has smooth borders and is rubbery on palpation.
When the home health nurse assists the older adult patient with rearranging furniture within the home to prevent the patient from falling, the nurse is demonstrating
a. health promotion. b. health protection. c. health prevention. d. disease prevention.