Which of the following teaching topics is an example of health maintenance and promotion and illness prevention?
1. Glucose monitoring at home
2. Living with rheumatoid arthritis
3. Stress management's impact on depression
4. What to expect after hip replacement surgery
ANS: 1
Promoting healthy behavior through education allows clients to assume more responsibility for their health. Greater knowledge results in better health maintenance habits. When clients become more health conscious, they are more likely to seek early diagnosis of health problems. The re-maining options address restoration of health and coping with impaired functioning, whereas stress management is a topic that relates to the promotion of health and the prevention of illness.
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