What does the nurse, working in a community health clinic, teach about disease prevention?
A) That it is best achieved through attending self-help groups
B) That it is best achieved by taking yearly physicals
C) That it is best achieved by being an active participant in the community
D) That it is best achieved by exhibiting behaviors that promote health
Ans: D
Feedback: Today, increasing emphasis is placed on health, health promotion, wellness, and self-care. Health is seen as resulting from a lifestyle oriented toward wellness. The other answers are incorrect because nurses in community health clinics do not teach that disease prevention is best achieved through attending self-help groups, or by taking yearly physicals or by being an active participant in the community.
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