The nurse is creating a community education program on health promotion and wellness. Which topic should the nurse use for this program?
1. Prenatal and infant care
2. Prevention of sexually transmitted disease
3. Exercise class for clients who have had a stroke
4. Home accident prevention
Rationale 1: Wellness is a process that engages in activities and behaviors that enhance quality of life and maximize personal potential. This involves individual and community activities to enhance healthy lifestyles, such as improving nutrition and physical fitness, preventing drug and alcohol misuse, restricting smoking, and preventing accidents in the home and workplace. The goal of illness prevention is to maintain optimal health by preventing disease, which would include immunization, prenatal and infant care, and prevention of sexually transmitted disease. Teaching clients about recovery activities, such as exercises that accelerate recovery after a stroke, would focus on health restoration.
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