Chapter 10 Practice Test

A nurse would like to assist Americans in improving their health. Which strategy would be most beneficial to improve the health of the American public?

A nurse is using a health education component when teaching about smoking cessation. Which of the following actions is the nurse implementing?

Any combination of planned experiences based on sound theories that provide individuals, groups, and communities the opportunity to acquire the information and skills needed to make quality health decisions is known as health:

An overweight woman joins a support group to help her lose weight. During her first session, the nurse explains the components of a healthy diet and discusses with the woman how she can eat out and still maintain a healthy diet. She asks the woman what her goal is and emphasizes that she herself is the key to success. What is the nurse promoting through the use of this strategy?

Which of the following illustrates that the objectives of health education and counseling are being met?

Which of the following illustrates that the objectives of health education and counseling have been met?

A teenager, who lives at home with her parents and school-aged brother, has been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Which of the following would be the most appropriate teaching goal for this family?

A teenager, who lives at home with her parents and school-aged brother, has been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Which of the following would be the most appropriate teaching goal for this teenager?

A nurse is using the health belief model as a framework when developing a community action campaign to increase the percentage of the population who receives the influenza vaccine. Which of the following considerations will need to be made?

Which of the following emphasizes that an individuals belief in being personally capable of performing the behavior is required to influence ones own health?

A nurse is counseling a teenager who smokes one pack of cigarettes a day. The teenager states he likes to smoke with his friends and does not recognize the connection between his smoking and his asthma. When planning an intervention for this person, the nurse must first recognize that the teenager is in the:

An overweight woman is in the preparation stage of change. Which of the following interventions would be the most appropriate for the nurse to implement?

A nurse is providing education about safe driving with a group of newly licensed teenagers. Which factor would most likely influence a teenagers decision to drive within the speed limit?

A nurse is counseling a person who has recently started to receive treatment for alcohol abuse. Which factor would most negatively influence the persons decision to stop abusing alcohol?

A nurse is educating a group of adults who are attempting smoking cessation. Which intervention would be most effective for the nurse to implement?

The primary objective of social marketing is to:

A nurse distributes a demographic questionnaire to attendees of a weight management program. Which step in the teaching-learning process is being implemented?

The goal for the educational session is for the individual to correctly demonstrate proper technique for checking blood sugar levels. Which of the following teaching strategies would be most effective?

The goal for the educational session is to have the individual explain when he should check his blood sugar level. Which of the following teaching strategies would be most effective for the nurse to implement?

The goal is for the individual to verbalize the importance of checking blood sugar levels. Which of the following strategies would be best for the nurse to implement to achieve this goal?

A nurse is developing learning objectives for an individual who has been placed on a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet. Which is an example of an appropriately written cognitive learning objective?

A nurse is developing learning objectives for an individual who is becoming more physically active. Which of the following is an example of an appropriately written affective learning objective?

A nurse is developing health education content for an educational session with adults about the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Which of the following domains should be considered when developing the teaching plan? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

A nurse is providing a group presentation about the importance of healthy eating. Which of the following activities must be addressed to ensure an adequate learning climate? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

Which of the following describes a nurse with a perspective consistent with an ecological model of health behavior?

Which of the following would be consistent with viewing health behavior through an ecologic model?

A nurse is developing learning objectives for an individual who has been recently diagnosed with asthma. Which is an example of an appropriately written psychomotor learning objective?

A nurse plans to use lectures, handouts, and a video to teach a group of teenagers the importance of safe sex practices. Which step in the teaching–learning process is the nurse demonstrating?

A nurse is providing health education about the importance of dental health to Latino residents in a community. Which of the following considerations should be made to promote health literacy within this program?

Which of the following would be correct with respect to the concept of social justice in the context of health promotion?

A nurse is developing an educational session for adolescents related to avoidance of risky behaviors. Which of the following steps of the teaching–learning process will need to be considered? (Select all that apply.)