TEST BANK FOR ESSENTIALS FOR NURSING PRACTICE 8TH EDITION BY POTTER Chapter 02: Health and Wellness

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Chapter 02: Health and Wellness Potter: Essentials for Nursing Practice, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse is assessing a patient’s stage of behavioral change. Which statement by the patient... will indicate to the nurse that the patient is in the preparation stage? a. “I started to exercise regularly, but it didn’t last long. I’ll probably try again in a few weeks.” b. “I have a problem, and I really think I need to work on it.” c. “I am really working hard to stop smoking.” d. “There is nothing that I really need to change.” 2. A patient is depressed after a divorce and is not eating. The nurse is using Maslow to prioritize care. Which patient need should the nurse address first? a. Nutrition b. Emotional safety c. Depression d. Love and belonging 3. A nurse is assessing a patient’s risk factors for heart disease and finds that the patient has a. The patient needs surgery for heart disease. b. The patient has a genetic disease. c. The patient will develop the disease. d. The patient has an increased chance to develop the disease. 4. To determine a patient’s external variables for health beliefs and practices, which area should the nurse assess? a. Emotional factors b. Intellectual background c. Developmental stage d. Socioeconomic factors ANS: D 5. Which nursing action best represents primary prevention? a. Instructing a healthy individual to get a flu shot on a yearly basis b. Instructing a patient to take blood pressure medication every day c. Instructing a patient to live with a known disability d. Instructing a patient to undergo physical therapy following a cerebrovascular accident [Show More]

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