The nurse is performing a routine assessment of a male client who ...

[fnuegbu]

The nurse is performing a routine assessment of a male client who has an artificial arm as a result of a small plane crash many years earlier. How should the nurse best understand this client's health?
 
  A) Despite the loss of his limb, the client may consider himself to be healthy.
  B) The client may be well, but his loss of limb means that he is unhealthy.
  C) The loss of his limb prevents the client from achieving wellness, though he may be healthy.
  D) Because the client's injury is far in the past, it does not have a bearing on his health or wellness.

Question 2

An elderly resident of a long-term care facility has developed diarrhea and dehydration as a result of exposure to clostridium difficile during a recent outbreak.
 
  The resident's primary care provider has consequently prescribed the antibiotic metronidazole (Flagyl). Which model of health promotion and illness prevention is most clearly evident in these events?
 
  A) The Agent-Host-Environment Model
  B) The Health-Illness Continuum
  C) The Health Promotion Model
  D) The Health Belief Model

[jordangronback]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
Individuals who live with chronic conditions, such as the loss of a limb, may accommodate their condition fully and consider themselves to be healthy and well. This is not a certainty, however, and the passage of time does not guarantee such acceptance.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
The presence of an infectious microorganism and the act of treating that agent are associated with the Agent-Host-Environment Model of health promotion and illness prevention. The client's beliefs about health are not central in this scenario, and health promotion and the pursuit of health are not the most important priorities during this active treatment of illness. This client is not being characterized as existing on a point on a health continuum.

[fnuegbu]

Excellent

[bblaney]

TYSM