Author Question: Which of the following would be considered positive health behaviors for a 40-year-old client? ... (Read 93 times)

Mr. Wonderful · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

Which of the following would be considered positive health behaviors for a 40-year-old client? (Select all that apply.)

1. Eating a low-fat, low-salt diet
2. Getting 6 to 8 hours of sleep nightly
3. Spending quality time with his children
4. Limiting his smoking to 3 cigarettes daily
5. Having his blood pressure checked regularly
6. Walking for 30 minutes several times a week

Question 2

The nurse observes signs of depression in a client who has been hospitalized for several weeks because of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. The client confirms his fears of never,

1. Offer to arrange for him to speak with the facility's chaplain
2. Assure the client that physical therapy will help him tremendously
3. Revise his care plan to include interventions to assist him with coping
4. Tell his health care provider of his need for antidepressant medication

ririgirl15 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1, 2, 5, 6
Positive health behaviors are activities related to maintaining, attaining, or regaining good health and preventing illness.
Although spending quality time with his children is an admirable behavior and will certainly pos-itively affect the parent-child relationship, it is not considered a positive health behavior.
While limiting nicotine intake to 3 cigarettes daily is a great first step, it would require smoking cessation to be considered a positive health behavior.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3
In the course of providing care, a nurse is able to observe changes in the client's self-concept (or in the self-concepts of family members) and develop a care plan to help them adjust to the changes resulting from the illness.
This option is appropriate only when the client shows an interest in such a referral. The initial most therapeutic intervention is to revise his care plan to address the issue of depression and grieving over his current situation.
Although this may be appropriate in some cases, the nurse should not offer false or unrealistic hope to the client. The initial most therapeutic intervention is to revise his care plan to address the issue of depression and grieving over his current situation.
Although the health care provider should be informed of the client's signs, the initial intervention is to revise his care plan to address the issue of depression and grieving over his current situation.