Answer to Question 1
C
Negative health behaviors include activities that are harmful to health, including smoking. Health beliefs are a person's ideas, convictions, and attitudes about health and illness. Health promotion activities such as routine exercise and good nutrition help patients maintain or enhance their present levels of health and reduce their risks for developing certain diseases. The lowest level of needs on the hierarchy consists of very basic physiological needs such as oxygen, water, food, sleep, and sex.
Answer to Question 2
D
With experience you will come to recognize that many patients welcome the opportunity to talk about their sexuality, especially when they are experiencing difficulty in sexual functioning. Once you approach the topic, the patient is able to talk about concerns and explore possible ways to resolve the problem. You may worry that the patient will not appreciate being asked about sexuality and sexual practices. However, patients want to know how medications, treatments, and surgical procedures influence their sexual relationships. Use gender-neutral terms and questions when completing the sexual history.
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Client on IV patient-controlled analgesia (PCA).
Application of an ostomy bag or pouch: B, An ostomy nurse applying an ostomy bag to a stoma;
Medical assistant interviewing a patient.
Pneumonia patient’s chest x-ray. Note the irregular areas of density.